Image 5 of Albuquerque morning journal (Albuquerque, N.M.), December 15, 1909
author: Anonymous
source date: 1909
availability: public_domain

THE ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15 1909 Live NeJbs From New cMexico and Arizonaml HO PI TOVN TO RAVE 300 Whats Doing all Over the Great Southwest Commissioners Appointed to Appraise Value of Land Uncle Sam Needs at Action of Judge Mechem at Socorro Will Expedite Settlement of Dispute with Victorio Land and Cattle Company Su preme Court of United States Removes Only Other Serious Obstacle in Way of Early Construction of Great Recla mation Project in Rio Grande Valley Special Dispatch to the Mornln Journal Socorro N M Dec 14 Judge M C Mochem in the district court at Socorro today appointed a board of commissloners to appraise the value of the lands necessary to the Elephant Butte reclamation service project belonging to the Victorio Land and Cut tle company which the government seeks to secure by purchase or con demnation The appraisers are in structed to report as soon as possible on the estimated value of the land in dispute The matter came up before the court today with the calling of the case of the United States of America versus the Victorio Land and Cattle company and Gregorio Gonzales The laltpr is made a party to