Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-26

shine on the righteous and unrighteous
alike. At every public meeting, in
every paper published in commercial
centers, in every corner of the land APP
pears the cheerful prognosticator of the
realization of the dream of the poet
when he wrote:
There's a good time coming boys"
During the past 80 years the work OF
opening new sections of the United
States, the developing OF the resources
of the country have brought to thou
sands of people fortunes, if not happi-
ness. The accumulation of wealth in
the United States in the past three de-
cades has been the wonder of the world.
but a time had been reached when new
lands were unknown, the possibilities OF
new discoveries Of wealth were growing
less and less, and life in America had
settled down to a wearisOme struggle
for every cent that was secured.
At that period in the history OF the
country INT the war, with Spain and
the subsequent requirement of other
lands. Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Ladrones
and the Philippines have all Deer
thrown open to the restless energy of
the Americans. There are new worlds
to conquer. Islands with wealth in the
soil and products and mines are now
almost ready for development. Rich as
they were, under the hands of Ameri-
can labor, the strength of American
capital and the magic of American ge-
MUS, they will be made veritable stores
of wealth, not only to the individuals
who seek new homes in them, but to
the entire country by reason Of the new
fields offered for the expansion OF trade,
the support of a greater population.
And thus reason the men and papers all
over the land. National prosperity
must come from this change of condi-
tions resulting from a war which
only lasted ia days. Wonderful ac-
-
complishments.
These things are doubtless true, but
is there not danger of some of the most
promising parts of the United States
being overlooked while the novelty of
new possessions is fresh?
New Mexico is not a new possession,
but it offers many inducements for the
capitalist, the home seeker and the
miner. The Americans must have beef
and mutton, wool and hides. The great
plains and mesas of this territory offer
unequalled opportunities for the produc-
ton of these four necessities of life and
comfort. In the mountains are to be
found, gold and silver, copper and lead,
precious stones and other deposits of
nature which bring wealth to the lucky
prospector, and all the work in that way
up to the present time amounts to a
mere scratch on the surface of the min
eral fields. 1t is no doubt a great thing
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possession of the islands of the seas, but
it does not profit the nation much if the
very things which are needed to add to
the comfort and happiness Of the people
which are at home are overlooked and
neglected. The climate of New Mexico
is the finest in the world. Tropical heat
and Klondike cold are unknown; yellow
fever and kindred diseases are unheard
of, and the sick gain health and strength
by working in the open air in the terri
tory. New Mexico, to all intents and
purposes, is yet an UNEMPLOYED country,
and the seeker for wealth, health and
happiness need not cross beyond the
borders of the United States to find all
three. Come to New Mexico.