Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-15

conducted by various religious demon
nations, with an enrolment Of over
1000 pupils.
All these institutions and The, public
school system of New Mexico have
been built and sustained by the terri
tory without the aid of the federal gov,
ernment. except BY the usual grant Of
sections 16 and 36for school purposes
made in 1898. from which rentals have
only recently commenced to be re-
ceived.
New Mexico has rs weekly newspa.
pers and six dailies.
] Agriculture.
Agriculture III New Mekico II con
Quoted by irrigation along thS river
valleys Of the San Juan, Rio 0rande,
the Mimbres, the Canadian, the Ctmar-
ron. the Gila, the Pecos. their tribu.
taries, and some smaller valleys
Stock raising Is the principal indus
TRY. I'm
What has been said Of the rainfall
Of Arizona applies to New Mexico, ex,
cept that the average annual rainfall
Of New Mexico sis q trifle mora than
that Of Arizona.
! The mining industry. Of New Mexico
is said to be rapidly developing. and
it has about 1900 miles OF railroad. u
After giving full consideration ID
conditions In both Territories this cory
mittee recommends the admission d
Arizona and New Mexico joined in 4
single state to be known as Arizona.
The name Arizona Is retained Is The
better name In the choice between the
names Of the two territories, one Of
which the committee feels ought to be
given to the proposed state.
The area Of the proposed state,
though vast, will be about 10000
square miles less than that Of Texas.
If national irrigation shall succeed
and mining industry shall fulfill Its
flattering promise, the proposed state
may become great in population,
wealth and resources, bur at present
the population on the vast area pro.
posed to be admitted as state is only
q little more than one person to the
square mile, and is settled in river val
leys. with mountains ana vast arid
wastes between which can never sup.
port q population.
The People.
The population Of the proposed state,
In the opinion Of this committee, has
the educational, moral and other eIe.
ments to entitle it to citizenship Of Z
state and OF the United States.
The people Of Arizona and New
Mexico have developed the resources
of their territories to the best OF their
ability under present conditions, and
as state, with the aid Of federal irri.
cation, they win undoubtedly develop
TO the utmost the latent resources Of
their vast domain
The state Of Arizona can be admit.
ted into the union not earlier than
about seven and half months and not
later than about eleven months after
the approval OF this act.
Each state Is TO be admitted into the
union BY proclamation Of the presl-
dent OF the United States, In the usual
manner, after compliance with certain
requirements.
An election which Is equitably and
properly safeguarded is provided for
delegates to constitutional conven.
tion for each proposed state. Each
convention is to consist OF 10 dele.
gates.
The constitution framed must In
each case conform to the usual re.
quirements and be submitted TO the
people Of each proposed state. respec-
lively, for ratification at an election
to be held for that purpose.
Each state Is divided into two judi.
cial districts, and the proper officials
are provided therefor. The federal
courts Of the proposed state Of Okla.
homa are attached TO the eighth Judi.
cial circuit, and the federal courts Of
the proposed state Of Arizona are at.