Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-20
PROSPEROUS AND
BRIGHT FUTURE
In Counties Visited
By Prof. Amado
Chaves.
DIn lInTr CnD AunQrlIIc
BIG VOTE FOR ANDREWS
Apparent on All Sides-.Na.
tives Favor Joint State
hood Proposition.


returned from his summer vacation
was interviewed recently by
a representative Of the New Mexican
and in an answer to an inquiry as to
how he found things in the places he
visited during his absence said:
During the last thirty days have
been travelling on personal business N
the counties of Sandoval, Bernalillo,
Valencia, Socorro and Dona Ana. The
whole country looks beautiful after
the rainy season. The farmers have
gathered excellent and abundant
crops, the sheep men have sold their
lambs for the highest prices ever OBJ
tanned before, the cattle men are do
ing well, the mining camps are look
ing up on account of the rise in silver
and all in all the people of the sec
tions visited are happy and con-
tented and full of bright hopes for
the future.
Wave Of New Settlers in All Counties
New settlers are coming to every
county that | visited and they are OF
the right kind to aid in the develop.
ment of the Territory-I mean farm
ers. In all the valleys that have IN
the past been considered as desert
you can see wind mills now and
tents and temporary buildings going
up and families with their little ones
establishing new homes.
THE native people of the Territory
are waking to the Importance of TAX
ing up government land before it is
all gone The time has arrived when
families can live in safety anywhere
in the Territory. In former times the
settlers We're compelled to live in vii
lagos on account of the savage In.
dians. 1t was impossible for isolated
families to exist but that time Is
gone by and now that peace prevails
everywhere the people are scattering
and taking up homes in many places
in which it was not safe to live before
One remarkable thing is that water is
being found everywhere. Even in
places where the Oldest inhabitants
thought that water could never be
developed. great quantities are now
being obtained at reasonable depth
So far as have been able to see all
is well with the people of New Mex
co and the future looks bright.
AT this particular time the main
item of news everywhere you go. IL
the political situation. There is hard
ly a village you visit but that you
find some worthy old widow or an in
valii soldier whose life has been
made comfortable by the receipt OF
well merited pensions quickly OBJ
tained through the energetic efforts OF
our present Delegate to Congress, Se1
atOr Andrews.
Mr.. Andrews Very Popular For His
Good Work.
"The feeling in favor of Mr.. An
drews is so general for what he has
done for the people that there is a
surprise in store for us all when we
see the result of the election. The
sentiment prevails that at last We
have sent to Washington Delegate
who really does things and the peo
pie are ready to show their apprecia
tion by casting their votes the right
way. Another matter that is inter
esting the people very much just now
Is the question of statehood and Will;
was prepared to find many of the
old timers opposed to the measure
! was agreeably surprised to see tina
the general feeling is in favor o
statehood in any way shape or man
ner. The native people especially fee
that this is the time for them to come
into the Union as a state, now tina
they are strong enough to secure ;
fair and just constitution. The vo',
in favor of statehood is going to b,
very large. The opposition that there
Is, has no head and amounts to YER,
little. When the real meaning o
THE law for the admission of New
Mexico and Arizona is explained t,
the people they are satisfied that the.
have everything to gain and nothin;
to lose by coming into the Union a
the earliest possible moment.
Educational Matters in Fine Con.
dition.
Educational matters are in fin,
shape. The people are determined t.
select for school superintendents me!
OF real merits and qualifications.
new sentiment has been aroused al
over the country in favor of taking tn
Office of county school superintendent
out Of politics. This movement wa
started by Professor Hadley tn
present superintendent of public ir
struction. 1t must be gratifying t
him to know that his efforts are con
mencing to bear fruit even at thi
early day. If the attorney genera
had not decided that women could nc
\ hold the Office Of school superintent
ent in this Territory more than hal
dozen counties would this year hay
elected women to that important pt
sition.
"Yes, the future of New Mexico
bright. A feeling of confidence is !
the air. All the people you meet /
the highways are smiling and whe
people smile there is prosperity in tn
land"