Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-12-21
OBSERVATIONS OF A VISITOR.
The Bright Outlook for New Mexico in
General and the Capital City
in Particular.
Farming, Irrigation and Statehood-Santa
Fe Enterprise and what 1t is Ac-
plishing-Omen OF Good
Times.

MT. II. L . pu6luOuj VI SllLIa5oI 40"
wears ago resident OF Santa Fe, has
been a guest at the Palace for the past
week. Few men are better informed on
the resources of New Mexico than Mr..
Sheldon, and his observant nature, wide
acquaintance and ability as business
man are such as to give weight to his
opinions. In pleasant talk with the
gentleman at the Palace hotel last evening
Mr.. Sheldon used this language:
81 am very agreeably surprised st the
improved condition of affairs in New
Mexico generally and in Santa Fe in par
ticul r Having been living SO long in
the eastern humid a'mO sphere, l am
more than ever impressed with the charm
of the sunny skies of this paradise OF eli
mate | have constantly kept my eye on
this territory while absent, believing that
its wonderful resources, the unsurpassed
climate and unparalleled fruit and agri-
cultural resources would soon make it
conspicuous among the southwestern
states, and give it a preference for resi-
dence and for business operations.
THAT time has arrived. A great
change has come over all this country,
and tide Of prosperity is setting IN tar
surprising all future periods of this nature.
The chief factor in this improved conol-
ton is reform in agricultural methods.
Agriculture is the foundation of all
wealth and the mother Of production OF
all products of the earth. A reformation
has already commenced in agriculture,
and the chief instrument of this reforma'
ton is irrigation. While certain ALI
ance crank leaders have been wailing
about the decline and depression in farm
ing in certain sections of the land, greater
strides have been made in agriculture
than ever before known. These strides
have been conspicuously exhibited chief
ly in California, Utah, Colorado ant
New Mexico. The problem of the farme
has during the past year been preclpl
tated upon the attention of the nation b.
the Farmers Alliance movement.
, have been seriously studying this prob
> lem. The conclusion of every homes
0 and careful investigator of the subject ca
not fail to be that irrigation is the grea
factor of the problem, and in fact
. the redeemer of agriculture from its dc
preston.
"Tne immense advantages of irrigation
have been overlooked by the great mas
of producers. They are coming to lear
that no farming operation is complete G
safe without some system of artificial lrr
CATION. the great discovery of the advar
tages and necessity Of irrigation mean
much to all farmers in all states, but t
the southwest and to New Mexico espe
cially it is of far greater consequence, fo
the reason that New Mexico leads a
other localities in the land in having tn
most perfect agricultural conditions. 1t
soil is unsurpassed and the climate un
equalled for all classes of products. Con
sequently with irrigation to assist thes
remarkable natural conditions, no othe
state in the land has the advantage Ne,
Mexico has in agriculture by the use c
irrigation. Every citizen should read tn
recent report of the secretary of agricu
ture of the special irrigation investigation
which states that soils in the arid climate
will produce three to five times what soil
in the humid climates will Not only i
quantity but quality of crops and fruit
does the sunny climate excel all others.
New Mexico lands consequently
where water can be had will be preferred
The climate and soil prevail almost every
where, but water is scarce. In this coun
try water is king. 1t is better that it
so. There is sufficient soil that can b
= irrigated to produce five times the proc
ucts needed in New Mexico. Consequent
A ~ the great competition and low price
? resulting from a thickly settled farmin
d. country will be avoided. Good profit
: will always be made on New Mexico sol
The great agricultural advantages are fas
:. becoming known, as well as the miners
s and other great resources of this territory
, and the demand will rapidly increase fc
n the irrigable lands of New Mexico in tn
i coming four years.
a Il am gratlfed to notice that sever,
L irrigation companies have been organized
p and among them the Santa Fe Irr
.. cation company, which will have gres
q advantage over any other, as
Is located in a valley surrounde
y with large population with th
" three larger cities OF the territory q weul
= like to say state) within two hours rid
and with the greatest mineral wealth
the territory near at hand at Cerrillo
|
benefit to Santa Fe than any other Ell
terprise, as it will bring into productive
Il ness thousands of acres Of the surroundin
lands.
a Every citizen able to should subscrib
, to this enterprise, no stock will be MOI
profitable. This company can not suppl
water to onetourth of the surroundin
/ lands, hence stockholders will have PR
ference in the water supply. That is q
}. item not to be forgotten.
81 am also gratlfied to learn of the loc&
ton OF the sanitarium at Santa Fe. 1t wi
fully, establish it's prestige as the mos
healthtul location on this continent.
81 observe spirit of enterprise her
greater than ever before existed, which j
$ a forerunner of great prosperity in tn
7 near future, which will be increased jus
in proportion as each individual citize
puts his shoulder to the wheel and assist
with his might every worthy enterprise
The only great drawback this territor
Las is thai it is not state and under tn
: government of its own citizens. Let ever
! citizen do all in his power to secure tn
admission Of New Mexico as a state an
a state it will be within year. l hop
soon to congratulate the people of SAINT
te as the happy residents of the capt.,
o . city of the new state Of New Mexico"
The worst attacks of indigestion Sin
mons Liver Regulator never fails to r,
lieve. -
DR.. DUNCAN'S SANITARIUM.