The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-07-08

ldlneQ IN me DiiA ~iAA1 -<A' 49,
signed by President Taft, the United
States will be without territorial
form of government within the vast
area bounded by Canada on ma
north. Mexico on the south and the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans on the
east and west respectively-excapt the
District of Columbia. Outside the ma
ton proper there will remain under
territorial government Alaska, with
nearly 100000 square miles, and
Hawaii. with GAO miles. Our "insu-
lar possessions" of course, are in a
class by themselves. The PHILIPPINES
have a provisional civil government;
Guam and Tutuila are under govern
ors. and the Isthmian Canal Zone is
ruled by commission; all heads OF
these governments being men appoint
ed by the President. With New Mexi-
co ard Arizona included, the total
number of states will be forty-eight,
which will increase the United States
Senta.e 10 nine,y-six members and
will bring about the last change in tn
number Of stars on the flag that pro-
badly will be made for many years.
Both the new safes are growing so
fast that their political complexion
WHEN they are admitted as states
seems doubtful though both probably
will be Republican. Each state now
has a Republican territorial delegate
in Congress elected 10y a very small
plurality in each case. 1t is claimed
that New Mexico is the larger of the
two. though Arizona's increase of po-
pulation since 1900, figured on the
estimate Of the United States Census
bureau, is approximately % per cent,
against a 16 per cent increase for
Now Mexico.
New Mexico will be the fourth state
OF he union in area. larger than any
other except Texas. California. and
Montana Its araa of 122,5S0 square
miles make it more than double the
size Of Illinois which has an AGRA Of
$3.50 square miles. Nearly the whole
Of the territory is more han 1000 fee
tain peaks are more than $4,000 feet
high. The soil in general is good
wherever water can be applied, and
irrigation is doing wonders in parts Of
the states. With an average rainfall
OF only abou. fifteen inches the ter
rItOry has a remarkable dry and healt
ful climate and the rangs of the Their
mOmeter is not great, the mean tenn
pera,ure at Santa Fe for the whole
year being about degrees Fahrenheit
with the warmest month showing an
average of 20 degrees and the coolest
month an average of 80 degrees.
Stock raising, especially sheep rails
ing has been largely developed in New
Mexico which ranks chird of all the
states and territories in the amount of
wool produced in 1909 Dry farming
has been found ifi;able and together
with building nj great irrigation reser
Volrs and canals has made New Mexic
sought by many thousands OF home
seekers, Fully 100000 acres are said
TO be now under cultivation by scien-
tific farming, and 10000 people live
on the so-caiied dry farms those
which depend not on irrigation, but
on keeping the scanty rainfall from
evaporNiDg out of the ground by
means Of dust mulches and deep sub
surface blowing Alfalfa, wheat corn
and cher cereals are raised more
and more each year. Sugar beets
and grapes are grown with success,
and truck gardening is becoming i'm
portant In the irrigated districts.
Mining Industries have net been
SO we'll developed din New Mexico as
In Arizona, and the total value Of
their products has decreased in the
last few years through the closing
OF many copper, lead and zinc mines
because OF the adverse conditions in
1908. The most valuable of the min
eral products OF the territory Is coal
of which approximately $500, 900
tons year ara mined. Gold pro-
duction in 1909 was Valued at $27S,-
300, and silver at sl7l,2O0. Copper
production has varied in value from
100000 to 100000 in the last
three or four years. Forests are
scan.y in New Mexico, merchantable
timber being found only in the noun
famous regions and being mostly
yellow pine and spruce. The wooded
area amounts 30 23.70O square miles.
of which about 1900 square miles is
in forest reserves created by the
United States Government. Manufac-
lures are few and small yet in the