Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-31
GOVERNOR OTERO'S REPORT.
Population Of New Mexico Estimated at
$4,000 P%eople-Part Played in War
with SPAIN Mineral Resources
of Tarritoru

The contents of Governor Otero's
annual report to the secretary of the
interior have been made public in
Washington by the department. The
report is very comprehensive and is
attracting much attention throughout
the north and east. In his report
Governor Otero calls especial attention
to the following subjects: Statehood.
cattle, sheep and wool; remarks concern
ing the old adobe palace at Santa Fe;
irrigation, population. increased valua-
tons, sugar beet culture, appropriations
and New MeXico's war record.
Governor Otero says no data is at
hand from which the exact population
of the territory can be given. From
inquiries directed to all parts. however,
an estimate is made that there are 257.-
900 whites and $500 Indians in the
territory, a total of 2s2, 900 people.
As to the war record of the territory,
the report contains a detailed statement
of the mastering of the volunteers under
the various calls. 1t says: ''Since New
Mexico became a part of the United
States by the formation of erterritorial
government, she has never failed to
give prompt response to the nations
call for soldiers. New Mexico furnished
1,0s9 soldiers for the late wal and could
have furnished more had the opportunity
been afforded u.s."
The governor renewS the recolnmen-
dation in his last annual report with
reference to the early admission of New
Mexico as a state of the. Union. The
reasons given at that time for such
admission, he says, are stronger now by
reasons of increased population, wealth
and intelligence.
The governor asks for SO. 200 for
necessary repairs to the adobe palace,
part of which is occupied by the post
office.
Iutely impossible to take advantage of
the donation of 5000, 900 acres of land
to aid the various territorial institutions
owing to lack of money to pay the land
Office fees. He recommends that the
act be amended so that there will be nc
limit to the area to be leased, the present
law fixing GAO acres as the maximum in
one lease. 1t is also recommended thai
S25, 900 be appropriated to pay the land
office fees for listing and %segregating
the donated lands.
A long report on the irrigation system
in the territory from the superintendent
of irrigation is given. He says that the
improved systems of irrigation are de-
veloping rapidly, but there are still
many opportunities for the investment
of capital in irrigation projects. There
are now 307 miles of bitches, supplying
10000 acres of land. more than sc
companies have been organized fol
irrigation projects and much benefit
will accrue to the territory when the
systems are put in operation.
The mineral products of the territory
also form a large part of the report.
They include gypsum. carbonate and
sulphate of soda, kaolin and fire clays
and alum. The native precious stones
are steadily rising in production. Large
beds of coal have been developed.
The total assessed valuation of prop.
orty in the territory is 500, 47s, 119. The
rate for 1897 was 1913 mills.
Stationery at bottom prices al
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