Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-04

Ia MS dluN.l ttilFil liH'' i"if''
today. referring to conditions IN New
Mexico. the secretary " the interior
says
in short the improved and i'm
proyine conditions along an lines are
such as fully Justify the demand or
the people for statehood
The secretary also says the result
or centrai1ins information regarding
the territories and placing thotr adj
miuistratiuils. 50 far ms the litw per
mits under sinele department, has
proved Of great hcneht "Rusiuess,
SAYS the secretary "with the terttto-
rial officials is handled without nm
necessary delay. aud there ls harmony
and uniformity In the decisions re
lating to territorial administrations
In his report h, makes the following
statements concerning the territories
Of New Mexico and Arizona
New Mexico.
The rapid Increase IN population re-
frrred TO in my report OF last year
continues Nearly $4,000 homestead
entries on over two and onr-quarter
million acres OF land were made dur
ing the year II is significant that
this Increase in the ngrioultu'al pop
.ulation is not confined to tho river Nals
levs. but much of IL IS found alone
the mesas which. until recently, have
been given up entirely to grazing
This fact IS due TO the success Of
airy FARMING II this proves an uhi
matte success IL Is estimated thW
nearly so 600 GOO acres of lama IN NOW
Mexico viii be available.
The population OF the territory +
now estimated at 10000, an increase
Of 10000 over last year
IL is believed that the construction
of government reclamation projects
the Increase IN railroad building. the
increase in the number of banks and
merrantile firms the output ef tho
coal mines ana lumber mills and the
Development OF the furming nnd graH
ne industries have Increased the
wealth OF the territory not less thah
$4,000. 600 and the promises are
that the coming year will show a still
greater Increase.
Tho financial condition Of the ter
ritory WIS never better, the lAlance
on hand IN The tteNaurN ni the rin'
Of the fiscal year being S83.'2H. > III
excess Of chat Of the precedus iiaeal
year
The advancement ia educational
conditions kccps abreast ut the ila
The hast school census shows 20 school
of S4.9l2. as Hgaind Is.
3G0 i'm SOC Tile tact that All per
cons between the ages oi and - a
Included in the school census causc'
The ,nroliment Of 10000 to hear n
much loWor rate to the school popu
lation than il would il the school crn
sus included persons between the ar
of ana 2t. as in most other stat
and territories Kline hundred ann
twenty mine teachers were cWploNra
at an average salary. in the cities Hu
towns. of S6S.20. ana i'm the rural dis
tricts OF $51. As The total value q
school property Is s9Gl.lSl
IN short. the improved ana improv
ing conditions along AN lines are suci
MS fully Justify the demand ot iht
people for statehood
Tho production of coal IN NOW Mes
leo during the fiscal year ended juno
80 1905. according to the rcport 81
Mine Inspector J f. sheridan, eN
cccdod that Of the prcccding iisr0l
year by 2T9.ASq tons. or - rs pt
cent, the quantity mined having h''
o .5OO.8932 tons The money atri
gcncy and q mild winter ga thc W
and southwest operated To prevent
larger increase in production Tho
mines were therefore not cunlinuou
ly operated. and during tho last cigh
months of the fiscal year many Of the
foreign born nincrs returned 10 Eu
rope
For several wears tho cool area q
New Mexico has hccn estimated q
1 .43O.4N0 ncrcs and the available COZ
at S.SO9.N40.000 tons. bat nn intost
cation mndc hv grolpeists of iht TINT
ad states geological survey has in
mcuscly increased the ostlmnt" OF coat
Iand and at available coal. which are
now nNod at I3.33a square mii
ncrcs) ana lb3.iN0, 600 onh
tons stlu available. more than lh tim
Nh, tonnage estimated by tho olua,
Of the territorial mine inspector.
The coal lines principally iu iht iti
ton nold which comprises 1850 aluur /
miles $50. 400 acrcs) contninine 30. /
sos. 900. 600 tons of hiumlnoua coI, 7
and la th, san juan nold which COM /
nrises 1l.G00 squarc miles t.t- GOO
lcros) containing 1915 34'.n00.Uo0 tons
lf bitumiuous coal tprIucpniiSl fh Z
'errillos. carthage aud other fields in /
,lude 841 square miles ot coal luuu T
.ontaininp 1900. 100000 tonH of coal +
anthracite. bltumiuous anu sup-hi- /
luminous
Ther, wero during tno year 30 fatel
lcideuis among the $50 persons cm F
lloycd in the mines ratio of ua
persons Killed for c.tfh LOCO 'm T
iIoNDd Gf thcs. ~ were KILLED ly
.oal dust explosion. l6 ny llliinr tn.
ana ht other causes
Concerning Arizona.
Conditions u Arizona are Htou liiN /
muroViue The population o. nnw es
inntcd 900 .00. 200. nn ucron-r of ls.- /
Inu fuf|um fNU wear