The evening herald., 1918-05-17
State Land Commissioner Will OF.
fer at Auction Big Timbercd
Area in Mckinley and Valencia
Counties at Los Lunas, Aug G.
LUMBER COMPANY WILL
BID FOR THE PROPERTY
Because II Owns Alternate Sec.
tions Little Likelihood of Com.
petitive Bidding; Special Cor.
tract Covers Timber Sale

Santa Fc, y. NJ. May IL
With a minimum value of con.
sldrrably more than one nil
lion dollars, making il the
largest single state land auc.
ton ever held in New Mexico,
the first legal notice of a pro
posed Sale of state timber lands
al auction in Mckinley and
Valencia counties appeared to-
day in the New Mexico State
Record The auction will take
place on August q at the front
door of the Valencia county
court house AT Los Luaas.
The Mckinney Land and Lumber
COMPANY successors to tn" American
Lumbar company. VIII be a bidder AZ
the sale and on the company's ability
go buy the lands and timber depends
thc resumption of operation ~ the big
milR in Albuquerqu" There appears
To- L. little probability that any other
than the Mckinley Lumber company
VIII bid on the lands. The lands de-
@or4bcd In the notice form "A huge
checker board, covering aBpruNiul'e-
ly 5000 acres iu the Huni mountains
The lands h"loud about equally 60 tho
University of Sew Mexico the state
Agricultural college and the stat"
Normal schools. They are the even
numbered scctiouE. IN" odd mum
borcd sections already ar" owned hy
Oho lumber company, through pur
chaS" from the Santa Fr road and
private owners This ownership bars
tlmb'rIng operations ON the states
'.yeu numbered sections which are not
accessible ~ railroad without the
lumber uompanys permission. II Is
doubtful also whether another com
pauS could cut the timber on the state
land To- advantage. unless 1t should al.
sn acquire the Mckinley company
land The timber IN mature aud has
been ready for cutting lumber experts
aay fur some time.
Means Mills VIII Reopen.
In .l"W OF this situation the lane
OommissioncT's motto" of sale marks ,
probable step and very lmporun
|
lumryr mills a. Albuquerque. Charlie
| Wade, former manager uf the mill
Iud organizing head Of the Mdkin
| Ices Land ana Lumber company, hn
! stated recently that satisfactory pro
! pr,-s has been made by his company
/ Fl has been understood that an ~
! -,urldl lu the success Of the company
! Iun for r'~,umiug operations Ia mill
| and forests. would bee q success In bid
/ diuf for the states alternate sections
t5O.OO0, 900 Rect oT Timber.
There are iaU,OOU,uuO feet uf timber
| board measure, ON the lands, accord
ng 10 thc estimate The notice state
That mo- bid ur less than s. l5 p"
! 600 feet Of timber win be- accepted
| IN" notice also states that no bic
ot lcs- than {3.la uu acre Tor the lau'
he accepted This ~ a. cents NOR
! han the minimum price az Wh,ch IN
state can sell tho land IA" minimum
| value fixed bN congress in making
the grant boiu- t3.uu 400 acre.
Special Timber Contract.
\ special contract for the cutting 10
the timber ls Included with and maa
% part OF the sale notice the cnnd'
tiung of which the successful hiddo
| must accept a heavy bond Ia pro
yldcd for the carrying out Of this con
| tract, which, % b. understood hHs bee
approved hy the attorney general '
the state and which is modelled If't
the timber cutting contra rs OF in
| / nttvd States forest 4or, .vo.
| The successful bi~ddcr Viii not n
ohlc to get possession ut the lnn'
| advert lN..d before October l. ON "a hlr