The National tribune., 1910-06-23
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The lons stFpc-:e' i over. and Ari-
zona and Ne% Mexits nave been de-
clared of age. eand viii be admitted to
fun sisterhnod after they have gone
thru the necessary preparatory disci-
pliHe. which ii is expected will require
two years, They will have to formulate
State Constitutions. which will have to
be adopted by the people and then be
approved by Congress. 1t is not antici-
pated that there Will be any trouble
about these Constitutions. as the people
of these States are of the usual con-
servative type, and will adopt organic
acts closely modelled on those which are
in operation in the older States. and
without any of the theories and ex-
travagances which We're injected into
the Constitution of Oklahoma.
Arizona is about $50 miles square
and contains 113,O2O square miles, or
more than twice the area of Ohio. 1t
is sixth in area among the States and
49th in population. 1t is probably the
richest of all the States in mineral re-
sources. A lack of transportation facil-
tiles has prevented the development of
these. Arizona ranks next to Michigan
and Montana in copper, producing more
than one-fifth of the total output in the
United States. Next comes gold, OF
which an average annual value of S2,-
100000 is produced, with about $1,000
900 worth of silver. The Spaniards
knew of these mines, and worked them
hundreds of years ago.
1t is expected that irrigation will do
more for Arizona than any other State,
and in the last 10 years the quantity
of irrigated land increased from $1,000
to $4,000 acres, There is a rich prom
Use of fruits in the State, and every va
riety is produced, ripening there earlier
than any place else. 1t has been found
that Egyptian cotton can be successful
ly grown. the population of Arizona
has been increasing very rapidly. In
1870 there were only 1888 people in
the Territory, but ia 1900 this had in
creased to 122.s31. 1t is expected that
this has since doubled. There are &c.
400 Indians in the State, mostly all
Navajos. The ruins show that Arizona
was once densely populated by a power
full, enterprising and cultivated race,
which built cities, aqueducts and forti
fications
New Mexico is 400 miles long by 35s
wide, and its total area is 122,580
square miles It is larger tran any
other State in the Union except Texas
California and Montana. The whole
State lies very high up in the air. quite
little of 1t being below 1000 feet. The
climate is remarkably dry and health
full. and in the lower regions of the
South the temperature Is mild thruout
the year, but in the north the ther-
mometer falls below zero. The average
rainfall is about is inches. being no.
where sufficient for the needs of agri-
culture. New Msxico's future is ex-
pected to be in the. development of her
mineral resources, with coal and gold
being the, most important features.
There hasb been an Immense increase in
the coal output, with a steady rise in
that of gold, silver and copper. A not
able feature is the production of emer-
aids, turquoises and other precious
stones, which are being sought for more
Systematically every year, and their pro-
duction greatly increased.
There are only 23,7O0 square miles Of
wooded area in the whole State. Irriga-
ton is largely practiced, and there are
5,120,870 acres under cultivation, which
is more than five time as much as there
was 10 years ago. Alfalfa is the most
important crop, and sugar beets have
been grown very successfully. The Rio
Grande Valley produces a very fine
grape. Corn, wheat. oats and beans do
well. and New Mexico claims to be I'M
rivaled in sheep raising. This is mainly
carried on in the eastern port of the
State, where there is an abundance of
mesquite and other varieties Of native
grasses. In 1850 the population was
61.547, but it had increased to 1s5.310
in 1900. OF this 1000 are Mexicans
and the Indian population numbers A.
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