Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
TH|R1y-IW0 PAGES
ALL ABOUT NEW
MEXICO
ADVERTISING FOR
SANTA RE SOUTHWEST
January Number Of "T b e
Earth" Magnificent PreSen-
tation Of Resources Of Terri
tory,

The entire January number of The
Earth"-thirty-tWo pages in all is de-
voted exclusively TO the resources of
the territory of New Mexico, cspeci-
ally the north to south belt following
the Rio Grandc from El Paso to Al
buquerque, and thence in tho Santa
Zee territory TO Ration Pass on the
Colorado lire.
with scores of fine illustrations,
showing irrigation projects. farming
lands. cities and towns and fields and
hamlcts and mines. this magazine is
the finest presentation yet made OF
the things that await the homcseeker
ana the businessman and the health
seeker in New Mexico.
The Central Rio Grandc valley and
Albuquerque receive Il generous share
OF the space with many Illustrations
The benefits to be derived by the ter
ritOry from this generous advertising
in the Santa Fc publication, which Is
circulated all over the country, can
hardly be oycrcstimated.
The scope and purpose of the New
Mexico edition is set forth vel In the
leading editorial, from the pen of the
managing editor, r l.. Nandcgriit,
who has spent SO much of his time I'm
Albuquerque and the territory as to
be almost a permanent citizen.
The editorial says:
El Paso Del Nortc to the Pass of
Ration. to which this number Of The
Earth IS devoted, Is a story of the a.
tural Of thirteen counties of
NAe, NT.Nf.n aud A.. Af Uf.Wnr This
Is a section of the Santa Zee South
west, which so famously vas advor-
tlscd by the International Industrial
exposition, held at Albuquerque, while
the National Irrigation congress was
going on, September 29-Octobcr 3,
1908. The people of the Middle West
long have known of this region and
its great natural %csourccs but to the
eastern people who visited the cXposi-
ton the display Of agricultural pros
ducts was a revelation. they were
prepared to see the wealth of gold,
silver, copper, lead. zinc, iron. tur-
quoisc and other valuable minerals
that were spread before them; but
the exhibits OF field and orchard pro-
ducts were a denial OF all tradition,
They had come to the big show with
the belief that Now MoSico was a dcs-
crt, whore valuable ores and gems lay
hidden in the mountains. but where
the surface was impossible for the
uses Of man So when they saw pros
duets OF the soil by irrigation ana evil
dence Of the spread of agriculture in
the territory thai inevitably viii put
tho farms ahead Of the mines In the
commonwealth. ana ultimately make
of it a great state In the sistcrhood of
the union they were ready TO believe
more; and since then there have been
a multitude Of Inquiries for lands and
other investments.
The mines. Of course. advertise
themselves. for there Is a uniform and
steady market for their product AZ.
- d.. -t- .i. ,.s an r'tHtt 60 tne ptss~ Ist
moment of the greatest political to
n%ificancca nd with the feeling that
would be an excellent thing for IN
n nations IL the meeting OF the pi
} monarchs resulted In a mutual al
l~crstanding tending To allay inter III
.ional tension From M quarter, b3
is the expectation voiced 81
n any confidence that the visit CT
the English king win prodmcc, dialJ
IN the Middle west. the belief
obtains hat these fertile areas are
small spots, capable only of support
ing limited local population: and so
New Mexico has not been looked upon
as a wide field for colonization. How
ever. exactly the contrary is true. The
most Of these spots" are larger than
OF the states OF the union. and.
even now. with only a fragment OF
their area In cultivation. the larger
valleys produce more wealth by ag-
riculture than many states. not mcn-
the rich products Of mines
The Mesiiia valley. in the lower part
the big Rio Grande Valley. is a
little empire Of natural and
its melons and orchard fruits are the
top OF The market. even In Boston.
The central valley Of the Rio Grande
Is a Small spot" OF 1900 square
miles. where more Of the products Of
agriculture might be grown than all
OF New England could eat. In Colfax
and Mora counties are little valleys
that. " cultivated 10 their limit, would