Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-06

hours \ similar line Is being oper-
ated from silver City to the adjoin-
ing mining camps, while a third line
has been established between Albu-
querque and the Estancfa valley.
interpretations.
During the fiscal year just closed
there have been noteworthy increases
in the number of corporations form
ed locally or admitted into the ter
ritory from other jurisdictions, and
also the capitalization. Activity has
been observable particularly in the
case Of mining corporations, for
which almost twice as many charters
were issued as i'm 1906. and of which
the apitalzation is more than three
fold that of the previous year. As
result of course there mas been
an increase in the revenue derived by
the territory from corporation fees,
which were nearly 100 per cent
greater i'm 1907 than in 1906.
Irrigation.
Two large projects have been com
pleted and another very large one
begun. The government has COM
pleted the Rio Hondo and Carlsbad
projects and has commenced the
construction work on the Rio Grande
project. The Hondo project takes
flood waters from the Rio Hondo. in
Chaves county, and diverts the waters
to large reservoir. About 10000
acres will be irrigated.
The Carlsbad project involved the
reconstruction of the large reservoir
and diverting dam of the PecOs Irri-
CATION company which was washed
out by an unprecedented flood in Oc-
tober. 1904. There are 10000 acres
under this project
The Rio Grande project Is a very
large one and is for the purpose of
storing the flood waters of the Rio
Grande for the irrigation of 10000
acres of land in the Rio Grande val
ley i'm New Mexico and Texas, and
the furnishing of $4,000 acre-feet of
water to Mexico. provided for in the
treaty proclaimed January 16, 1907.
The capacity of this storage reservoir
is 1000, 600 acre-feet.
The reservoir being built at Black
Rock, in Mckinley county, by the
government for the Zuni Indians is
nearing completion. and it will also
add considerable TO the area under
cultivation.
In private enterprises the governor
says that the greatest progress has
been made in dry farming so that
there are 100000 acres at the pres
ent time dependent on this method
for crops.
In regard to crops the governor
states that unfortunately an early
frost killed most of the fruit, but that
the abundant yield in field and gar
den products has more than compen-
stated for the loss during the year He
estimates the value of New Mexican
crops exceeded $25.OOO,OOO. He states
that good progress has been made in
retimbering forest areas and the for
est service will spend $4,000 during
the year in building roads, trails, tel
ephone lines and fences on the nation
al forests. The area of national for
ests is 100000 acres,
The stock industry, the most i'm
portant i'm New Mexico. has flourished
during the year. The wool crop
amounted to 20.O00,000 pounds he
estimates and the NUMBER of sheep
in the territory is close to 100000.
A marked Increase in the demand for
New Mexico range horses has resulted
| in better prices and shipments are
growing heavier The goat industry
! is an important one and the upland
| ranges are being utilized for it with
| good success.
Cattle
The cattlemen have Jared Well the
| winter having been favorable the
range good and prices better than for
| a long time In consequence more
cattle were shipped 10 market during
the past year than during any previ-
| Gus year in the decade. Stiu more
| would have been shipped had it not
been for car shortage.
In the six months ended June so
| 1907, the total number of cattle in
| spected by inspectors of the cattle
| sanitary board for shipment out of the
| territory was 1850. For the sam,
period Of 1905 the number was $4,000
| while for the same period of 1905
il was $4,000.
1t is also worth noting that while
in 1906 a large percentage of ship
ments consisted Of COWS and heifer
the majority of the shipments for th'
present year consist of steers.
Prices Tor caLle lnlS year nave b''i
about the same as for two years past
$18 t. S14 for yearling steers, $l6 q,
$3.50 for 2-year-olds, and $50 to 81
for 3-year-olds. The majority of the
cattle were shipped To- Colorado an'
the northwestern states
The calf crop was not as large "A
last year. and a conservative estimate
would probably put # around go pc
cent as against 75 or so per cent to
last year, This decrease was due II
"a general way TO the unusually colo
and stormy spring, which carried Of
large numbers Of young calves no
strong enough 20 withstand the severe
| storms and SHOWS of April and early
May.
The governor reviews the sheep I'm
dustry, tells of the inability 10 secure
cars I'm the fall Of 1906 which resulted
in enormous losses 10 sheep raisers
Of the efforts TO eradicate scabies and
| the strict uuaTgntiue maintained Il