Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-04
Statistics of New States.

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The signing by President Taft Of the
bill giving statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico brings the United States
roster to forty-eight commonwealth.
The signing of the bill was made an
interesting function at the White
House. The delegates to congress
from the territories, William II. An
drews Of New Mexico and Ralph II.
Cameron Of Arizona, We're present, as
we'll as Senator Beveridge and other
friends of separate statehood.
"A pen made of New Mexico copper
and Arizona gold failed to show up in
time to be used, but Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock had gold pen. Mr..
Taft had signed civilian H." to the
statehood bill when Bull" Andrews
produced quill pen. and the president
wrote Taft with that and then
switched back to the Hitchcock pen to
write the approval and date.
Under the bill New Mexico and Ari-
IONA cannot be admitted to the Union
until next spring. The territories. how
ever, can go ahead this summer and
elect delegates to constitutional con-
ventions. The constitutions will be
sent to the people of the territories ON
referendum and then will go to con-
gress and the president for their ap-
prevail Even if congress fails to act
on the constitutions the states will be
admitted automatically sixty days aft
err March next.
One Democratic, Other Republican.
The political aspect of the new states
has long been figured upon. and AriZo-
ma is regarded as normally Democrat
ic and New Mexico solidly Republican.
though both give small pluralities.
Delegate Cameron is the first Repub-
lican to be sent to congress by Arizona
in more than twenty years. New Mex
icO however. regularly returns Repub-
leans.
New Mexico has already summoned
constitutional convention and antic-
ipates no delay. as the Republican par
ty of the territory is very conservative
and energetically opposed to socialistic
ideas. The constitution is likely to be
conservative and is sure to be one that
will meet President Taft's approval.
1t is proposed to have the constitution
adopted by the people in time to lay it
before congress in December. New
Mexico will be Republican by 5000 to
10000 in a total vote of G0000.
Santa Fee, the capital of New Next
co. is known as the oldest city in the
United States and has population Of
more than 5000. In this latter re-
spect it resembles the Arizona capital
Phoenix.
New Mexico is a land of broad
ranges. where hundreds of thousands
of cattle and countless hocks Of sheep
browse, where fields Of grain wave in
the healthful breeze, where orchard
trees bend under their weight Of fruits
and where the rocks lay bare veins of
precious metals. Here may be found
as profitable large ranches as any in
the country and innumerable small ag-
Sregations of cultivated acres whose
owners sit comfortably upon shaded
verandas while their servants till the
field.
Scattered by the way are sleepy
Mexican villages, ancient Indian pueb-
los, still inhabited, and those older
abandoned ruins which give to the re-
gion its peculiar atmosphere of mys-
terry.
Resources Unlimited.
Arizona is only trifle smaller in
area and population than New Mex
leo and exceeds in area the following
ten states combined: Rhode Island,
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Maryland, West Virginia and
South Carolina.
Its resources are unlimited, and it's
mountains are the repositories Of gold.
! silver, copper, lead, onyx. marble and
precious stones. 1t contains nearly
100000 acres Of grazing land, much
If which Is a perpetual pasture. I'M
known to frost or snow, on which are
maintained vast herds Of stock
Its valleys comprise an area Of more
than 100000 acres Of land, which,
when brought under cultivation. give
marvellous returns in grain. fruits and
other products Of the soil, there being
in the southern part eleven months of
growth and in some sections a per-
petual season of seedtime and harvest.
yielding annually the maximum Of the
soils productive power. 1t contains
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