Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-07
PRAISES STAND
Of GOVERNOR ON
ROAD BUILDING
Especial Correspondence to The journal.


Especial Correspondence to The Journsi.)
Santa Fe. Aug. 6-Governor
Larrazolo has received from Phil
Townsend Hanna of Los Angeles
a very complimentary letter re-
garding the federal aid in road
building in the western states. Mr..
Hanna is connected with the West
sern Highway Builder and gives
very strong endorsement to the
plan outlined by Governor LARA
colo at the Hot Springs meeting,
He feels that congress can be con-
WINGED of the great necessity OF
extensive road construction.
The state land office has made
sales in the counties of ColfaX and
Union which have run. IN some in
stances, larger than any previous
sales. Those in ColfaX county are
as follows: $40 acres at $lO.25:
$40 acres at s25.55, 200 acres at 80,
440 acres at S16.95, 299 acres at
SIS, 500 acres at $40, 800 acres at
SIS. In Union county, ll.lVo
acres at SIS, $500 acres at 50. 245
acres at SO, 400 acres at $l5,50,
l $50 acres at $3.50, and 800 acres
at SIS.
Abeytas is at last on the map as
the A. T. & S. F. has agreed to
make it a flag station for Nos. SO7
and sos. effective August /, TINS
has been brought about by the
active efforts of the state corpo-
ration commission.
The state board of education
has adjourned its meeting in santa
Fe to December 6. when it Will
meet in special session to open pldS
for the consideration Of text books
A conditional pardon has peer
! issued to Claude Van Voast bS
Governor Larrazolo. Van Voast
under the name of Vanvoost. was
convicted in the Colfax county
| court for larceny and sentenced
4 to from one year to one and one
half wears in the reform school a
Springer, being II years OF age
The pardon was granted at the ap
peal of the boys father, who give
promise of care of the boy ant
,, giving him an education and max
ing good citizen of him.
The political situation as far a
the state is concerned is up in tn
, air or in statu quo. or whateVe
word best describes the absolut
uncertainty of things. There hav
been conferences galore in differ
ent parts of the city and the gov
; | ernor has been approached regard
ing his Withdrawal from the con
: test, He returned yesterday after
noon and this morning stated
the press that he had nothing I
saw. There are constant rumol
to the effect that all Will !
Strengthened out and peace WI
reign. SO far nothing definite hs
been disclosed. 1t is said that al
other conference Of important
will he held by the friends of TT
: governor at a very early DATE an
l. is possible that something MOI
tangible will then be given GU
: One peculiar feature that IS COZ
stantly prominent is that tho'
who have shown opposition 10 CO.
ernor I.arrazolo have no name
offer provided the governor shou
not be in the field. They refu'
TO mention any name and on
listen when some one else max
n suggestion, but refuse to agr'
or disagree as to the availapiil
of this or that one. What mi
eventuate can only come with TIN
and all hope that will be soon.
The Espanola bridge has bee
:, completed and is now open L
traffic. This bridge went out du
= ing the floods in the spring and n
= been down since. much to the !
y Jury of Espanola. In the futu
= the people of Rio Arriba coun
:" intend to put up another bridge
II cement, and the one just construo
~ ed Is but 20 meet the prese
ii emergency.
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