Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-15
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES
(From San Autouio Expressl

tEr0m San Antonio EXpreSS)
 Arizona and New Mexico are pre-
 pairing to renew their struggle for statehood, not jointly, but separately,
 as soon as the next congress is fairly
 under way.
 New Mexico Is said to be settling
 up very fast, and the vast irrigation
 project which is expected to open so
 many thousands of acres of land to
 cultivation will add very considerably
 to the population within the next few
 years. The last federal census gave
 the territory total population slight
 ly less than 200 ,000, which is in ex-
 cess of that of some of the states
 now a part of the union, and there has
 been no authentic enumeration since,
 but 1t Is claimed that the increase in
 population within the past seven years
 has been very marked, and that the development now in progress Is such 'as to clearly Indicate mat New MexI. co will soon nave, ii sine nas nut ali
 ready, all the requirements for state
 hood.
 Arizona, with an area somewhat smaller than that of New Mexico and smaller population, is also ambitious for statehood and will be knocking for admission with renewed vigor when the next congress assemblies. During the past few years the territory has
 made great progress in development and her industries, both mineral and agricultural, have shown substantial growth Modern methods have great ly facilitated the utilization of natural resources and enterprise and industry have done much toward paving the e.. <4k e4o 4n hr
 galaxy of states.
 Perhaps there will not again be any suggestion of combining the two ter ritories into one state. The people of both territories are unaiterably op- posed to joint stafehood and would prefer a territorial condition to the loss of their separate identity. There , are apparently no political partisan considerations now which will mill tate against the creation of two new states out of these territories and it may be that both Arizona and New Mexico will realize their statehood asniraffons within another year or two.
 PUSHING SHOP WORK. 
 Work on the big shops of the So nora and the Cauanea. Yaqui River & Pacific roads. which has been under way at Empaine, Sonora, for nearly year, is progressing rapidly aud workmen are nov engaged in putting 1 on the roof of the big roandhouse. Empalme, where the shops are being erected, is located at the junction point of the Sonora road and the Can anea, Yaaui River & Pacific and will , be within two years a railroad town of considerable size. It ia located just lnine miles from Guaymas-
 The shops which are being erected there will be larger and more modern even than the Southern Pacific shops here. They are being built according to the latest designs of expert railroad architects. and wifi cover large srea l of ground The machine shops viii be very large and the structure in which the shops are to be located viii be 90 constructed that additions can be made to it. At the present time the concrete foundation Is being put in for the shop building aud this work is nearly completed.
 There will also be a large store building in which railroad supplies will be kept The car sheds vill be ex- tensive and will be constructed of 1 Isteel.
 l It Is estimated that when the shops are completed and in operation erz. l Iploymept wtll be given to about 15o men. " r '- s'''''.'''' v .. ''s