The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-28

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In Industrial tfnfcrs. unemployment
and other conditions are causing men
4lfh SAVINGS mi small u "a
turn 20 the lar The young men
tn thc morr thichds selled farming
regions ARE once more looking TO the
sferi ard 70 fHe southwest. Many
nignr point 80 new movement %
destinrustnt Thoee states which
c<pprt 10 shpre in that movement 20
tte end ~ pcrmaucnt Development
and lu<rfaft m population and
prosperity. must he prepared TO deal
more inteiliEs nifty and more eener-
thr case 10 the aet We must be-
prepared 70 deal with a mere Intciil.
rnnf and a moro careful frfffnr and
land buyer. and for the sake or our
permanent advancement we should
b. 20 prepared.
New Ncxics h one OF the states
with large possibilities for COLOMBIA
tiou AMI land Development. where
serious attention for these potential
Ia needed. The states vast
areas az nua~pFoducfive and are at
tractiva ana afford many srpDrluni-
Ties for successful colonization. n
undertakes upun broad and iiveral
lines.
To realize apon these opportrni-
tics Il 10 ucceesary hat the eommu-
mites and business interea,x through
out the state talks an active Interest
IN bringing about thota better meth
eds hat win attract new people. TO
the state aud make u possible for
them 70 stay and prosper.
WIN Colonization Schemes fall.
II H. possible now 20 see fhe short
comings OF most OF the colonization
schemes % the past. Fundamentally,
L. -. AwI.I.- .-.a -. -.
been wrong because they have been
based on selling land, ana not on per-
mnnert development. This day has
p4frft for tho irresponsible land
companies WHOSE only purpose was 20
sell land AZ the highest price OBJ
fainnhie and unioad on the unwary
all iEe hand he could be persuaded
70 buy. regardless OF what would be
the finish Of the purchaser. That
method. N most cases. meant that
the purchaser was broke before ne
started. These wrecks can be fund
from Kansas City through all Sec
tione Of the roufhw>~
The BfoH1er Policy Needed.
The truth Il sometimes painful.
but u II certain that II New Mexico
experts TO get anywhere In the de-
Nei0pmfnt Of Its lande u must cut out
the speculative profits ana adopt
plans hat viii make "a possible for
the settler with q few thousand doll
lars 70 Eet started and to have CO.
o~pefaiion and backing untl he gets
The colonization OF All the terri
tory served by The Santa Re railway
II something In which We are vitality
interested We cannot undertake 70
advertise and solicit business merely
10 nrll somebody's farm No that he
can either move TO town or 70 to
unm8n TINaw Aurt - ~ $500. a.
are krcnly Interested IN the daveiop-
ment Of our vacant and now unpro-
duriiee lands and TO that end viii
Assist Every legitimate enterprise.
provided The lands are offered at a
price and on terms hal will enable
the prospective settler 70 become an
asset instead Of . liability.
The Wrnng Kind 81 Effort.
Hecentls there was brought 90 my
auenuun- with a request for an
opinion. a plan fog co-operation be-
tween a southwestern city ana an
irrigated district IN a nHtionHi adj
ycftiring campalgr to sell land in the
district. VIA forced 20 advise that
IN my oplnion The campaign would
fail Of the result desired. because "
WIS ound. upon analysis. TO he
based primarily on "A desire Of At
least apmc OF the land owners TO
get from under; proposing the sale
~ hiEh priced lands without any
supplementary plan for aiding tho
u~etfirrs 70 get e~stahHshed and solldly
90 their feet. saw hat the plan
would result simply In an exchange
OF farmerH, present owncrs selling
ont and moving 10 town or TO other
states. without any resultant increase
IN productive area Or IN EARNING pop
ulafiOn. What was needed 10 make
that districts plan succeed Was u
we'll worked out colonization scheme
that wouid have Induced development
Of it, unproductire territory. with
opportunity TO TIM a~ettlers "a grnd-
uaily work nut the Ownership 81
new farms and not merely 70 as-
sumo the burdens Of old ones. The
consideration would require the
settler - have from ak 70 eight
thonfnnd dollars In aetna cash to
Aandlc fngt4 acre.. People with that
amount OF cash capital ARE not very
plentiful. A large majority Of land
they are given an opportunity and
are generously hacked up they soon
heroine producers. The trouble With
this plan was that land sales and mot
Development was the mais obiee
sought
Another Instance recently brought
10 my attention was Of "a large tract
~ H'INN'NH NNM AltNAtD now ANufH
IRRIGATION and ready for settlers. the
pfiss Of which 10 around SIS an acre.
with u charge Of 50 pes acre foot FOR
WafSs. The lands are ia high alil-
tudc, with short seasons. So that the
principal crops would be alfalfa. some
grain and pasfnfngs A settler would
require about 80 acres, or an invest
nseuf hi the land Of $1,000. with a
down payment 81 rs per cent. or
Al Unn urr cent on The H4f4rrUI
payments ~ one. two and three
,chFa 70 cheek the land and con
necessary lateral bitches would
add ~ least SO an acre. or about
f1.0Q0 90 pat Inc land in perfect shape
cropping: thorc would be about
mere for improvements. Capi-
iai Would ~ required 10 put ia The
ftrsf rroD and garry the farmer over
10 kla first harvest. when NJ The end
M HE n3ff tfnr ie would be ccn-
frohcfd with his second mYinruf on
Biz purchase price Of $1,000. plua in-