Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-15
Shows Great Progress in New Mexico
in All Lines OfInduStry, Growing in
Wealth and Population.

. HhEurmnu. to the secretary af She
Iuiufiof wHH mrdr public yesterday
Ihc report of the tnFcrnnr shows
That Tho territory is in qary pala.
pprOua condition The rainfall m
most parts of the territory has bfeu
over The average, resulting M un-
usually nund range conditions. in q
large supply ui water flf tho iffiE8ird
SECTIONS AMI in aaod results in many
places where crops are raised with.
ont irrigation The rnod rrnm and
abundant water supply has resulted
iu large per cenieee oi inoiease in
ihc herds of cattle and ahUan
The population of the territory ia
On lhe opinion of the governor. d..
tween 100000 ana 100000 people. hc
heine inclined 90 believe that thn oa.
Inmates of several previous years
were slightly exaggerated The Co.
Cat number ni voters who yui ga IN tie
election 90 1904 was 43Nli. G3.6f per
Gems OF whom were of Spanish. Moxi
cau and lndlau descent and 36f0 per
cent 90 the Anglo Saxon aud other
origin. which figures approximately
represent the proportions Of the total
population who are OF aimilRr origin
About i0 per cent of tho total goru
lation oi Spanish Mexican and ln-
dian drfcent use the English Ian.
guAac in pFCiorcact iO Spanish
sheen and Wool
The sheep industry during iho year
has boon very prosperous on Janu
airy T. 1900. there were 5000 900 hpad
OF sheep within che territory. valued
90 tliOoO.D0O One million head of
Ola ewes and lambs Wege shipped Ouf
OF The Territory in the IAN uf 1905
The dCmaud for NeH Mckee lambs
has .eou Hrpqicr than over bofOfos
prices pald ranging from s27s TO-
ti.lA per head yearling wcthers. So
per head and breeding ewes from
$3.50 Ga 50 per head. The territory
produces from $4,000 00D 20 20 900.
ooc pounds Of wool per annum. "a
1906 wool notted the growers from
eighteen 90 twenty-five cents per
pour' The lambing this year shows
an GRACE increase Of over 90 pcr
cen f0r the entire territory.
Lumberin0
The forest policy ~ the goVafp-
mcnl which WAS until recently looked
upon with dlafavor. b now much
more Thoroughly nndorstood. ard. as
a consequence. generaily fayorabiy
pccepted some sheep men sim think
the efaz.hs fCe o. tco high. but gon
orally The stock men appreciate the
teplofnhle ovii sure 10 follow from
oNorupckng and raaiizo that through
the crcutloT 90 forest reserves the
range viii D. preserved for future
e'neIat'unR There are ave forest
reserves in Nos Mskiug~athe pacos
river the lomez. the ella river. the
intrlu and the portales--cofpflng
btli2fi acres NJ d estimated that
there arc 10000 zoe 900 feet ID Ri. az
timber in the reserves. I0.GfT00O 600
feet ~ which Is marketable. valued at
S20.o0O00O
The lumhor industry has shown
great activity The total output of
manulaCi urad lumber for 1906 waa
itn.000.U1O feet The mills have q io.
ial capacity OF 100000 fen Private
lunffcFlns companies control about
i000O00 acfes OF timber land Two
Thousand nvU hundred mon are am.
ployed b Tho camps NJ an average
waee Of az per day Some of thr
largest companica have accepted tho
glyornmcri methods % refOrestins
and one has offered 10 Deed an 81
lands 10 the government after the
trees over eight inches Ia diameter
have been cat The largest COM.
pany employs $50 men Al lts mills
Ia Alhuauerque. cut on average Of
se6.u0O feet and produce 400 doors
800 windows and ave carloads uf
box material per day
Railfoad construction has hoou act.
i've DURING the year There are fully
e.sno miles OF railway IN the territory.
Prior 90 January D. isaS. there were
l.f2fl miles IN operation since
January j, 1888. 1915 miles hasr
heon built and there were under cou-
atfueiinn on August l. 1905. as miles.
making a total operating and under
construction OF S.1as7 miles
Agriculture.
The ruYpruur eaters into n very Co.,
icrestinn discussion OFT what mas bren
aEd what can be done by means ui
ifrigation boz New Mexico citing par.
ticulafiy ihe history of irrigation IN
the Pecoa valley as an example ~
What cAn Boz cone elsewhere hy The
comhlnaiiou 90 good land nn nbmdnnp'
aupply uf waitr hard work and
money The value Oi water and the
necessity uf intensive and careful col
liyat'0n of Irrigated lands are bel lg
made more and more appreciated hg
ihD u.ople Fruit iaiflng in the lrfl
gated seeilnns Us becoming great
lndusirv 90 being nos proven beyond
doubt that New Moxicu IS ono OF the
grUaicat and mnai successful apple
growing SECTIONS uf me United
siatea The apples peaches, nearr,
plums and either FRUITS RAISED iu Eddy
Chayes Donna Ana. Santa BE-. Otern
and San Juan counties can not ne
surasaCd anywhere.
IhH tendency thuiehoui Npv
MoNico o. toward thc dividing of me
lurrf holdings ~ irrigated lands into
small farms 90 frcm twenty tu eighty |
acIt to be- worried By ,hG owner nno
BITS family ihis a. .tdcnr Ga else nopu
lHtiOu and Results 3D. muci hutior ana
more surcefHiul farming The va
ucty ~ crona raised on both irriEai I
"a ana h1nirrlgaied lands d. greatly
inCfcnsing. tho inl planning Of small
Grains proven io be- very successful. I
DRY nfmlng d proving 8 success in
many places. especially lu Quay coun-
~ and On che EHiancIn valley. IN IoS, |
rance county
INN grafton ard Lands.
Immigration into the territory has /
been much greater than ever before /
rs ~ shown By che extraordinary /
number III land entries. especially in 1
thn counties Wherc the nrW RAILROADS j
are being built There were 8 i0f 1
homestead entries made during the /
facal wear ending June 90. 1906 a. /
grCent.ng l,iib.61d acres; SEQ doaoft 1
land entries. comprising i5O.h $40 acres /
mud la9I acres az alien settlements. /