Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-03

cultural conditions We're not merely
so sound in 1905 as in 1907, go foi
there has been some similarity in the
Influences of the pauics Of these years.
a4 shoWn in the iron trade.
on June let. 1903. the weekly pro-
duction of the furnaces Of the our
Try was S8S.17S tons of pig iron. on
January LIST. 1900, II had fallen to 49,
CSC tons. ON May lst il had risen to
aGs,2i4 tons, falling 10 246, 092 tons
ON August lst. 1904. after which
there was almost n continued rise tl-
I'll July LIST. 1907. when the production
was 52S,170 tons. Since thcn the pro-
duction has fallen off. reaching The INV
point Of 2S2.G52 ons on January st,
1908.
The brunt of the 1909 panic. from
n production standpoint fell lpon 90i
and it IS most probable thas nc pro-
ductiOn Of 1905 VIII hav" - s'aul t7"
brunt OF the 1Q0- poair
II Is interesting 70 note that the de-
cline in production OF iron in 1904 was
only I.5l2.219 tons. or about 81 per
cent less than 1908.
There has been an alarm sounded as
TO our ore supply. This was. 20 an
cXtcnt. false, as enormous
exist which only require II adoption
OF the most advanced metallurgical
methods and economies to permit CON
tiHued expansion for many years.
/ must make brief reference to the
infant industrial wouder-cement.
The magnitude of the development of
this industry in so short 4 time and
without a check in the figures of pro-
duction, as indicated by the statistics.
rs unsurpassed la Industrial history
II is still an infant. however.
In building up q new country like
Ours much IS one that is intended to
supply only a temporary want Frame
houses must hc replaced by permanent
structures; paving uf both streets and
.idcwalks must come, sewers and wa
rorworks must go in by the thousands
Ndd this 10 the wen known existing
and ever increasing wants, and 1t is
very lea that there must he an cnor-
nous expansion ina the consumption.
This is especially assured by one Of
the most alarming facts now before
us-the exhaustion of our timber sup
ply i'm but a few years unless its use
he very quickly checked and cement
or some other material be substituted.
This is an s. of great accomplish
ments. We do now, in a decade or
less, what it took a century to accom-
plish in h past.
During thc next fifty years it is
probable that the remaining oue-half
or two-thirds OF the worlds popula-
ton will be civilized, ana in this work
the United States must De h great
factor.
Nations, like individuals, have their
opportunities, This is ours. We must
push forward. There is no for
conservatism in the broad sense. It
is our opportunity to accumulate
wealth and population to protect us
through that dmc necessary TO secure
the highest civilization among al ma
lions.
am moro familiar, possibly, with
the seven states that the Northern
Pacific railway traVerscs II almost
any other person, aus in my position as
general immigration agent of the Nor
thcrn Pacific railway / have had the
opportunitr To watch the Increase and
upbuildiug of these respective states.
SO tina ! can speak to You honestly
und intcuieeutly of their advance
,mcnt.
Tho state Of minnesota derived from
her agricultural productions during
the year 1907 from her barley, butter.
sugar hccts, buckwheat, corn, llaXsccd.
hay. oats. potatoes. rye wheat and
wool. Sl2s.309, 16S; from her wealth
i'm mil,h cows, other cattle. horses,
mules, sheep aud swine, $l32,2iG,54l.
She has an agricultural population
of t,oN2,tl& people.
The number OF farms existing i'm that
state are le7.90t.
owned hy operators, 2G.155.
Percentage OF ownership is N2.5.
The average acres to the farm is
The average person to the farm is Z
she stands second in the production
~ barley and spring wheat aud flax
rItn in oats. sixth ion rye and
iu the ownership OF milch COWS.
Her population iu 1900 was l.a59,-
aI2 she expects to have a population
i'm 1910 at 1900. GOO. So YOU see that
the state of Minnesota like an north
states has had the benefit OF
a good rurul population, which i- sur
rounded with good rich soil nm ahun-
dance uf pure spring water, churches
and school houses.
Nurth Dakota has universally been
looked upon as "a part of the North
Pole. hut there have been more sever,
storms and blia2ards in the state of
York la tho last ten Years thau
thrr, has been Ina North Dakota. our
records or tho Northern Pacific
trains SHOW that our trains are much
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