Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-28

Old Albuquerque has Just voted $1,000
Tor new school building, and a cen.
trally located high school building; 1t
has two banks. eleven churches. two
telephone systems, theaters, lectures,
operas, and in short, all the concomit
ants OF modern american city, ey-
cept a public debt. II Is the seat of
the territorial university, has a terri.
torial normal school, tho academy OF
the New West Education Commits
sion for the territories of NewMexico
and Arizona. a Methodist college, Ca
tholic academy and two parochial
schools.
II has trade area without formid-
able competition of over one hundred
thousand square miles, has railway
lines TO the west. the south and the
east and others In course OF construc.
/ ton, which Will give IL outlets to the
| northwest and southeast; 1t is contig.
uous to vast beds of good coal, both
anthracite and btuminous. and the
/ largest bodies of pine timber between
the Mississippi river and the Pacific
ocean. Its location makes the town
west and the distributing point for
an area of country embracing more
| square miles tnan all of the New Eng
land states and New York combined.
while the abundance Of fine timber
and ores by which 1t is surrounded
give IL superior facilities as a manu-.
featuring point. Excellent clay for
brick Is found almost everywhere In
the vicinity. while the finest of build
inS stone may be had in practically
unlimited quantities from the neigh
boring mountains.
The mining districts of New Mexico
and Arizona are distributed over an
area OF about three hundred miles
north and south aud three hundred
and fifty miles cest ana west. and the
supplies for nearly all the camps with.
! in those limits are obtained from Al
| buquerque. Here is also the shipping
point for the great wool crop OF New
Mexico and the merchants of the city
handle annually about ten million
pounds of that important staple.
As resort for pleasure seekers
the city Of Albuquerque has no
superior in the west. The bright
| and pleasant weather which pre-
walls at all seasons OF the year.
the pure and invigorating atmos-
phere. with the never falling sun.
shine make existence a pleasure at
all times. The numerous mountain
resorts, easily accessible from the
town. give the visitor his choice OF
hundreds OF delightful and romantic
spots for summer camping, so far
away from the haunts OF man that the
| primeval solitudes are unbroken and
undisturbed and yet not so far but
a messenger can go 10 town for sup
plies aud return the same day. The
scenery is delightful and in some
spots grand in the extreme, while
the air even in midsummer II cool
| and bracing. and Is fragrant with the
orod of wild flowers and the breath of
the pine woods. The Sandia and the
Manzano mountains abound in game
of all kinds from quail 20 wild tur.
keys. and from squirrels to deer and
| bear, while the numerous mountain
streams. notably the Jemez and Pecos
bear such a wealth of trout that IL s
no uncommon thing for a visitor to
take more than a hundred in a single
mornings sport.
The present year sees notable
progress along three important lines,
which are giving to the city great
| impetus in business, for the growth
is substantial and permanent. These
lines are farming, manufacturing and
| railroad building
In the county and adjacent tiibu.
tary one of the north they are nearly
5000 acres that can be irrigated.
much of which is already In cutiva-
ton. Besides this. there are 2,000 goo
| acres of good pasture land. The prod.
ucts OF the farms are alfalfa, corn,
wheat and oats, and all kinds Of vege-
tables. Excellent fruits of all kinds
are grown In the valley, also, and
the native wines are famous. Market
gardening near the city is exceedingly
profitable and more than one gardener
has made a nice little foit tune within
the past few years. But the two new
farming interests which promise most
w Aht Nalitl anu lpNu are Tue EIDW-
ing of sugar heets and OF tobacco.
Through the efforts OF the Commercial
Club a sugar beet factory - assured
as soon as the sufficient acreage OF
beets can be grown In the valley. The
adaptability of soil and climate for
growing beets with high percentage
1f sugar Is psoven. Labor is abund.
ant In fact, the Arkansas valley
draws largely upon New Mexico for
labor in taking care of its immense
crop Of beets Land suitable, and
abundant water are at hand. So that
another year VIII see this important
industry part of the life of Albu-
querque. Experiments In growing to-
bacco in the Noiiey this year have es-
tablished the fact that the native
soil OF the tobacco plant Is best ad-
apted to producing leaf OF The highest
grade. The work carried on through
the efforts of the Commercial Club
and the industrial department OF the
santa Fe railroad. under the supervi.
sion of Mr.. Edmunds. an expert to-
hacoo groWar will laad IN fohanon