Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-11
Facts and figures That Show the Extent of Pro-
gress Along All Lines in the Territory of
New Mexico.
The Advanc ement Of the Commonwealth During
the Past Three Years Has Been Healthy
and Substantial.

June 80, 1902, 3u6,757 acres; from June
80, 1902, to June So 1908, 46S,196
acres.
Desert Land Entries. June so, 1900
to June 80, 1908, 129,595 acres; from
June 80, 1900, to June 80, 1901, SAFE
acres; from June 80, 1901. to June 80
|19O2, 46,596 acres; from June 80
1902, to June 80, 1908, 74,5S5 acres.
Mineral Production. From 1860 to
1900 New Mexico produced $17,6OO,0
worth of gold. In 1903, New Mexico
produced gold $3S4,6S5 silver, S14S,-
|e59; copper, $S6O,737; lead, s94,936;
a total of $1,4o9,016. This does not
include the production by individual
placer miners or by prospectors not
mining in a systematic manner. In
addition New Mexico produced a vast
Quantity of coal, iron, turquois, gyp-
sum, building material and number
OF other useful minerals and precious
i ones.
Coal. Area of prospected coal lands,
1.493,4S acres; amount of coal in
sight S,S13,S4O,OCO tons, valued at ten
billion dollars. Coal produced from
June 80, 1900, to June 80, 1908, 3,710.-
004 tons, valued at $5,011, ,2S1.7O
Coke produced in those three years,
"a .097 tons, valued at $252,642. There
were % coal mines being worked, dur,
ing the past year 8 new mines were
enened. one resumed and two were
SA,andoned Coal produced from June
80, 1900 to June 80, 1901, 1,217,530
tons. valued at $1,6O6,174; from June
80, 1901, to June 80, 1902, 1,132,s44
tons, valued at $1,6O9, 9,S4S.90; from
June 80, 1902. to June 30, 1908, 1867
$50 tons, valued at $1,795. 20S.S0. Coke
was produced as follows: From June
80, 1900 to June 80, 1901, 42,732 tons,
valued at $117,51o.25; from June 80,
1901, to June 80, 1902, 25,012 tons, val
ued at $5S,207; from June 30, 1902, to
June 80, 1908, 26,353 tons, valued at
$76,919. Men employed in the coal
mines, June 80, 1901, 1870; June 80,
1902, 1882; June so, 1908, 2,341.
Political. Votes cast at the Novem-
ber election, 1900, 39,414, of which the
Republicans received 21,557 and the
Democrats 1885, To the legislature
were elected that year nine Republl-
cans and three Democrats in the Coun-
Gil; and twenty Republicans and four
Democrats to the House. The vote
cast in November 1902, was 80, 1913, OIL
which the Republicans received "a
222, and the Democrats 14,576, twenty
counties giving Republican majorities
and four Democratic. To the legisla-
ture were elected twelve Republicans
and no Democrat to the Council, and
twenty-five Republicans and two Dem
ocrats to the House.
{ Railroads. There were 1879 miles
of railroad in New Mexico on June 30,
1900; 1881 miles on June 30, 1902;
2,263 miles on June 80, 1902; 2,520
miles on June 80 1903;a total increase
in three years of S41 miles.
Stock. New Mexico has 1,123,0O0
head of cattle; 5,674,O0o head of
sheep; 10000 head of goats; 97,-
500 mead of horses. Its wool crop
in 1902 was 22,00o,OOO pounds.
Financial. From June 80, 1900, to
June 80, 1908, New Mexico paid $780,
375.11 in internal revenue; for the year
ending June 80, 1903, $33 91S; for the
year ending June 30, 1902, $37,S47.SO;
for the year ending June 80, 1901,
$58, 8,6O9.31.
interpretations. In the past three
fiscal years 553 companies filed incor-
poration papers with capitalization
of 5000, I'll ,966 with the Territorial
Secretary. In the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1901, 149 companies incor-
porated with a capital stock of $89-
735,925; in the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1902, 2O4 companies incorpor-
ated with capitalization of $119,446,-
500; in the year ending June 80, 1908,
200 companies incorporated with
capitalization of $100,529 SAL.
Assessment. In 1900, the territorial
assessment for taxation was S36,364,-
761.16; in 1901 it was $36,977 ,047.94;
in 1902 it was $3S. .633, ,993.27. Property
in New Mexico is assessed at an aver
age Of only 20 per cent of it's real
value.
Indebtedness. On June 80, 1901, the
Indebtedness of the Territory was ST.
10000; on June 30. 1902, it was ST.
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