Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-28

Doth the census law and the general !
system promulgated from Washington |
were not sufficiently comprehensive and
elastic to meet the peculiar require
ments of sparsely settled mountain sec
tions like many Of those in New MeXi-
co. An idea of the task of some of the
enumerators in New Mexico can be
formed from the fact that one Of them
Travelled nearly 1000 miles to secure 600
names.
THE truth is that many of the enu-l
meration districts were too large, the
time allowed for the work was too
short, and the compensation allowed
enumerators was not sufficient.
STATEHOOD.
Under the pledge contained in the
platforms of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties for 1900, another bill for
admission of this territory will be in
PRODUCED at the coming session of con-
gress, and l once more urge most earn
estly its favorable consideration ON be-
half of the patriotic citizens of New
VlCAlSD, VIZ IoI o. q ~ 49,
been urging Upon congress this recog-
milton of their rights.
1.-THE records of the civil war and the
late war with Spain show that, in pro-
portion to her population, New Mexico
has furnished more troops to uphold
the national flag than any other state
or territory in the Union. There have
4 only been three of her laws disapproved
/ by congress during the half century in
! which she has been holding legislatures.
FINANCES.
Her financial credit and standing is
/ the best, her 4 per cent bonds COM
manding a premium, and $4,000 of out
standing bonds have been purchased
and retired by the treasurer during the
past year. Her public school system Is
modelled on that of Illinois and Kansas,
and she levies a direct territorial tax
for the support of these schools, vary
ing from ~ to 3 mills annually, under
which illiteracy has decreased dur
ing the ten years of the operation of
this system more than so per cent
The NEW CAPllOL.
In transmitting the report of the
capitol rebuilding board, the governor
says:
Il deem it my duty to publicly ac-
knowledge the obligations which the
TERRITORY of New Mexico is under to the
gentlemen comprising that board, to
the architects, I. H. & w. NJ. Rapp, and
to Col. George W. Knaebel, the excep-
| "tionally efficient clerk of the board
They have all worked together in har-
mony with the sole view of producing
for the territory the best possible re-
suits for the small mount of money
which was at their disposal for the pur.
pose. Each member of the board served
as such for more than five years With
out any compensation whatever, OF
even being reimbursed for personal ex'
penses while attending to his duties a
Santa Fe, although two members of tn
board reside many miles distant, ant
. had to attend such meetings at grea'
:, loss of time and expense. The clerk tt
the board is a lawyer in active practice
! but gave his time and legal knowledg'
= outside of his duties as clerk, so tina
= the board was not required during tn
five years of it's active labor to OBTAIN
any other legal services in connection
with the preparation and carrying GU
: of the numerous and important con
: tracts for work of this magnitude. III
work of the board was attended wit
: many embarrassments which could no
have been anticipated. The stone wit,
t which it was expected the buildini
: would be constructed could not b
found, the quarry having become ex
hausted. Skilled labor could not be oh
e tanned at the p~enitentiary, as had bee
d expected, and had to be largely import
ed at great expense. The convict labol
which it was expected would be fret
d actually cost more than $1,000. The pric
l. of all materials was largely advance
a during the construction of the building
h SO that special care n managemen
o were necessary SO as to accomplish 1t
d completion within the limits of the ar
e preparation. This was, however, don
giving to the territory a capitol buildin
n which would be a credit to any state
+ the Union, and which we consider
fitting monument to the intelligence an
le progress of our people. Not only wa
the capitol building proper complete
within the limits of the appropriation
but it was completely furnished, broa
D. cement walks laid and handsome Ire
l. gates provided for the west entrance,
a. that on June 4, the day on which tt
. building was formally turned over
the rebuilding board to the capitol Gu
in todian committee, it was ready for u
lv and within a week all the territorial o
m fcers had moved into it, and there Is
III request for an appropriation to con
T. plete the structure"
nj CLIMATE FOR CONSUMPTION.
to The report also states that the stron
re est proof that the central part of Ne
at Mexico is superior to all other sectio
of the United States for the climat
he treatment of consumption has just be
he given by no less an authority thai t
,lv United States government itself. IT
w abandoned military reservation of FL
10 Stanton, in this territory, has becol
by presidential order the property
We the marine hospital corps, and the VIC
of Of fitting the place up as a sanitari,
in for consumptives in the marine serv
tai is now in active progress. AS soon
he the buildings can be made ready
m their reception, all the consumptive
ed tents in all the marine hospitals of I
,rv country will be taken there. Surge
ms General Wyman says the establishmt
Of ,slch a sanitarium is a matter tt