Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-19

tne nttlOnhi convention. may u bpsH
enough for the meeting OF the tcrrltor.
ial convention.
The estimates OF the appropriations
which will be needed for the fiscal
year 1906. which will begin on July I.
1904, are s624.0o0. 900, az compared
with actual appropriations OF s605.
900 900 for he current year. which
will end on June 30. next.
The irrigation fund. accumulated
from ;he sale OF public lands in thIr.
teen states and three territories TO
which the irrigation act applies. now
amounts 10 total OF SIC, l9l .s36. This
fund has been accommodating in the
treasury since 1901. This Is a fund
sufficient 70 accomplish much In the
way OF reclamation.
The annual report of tho librarian Of
congress shows that the national libra.
~ now contains over million vol.
umes besides an immense number of
pamphlets and manuscripts. There
are at least .our others in the wor d
that exceed it--tne national library If
France. with 100000 volumes. thr
British Museum library, with 1000
000 the imperial library Of Russia.
with 1880. 900, and the imperial libra
ny OF Germany. with 100000
The worlds fair management IS
making gratifying progress with is
building operations. With December
began the installation of exhibits
Nourly all of the great exhibit palaces
are finished aud have been turned
over to the exhibits departments Only
the mines. manufactures and forestry
hsh and game buildings are incom
pete and January I viii see thes'
last three finished. The work of in
tillatiun viii reach its height in FEB
ruary.
william Randolph ftearsts los An
gcles Examiner made its first appeal.
ance in Los Angeles Sunday While
the first issue has not as yet reachC .
this CITY, TIE people in advance know
that It will prove a good friend of the
two southwestern territories. and that
il will favor statehood for them with
that vlgor and warmth which charac-
terizes all II Hearst's pC5icatioua
when they advocate this CT that caus
! The owner is IN every sense of tn
word western man, and as he IS
| heavily Interested in the mineral de
sure that New Mexico will always D.,
championed fayorably through the col
umns of the Examiner
Thie Is the time of year when az
insurance man is known by the caleu
OARS he gives away.
The coast spivey finds that vc hn.
| 1000 islands aud islets in the Phuip
pine archipelago instead Of 200.
II the price oi cotton continues oi
its upward llignt, calico may succee,
silk as an emblem Of fashion an.
wealth
The Los Angeles Examiner is thD
best daily paper in southern Calico
MIA. II is getting large circulation
In this territory.
Individual deposits in national baniI
total three billion. three hundred m,
hon dollars: soy sii per capita ~
our so 600 600 people, or s2o5 per fam
lily
81 Louis is the fourth manufactul
ing city in the United States. rs we
as fourth in population. Is manu-
featuring product last year was so.
for s400. 900 600
Panama has been officially rccol
, nized by all 'he big nations OF IT,
world except England. Great Br
tain owns too many Colombian bond
{ TO feel in hurry
, The stores Of New Mexico never ha
AS nue a line ui holiday goods as ar
) now to be seen In the stores of Abb
Querque. The quality and the assert
] ment are as inc as can he found 4
any store In the west No use to sen
> away for your goods
The worlds production OF pig iro
was estimated at total of iS,51iOb
i long tons last year. which Is approx
mateiy sixty-one pounds per capits
- But the consumption In different cour
) tries ranges all the way from nothin
/ to 500 pounds in the United state.
+ THIS is often called the iron age. bu
the use Of the article Is only comm0
p IN the countries whore II is manufa'
! tured