The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-04
State Capitol News
RESTRICTIONS ON
OIL AND GAS LEASES
Only Companies That
Will Drill Can Get
State Lands

SANTA TE. Feb. I'M more Oh or
Gas leases viii be Issued upon state
lands except upon applications now
on file. u is announced by b office
Of the commissioner Of public lands.
Nelson A.. Field. The new restriction.
however. Will not apply 20 persons ca
companies which Will furnish salts
factory evidence Of willingness n
ability 10 put dow wells ar carry
forward other actual development
work. The announcement OF the land
office follows.
IT has been q popular Impression
that the state has leased all ~ land,
retaining no offsets or and SOM
tiEuuua TO or intermingled with the
lands that have been leased. This n
shown hy the records To be an error.
ar u large uCrcaEe ut lands selected,
aud which lie scattered an over the
state. but particularly In he districts
that are believed 20 he IN the most
promising for oil. has been retsined
hy the state n development should
show that lands In any part Of ne
state are actually oil bearing, there
will he found tracts of state lana
nearby In any district which will have
o. great value. u o. for the purpose
at saving these lands TO the s'atc that
the policy NJ retaining O. portion Of
the lands hrs been pursued ana now.
after about 70 wear of leasing the
500" NJ NHN#N- HN" "'AN go ~ Wv" N"NH -HfA
Tor the present at least such lands ns
the state has retained In the Districts
whore the greatest amoun of leasing
has been dome. will he held
Oppo-sY Reservoir Project.
There are vast numbers of Eddy
county people WIN are vigorously op-
posed to the granting Of the applica-
tinu for permit To build the Red bluff
rrSrrvulr. The proposed project would
develop nently 1000 horsepower, ana
would have 20 other purpos" Tho
rrpunspl reservoir would have u cn-
plci'y of $4,000 acre feet. TO be To-
Gated about four miles north ot IN"
Texas live. several NJ those lndiNid-
uHIs mud companies that Ar" fIlu'
protests against the project IRE rep
resented hv rntnnHol ana arc prepnr0'
tp us, every lawful means to prevent
tho ISSUE OF D. permit Requests
lul. been mode upon y stat" en-
rlu'Dr Co conduct The hearings IN
Eddy county. slime and place Of
hearings have not yet been decided
upon
Tc application was filed In Novem.
hur fHr o.. @ Thorpe. hN his agent, \.
s. E~|rkultrick. NJ silver city. AuonE
those filing protests are John g.
Mcqueen, T.. a. Ezoil. Edna Hirruun.
sNpcutrIN OF The estate Of Mrs. q u
Hnrrpun. as affecting he Hnr"rmur
Canal lutr Reservoir project. tho
lIHHNH NN|IHf lfIIhi.lNN company Wv
IrDus water Users ns-ociatinn.
MaiI Cnr1srr Gets Year.
Sfr,sIu Ctslu- has pleaded guilty
Iu the a.. = district court 90 AN In
dI,Umerf returned 40 the Alhuqu"rqu,
term pf the court charging him with
opening o. = mail Judge Colin Sch
lpIt sentenced She defendant who i'
only 10 years Of o. TO so|ye ~
months he %. o. g Jan 40 Santa ""
Caslus was employed al tho lime as
20 muu ctrrlor uu The rural route be.
tween tuutluu and Cuhu. His home
ia .U i'uhn The letter which d.
opened. a|hsfrHrtlur 70 check FOR So
was a-.fIfnsssI i1 Mrs Nufiun Alurid
A~fhuIunfuuc
IAH! Onicc Collections.
state Land Commissioner Nelson \
FI,Id ula Transferred tu the kcDping
at a. o. Strong afutt treasurer. me
COLLECTIONS OF tho LAND office fur Jan
ulrH amounting Geo fia coast The
common schools VIII Ect f41 1-o.l1 of
III4 uuuu
Ipd~cupnliau Convention.
Tho Episcopal church today begin
lfs -tfh annual convection 81 me-
district Of Sew Mexico, |lEcludlul
TyNts west OIthD u"ros river. Tn
frh annual meeting ~ the woman
auxiliary Will be- hold az b SAINT
tIm, The session Will be- held In th'
church OF thr Holy Faith and VII
continue through Friday \ numbe'
of prominent church workers. hott
.I'rrt und luit'. viii attend the Sos
fiuua and tuE, part