Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
MILLIONS OF ACRES
Lands in New Mexico to Be Had by Com
= plying With United States Laws.
Resources and POSsibilItie.
of Development in Numerous Dr.
rections Are UnequaIed.

The annual report of the governor of
New Mexico made public by the Secre-
tary of the Interior today. The report is
quite a voluminous document and treats
of the following subjects: Education, state
hood, land commits sioner railroads, irriga-
ton. population. financial condition. taxable
property. agricultural and horticultural de-
velopment, mining. sheep, cattle. wool and
appropriations
New Mexico contains nearly 19,600,GW
acres. OF these there are about 2i.V;0, 800
acres contained in land grants, Indian and
military reservations, railroad grants and
government entries. which leaves available
an area of about 55.00oWo acres of land
capable of supporting an immense popula-
tioH running up into the millions.
Thousands of acres of wild lands are to
be had by complying with the United States
laws. much of which is contiguous to water
and is desirable for colonization purposes
when bitches and water storage reservoirs
are provided. The and grant question is no
longer bugaboo in New Mexico, and
through the action of the land court titles
to vast tracts have been cleared up and set
tied. Some millions of acres have been con-
hrmed by the courts to private ownership,
while. on the other hand. equal acreage
has been rejected, so far as the grant claim
ants are concerned. and the land added
to the public domain subject to entry.
Question of Statehood.
The governor estimates the population
of the territory at 2G0. 800 and the Indian
population at 23329.
Concerning the admission of New Mexico
as a state the governor says:
THE admission of New Mexico to the
sisterhood of states would be beneficial
alike to her people and the federal govern
ment. Self-government, which carries with
1t to every citizen the right to participate
In the selection of the various officers in
trusted with the management of the gov
eminent is a privilege few American citi-
zens would willingly be deprived Of and
one that all eagerly seek Seif-government
would not only relieve the federal govern
ment of the enormous expense 1t is sub
Jected to In the management of the pres
ent territorial form of government but
would also relieve it of the responsibility
of selecting the officers to manage the ter
ritOryS affairs
Resources of the Territory
The resources of New Mexico are bound
less, and the possibilities of development in
the territory of New Mexico in numerous
directions unequaled by those of any
other state or territory in the Union On
account of the varied elevation almost
everything that fiourishes in the temperate
zone and many fruits that belong to the
tropics grow to perfection in New Mexico.
Inc report says: "AS stock country it
is exceiled by none, in addition to which
large, rlcn deposits of gold and silver. coal,
IRON copper. sulphur, marble, building stone
and many different kinds of precious stones
are found, New Mexico being the principal
source of supply of the world for tur-
quoise, which is of the finest quality and
color. What we need to develop the mines
as well as the agricultural, stock growing
and other capabilities of our territory is
capital. and large fortunes are in store for
those who have the money and industry
to develop the wonderful resources of New
Mexico. New Mexico needs more people
people who can invest in her mines and
other industries. which, If developed, would
make our territory one of the richest on the
globe, and when the world at large becomes
convinced of this New Mexico will enter
upon an era of prosperity never before
dreamed of.
THE ranges for sheep and cattle were
never in better shape. and stock of all
kinds Is In excellent condition. The herds
and fiocks have increased in size and value
very materially since the opening of the
year and with plenty of grass assured the
sales of sheep and cattle this fall will
bring large sums Of ready money into the
territory.
Every prediction made for prosperity
early in the year is in fair way to
be fulfilled and New Mexico will exceed
almost al former yearly records in the
amount of revenue derived from produce,
sheep and cattle at the close of the years
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