Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-03
FINE SHOWING
FOR NEW MEXICO
Facts anc Figures Which Bear
on the TerrltOry'S
Development.
COUNTRY AND ClllES GROWING

Governor NJ. A Otoro. shortly be.
fore retiring from once, wa6 request
cd By The Earth" the omcial publ.
cation Of the Santa Fe system. b. re-
view briefly the advancement and
prosperity Of New Mexico during the
preceding year This review ls giyon
the place OF honor In the publication
for the month of Ianuuy s omhol
lished with many half tone cuts OF
HcrnCs in the southwest and q por
trait oi The governor The article np..
pears under the fac-simile signature
of The governor. The facts aud sta.
tletiCH fur The article were furnished
by the Bureau of Immigration ana
VIII prove of great value aa au advcr
tI6rmcni oft thc terrIl0fya resources.
The following ia the article;
New Mexico. with bi,G1O OOn acres
Hitll subject 10 public land entry with
the reclamation service at work upon
one reservoir system; and having reC.
commended four more large Gyatems 90
reclaim altogether 2bOOO0 acres suf
fertile Holi with marvellous successes
th.H year. with dry soil culture. and
tho development of nrtoalnn and other
wells wlih the sun8hinlCat climate on
this continent. with great railroads
constructing steel highways 90 every
direction. is certainly the land of the
kOmoaeckor, the healthscokcr. aud
the wcallhnoekor
During the year just closed New
Mexico. although d has barely 250,o00
acres under cultivation. raised 10000.
600 pounds OF fruit, which commands
the best prices In the great markets,
80 raised besides f50OO0O0 worth ~
farm crops shipped 1000 600 mead Oi
sheep aud lambs, leaving 6.0n0000
head on the ranges u shipped 2h0,.
uOn hgad Of cattle, leaving 1000 0un
head on the ranges. d has almost 5nO
OO0 head of goats and nearly as many
horses Then, there were little side
iaaucs an wealth hrinFers, such az
the production of 50O.00O pounds Of
butter 100000 pounds 90 pork. si0r
u9U dozen Of eggs No wonder that
thc stream 10 immigration inso the
territory Do brOadoulng every day. and
that the territory has Increased iu
population IN five years from 900 900
to over 100000. or over 10 pct cCut
During The past year New Mexicp's
manufacturing amounted 90 $4,000 uOn,
iis mineral production was almost a.
much the production of coal alone
having been 1878 .ia6 tons, Of zine
$3.50 5s9. of roid. 1881 .030. OF copper
s6i6.3s2 of silver. 9i2ii09, OF lead
sl3l2b1. of iron. l50 600 tons. ium.
her lsop0oo0 feet per annum. wool.
o. 10000 pounds per annum.
During The year 200 companies lu-
coFporatud 90 DO business iu the terri
tory, With an aggregate capitalization
uf si25.0O00 0O0 There are nt present
% national hanks aud 10 s.uo banks.
With agg esatc resources of about
$4,000 N00.
The progress which the cause OF
popular education la making Id New
Mexico o. a subject FOR hearty con.
graduation The interest which the
leading citizens of the territory have
taken q bearing good results The
suhicci has won many able and sincere
advocates, who cherish u from mo.
tlyes OF lofty patriotism. There Do uo
risk in Affirming th8t more has been
spoken and written on this subject
within the pasl thlrteoh years than IN
ail the other years put together since
the acquisition of the territory by the
United states.
The whole number OF persons IN
New Mexico between the ages of and
20 years October a. 1905, was 72a82
The whole number OF persons enrolled
in the common schools proper vas
aI.9Sl the average daily attendance
waa 2ff6f. the number of schools was
6a7 the number of teachers employed
waa 88s total salary paid teachers
was g23s.ii2.62; annual receipts.
S527i73 90. annual expenditures, $685.
bb3O9 expended on school property
durng che year, i6A,a6oSl. The above
relates To- the common schools proper
Reports received from Santa Fe. las
Vegas Raton, Silver city Las Cruces
Albuquerque. Roswell snc0rsn and
Gallup give sfailsilcE aa follows
School enumeration i2000; enroll
ment 1890; average daily attend
ance. 5000. number OF teachers em
ployed i3o, the same OmlitInb Ia.
Cruces. report 500 students in thcH
hish schools. with an average attend
anCe of 600. and number of teacher.
employed, 9I, total receipts sl63.
f0G05. total expenditure Nfi,G263t.
value 0i school property Nl23oi
The territorial institutions ot learn
ing are thoroughly equipped M al
particulars and are making most sat
isiactory progress They are a. col
lows The University, Agriculture
College. Normal University. school o
Minos. Normal school Military iufti
tute, and Deaf and Dumb school Th'
religious denominations maintain
many good schools IN the territory
Roman Catholic Schools, number 20
pupils enrolled $500; teachers ems
pl1ved. 90, Baptist Mission schaols
number q punilg enrolled. 900; teach
ems employed. no; Congregation
Church schools. G. pupils enrolled
500. teachers employed, "a; Pres0y
trrlan Church schools, number "a
punlf enrolled, $500. teachers em
pioyed. f7. Methodist Church schools
numbor "a. pupils enrolled, si1i teach
crs employed 22
fhc government of the Unitei
states maintains iu New Mexico, io
ten n uihs each year FOR iNc educa
tion Of iho ludlane "a schoWs, wil
AN enrolment az $500 pupils and n