Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-02-24
TIE DENING GRAPHIC wishes to 90 upon record as b.

admission to the Union of New Mexico State merits
evidenced by its present population its veus growth during
the past decade its boundess natural from the view
point OF the miner manufacturer agrcutus capitalist
known intelligence of its inhabitants and their capabty for
handling the rens of self-government
New Mexico has repeatedly been promised admission and
the hands of the Congress deserves and from that body
demands this recognition Any plan merge the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona one State will be dsastefu to the
taxpayers of this territory the resolutions of the Democratic Cen
a committee to the contrary Notwithstanding and such scheme
mas already been unanimously rowned upon and bitterly con-
uemhed by the popuace of sister territory Therefore,
would appear that the passage bill for Joint statehood would
not De acceptable and consequently would only entail waste Of
time and the useless expenditure of large sums of money
There strong that the members Of the
United States Senate seriously contemplating the admission Of
New Mexico and The GRAPHIC firmly believes that long mil
strong pull and apu altogether the part the residents would
land the coveted boon before The session of this Congress-
into history.
Before the committee territories early in December Of
last year Judge e. Richardson of Roswell president of the New
Mexico irrigation commission regent of the Agricultural college
anu e1og Democrat gave as his for opposing Joint
statehood the facts that the people Of the two territories
grown up under different conditions and different system of laws
our laws on irrigation and rights differ our mining
aons and educational laws are not alike all of which in m
organization should the proposed merger be made would
confusion for time at least
Mr. Richardson gave his estimate of the population at 2oo
OO exclusive of Indians and the cultivated land about 300 Oo
acres IN area Speaking Of the growth of the newer towns he
said: When first went into that valley 1.-The Pecos vaev in b
o"n III "hch reside down IN the southeastern portion of New
eAco anu opened the hrSt law office there dozen and
half Of houses in the town of Roswell 1t was 200 miles fr
railroad The pioneers who had gone there had diverted the
from the streams and applied the land and built bos m
as the pioneers in Indiana and illinois went in and removed M
md uil Tnatto, h,,n
pie There is railroad and other railroads are building An
that has been done within the last six or eight years I
community outside is being settled throughout that IIo l
water being applied and has been years Since that time
the town of Carlsbad place of $500 people has grown nm
are all Americans all Engsh-speaking Americans We will no
toshe town of Aamogodo 1t is on the Rock Island road IT,
is town of 5000 people where in 1895 there was not hamlet
and there was not a house
NOV" tnere are many other towns and many
ties that have in the last years in the territory If Maui
Mexico 50 that today there communities if YOU pease b
are better prepared for statehood or as good as the %
Rhode Island will say that there are ebaIf dozo -,
ties separate and distinct in the territory of New, Mavc b
y nave thousands that better prepared for statehood tod
and where broader American citizenship shown than IN M
State of Rhode Island" viz
Mr. Richardson stated that there enough coal here 70
large as pennsylvania has made and that the cat
Tie ana eep interests are very large He had considerable o cav
OF our marvellous climate and then coming our railroad interests
told the committee that the railroads in New Meyico 4
mileage something from 5000 to $500 miles at present
with many projected lines The Santa Fe is building what l.
known as the cutoff from Been in the Rio Crado % 90
miles south OF Albuquerque point on the Pecos Vaev linz
mat Is to get railroad from Chicago California TO avoid M
Ration ana Gora mountains The Santa Fe Central which hoe
recently built line from Santa Fe to Torrance about III %
o.n"eS' oI ROSWELL now locating line down Roswell That
O s projected IRON Roswell to Big Springs Tex connect