Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-05
SCHOOL OF MINES.
What Prof. Jones Says About This
Territorial Institution.
LIBERAL CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT.

Prof. F A. Jones, Of socorro. presl-
dent % the school of Mines AZ Socor-
70. viho was hers this othsr day, u
convinced thai the school Of Mines oc-
eupsea a place Of Importance In the fu.
tire development Of the territory. he
says;
yes. the New Mexlco school OF
Mines Il now beginning TO fufll the
puTposs TOR whieh the institution was
designed. The work now carried on IA
mining engineering and chemistry 10
fuliy up 10 the standard of any airnl-
lar schools Ia America. The school
has recentiy made many additions in
the line Of equipment TO successfnll y
place u on a high plane OF scientific
and technical work. The work In gun-
trai Il FAR different In character from
that OF any OF the sister Institutions.
which the territory has estAbllahedi :
and the held covered by It's Instruction
"a not, a. some few have claimed. 70
duplicate work done In the other terri
toriai institutions The school dOes no,
giye Instructions IN pedsgoEy. military
Tactics bookkeeping or the dead ian
guagcs. Althongh q preparatory de-
partment 10 now run in conjunction
with shg technical work. VIII ca u only
done 10 NJ candidates for the more
advanced work In tho scientific
courses. and the work In this line IL
gradually being eliminated aa the
school gF0ws Ia numbers ana repata-
ton, and Il IL only a question of a
short time untii no preparatory work
whRtsvVr will ~ done IA the inaaitu-
ton. When this time is rosichod the
promoters creating lts establishment
wtll then fully realize their idea. In a
technical school. TO which the people Of
the territory may Justly point with
pride.
THE true greatness Of the territory
cannot ile waaolly In its agricultural
achicveznensI, but be looked fOr In
the development OF IL minsral wealth.
The scl1ool Is constantly examining the
various mineral resources Of the terri
troy for ils many enterprisinE citizens.
and on the strength of It's unbiased re-
ports. capitalists with cOnnd, nee place
eheir Investments. The good emAnat-
Ing from the BchoOl OF Mines d not
merely a local affair, but 10 creating
more taxable wealth for the territory
at large than comes from any other
source. The few thousands " dollars
which the SCHOOL ceives annually for
.ts support Is a mere pittance TO the
good created and derived through It's
benellcent influence. 'rhe many young
gnen who have and who now seek In
etruction at lts doora occupy proml-
nent meta1lurgical and engineering po-
sitionn Ia the territory. and are htunE
themselves for the higher technical
work which the rapidly advancing
methods of the mineral Industry de-
mands. The measure now pending in
congress giving TO the school federal
support Il confidently expected TO be-
c0fne a law. This measure passed the
sen&te without a dissenting voies. and
was reportaa on iayoraniy Dy the com
mistee 10 which Il was referred In the
house. This measure prov des for the
school $4,000 the first year and an ia-
crease OF 1900 per annun for Ave
years. reaching a permanent fund OF
sie.000 annually. The success OF thi,
measure 10 practically ASSURED, anc
with the revenue eventually derive
from the $1,000 acres OF land donate
TO the school by the Ferguson act, the
New Mexico School % Mines viii over
shadow the Older Institutions IN tho
Promotion and methods pertaining g.
ths metailurgical sciences.
Thus. you see. the New Mexice
School OF Mines has before Il q bfighi
future. and its welfare VIII be Ssaious-
~ guarded by people OF the territory" /"