The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-29

N'aANNN W y sIRa "hA' ~
population Of Arizona has been esti.
mated, and In addition upon records
Of land entries and upon immigration
statistics obtained from the territorial
bureau Of immigration and from rail,
roads, the governor Of New Mexico Is
Of the opinion that the population Of
the territory IL not far from half q
million. The committee estimates that
New Mexico has u population Of not
less than 100000.
The outstanding bonded debt Of the
territory on May 81, 1909, was 81 ,0O2,.
600. The sinking fund is es9,57s.4g.
The balance in the territorial treasury
ON June /, 1909, was ~t527,225.le.
The aggregate bonded indebtedness
OF the counties In the territory Is stat
ed by the governor 10 his last annual
report TO be s2,s74,434.
The territory has q university with
buildings and land valued at sl17 900;
/ agricultural college, $4,000; military
institute, s200 5000; reform school, s25.
600; penitentiary sa2s,O00; normal
schools, s2O0,OOO; insane asylum, sls9,.
OOOi deaf and dumb asylum, $4,000;
miners hospital, s3s,Oo0j school of
mines, ts2,o0Oj blind asylum, t3s COO;
capitol Gold and new capitol bonds
1870, 100.
The assessed valuation Of property
for the year 1909 was s5s,5o0,00O.
AS in the case Of Arizona, 1t is din.
cult to fix the ratio Of the assessed
valuation to the actual value, but the
percentage is low, and the governor =
estimate that the territory has over
s3OO,OOO 900 worth Of property is prob
ably not far wrong.
In addition to this actual value Of
property, subject to taxation, there are
MAJ homesteads under cultivation
aud many mining claims, where pat
ents have not yet been issued, and which
are still exempt from taxation. There
' are probably v miles OF railroad re-.
Gently constructed ane rempt from
taxation for six years. II is estimated
that there are g,00O,0O0,000 tons OF
coal in the territory. The value vi
these resources, not yet subject to tax
alton, and Of other undeveloped re.
sources is estimated to he not less than
sJOO,OOO 100.
The territory has an excellent school
system, the buildings alone being os
tlmated to DO worth over 81, 100000.
The school census taken in August,
1908, showed 80, sg4 children In school
age.
1t II stated that there are over 81
~sectarian schools conducted by vari
GUS religious denominations, with nj
enrolment of over 5000 pupils.
All the territorial institutions aud
the public school system Of New Mex.
leo have been built and sustained by
the territory without the aid Of the
federal government except by the
usual grant OF sections 10 and SO for
common school purposes and by
grants Of land for territorial institu.
lions.
New Mexico has ten daily and pro.
badly n hundred weekly newspapers.
Agriculture in New Mexico Is main.
iy conducted by irrigation along the
river valleys Of the San Juan, Rio
Grande, the Mimbres, the Canadian,
the CimarrOn, the CHA, the peeos, their
tributaries, and some smaller valleys,
although dry farming has developed
extensively in the eastern counties of
the territory.
In his last annual report the COVER.
nor states that there are IL national and
"a territorial banks in the territory,
with a capitalization Of s3,274,0s6, and
with resources and liabilities amounting
to s24,6Os,65l.
1t is safe to say that the territory
has 5000 mlies Of railroad, Of which
probably 1900 miles are subject to
taxation.
Now in view Of this, IL 1911 is the
earliest date that we may be recoguiI.
ed as human beings, capable of hsv.
ing a voice In the affairs Of the nation,
let US in and we will try to be good,
but no more monkey business goes, cut
out tho bitches Listen, the house ID
all Tight, but o, you s%euGte; have y
'urc now, and don't play "hoss" with