Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-12
NEW MEXICOS FINE SHOWING.
Shows the Territory Exhibited More Real
Patriotism Than Many Of the States.
DENVER Times.)

Washington, December 9.-The report
of Miguel Otero, the governor of New
Mexico, was made public to-day by the
by far the most voluminous made by
the governor of any of the territories,
and evinces great care on Governor
Otero's part to set before h public all
the u and advantages of the
great domain of which he is chief exec
utive.
New Mexico contains nearly $4,000, 900
acres. OF these there are about "a, 900, 900
acres contained in land grants, Indian
and military reservations, railroad
grants and government entries, which
leaves available an area of about So, 0O0,-
900 acres of land, capable of supporting
an immense population running up into
the millions.
A PLEA FOR STATEHOOD.
Thousands of acres of wild lands are
to be had by complying with the United
States land laws, much of which is con-
tiguous to water and is desirable for
colonization purposes, when bitches and
water storage reservoirs are provided.
The population of New Mexico, eX-
elusive of Indians, is 260, 500. The Indian
population is 25,329. This makes a total
population of 2S5, 500. The governor
makes a strong plea for statehood. Aft
er repeating his former arguments in
this connection, he says:
Since that time our assessed value
for taxation has increased, nc it is now
more than $40, 900, 900, and constantly
by immigration, is also increasing rap
idly. New Mexico sold more than Is, OOO,-
900 pounds of wool this year, which is
3, 900 900 pounds more than ever before
in her history, while her mines of cop
per and gold are being developed in a
manner never known before
THE TIMES SUGGESTION.
Governor Otero quotes from the Times
on the number of troops furnished by
the western and southwestern states for
the first ten regiments organized under
the presidents second call for volun-
teers, and t~hen-says:
New Mexico semi 121 and Arizona 80,
or a total of I'll. The census of 1890 gives
Arizona's population as 1896, New
Mexico 1853, 500, and Massachusetts o.
23S, 943. New Mexico and Arizona, then,
with a combined population of 213, 2S9, or
less than one-tenth of that of Massa-
nh1cnttc 1Irpicba1 nyap o1n-fpIrtb of
the number sent by the state of the Pill
grim Fathers, of Adams, Webster and
Hoar.
This is a comparison with the best in
the extreme east. Now let US see what
showing the two territories made when
compared with ON of the sovereign
states Of the imperial west.
MORE THAN SIX STATES.
Idaho 10, Montana so, North Dakota
10, South Dakota 8, Nevada 9, Wiscon-
sin IS; total 1877, Of just forty-four less
than that furnished by New Mexico and
Arizona, whose people are incapable of
self-government." The states above
mentioned have twelve United States
senators and sixteen members of the
national house Of representatives. New
Mexico and Arizona have two delegates
in congress, without the right to vote
on any question because they represent
constituents incapable of self-govern-
ment." Why not statehood, then?
The governor recommends that the
salary of each of the judges of the SUI
preme court of New Mexico be in
creased to $1,000 a year.. There have
been 290 miles of new railroad con-
structed within the territory during the
past year by the following companies:
Ell Paso & Northeastern, 152 miles; Pc
cos Valley & Northeastern, 100; Alamo
gordo & Sacramento Mountain, 20;
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Is.
AS TO SHEEP RAISING.
n of the great industries of New
Mexico is sheep raising. No business
offers more profitable returns than does
the sheep-raising and wool-growing
business of New Mexico at the present
time. The cost of running the sheep for
a year is about 80 cents per head, which
covers the expenses of herding, lambing,
shearing, dipping, taxes, etc. The focks
are usually u in bands of 5000 to
5000. The people Of New Mexico are
unsurpassed in the management of
sheep herds.
The resources of New Mexico are
boundless, and the possibilities of devel-
opment i'm the territory of New Mexico
in numerous directions are unequaled
by those of any other state or territory
in the Union. The range for sheep and
cattle We're never in better shape, and
stock of all kinds is in excellent condi-
ton.
Every predictions made for prosperity
in the year is now in a fair way to be
fulfilled, and New Mexico will exceed
almost all former yearly records in the
amount of revenue derived from pro-
duce, sheep and cattle at the close of