New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-10
A NEW STAR FOR THE FLAG.
,,opABLE REPORT ON THE ADMISSION
OF NEW-MEXICO.
,o,pcrs AND CONDITION OF THE TERRITORY
INCKEAsING-.AN INTERESTING TALK
WITH DELEGATE CATRON.
rRIRINEl

,xrKEAsING-AN INTERESTING TALK
WITH DELEGATE CATRON
fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
.,,rvton April 9.-If the recommendation Of
49," Commit,ee on Territories Of the House Of Rep
"e S..,,ves IL embodied In law at this session Of
rsss a new star will DO added to the National
w. v,th,n the mex. few months. The committee to-
. d.cded by a vote of to TO report favoraoly
u"' hd for tho admission Of New-Mexico as a
Wv . The affirmative votes were cast by Chair
o'a scranton ard Messrs Perkins. Lefever' Avery
~. Hadley Republicans. and Turner Na) ana
coooer (Tex) Democrats. The negative votes were
"o..,hu.ed nv Messrs Knox and Taft Republicans,
80 Owens, Democrat. The main provisions Oh 'he
sm are substantially the same as those OF the
~, for the admission OF Utah.
0i New-Mexico possesses all the necessary ele-
20 renuiste for Statehood has been generaiiy
.osn,zed and admitted for several years In the
10 congress the committees Of the Senate and
,1s. or Representatives respectively reported Ia
.,shly or bills the admission OF the Ierrl'ory'
WV action was taken. In 1890 the population was
msos which was an increase of more than 20 per
~, over that Of 1880, and It is asserted that the
IT. NJ increase IN the last six years has exceedeo
Is -, .rv like period in the history Of the Ter
r,deed Delegate Catron. who Is thoroughly
.r,ar with the subject, contends that the popuia-
49,, to-day Is - PEE cent larger than IL was TWO
IS .eo and that the immigration mas been OF
the most desirable character. .o
w, ~ nub,c debt which does not exceed 100000.
49,. hesn contracted mainly on account OF pubic
.aua,rgs including Capitol. Penitentiary' Asylum
.,a Insane. University, School OF Mines and
.,,,ural College buildings. The bill makes I'D
.raI grants Of public lands for these ana other
r,osss the total amounting 70 ABOUT loV'0'v"
. a, which S.6Oo.OO0 acres are for the oehent
:. o,uon schools. Five years ago the totai az
d valuation Of property exceeded s4oWo'V'V'
tod IN he
80, value Between 1880 and 1890 the total as
A vs,uation increased s34.0o.oo and II IS
.r,asented that the ratio or increase mas oee'
.s,r,a,nsd during the last six years
THE LONG STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD
=. :. nearly half a century since New-Mex'co
49,, her struggle for admission into the Union,
~ ,sn a State Constitution was frameu anu
.dont.d State officers were elected ana ouai."eu
h REPRESENTATIVE and two United states sen
49,. chosen In 1874 an enabling act for the aaHiis
,o, ~ New-Mexico passed thu House OF Repre-
..ty.. nv majority OF to !. and the o'ii
.,,.h .uendn,.nts passed the Senate In th1 foho"-
,rs February by a like majority The success VI
iris effort for admission seemed assured OUT was
,.,e IN the session. and the amendments, shsht ~
thew were proved fatal TO the measure. since mn
.-o-.s IN favcr OF admission have been frequently
ID nc advocates havo never lost heart
. oor-ag. TODAY they are more confident OF SUI
c.ss than ever before beca Use their case Is 'hh'e
stranger than II twenty or even ten years "so'
DsIegate Catron is 10 prepare the report III ia'o.
a, the pending bill. and he Will prooaoy suon'i. IL
- the House on Saturday. In conversation VIII
rr,b,ne correspondent to-day. MT Catroh gave
general outline Of what the report VIII contain
800 o,har things he said: "NewMexico is ready
,o- ANXIOUS for and entitled to Statehood on every
ground that can be nationally sugges'eu-aie"' PVp
ulat,on. wealth natural resources. capacity ioi s.
government and everything else. Inc popua'ioi
url som reach the 10000 mark, and the people are
. Intelligent and progressive as those OF any OF our
Western States"
eft has been objected that the proportion OF span
-, ,., ,or,,,a.,on is too large" remarked the
correspondent. ,..
.Wel that objection might have had some weight
thirty wears ago perhaps but 1t does not no" AS
Thee arc very few Of the descendants Of the native
Mexican population who have arrived al the ase u
forty years who do not understand and speak Eng
Hen as weu q. read and write H. II they can READ
o. write at all The population is about equally oi-
yided in actual numbers between Mex'cans anu ue-
scendants Of Mexicans on the one hand ana Ans!o
the other nna whs latter prponerae
because q the fact tina, there are fever womsn
and csldrsn na ta"ss in ali the public schools
eWMexico has as good system OF Pubic seheUis
and as wei s copmpp,sory ali the textbooks are fur
nished at public expense: me .eacne svery renee,
satisfactory.
pApID DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES
ors there steady ircrease Of population from I'M
migration from the older States?
ives ard II Is Of the best kind Within 'he ias'
49,. ,...rs the increase has been very heavy, ana II
tas brought with It very large amount OF CAPITA
,,icb has been employed In developing GU, hetuia
on acres OF arid lands have been brought
gations o Thst o se ssia land
,Ie eighty acres each. want 10 say that neary
not quite one-haf OF the area mans on of irrigation
,ss ;TIeated the land is fertile and productive
az any 70 be found anywnere., S,ate 4, the CO.
knmban Expos ton New Mexican wheat $1,000 IN sne
highest averaging six'ysx, ponnos = u hose Of Rus
sIa with average OF ior''- p''"1' "
ous Wb., abou, the wool Industry? asked the cor
Thai has sus1e o. Il coy The WOO clip fallen
on urobay one-haf twothirds and priees ha ass
Ssctns4 a. az great proportion. AS a RUE u does
moi nav To- shea the sheep Wool has fallen
low as " cents pound ana ~ coz sre,Sbt ~ tbo
Eastern s %ar ana % not think however that there
has been heavy decrease IN me are boldnn on
waiting and hoping for better times under oe,er
tariff They are all strong ls,aifon
bit them very hard
GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASING.
what about the mining industries"
well a transformation has taken place o"e
largely TO the last tarif legislation The heaVy re-
duction Of the duty lead has made slVer 'n'iiie
Improbable. The silver miner formerly oola'neu ''
profit from the lead contained In his ores anu una
was cut Off The consequence has been that most
OF the silver mines have suspended operations anu
the miners have turned their attention to sod MN,
ing: In 1892 the output Of silver amounted 10 aDono
800 oo0 ounces and Il has now fallen 10 about AoUo
which amounted to $1,000 in 1890 rose to r,5ot 90
in 1895. and for the current year 1t Will probably
amount TO double that sum" - -,
What the other chief natural resources!
asked the correspondent.
Goal and timber arr both exceedingly important
The deposits OF the former vast if not mex
haustible. and New Mexico contains some OF thc
most extensive and valuable lumber producing
forests in the United States. Under system or pro-