The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-12-20
Colonel Max Frost Produces a
New Book Entitled "Cli-
mate Is Fate"
WORK OF BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
Press of the East and West Join in Giving
the Territory Well Merited Ad-
vertising as Healthful
Region.

Is Fate" which deals with the climatoI
ogY. mineral springs. health and pleas
ure resorts and general resources Of
New Mexico, is a masterpieces of com
prehensive and easy flowing language
and is whole burrau of information
with subjects ceverly classified, This
line of bookmaking, and, in fact, his
name stands in the front raak with
Western literatuers; and he is entitled
to the additional dstinc+| of produc-
ing the class of matter that not only
dispenses valuable knowledge, but bene-
fits the whole people Of the common
wealth of New Mexico.
The press of the East and the large
Western daIieS have been decidedly at
tracted, and induced TO publish many
aattering things relative to the climate
and resources Of the section, by reason
of the good work undertaken by Col.
Frost. From mere political perquisite,
the Colonel has brought the New Mex
leo Bureau of immigration to position
of real usefulness to the territory and
his dissemination Of literature has been
the means of attracting hundreds of
homeseekers and healthseekers to the
region. Very few men would have
worked as conscientiously and faith
fully as he has since he has acted as
secretary, and very few are capable of
taking the work in hand. There is
something to do besides draw the secre-
tary's salary, and when the work is at
tended to as faithfully as has been done
by Col. Frost, the pay is even too small.
Those who have not read Climate Is
Fate should write to Col Frost, ere
tary of the Bureau OF immigration, and
procure one
OF the good work which has been
done by the Bureau of Immigration, in
the distribution Of the Governors an
nual report, the Denver Republican
says:
The New Mexico Bureau of Immigra-
tion is making a good use of Governor
Otero's report to the secretary of the
interior, issued last year, on the condi-
tion of the territory. 1t is an exhaust
i've document and contains vast
amount of valuable information, the ex
tensive circulation Of which should do
New Mexico great good.
Colorado's neighbor on the south is
closely allied to other sub divisions of
the Rocky mountain region in all its
physical characteristics, having regard
to differences in latitude. 1t is warmer
than Colorado and Wyoming, but with
this exception 1t differs but little from
either OF those two states. Its agricul-
ture depends almost entirely on irriga-
tion. Stock growing will always be a
leading industry, and mlung viii be the
chief source of wealth. 1t contains de-
poslts of precious metals, although 1t is
probably not so rich Ia that respect as
Colorado. But 1t has more copper, and
1t is equally as rich as this state in coal,
If not also In iron.
No part OF the West has more genial
and healthful climate Or more fertile
soil. Nevertheless, New Mexlco's prog
ress has been slow. This Is chiefly due
to the fact that growth In It's agrIcul-
tural population depends upon reclama-
tIon OF the land from arldlty, and val
leys not supplied with the means Of ir-
rlgation offer no Inducements to settlers.
There is hardly any part OF the public
domain where national aid In the con
structlon OF irrigation works could be
extended with more proprlety or great
er profit. A very great enlo rgement Of
the irrigated area will depend upon The
construction OF reservoirs for the storage
of storm waters, aud In that work con-
gress should assist by making liberal
appropriations.
Recently more than the usual attcn'
tlon has been directed to New Mexico's
gold resources, and It Is gratifying 70 bC
able to say that good results have at'
tended development. Several camps
gave promise Of yielding large amount:
LOT gold, and through that means stll