Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
TINE PROSPECT IMPROVING.

White the prospect OF an enabling
act fuf the admission OF the territories
Is unauestionubiy improving, it ~ not
yet bN any means good enough to
warrant rs ia %indulging IN any very
hilarious utilization. There is 40
much ia do and 10 little time to DO
II a.. tina IL would seem limos q
forlurn hope that a statehood bill
could get through both houses Of
congress at this session-still. as We
have frequently snid, II Is possible
nni the friendly agitation which Is
being given the subject, In qunrtcrs
from which We never before received
ans marked attention. Is doing MS a
great deal Of good. aud Is paving the
way for admission. without any doubt,
as soon as congress can get to II
Take. for example, tho following
kindly expressions Of pthl'e sentiment
nom different sections Of the coun-
try
In the course of y lending editorial
the Philadelphia Public Ledger rocog-
Mics tho Instiee OF the demand made
Tor admission 10 tho union By New
Mexico and Arlzona, aud says.
The citizens of the territories. in
pleading their ease. contend that in
the light Of precedent there Is no rea-
SON why ARIZONA and New Mexico
should not become states. They each
have populations not only IN excess
OF many other territories at the time
of admission, but greater than some
staten The present population of
Arizona, hy close estimates. IS 200.-
eco. the census OF 1890 having given
II t2s 1881. Its mineral and agricul-
tural resources. ubetted by a splendid
climate, account for IT'S growth. In
area II Is Ifs.g00 square miles. or IN
excess Of amy state hut Texas. Cali
furnia ANA Montana In extent II Is
aa5 By 500 miles. OF It's population.
less than 20 per cent is foreign, and
this almost wholly Mexican. Negroes
ARE negligible as an element OF its
citizenship There arc some 90. 200
Indians, many Of these Industrious
ana devoted TO the arts OF peace.
Now Mexico Is ia every way larger
than Arizona The former has an
AREA of te2.5S0 square miles. being
ato by ae0 ia extent While in 1900
the census returns showed a popula-
ton OF 1880, 80 rapid has hecn the
material progress that the present
population IS rated at hair "A million
While much 80 the land 81 re only
Tor grazing. and other sections not !
10 for that. il has wide valleys
of exceeding richness has carried to
"a science the arr 90 irrigation. and
proved aeren once barron to be ndap-
ten a. the cultivation " fruits and
grains in abundance In sheep and
cattle aud Minis the wealth of New =
Mexico run far into the millions. and :
BE- being augmented steadily Il IS an
American territory Tho impression
that "a Is "Greaserf does 1t an infus
tice ny the last census there were :
but $4,000 foreign born. and of these
hair We're Meylcans II is Co he re- !
~msmbergd. that New Mexicn was once
Mexican ia reality. ana that many or
the families stili Remaining trace
themselves to the cariy DAYS as proud
iy as another strain hafks hack 20
Plymouth Rock SIN dark al skin.
and preserving certain racial charac-
toristics. aud even costumes, they are
devoted Americans. Ia fun sympathy [
with Americas institutions Mcxicans.
so-caHed. servo in the legislature oil
Sew Mexico. as thcy often have done q
IN Colorado y
With the admission f Atisoas aaa
Nen Mexico there viii be forty-eight ,
STARS on the flag. and thcn there viii ,
De- ID bong er. possibly. a final pause .
some congressman contend that the
territories are not aet liz for state
hood. Admission win probably not
be- much longer DELAYED :
And in n same Friendly vein the T,
Cleveland Leader Says
Good judges of conditions and pros /
poets in congress believe that event q
in the hurry of thia short session New e
Acxico and Arizona mas be admittsa 4
a. states The movement which once ,
SEEMED near snecess. % make one /
stat. 81 uhs tus territories. = dead
They Nin eome inio the union sepa-