Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-07

that at a handsome rate. Were II not
that We uroduced we could not pur.
chase. The most philanthropic manu-
factnrer in Yankeedom would no sell
Ms a suit of clothing, a pair OF blan.
kets or a pair OF baby shoes unless we
mad the money 10 pay for them.
Where does the money come FROM
1T comes from the sale of our live
stock. our coal, our precious and base
metals. u woods. hides and so on.
Certainly we get nothing on credit:
\ We must paw for IT sooner or later.
DythRthssAwA have not suffIAht
Formulation TO produce the flour. gro.
ceries, alfalfa and supplies necessary
IN sustain us. When you remember
that this territory contains about 1872.
600 square miles, and we only claim
30n,0o0 people in all, or about two and
one-third people to the square mile. 1t
viii be plain 70 You that there are
many things that we cannot as yet
manufacture or raise: we have not
the heads nor the hands TO do II with.
Our number Is small. but we produce
enough TO exchange for the things we
do not produce and which we need
for our existence, and a great many
of our people have a surplus left.
They not only have n competency. but
2 number Of them are becoming rich.
Are we therefore self.supporting or
are We not? Your readers may an.
swer this question for themselves"
sT1n we cnvnrtHfnO ohnvx th1 rofJ
way development 1T the territory as a
factor in this problem"
Railways are Of the greatest i'm
portance in New Mexico. on account
OF the great distances and vast street.
ches OF land. During the past five
years something more than 1000 miles
OF railroad have been constructed and
are In actual operation today. The
| entire mileage AT this time amounts
to a little over $500 miles and there
are now under construction about $50
miles ty the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, the Eastern Railway of New
Mexico and the Albuquerque in cen
trail New Mexico. About 500 more
| miles are in contemplation. and | be-
lieve work on these projects will COM
| mence before snow flies. Railroads
are absolutely necessary. We could
not have too many miles IT them.
New Mexico will be one Of the most
important and prosperous common.
wealths In the Union when she con-
tains between five and six thousand
miles of railroad. which fllly be-
lieve will be the case by the year 1915.
What have you IN the way of coal
lands In New Mexico?"
THE coal area Of New Mexico IL
today estimated at i.i0o.000 acres,
with lots of country 20 hear from. The
only good anthracite coal wts. Of
Pennsylvania is found in Santa Fe
county. Bituminous IS found in Col
fax. San Juan. Rio Arriba. Santa re.
Sandoval. Mckinley. Lincoln. Valen.
cia and Soeorro %corpslcs. The extent
OF those fields can hardly be correct
ly estimated as ret, although the
above figures are the latest estimate.
Our production Is increasing steadily,
and although there was a slight draw
back during 1904, due 10 local causes,
| believe the output for the fiscal year |
June 80. 1905, will show an in
crease"
TEL me something about the In
crease In wealth in the territory in
various branches during the past five
The territory today has at least
one-thir8 more sheep. one-fifth more
twice the number of Angora
goats and double the number OF horses
Il had five years ago. The num-
Der Of national and private banks UNI
Lcnn.,uA.A IN DE- sorn