Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-04


crease in population referred to in my
, report of last year continues. Nearly
5000 homestead entries on over two
and one-quarter millions acres of land
were made during the year. 1t is sig
|niiicant that this increase in the agri-
cultural population is not confined TO
the river valleys, but much of il is
found along the mesas, which, until re-
Gently, have been given up to grazing
This fact is due to the success of dry
farming. If this proves an ultimate
success, it is estimated that nearly 80
100000 acres of land in New Mexico
will be available.
The population of the territory is
now estimated at 100000, an increase
Of 10000 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 de-
/ velopment of the farming and grazing
| industries have increased the wealth
of the territory not less than S25,OOO,-
O00, and the promises are that the
coming year will show still greater
! increase.
The financial condition of the terri
| tory was never better, the balance IN
hand in the treasury at the end OF the
fiscal year being S33.52S.13 in excess
of that of the preceding fiscal year.
The advance in educational condi-
tions keeps abreast of the material de-
velopment of the territory. The last
| school census shows school popula'
ton of S4942, as against 1850 in 1906
The fact that all persons between the
ages of 5 and 81 are included IN the
school cnnsns causes the enrolment OF
a much lower rate to
citation than it would IL
... .. sns included persons be
of and 81, as i'll most
, v,ue, ,,a,u, and territories. Nine hun
dred and twenty-nine teachers were
employed at an average salary, in the
cities and towns, of s6S2o, and in the
! rural districts, of $5l.4S. The 'o'a
value of school property is s9G4,1S4
In short the improved and improV
ing conditions along all lines are such
as fully Justify the demand OF the peo
ple for statehood
The production of coal in New Mex
leo during the fiscal year ending June
| 80. 1908. according to the report o.
Mine Inspector J. f. Sheridan, exceed
ed that of the preceding year by 2'9'
1892 tons, or 1888 per cent, the quah
titv mined having been 25oO,S73..
tons. The money stringency and
mild winter in the West and Sou'hwes
operated to prevent larger increase
in production. The mines were there
fore not continuously operated ah'
/ during the last eight months OF TN
l fiscal year many of the foreign borl
miners returned to Europe.
/ For several years the coal area o
New Mexico has been estimated at !,
430. .4SO acres and the available coal a
| s. .SO9 $40. 900 tons, but an investigator
made by the geologists of the unlte'
4 States survey has immensely increased
the estimate of coal land and of avail
able coal, which are now fixed at w.
335 square miles 1884, 400 acres) ant
163. 7SO 600. 900 tons still available
more than eighteen times the tonnas
estimated by the office of the terrltol
ial mine inspector.
! The coal lies principally in the Ra
ton field, which comprises 1,360 squar
miles (S7O,400 acres) containing ~
sos 900 900 tons of bituminous GOA
and in the San Juan field, which con
prises 11,600 square miles O,424,oo
acres) containing 131,373,0o0,0Oo ton
of sub-bituminous coal principally
The Cerillos, Carthage, and other fleld
include 375 square miles OF coal lane
containing 1,600o00,000 tons OF COAL