Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-24
anew MEXICO, THE NEW
STATE CATCHY SLOGAN
Isnectai Correspondence to Morning Journal

Isnecfai correspondence 10 hofhink Journhil
Chicago. Ill, Nov. 21.-"New Mex
leo, the new state"
The foregoing Is the slogan adorn-
ing the badges, the signs, the exhibits
Of farm and orchard, mine, and range
which the New Mexico people have
BROUGHT with them from the FAR
southwest TO the Chicago Tribune
land show.
More than thirty irrigated districts
are represented by the New Mexicans
who have come TO Chicago during the
last week. on November 27-New
Mexico Day--more h two hundred
of the citizens of the new state viii
be here. Governor William j. Mills
was expected TO head the delegation
on that date, provided he could get
away from the strenuous business OF
constitution making just now abb
sorbing the attention of the people
and the convention Of n hundred
delegates who are framing II. only
the adoption of this constitution and
its approval by the president and
mgr stand in the way of the tinai
ambition of New Mexico's admission
to full citizenship. for which the ter
ritory has struggled for more than
fifty years.
With thisradmission and with es-
tablished state government, say the
New Mexicans, the long delayed de-
velopment Of their great area Of II
rigated land, their numerous deposits
of coal and minerals. their vast Tor
ests will proceed with a rapidly
which they predict will astonish the
nation.
Offers Last Opportunity.
The development which followed
statehood in California, in C~oloraao
in washington II Oregon, accord
ing 10 the New Mexicans. will be re-
mated in their state, II they point
but further that New Mexico OFFERS
the last opportunity within the con-
tinental United States to participate
in the great work of building a new
common wealth. .
New Mexico takes its admission To
the Union seriously. II has felt the
handicap of the territorial form OF
government for many years. us peo,
ME are eager for an opportunity al
comnlete self-government, and con
ffdent of their ability 20 govern sue
cessfuliy. mn,
"The country at large has nttl'
knowledge of the OF NeV
Mexico" said ". y. Hening, secretary
OF the New Mexico bureau OF immi
grafton, at the Coliseum upon ms ar
rival from New Mexico. TO the ON
CaRO TrlDune MT. iitiii"ef W. "
charge OF the New Mexico display :,
'the land show, was called SUDDEN
10 Oklahoma by the death OF NJ
father and serious illness of NJ
mother, blu Will likely be able TO D
present on New Mexico Day. II l
not surprising that the countr
should know little of us, and ina
that little should be concerned chieli
with our cactus. our sand wastes an
sage brush. For years new MY
has been made the background 10
y class Of CHEAP fiction, in whch tn
had man with the gun and the pa
indian were usually the heroes. Bot
nj these characters have disappcare
from the scenery of the south"es
There is no more law-abidinG com
mnnity in the Union To-Day man wv
Mexico. and its pe0ple-prosperoW
progressive. and very ontehteu-a
engaged In developing rssoul'e
which are hardly %eQualed wlthlh q,
s,,niIor area in the Rocky mountal
region.
Eiohth In List OF Irrigated States;
"New Mexico at present stano
eighth In the list of irrigated stare
in point of acreage actually uhuel -
ripation. II Is entitled to a posltio
near the top Of the list ior the n ~
state has approximately ~S,eoV'Vu
acres which may be irrigated oy -
rect diversion and storage, ms
not a guess. 1t is the result OF "a,
mi Investigation by a ~thorousnl
oreanized engineering departmei
which has beer at work for MOI
than five wears measuring ot
streams and investigating our storat
nossihiIities In addition to TINS v
have an area OF approximately ,
100000 acres which we know may
reclaimed profitably by punp'''
giving a total OF s,0Oo'ooo acres
irrigable lands. -Aun;.s
THE development possibilities
This Great aren are easily seen VINE
I Tell YOU that less than sOo,VeV al
arc now actually under lrrigauo
while only about 500, 600 acres .
under actual cultivation. II Is o
belief. and the belief of a great uNal
of he best known irrigation expel
in the country, that New MeNiCo }
fers the widest field for irrlgati
development and Tor colohizs1i"u
any of the western states.
Important Work Under way
There are ~twenty-six countles
Ncv Mexico. In every one OF w
counties today the construction OF
important irrigation prolect IS uilu
way. In several Of the "a,
are half q dozen projects i NUM-
of thu same completed. StoIe =.
sso applications to appropria
water Tor irrigation have been ma
TO our engineering department WIZ
the last two years. these appheatiu
covering an area Of more Than f.vv
600 acres. Applications TO appi
priate water for 1,0o0, goo acres ne
been made in a single county
Of these applications, Of course. ha
no. Aeen granted. .
1.-THE reclamation service !
pioneer In modern irrigation 6
suction in the new state, has co