The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-03
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT
QE TERRITORY NEW MEXICl

OF TERRI DRY NEW MEXICO.
That 10000 acres of public lands
were filed upon by homesteaders in
New Mexico during the year just clos,
ed surprised even those who had kept
close watch over the events in the
southwest, says the Western Trail.
There were no advance agents, no
blowing of trumpets to announce this
great hegira and land-hungry men and
women from the great Middle West
and far East. They simply came and
it seems as if they are only the ad-
vance guard of a still migntier host
which is coming to take poss ession of
this fair land of sunshine. Only a
short time ago it was announced au-
thoritatively that 100000 acres is
the limit of the area that can be pro-
fitably irrigated il New Mexico, and
now arrive these newcomers and set
these announcements of scientists at
naught by cultivating 100000 acres
without a drop of irrigation water from
flowing streams.
Since 1900 the agricultural produc-
ton of the territory has doubled; tnat
is, it has increased from $1O.000.O00
to S20.000,000 a year in value, the last
named figures having been reached
last year This has already begun so
auspiciously for the farmers, espec-
tally the dry farmers, that it can be
confidently predicted that agricultural
production will reach 25,000,000 or
$3O.O0O,O0O
But not only in farming has there
been great prosperity. For the first
time in many years, the mineral pro-
duction of New Mexico exceeded So
900, 900 in value. Coal, almost So 3.OO0,-
900 worth, is the principal item in
this large sum and the establishment
of new coal camps on large scale in
ColfaX county, and the resumption of
coal mining in other countries prom
Use that the increase in coal produc-
tion will continue right along. Of
copper, over $1,000. 900 worth was pro
duced: of zinc, the production exceed
ed 100000 in value; of gold, it reach
ed 100000; of silver, S250,000. and
of lead onethird of a million dollars.
1.-The stock industry SO closely al
lied with agriculture as to be really
part of it, flourished in 1906, ard es
pecially sheep owners made greater
profits than they have for many years
past. Their wool brought them S5,-
O00, 900, their lambs almost as much
more, and they still have upon the
ranges of the Territory some 6.0O0.000
sheep and lambs. The cattlemen have
also Jared we'll and shipped almost
100, 900 head to market, and have re-
on the range almost a million
more. Goats have done well and the
number has increased to a quarter
Of a million.
THE lumber industry. although the
output reached 100000. 900 feet last
year, has made scarcely an impress
sion on New Mexicos forests, 6,000,
300 acres of which are now included
in reserves.
Naturally, Territory covering 49,
600, 900 acres, of which over 100000,
900 acres are held for homeseekers,
which has 100000 acres of forest re-
serves, 100000 acres of coal reserves
and where production and wealth are
calculated by the millions of dollars
annually, attracts the capitalist, the
investor, the railroad builder. Dur
ing the year 500 miles of railroad was
in the Territory.
1.-The forty-four banks of the Ter
ritory on January 1st had On deposit
over $12,0O0,0 0,0O0.-Exchange