Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-26
rHB ADMISSION OF FEW xg11oo.

The following article from the Portland
(Ore.l World is in the right spirit and in
the right direction:
Republicans are very anxious that sucl,
Republican territories as Washington and
Dakota should be admitted, but they pro
test furiously against admitting those that
are Democratic. Their greatest wrath at
present is exhausted on New Mexico.
That territory shows q population which
entities her to statehood as we'll as that OF
Washington or others that are Repub-
ican. To break the force of the argu-
ment for the admission OF New Mexico
which has population OF nearly or quite
100000, some Republicans declare that
the territory should I've kept out on &C.
cunt Of the degenerscy OF the people and
the large number of "Greasers" that re-
side there. Very well. We suppose ou,
very righteous Republican friends will not
object to statistical comparison Of New
Mexico with their beloved Washington.
New Mexico has an area of 12l POI
square miles, which sustained prosper
)us population Of 10000 in 1880 and
$1,000 in 1885. The area of Washing.
ton IS 1894 square miles; rs, 100 people
made themselves happy in 1880, I28, AZ
in 1887, and about 220, 900 brave men and
pretty women, little girls and boys, exist
within her spacious borders at the present
time. The school population OF New Mex.
leo in 1880 WAS 29, 2o5, and that Of Wash.
ington, the same year, when We get the
last reliable statistics, was only 1859.
As the population OF Washington has in.
creased rapidly within the last few years
the school population at the present time
is some larger than that of New Mexico
still it is impossible for. the honors to be
far from even. New Mexico in 1880 had
1858 farms which produced 5000
bushels of barley, 1862 bushels of oats,
706, ga bushels Of wheat, and $50, 786 Of
indian corn. Washington the same year
when the last reliable figures are obtained.
had $3.50 farms which raised--in bushels
-566,537 Of barley, l,57l ,706 of oats, A.
Ol,7ll Of wheat and 1888 of Indian
orn. The wheat product In 1887 was | ;.
!2l 900 bushels for New Mexico, and g..
345, 900 for Washington.
In 1887, New Mexico had 3,l50 acres
planted in vineyards, which produced
}0s,500 gallons of choice wine, which wei
valued at $9S0,250. Its record OF this de-
icacy is exceeded by only one state-Cali.
fornia. Washington manufactures no
wine.
III 1883 Washington produced 423 ,525
tons of coal, and even New Mexico the
same year OF this excellent article, which
will be in great demand when those who
efame her Shuttle off the mortal coil, +"
produced 27l .185 tons. The product OF
oregon in that year was only 45 900 tons.
In 1887 New Mexico had 200 1868 cat
lie, valued at $2l 1924 1902. The number
of cattle in Washington was only 800, 676,
valued at $7,047, S49. Much has been said
lbout the ruin Of Oregon's and Washing
toms wool industries If the present war
lnty is taken away, yet Democratic New
Mexico in 1887 had 4,025,742 sheep, val
ued at $5,2l3,558. Only three states
California, Texas and Ohio-exceed these
numbers. Washington, comparatively,
las very few sheep, the number in 1857
,eing only 500, 439, valued at $1,llO,378.
In 1887 New Mexico had 1880 miles of
abroad, and Washington people with
heir great booms and expectations we're
obliged to be content with an even 1,OOO
niles of railroad lines.
In precious metals. New Mexico. ranks
among the greatest in the country, her
product in 1887 reaching the satisfactory
value Of 81, 229,234, and that Of Washing.
ION was the smallest of the territories
100000.
Then there is the survey Of the public
lands which is usually made as fast as the
necessities of the people demand. In
New Mexico, June, 30, l8S7,the number
If acres of surveyed land was 1880, 1856,
and Washington people had plenty OF
standing room with survey Of only 2l,-
28l 1922 acres-not half that of New Mex
leo.
Washington has 400 post-ofaces. Of
these Is are presidential-4 second-class
third-elass, and the remaidner fourth
lass. OF these Offices AZ have money
order departments. New Mexico which
has good roads, not requiring so MANY
,tfices for public convenience, has 23O
post-offices, Of which 8 are. presidential
3 second-elass and = third-class. There
are 50 money order Offices. a1-
These statistics show that New Mexico
is quite as prosperous as Washington, and
is also entitled to shine in the galaxy Of
states. True, Washington has more nav
igable rivers and fine sea board, more for
ests, lumber interests and CLAIMS, which
New Mexico can not boast Of, but a
brighter star than this historic land can