Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-22

also sugeesf shat special aften
ton should D. given hF The commitfe
T" the 1900. efd-acre grant Tor pay
ment Of debts and 10 the class ~ debt
60 which this grant should he mad
Applicable Three million acres is ~
immense tract 81 @0ula probably D
selected IN large biocEs. and since tn
suggested minimum price 10 section
10 and - applies nrig to grant FOL
educational purposes-in other words
grants which are supposed 10 be per
manent funds-tne states might find ;
n~eceseaiy 10 sell thls Land Tor prices al
le~ - or lower man = cents pei
acre
AZ p - given 4ae.U6a acres more
tHan NeN MexAca a@c41se New Alex.
ir0 mas herefOforf had much larger
grants tor territorial Institutions thar
Arizona.
Each state. ~ q ssu4i, after admls-
zion = = receive 3 pfr cent q the cash
realized from the saie 0f pubiie lands
within the stat. fo form & permanent
iana. he interest 81 which only can
~ used for M MAINTENANCE of i.s
common sc ho0is. and the usual r~rstric-
TONS. requirement and safeguards are
thrown around ali ~ these donations
ne each Of the states
An appropriation of 500. 900 for the
state Of New Mexico and 81 sfe0. 900
tor the state ~ Arizona or so much
thereof IN each case as may be ncees-
sary, i made FOR d~sfraying the ex
genses Of the conventions provided fof
~ fHc BIZ. to be- expended linder the
direction 81 the secretary ~ the in
terror
IL is provided that until the admls-
sion " tine proposed states the terri
t0riai Officers shall continue 70 rer-
form their duties as az present in the
respective territories.
Arizona.
Arizona was . part ~ the territory
acquired from the republic 81 Mexico
~ the treaty N Guadalupe idalgo.
February =. fs4s. and by the Gaisden
purchase Of December 90. 1858. and
was a part Of the original territory Or
New Mexico. from which ii was sep
arated and organized into a territory
IN 1863
IL is s7s miles long 81 500 miles
wide ana contains 1880 square
miles. or 1900. qan acres. BY the
81 1900 Il had z population Or
L.. s3i. OF whom -. $50 were Indians.
being IL persons 10 the square mile.
The nsii Of 1906 has always been
declared by the people 81 Arizona to
been Inaccurate in that II did
not give the territory az many people
as IT was claimed were there, 1t hav-
been Impossible for enumerators
OF great distances and lack oil
lime. to completely cover the ground. !
the question II statehood vas
consideration three years ago,
representatives. from the rerritOry as
welt supported claims that the
population was NOT less than LIS. 060. /!
There having been no census since
900, the committee has been com
to rely on The estimates Of clti-
and officials having knowledge of
.0nditiong.
a comparison OF the vote cast In
500 with that cast 10 1905 at the cleo
for delegate 70 congress. coupled
With the fact that great distances tend
. q light vote; i similar comparison
e tine census VI school children in
500 with that in 1909; the more rapid
ettfemenr on agricultural lands. par
~ HAHAf ~ rs AAAA flhslAfAt fA III X hAAptA
PROJECTS. she development or mining
amps into permanent communities
Increase 81 I46 per cent tn the re-
-iffs ~ postorfiees IN shc territory
1900. and fhe fact that as conf
nave become more settled and
ornament communities have been es-
abhshed the percentage Of women
nd children has constantly Increased,
Fad to the conclusion that Arizona
a population of not less than 200.
Former Governor Kibbey estimated
population to be 50 per cent {
merican. 10 per cont Mexican ina
and foreign bornD. III per cent In
ian. ana 8 per cent other foreign
.ationaiities.
There Is no reason 70 suppose the
%ercentage OF iiliferacy is ans greater
IL was three years < when il
as estimated bv the governor 20 be q
ot more than 4 per cent. {
The territory has two normal {
shools. with buildings and property
aiued 40 approximately 100000.
Il has q university Gin connection !
i'm which are various other schools.
as "a military institute, college OF {
and agricultural and mechan-
i4l cOllege). with buildings and other
roperty valued at $4,000. IN in I
asylum. with buildings and other a
roperty valued az s222.000; a terri a
prison. with buildings and other n
roperty valued At $4,000; and an $
ldustrhii school 6reformatory). with q
ard other property valued
$4,000 The capitol building. with o
land upon which it stands, Is q
slued nt sle0.0o0. b
There we're published in the terri n
last year rs daily and "a weekly
,wsrapers e in the Spanish lam 4
and 3 periodicals issued
.outhlS :
The total assessment Of property for n
xttion Tor the year 1893 was SS1,- II
s4.og2.5G IL is difficult 90 strike an
OF the ratio OF assessed value III
actual value. but the governor last
AR estimated the actual value OF
'operty ga the territory 10 be- $3.50
6.000
while the lands OF tho territory arc
valuable for agriculture only
hen irrigated. no reaso Is known -
ay methods of dry farming employed r
various parts Of the United States
NOT 0e employed IN Arizona The
90. when once irrigated. j. invariably
grsht fertility.
TWO irrigation projects nos in con-
ruetion. on the Colorado near Yuma
ID on Tho Salt az Roosevelt. Will cost