Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-19

have their next clothes made from It.
The forenoon was spent In an In.
formal reception at the Commercial
club. during which a large number
OF the business and professional men
Of the town called on them and gave
them such information as they were
seeking In regard to the territory AMI
It's people, covering the manufactur-
ing. agricultural. mineral and grazing
resources and capabilities.
Prosperous Arizona.
According TO statistics furnished 10
the department Of the interior, the
territory Of Arizona is a land OF pros.
porous conditions.
or It's population u nearly 1850, a
greater portion are native born inhab-
itants than probably car be found IN
any other subdivision Of the United
States, Ii maintains a splendid CON,
mon school system as well as normal
schools ana an excellent territorial
university. The inhabitants Of the
territory are well educated. progress.
I've and PROSPEROUS
The total assessed valuation ii the
taxable property In the territory In
1860 was $50, 000, 900 Ia round mum.
bers Tho mel increase for 1901
was over $4,000
80 that g pay every debt II must
expend s95s.S25.0i Last year, accord.
Ing @ the report Of the governor of
The territory, all current obligations
were met, including interest, and $780,
1877 was paid on the principal Of the
bonded debt.
This low result II had by assessing
the property at less than half Of Its
cash salable value. and from II is Ok.
cluded the great mineral properties
owned by different individuals and
corporations throughout the territory.
and the railroads pay d large tax on
an estimated value OF $1,000 a mile,
when they are paying 4 fair profit on
q bonded debt per mile Of over 500
00e. The copper and gold mines Of
The territory are easily worth $1O0,.
O0o, 900, the railroads $40, 900. 900.
From the governors report, 1901.
and from other sources, IL ii learned
that Arizona produced In 1900 1885,
100000 pounds Of fine copper, against
4s,0o0.0 600 pounds in 1895. The gold
and silver product reached last year
about sl0,0O0.0oo.
In addition to this, Arizona pos.
sesses the largest unbroken pine for
ost In the United States, covering an
area Of over 10000 square miles, or
G.400. 900 acres.
Fit for Statehood.
The population. the wealth, the nat.
ural resources, the phenomenal
growth and the sturdy Americanism
Of their people emphasize the eminent
fitness Of Arizona. New Mexico, Okla,
homa and also the Indian territory
for statehood.
Tho house report uf the committee
on territories OF the Fifty.seyenth
congress says Of these territories:
Untold riches. abundance Of all
that makes for human happiness and
prosperous and populous common
wealths, await emancipation from the
thraldom OF territorial existence. With
the absolute control ~ congress over
territorial legislation there can never
be a certainty that rights and priv
leges conferred may mol be taken
away.
'eThe power or congress Is d con-
slant menace to progress, and there
~ ~ Wy ~ t'iii'ol1 may tSNuf' ~
This Is not q mere general statement.
Abundant AMI positive testimony was
before this committee that ample
commitments OF capital could be had
wero these territories states.
'sThc increase In the value Or prop
crty has kept pace with the rapid in.
crease In the population Of ali the
territories now seeking admission 10
the Union. In Oklahoma the total val.
uation OF all property Of the territory
as returned for taxation in 1891. was
$50. tG4, SOC. nm increase 81 $11.126.035
yer 1900, or this amount s~i.53S.s75
a railway property. sl7,279,S09 farm
lands. 5000. 567 town property. ST..
$50 .s32 moneys and credits. and s2s.
e5t.Qis other personal property
No More Hinged Berths.
All future equipment turned over