Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-04
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The statehood BIZ viii 30 voted
upon Ia the sonaie ON February T.
Southern Arizona Is the home of
more dosparadoes than any other part
Of the United States.
n that statehood bill passes con.
gross. busy political lines may be- OK.
pected in NeW Mexico and Arizona.
New Mexico may slip into the union
along with Oklahoma. and without
having to be tied up with unruly Arr.
roma.
The city council r. urgently request.
cd 70 improve the Highland park. Il
can be made one Of the preitlest little
parks In the city at small expense.
pittsburg bridge steel costs an aver
age Of about 80 per cent more In the
United states than IN Mexico. In spite
Of the long freight haul Involved In
the expectation.
senator Toller's amendment to the
loint statehood blll may be adopted by
,ho senate-to provide for The admis-
sion OF Oklahoma aud New Mexico,
leaving Arizona n territory.
The city OF Los Angeles, CAL owns
300 acres OF brush land called Grit.
ath park" which Il proposes 10 con
vert into a commercial forest This
viii be the nrst instance OF city IN
the United states creating a forest.
Pennsylvania has thus far appropri.
ated. but not expended. s6.5o0o 600 for
improved stone roads, and Offers to
pay two-thlrds of the cost OF c0nstruc.
ton. Massachusetts has expended
ti9i0.O0o for good roads and appro'
prIatod t2,250.0OO more to be oxpend'
ga Ia the next Ave years.
The annual report Of the secretary
u the interior states mat the rec'ama.
Ton Of arid lands Is going ahead rap.
ldiy Contracts have been let for ef.
fcctua.lng the salt river project In
Arizona The Unoompahgro valley
froloet ga Colorado. the Mlnadoka
project ln Idaho and the Truckee'Car.
son project IN Nevada, In all twecty
one contracts, covering an expendi.
ture Of approximately f3,2TO.7sT2S.
The unsoatlng yesterday Of two
members OF the lower house Of the
New Mexico legislature was so bare
faced an outrage that Il cannot pc de
tended. Il is the worst political act
ever perpetrated In New Mexico, and
Il deserves the most severe condemna
lion. These two representative wer,
tairly elected and we're thrown out b,
the governors crowd of partisani
solely for the purpose OF easily con
rolling that branch OF the legislature
Peace reigns In Warsaw. This wal
the announcement made IN 1874 wher
oy the combined power OF Russia
Prussia and Austria Kosclusko was DC
ieated and Poland, as an independent
state. was eLtlngulshed. Il was th'
peace which superior power pro
claimed over lts helpless victims. anl
II IL The peace which reigns AZ 81
Petersburg instead OF the content
ment which comes from good govern
ment and justice TO the people Twin
under Il.
NaiAN no AANANNfNmtAA UNI W'N
made OF an extension beyond FARMING
ton II IL probable that one will
: built. Having started on the way {
southern New Mexico and Arizona, th
Rio Grande will probably continue nj
/, IN Il reaches the rich copper and oth'
I mining camps In the country Of whic
! clifton. Arizona, Is the center.
\ The whole great plains region shou
= be- studied and developed as va
e area which can be transformed from
J. semiarid region 10 one ~ great fert
ny and more humid climate by q
planting OF immense areas, hundre'
Of thousands OF acres. OF new fores
by the national government on q
, wide level prairies and bare, rolliI
" foothills which are now supposed
y be among the waste places OF the lar
and only ~ fof grazing ground for
: few stray cattle and sheep.