Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-29

Some idea OF the increase in popula-
ton may be gained by the vote cast
for delegate to congress in 1905 and
1908. IT the first named yea the to-
tai vote cast was 1854. while In 1905
the total VAS 55.S1S, or more than
10000 new votes-a gain in W years
of more than 20 per cent in the vot-
ing population. An examination OF
the fun returns for 1908 shows. too,
that q large number OF the voters who
east their ballots for county officers
and members of the territorial lcgls-
llture dld not vote for delegate SO
that the rea gain in " years was
in fact fully twenty-five per cent. !
am assured that the gain nj the forth
coming election 10 be held in Novcrn-
her next viii be very much larger.
The percentage of gain In 1906 over
the vote OF 1900, when the last cen
sus was taken. Is IL per cent, and the
total gain since 1900 Is thus shown to
be 40 per cent. If the population has
increased in proportion the population
Of New Mexico would be 293,43l in
1908. If the ratio of gain for the past
two years has been only as large as
during the preceding period from
1906 to 1908, we would add 20 per
cent more, which would bring the
population up to 365, 1872. Any
WILL liilOllhtd PEI Will III ANtN Eh'NiNN
win say this is n conservative estl-
mate. Thus New Mexico has a larger
population than had n of the fol-
lowing states in 1900; Vermont,
North Dakota. Utah. Montana. Dcla-
ware, Idaho. Wyoming and Nevada.
That New Mexico is an important
agricultural community is shown by
her output of cereals and hay during
the year Of 1908. She produced S0t,-
900 bushels of oats; l,T50,000 bushels
of corn; 1925, 600 bushels eff wheat,
and $4,000 o n of hay. The has
CROP alone was valued at S3,le2,000
These figures are from the report Of
the department of agriculture for the
year Of 1908. Nine states produced
less oats. eighteen produced less corn
and nine less wheat than New Moxi-
according to this same report,
While eleven of the states produced
less hay. Yet the agricultural resour-
ces of New Mexico are Just beginning
to be developed. Thousands upon
thousands of acres are yet To he re-
claimed by irrigation. while it is Just
beginning ia be demonstrated that
great tracts OF her supposed arid
mesas will produce as good crops by
natural cultivation as the more fay
ored plains of Kansas. Nebraska and
oklahoma.
But the wealth of New Mexico is by
no means confined to agriculture. In
1907 she produced 2,302, 062 tons of
bituminous coal and II 900 tons Of an
thracite, valued at $3,793,940; and for
the past two years has. no doubt. more
than doubled that output, as addition
al mines rave been opened ana rail-
roads extended into new territory. All
northern New Mexico is known to con-
tain vast beds OF coal of excellent
quality. whose value can hardly be
oVerostimated
She also has great deposits of cop
per, iron and precious metals, which
are only beginning to be developed,
and whose values cannot he estimated.
Then. too, therF are her immense
ranges and forest reserves, covered
sheep and cattle, her forests of
timber. qunrries Of mar
BILE. granite and building stone vast
deposits Of lead, zinc and gypsum, ana
other minerals. all awaiting develop
and utilization.
New Mexico had 3,0l6. ~ miles Of
railway in opeI alton on June so, 1905,
and at least 500 miles have been add
since then. At the present time
upward of two thousand miles of new
railroads are projected. She has two
government ~irriGation dams and
reservoirs. one Of which. when COM
pIeted, win cost $4,000. 600, and irri-
$50, 900 acres.
All Of this. however. is by way of
20 the main question
brought out in the recent article in
outlook viz: THAI apparently two
states are about to join the fed
'ral Union without any adequate con-l
sidoration of their illness for the re-
possibilities.
For more than thirty years New
has been peIsistently knocking
It the door OF the Union, aud for
hat length of time her claims have
Deen considered by congress ana her
illness inquired into.
rhe distinguished associate editor of
Outlook" Honorable Theodore
Roosevelt. during the closing days OF
lis administration made e%Xtraordin-
try efforts to accomplish the admis-
ion of both New Mexico and Arizona
IS separate states, after personally
'isiting both and making a most
borough investigation of their resour-
An admissi ion bill passed the
rouse of representatives by a practice
lily unanimous vote in February Of
year n again this year. Fol
L least a quartz of a century the
on territories Of both the
louse n senate have held hearings
M ana DIS Tor au-
mission have. for many years, been
Introduced. considered, debated and
first by one house and then
" the other, and only two years ago
joint statehood bill passed both
louses, but was rejected by Arizona,
Though New Mexico voted for il.
The present president of the Unit
d states after paying a personal visit
D both territories and being well in
as TO their Fitness for the re-
possibilities not only recommended
ut IS urging upon the present con-
ross that both territories he admit
ed to statehood. TO those who have
nvestigated. il Is known that New
is in every way fitted to car
y out every responsibility Of state -.
God.
She has a most excellent system of
ublic schools that viii compare faV-
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