Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-20
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Cb uulllIS tllO AuSt ySoIJ viz - - -
S. f. r. r. Co., alone brought into the
Territory 400 tons OF wheat and 1897 tons
OF flour. The A. & 7. r. K. added $40
tons OF ileur-making 1916 tons. This
does not include that brought by the s. p.
r. r., from California, or by the D. x r.
&. r. X. and Denver 4 Fort Worth from
Colorado, which doubtless bring up the
aggregate to $50 tons of wheat and 10000
Of -four. But let US simply take the
figures as we find them. The flour
would make 81 ,040 sacks OF 50lbs each,
or Is, $4,000 pounds. This, you will OBJ
serve, does not include the unground wheat
which was SlS, 900 pounds more.
Then turn to corn, which is the most
natural product of full three quarters OF
the Territory. Here it was found grow
ing by Coronado in 1541 in such abund-
ance that the historian of his expedition
tells that "the harvest of one year is
sufficient for seven. When they begin to
SOW, the fields are still covered with the
corn that has not yet been gathered"
And here. to day, it is found mott only of
marvellous height in the well watered val
legs, but growing in many sections with
out irrigation at all. Yet we imported
over the A. T. & S. f. r. r. 7945 tons,
and 90 tons from the west over the A. x
7. R. R., making $685. tons of which we
have accurate figures, besides what came
in Oh the three other railroads and also
in addition to 143 tons of ground meal.
Here, then, are over IL million pounds of
corn and meal brought into New Mexico;
which no doubt would exceed 20 millions
if We had the full figures.
have spoken of the superior character
OF our oats, which should cause them to
be raised in great quantities for expectation
to less
FAVORED LOCALITIES,
but on the contrary the A.. I. d S F.
railroad carries to us, instead of from us,
during the last year, not less than 3,4S7
| tons.
And now We come to the article
which should be our largest product |
refer to hay. Four crops of alfalfa is The
usual yield in our valleys. Its long roots
penetrating the soil to depth where
there is always moisture, and it's per-
manence when once established, pecu-
liarly adapt it to our conditions. There
is no limit to the amount which can De
raised. Every acre OF land which is
fairly irrigated will produce most abun-
dant crops. We ought to supply a great
section of country outside of our bounda'
ries with their hay ; and yet last year we
actually imported over the the two rail
roads from which we have returns 1904
tons from the east and 24l from the
west
These articles that | have named are
those of largest general consumption
everywhere, but if we carry on the inves'
tigation, and look at those which may be
considered of minor importance. we vii
see that the same results are found-o1
mportations when We should not only
supply ourselves but export in large guam
titles.
EyeryN here in New Mexico where in
dustry chooses to employ itself in the
raising of vegetables, they are produced
in great perfection.
A glance at the Exhibition hall viii
show you this. The sole exception is the
potato and while that does not succeed
in some localities, it is more than ordi
narily productive and excellent in 9th
ers.
Everyone employed in the cultivation
of vegetables finds the business mos
profitable; and yet the Santa Fe lint
alone brought |, 49l tons of vegetables
from abroad into the territory last year
for consumption here.
, Perhaps the most startling exhibit o
, all is that regarding fruit New Mexico
10 hevou6 contradiction the
BEST SECTION IN THE STATES.
we might almost say in the world, TO
both orchards and vineyards. Wheneve
, we send our fruit to markets in which i
meets that of California or other states
it is greatly preferred, and the New Mex
leo product, of identical varieties, bring
l price from 20 to 40 per cent higher thai
that received by its rivals. We ought t.
export enough fruit to pay for all on
l imports of every kind, and yet durin
| the last year, the Santa Fe route brough
s into the territory 408,0O0 pounds c
/ green fruit and 675, 200 pounds Of came,
I goods. This came from the eastward
f and the A. & 2. railroad more thai
doubled the importation by bringing n
less than 1854 900 pounds of fruit il
various forms from the west. Thus owe
100000 pounds of fruit were actual
+ brought into this land Of the peach, tn
g apple and the grape, in a single yeai
4 Within ten days | asked the news bo
- who was carrying basket of juiceles
peaches through west bound train nc
q lar from this very city, where they wer
y raised, and he said "California" "Wher
/. did you get them ?" said /, "In Kansa
J, City" he answered. A similar inqulr
n as to the apples which soon followed
st showed that they came from Missouri
9 Think OF it! Right here in the Ri
a Grande valley, with its fruit OF highe.
t. flavor, had the insipid product of Cal
e fcrnia not only been brought, but az
a tually once carried past your doors to b
E; brought back again, to sell to the travelt
IS on the cars. What can we expet
J. the stranger to think OF the characte
of our products, when he finds fruit frol
? the Pacific, which has journeyed 400
If miles, presented for his purchase, as b
, passes through New Mexico
n You live here in city of great ente
r prise, surrounded by valley the fertilit
d and productiveness of which are prove
II bal, and yet here, midway betwee
10 Bernalillo and Pajarito, both OF whic
are
NOTED FOR THEIR APPLES,
O one single firm imported this year no les
e than 400 barrels of apples from the cas-
+ and your commercial club reports that tn
total amount brought into your city frol
# beyond the territorial line, was $500 ba
p tells. One of the favorite products of tn
If valley, is beans, and yet of them you hav
e imported 100000 pounds. In a land {
+ cattle, you have sent money abroad fc
900 OOO mounds of h,1ttnr and 40 C)C