Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-24
New Mexico and 6be
Rio Gramde Valley

The metropolis Of the Rio Grande
valley 81 the cliy Of Albuquerque.
Which has e population Of 10000 Tho
city % wen equipped piih state and
deuomlnationai educational insilu.
iloAa, and Us pnbiir schools are Of
the highest rank. hil denominations
aro represented bv is churches. ana
mo moral status of the city Will com.
pare iafofahly with any other city OF
the same aizc, east or west fia mnnu-
iaciurlng Industries are humorous and
extensive. and tho city nd large n
provided with on modern aceommn-
.uations nnd appliances. with al this.
with the mouuiains IN view on either
side, With lia almost ideal climate
Albuquerque ls a delightful piaro 40
live and dt the same limo nfordr
an opportunity for lnrrntmnnt un.
'anAiied anywhere Ia tho valley
Near AihuauorQuo there aro nun.
afeda of well improved ranches and
truck farms, which yield almost fahu.
.nuA returns 90 their owners Among
lheae may Do mentioned the one own.
td ana operated By ar. blueaer.
covering hiiy acres and yielding a ntt
lncomo ol from fiU.0O0 10 $4,000 per
annum. Fifteen years ago. Mr. Blue.
her came 10 Albuquerque without a
dollar. and "a now roruled to be worth
40 least aiu0000. yhis seems 10 M
lhsiratc the possibilities OF the right
combination uf labor. soil ana clt
mate 10 the wonderful Rio Ursnde val.
Tho following testimony by Parker
Earle. q well known authority an frnii
growing in n paper read before the
American romoi0gigi Society anva.
Climate Il tho ono Imperial factor
5n irut grpWlng As We leave tho
hnmid atmosphere OH tho old sfaioe
and rise io tho gront upland plateau
90 che front OIL the Rocky monntnina
Wo hnd o. Ecmtnrid climate vhrrn mo
ar D. almost always dry and whore
mere are more than SOC days of aun.
niue in every year and We have leit
Neuind inc most rorious diflcuitioa
"hich attend ifali growing In lower
ailltudfa. The nrsi thing that
Dc trees. both IN leaf ami bark. mo
DARK OF old trees ID hs clean aa ON
'-Aiaery s'Ockuo ichcna. mo- moss
mo- scah And the leaves shlnc-no
rust OF premature falling Hence fne
'ruli always natures bias nnc color
ind full nayorN
Tlmbor Industry.
one OF trc bir Industries or rao
territory IS thr manufacture of ium-
ler. and The 'umher ul saW mllis o.
Inherent part o. quifo large. aiihaneh
many of chem are only small mower
plants About 100000 acres arc
covered with morchanlahio timber
extensive igmhorinr operations arc
- present hoinT carried ON ln Tho
sacramento mountains. ia Oflgo conp /
y, lheie being s1W mills ue.uroHorV.
hs and pllninp mills 40 Alamogurdo.
3 100 Afrihn county whUro q murnaI .
pas been built .gio lho timber ass.
riot; 10 valencia ard Mckinley coun-
ir4. Whnrc the American Lumber
'nihNahN m carry ing on operations .
iNQn large scale. fho lumber being
sens io DPS min ni AlmQuorQno.
ihd urnn o. lesser scale in Taos. San.
q Fc, iaacoin. Colfng. saraaTai. Tor
'uco. San Miguel Mora. Grant ana
'iher COMMITTEES New Mexico timber.
shich Is qansily pine ls used ln build,
pos bridges and luf other railroad
purposes. Hundreds of thousands OF
pine ana spruce tics are CBt annual
Tho establishment of extensive
crest reserves has as8ured the fut.
irc OF the timber supply. cyon though
he cutting of timber on thc reserve
much restricted
Mineral Resources.
The tuial metallic production eft
Sew Mexico In 1905 amounted 90 "
'uluo of S2,lsG.2S7 The amount 81
Metallic ore mined was le05a7 TONS.
'nd che ore treated. l20.336 short
pnH in me SHELTERS were shipped
'2.Gii toms yieiding 6t.b2i.02s. IN
mills were irnted 51Ggb tons. Yield
ps Sig0,1si Tho weight of concon.
raina shipped 10 amoitors Waa o.