Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-04
MINERALS ARE AMONG
FACTORS OF INDUSTRY
$4,000 H0meSteadS We're Taken
in New Mexico During Past
Two Years Arizona Has
Population of
100000.

Washington, Jan. Anew Mexico
and Arizona and the territories Of the
United States at large are given con-
siderable attention in the annual re-
port Of Secretary of the Interior Gar
field given to the public today.
Secretary Garfield says that the
territories of New Mexico and Arizona
are justly entitled to statehood. That
part of the report referring to these
two territories follows:
New Mexico.
The rapid increase in population
referred to in my report Of last year
continues. Nearly 5000 homestead
entries on over two and one ne-uuarter
million acres Of land were made dur
ing the year. 1t is significant that this
increase In the agricultural popuia-
ton is not confined to the river val
leys, but much of 1t is found along
the mesas, which. until recently, have
been given up to grazing. This fact
Is due 10 the success or dry farming.
II this proves an ultimate success. II
is estimated that nearly so, 600, 600
acres of land in New Mexico will be
available. The population of the ter
ritory is now estimated at 10000 an
increase OF 100000 over last year.
1t is believed that the construction
of government reclamation projects,
the Increase in railroad building. the
Increase in the number of banks and
mercantile firms, the output of the
coal mines and lumber mills, and the
development of the farming and graz
ing Industries have increased the
af
25,000,000 and the promises are
that the coming year will show a still
greater increase.
The financial condition of the terri
tory was never better, the balance on
hand in the treasury at the end of the
fiscal year being $33.52S.13 in excess
OF that of the preceding fiscal year.
The advance in educational condi-
tions keeps abreast of the material
development of the territory. The last
school census shows a school popula-
ton of S4,942 as against 1880 in
1906. The fact that all persons be-
tween the ages of 8 and 21 are In
cluded in the school census cause the
of $1,000 to bear q much
lower rate to the school population
than II would II the school census in
cluded persons between the ages OF
and ~. as i'm most other states and
territories. Mine hundred and TWEEN
ty-nine teachers were employed at an
average salary, in the cities and
towns of $6S.2O and in the rural dis
tricts, of $51,4S. The total value Of
school property is s9641S4.
In short the improved and improv-
ing conditions along all lines are such
fVu1l -.
people for statehood.
The production of coal in New Mex
leo during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1908, according to the report of
Mine Inspector j. Il. sheridan. ex-
ceeded that Of the preceding year by
279,4S9.2 tons, or 1888 per cent the
quantity mined having been 2,5O0,s73
tons. The money stringency and
mild winter in the west and southwest
1Ierated to prevent a larger increase
la production. The mines were there
fore not continuously operated and
during the last eight months OF the
fiscal year many of the foreign born
miners returned to Europe
For several years the coal area OF
New Mexico has been estimated at L.
i30,+S0 acres and the available coal
A. S,S09,S40,000 tons, but an investi-
cation made by the geologists OF the
United states survey has Immensely
Increased the estimate of coal land
and OF available coal which are now
liked at 1885 square miles (S,534,-
800 acresD and 163,7s0, 100000 tons
'till available more than IS times the
tonnage estimated oy the office OF the
.orritorial mine inspector.
The coal lies principally in the RIA
on field which comprises 1860 square +.
niles (S7O4O0 acres) containing go i,
sos, 900, 900 tons OF bltuminous coal
md In the san Juan field. which !.
1900 square miles a.
if4.00 acres) containing 13I.373.s a,
700, 600 tons OF -bituminous coal
LprIneipally.) The Cerrlllos. Carthage