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Show 1912 and the lumber industry made great progress. The cities and towns made rapid growth, great areas of public lands In the eastern portions of the territory were taken up and put in Cultivation, hundreds of miles of railroad were constructed, all of which brought about great changes in conditions and served to begin the development of the great resources of the country. Through the national reclamation service and private enterprise many new irrigation projects were commenced and several finished. he financial condition of the territory was most favorable.‘ Duriia Herbert J. Hagerman, Meseage of, to 37th legislative assembly, Jan. 21, ‘ - On December 1, 1904, the commencement of the 56th fiscal year, there were on in the various funds to the amount of $249,147.95. 4 ~cerpts from taxes and other sources from December 1, 1904, to Novem- a to attract attention er under the instructions of the attorney general, deposited as a special fund by the commissioner of public lands and was not distributed, as it would have been ordinarily, so that in the event the general government later decided that the deeds should not have been delivered, the territory would be in position to refund the money and take back title to the lands. It is evident to the legal mind that if there was no authority to convey title to the lands, or to deliver the deeds, the lands could be recovered in a proper proceeding. Edward P. Holcombe, the so-called special emissary of the president, approved of the action of Governor Hagerman in delivering the deeds, as he ordered this fund distributed, thus placing it beyond the power of the territory to recover the lands without an act of the legislative assembly appropriating money for purposes of tender to the holders of the deeds. Just what authority Mr. Holeombe had by which he assumed to order the commissioner of public lands to distribute any funds in his charge has never been satisfactorily explained but this ‘‘order’’ was in keeping with every official act of this special agent while in New Mexico, who did not hesitate to Impress an associate justice of the supreme court of New Mexico with the power of his position and threaten him with dismissal by telegraphic order from President Roosevelt, if he did not comply with the demands of himself and Mr. Ormsby McHarg. The period covered by the administration of Governor Hagerman was one of the most prosperous ever enjoyed by the people. The Sheep industry was particularly fortunate. The great timber areas of New Mexico, hitherto unexploited successfully by capital, began 7 on * Bs Ye PRIN PPR eeePertrere err aT) FEAR a ao ili teh tit, Ieee, oe bee¥ geek thet Oe) 1] Pe F ) Fe far 7 ~ Poa ee 5 ie Seek ee ee Bee a apron ee Peres a | eT , is+ aa, =: oe, ae 7 o Ps a oe ee oe ee Po ae Ah Ale tee, dil tee, ae be. te teen tek toe tak ek oo APIO ath ty. WM ee pee ees ener ee a a a a Re te PO a A ee A ian « UL. SPS. ST eee§ 061 re TO Pe r 1880 |