Arizona republican., 1910-11-21
Governors Report 10 In
terror Department
THE ERA OF STATEHOOD
It's Influence Is Already
Beneficially Felt : Pro
gress of Irrigation Works
School System on Higher
Level Than Ever Before.

| Washington, D. c., Nov. 20.-The
annual report Of the governor of New
Mexico to the secretary of the interior
was made public today. 1t describes
the progress that has been made in
irrigation and especially the Elephant
Butte project under the direction of
the reclamation service.
Large irrigation works are now un-
der construction in Colfax, San Miguel.
San Jnn and Guadalupe counties,
while smaller enterprises are being un-
dertaken in nearly every county in
the territory.
During the year about 10000 acres
have been set aside under the so-called
Carey act. Individuals and corpora
tions have made application under
this act, but as yet these applications
have not been granted by the Carey
act land board.
on the subject of good'roads, the re-
port says:
THE good roads commission, con-
sisting of the governor, the territorial
engineer (the active Inember), and
the commissioner of public lands. has
done excellent work since the last re-
port of the governor was made to your
office Several of the counties in the
territory have appropriated consider
able sums of money to be spent un-
der the supervision of the good roads
commission in improving their high
ways, and numerous other counties
have expressed their desire. to do so.
Since the creation of the good
roads commission in 1909 it has ex-
amined over 1000 miles of road and
has actually surveyed and plated over
500 miles additional. All of the work
done under the supervision of this
commission is of a substantial charac-
ter. 1t is our intention within very
few days to again begin work upon
that part of the scenic highway be-
tween Santa Fe and Las Vegas. and
keep at it until it is completed"
Concerning statehood the report
says:
New Mexico's struggle for state
hood has been a long one During the
period of waiting our people have
had opportunity to understand the ad-
vahtages of the state yer the terri
torial form of government and have
welcomed the passage of the enabling
act with gratitude. Fully alive to the
Responsibilities involved, they are ap-
proachi' the task of forming and
adopting a constitution with thought
fuluess and care. Already the near
approach of statehood has had a per-
|ceptible influence upon industry and
general business conditions, and we
look forward with every reason to a
period of great industrial development
and prosperity, following the compile
ii IN Of tn sre te government"
The conservation of water rights is
described
There has been a tendency to
grasp public waters of the territory
in many instances by those desirous
not to develop the lands, but to spec
ulate in water rights. and to check
this and also to curb an overexagger-
alton of the water supply the irrigation
engineer, with the approval of the
board of water commissioners, has
made rule requiring a sufficient
bond. in proportion to the volume of
water asked for, to be executed in
favor of the territory and which must
be furnished by all applicants to ap-
propriate water as guaranty that
tile applicant will complete the project
as proposed. This requirement is
working admirably Since its inaugu-
ration $4,000 have been filed with
the engineer"
The schools of the territory and all
territorial institutions are said to be
in prosperous condition. The
schools have greatly improved in
character.
Business in the latter part of the
year has been somewhat unsatisfactory