Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19

aQX1OuSly tOWATu rOTt hoTtu AL . A
road which will give the Central city and
metropolis of New Mexico an outlet to
the Southwest and to salt water, and the
untiring efforts OF THE GAZETTE TO push
this enterprise are known and appre-
ciated.
PeopIe abroad-even our neighbors in
Texas-have no adequate idea of the vol
ume Of the trade which already nters
at Albuquerque, and the almost certain
increase of that trade thousand lou
in the not far distant future.
Less than one decade ago the Alou-
uueruue of to-day was unknown; II olu
not even occupy place on the map, anu
the town site, or so much of 1t as coulo
be irrigated, was planted to corn, wheat
and s'chili." Now it is town OF
more than 10 900 people, thoroughly cos
mopolitan, and fully sup TO the times
in everything that characterlzes pro-
gressive American town.
AS shown by the late United states
census. Albuquerque is larger than any
other town in New Mexico or Arizona
and IS increasing at more rapid rate
than any other point in either OF the ter
ritOrles named.
district of country, rich in every variety
of natural resources, a country which Is
very little known TO the world at large,
| but which lacks only capital and enter
nrise. directed by intelligence, to make
| il noted as one of the wealthiest and most
| progressive sections of the United States.
The place possesses peculiar advant-
| ages for the successful prosecution OF
| large line of manufacturing industries.
| Reinp s1tuated about midway between
| the two oceans, Its remoteness in every
| direction from the principal manufact-
| uring districts OF the country gives the
| marufacturer ut this point an advantage
| over his competitors in other sections, IN
| the matter of freights. The cheapness
| and abuuda ce of fuel as well as the raw
materials for nearly all lines OF manu-
| facturies. is also another advantage
which Is not likely to be over estimated.
These three essential faots-remoteness
from the principal manufacturing points,
ebeap fuel and abundant raw materials
| give to the manufacturer at Albuquer-
Que an advantage which will enable him
to always command. from this point the
| trade of New Mexico and Arizona. the
railway system of the Southwest as
already developed, serves to give the
manufacturer at Albuquerque this as
surance, while every additional mile OF
| road built only makes assurance more
sure.
New Mexico produces an average crop
of 25 900 900 pounds of wool, for which
| Albuquerque is the principal shipping
point, and every pound of which now
| goes in its crude state to mills at least
2O00 miles away, there to be manufao-
tured into blankets, carpets and other
heavy fabrics and returned again over
the same 1000 miles of rail, to be sold at
its enhanced value to the people VINO pro-
duced it. The manufacturer ut Alou-
oueruue, if he could only have for his
profit the amount paid in freIghts tor
these two long hauls could not ask muoh
more.
The thousands of tons of ore now taken
out of the mines of these territories every
week. the most Of which seeks market
at the smelters OF Colorado, Omaha and
Kansas City, passing through Aibuquer-
Que on its way to these points, could oil
be treated at this place with better ad-
vantage to both miner and smelter,
since all the raw materials necessary are
at hand, abundant and cheap.
I Hundreds of tons of perishable fruits
now rot on the ground in the Rio Grsnde
valley every year, which canning tac-
tory at Albuquerque might obtain at the
mere cost of handling. and all of which,
when canned, would find ready home
market in the mining camps and cattle
camps of the surrounding country.
Manufacturing Industries of nearly all
lines could be prosecuted to advantage
at this point, and would find home
market for all their products.
The present population of the town is
about 10 500.
1t has street railways, gas works, cleo
trio light, waterworks. telephones, two
daily newspapers, public schools, and
eleven churches.
The machine shops of the Atlantic and
Pacific railway are located at this point
and furnish regular employment to from
400 to 500.
The territorial university of New Mex
leo Is located here, occupying one of the
most beautiful sites in the country. and
has an appropriation from the territorial
treasury of SIS, 900 year.
The value of the improvements being
made the present year Is estimated at
$3.50 900.
All the principal streets are graded
and the sidewalks already built measure
little more than seven miles.
The city government is now putting in
a complete sewer system at cost OF
$50 900.
The New West educational society has
its headquarters here for the Southwest
an the academy building of this society
now just being completed, Is one of the
finest school buildings between Kansa:
and California.
Albuquerque has railway cornmunica-
ton to the North, South and West, while
six other lines of road, the most of them
now In course of construction, have this
place for their objective point.
The coal mines at Gallup, which are In
this county, and operated by Albuquer.
que companies, have q regular output OF
nearly thousand tons day, and coal i:
shipped from here all over the Southwest
territories and into Old Mexico ant
Southern California.
Al Fort Worth is the nearest i'm portan
q town to Albuquerque on the way to salt
| water, and all the immense and growing
trade of this section will seek an outlet
to the sea by way of that city as soon as
the two places are connected by rail TIT
prize to be won by Fort Worth through
a road to Albuquerque, is one well wortl
striving for.