Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-14
Secretary Moody Speaks Of Her
Hiaes, Farms, Schools and
Ranges
PROGRESSING FAST
Very satisfactory Conditions IN
the Territory and Excellent
outlook for the Future

The following extracts from 'ne
yolumnious report q The secretary =
the Interior presented % congress g
a.v reIat 10 the territory Of New
Mexico.
The assessed valuation Of the Terri
,ory il almost s42.ooo,ooo for 1909, g
net gain Of over 100000 since las'
wear. but an actual gain OF almost
$4,000. 900, owing 10 the elimination o.
many double assessments which were
carried BY assessors in former years
Owing to the building and compile
ION Of several important railroad
lincs. many new settlers have come
into he Territory during the pas'
year. and especially N the eastern
ana southwestern portions mas ~
cain of population been very RAPID
IN june 80, 1903, the estimated popt
lation ii the Territory was ~. wy, :
again Of almost 10000 since the cen
sus vas taken, and more than three
times the population Of the territory
In 1860. or the present popuia'loh,
144.eoo came from the states or are
children Of parents from the states,
l27 900 are native or mixed descent
and 1900 are Indians.
The work thus far inaugurated py
the department toward the reela'ha'
lion OF the arid regions under the new
irrigation law has aroused much ~
terest and has given great encourage
ment Is the people Of New Mexico
Who are the pioneers In irrigation
methods and enterprise. Az presen.
almost hall / million acres are under
irrigation in New Mexico, and the r.
suits obtained are very significant
The farm values in the territory ex.
ceed those Of any other branch o.
industry. This and the building oil
The new railroad lines has led TO Inc
taking up by entry under the federal
lana laws during the past fiscal year
~ 1 .os2. 1873 acres. Of which i6s,i9o
acres were under the homestead act.
In the past three years over 2.ooo.pV
acres Of public land have thus been
taken up--oyer 100000 acres under
the homestead law; Their yet remains
however, something over 80. ooo, wy
acres Of public land subject 70 entry
The mineral production o. view
Mexico during the past fiscal year
has been somewhat below expecta'
lions, but the development work done
the modern mining machinery install
led. and the influx Of capital are IN
dicatlons, II is claimed. that the min
eral productions Of the territory VIII
increase Ia n great measure within
the present decade. From 1860 %
1900 sl7.s00. 900 worth Of gold was
produced. and during the past three
years 2o,4oo. 600 pounds OF copper,
Last year the gold production amount
ed TO sssa.Gs5: silver. siss,65s; cop.
per, ssGo,7s7; lead. s9t9s9. OF Iron
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
alone took out Of lis mines dnrine
The fiscal year iss.152 tons " 2,2te
pounds each. The coal mined dntsss
the past wear was oyer 100 TOM
greater than during the year proceed
Ing. and a number ~ important rew
mines havs been opened. Tho Pm
Guction dutins The year WAS I'D 5ao
tons. ami during the past three years
amounted TO 3,7i0.ooi tons. valued al
S5.oif,2si, The area Of p~rospected
coal lands ~ l.as5sfsu acres, VIII
something over 100000, 900 tons Of
coal In sight valued. approximately.
at 10000. 900. 900 In the past three
years coke amounting TO at.0s7 tons
was produced. valued at s2b2 . .hs
output Of the past year having been
ze.s5s tons, valued 81 sTs,9is. The
men employed in the rs coal mines
OF the territory numbered 2sait
On June 80. 1908, there wers 2.sst
miles Of railroads in The territory. AZ
Increase during the past three YEAR,
Of Sal miles, and during the past year
Of 257 miles. Railroad building 4
stll actively progressing, and The
completion within the year Of ths
lines under construction now will
give The territory 5000 niles OF road
This building OF railroads has led g
the founding Of q number Of new
towns. the rapid growth Of several Of
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