The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-21
NEW MENTCC ATTRACTIONS.
Judge FIeId Sf AIbuquerqDe Talks %
sheep RaIslnw. COaI and LaUaber.

Judge" FIeId SG AIbuquerqne TaRks %
sheep RaIsbng. COal and LaUsber.
Judge Neii Field Of Albuquerque.
House. accompanied by Mrs. Field. Mr..
Field explained yesterday that he wasn't
Judge &C all but a lawyer. and that out
IN New Mexico that is the local title for
a mcmber Of the bar
The fact is said Mr.. Field. 'The only
thing ! ever Judged in my life vas q
horse race I've just come up here for
a rest cure. New York being my favorite
watering place
Mr.. Field is by birth . KentuckiAn and
a close friend OF Col. Henry WaftersOn.
who has nominated him to Pc the first
United States Senator from New Mexico.
Mah~e Henry's candidate says. however.
ne W not seeking any Office. preferring the
dignity Of private life.
Albuquerque ~ the commercial and
financial centre Of the Territory aasd
MIR. Field yesterday. II ~ the great DIS
tri6uting pom, for souihsrn New Mexico
and part Of Arizona. The population
" ell. Il 10 7O0oO. There are about 1900
people there. You know the population
OF n place and the number OF people
actually there sometimes differ.
The Government hRS not done much
for irrigation in that region. but IL il now
preparing 10 push the Elephant Butte
proJect. which - one of the larResI irriea-
ton schemes OF the reclamation service
The place s.sle~ted for the site Of the dam
mas Just been assessed At a value OF a
little less than y70O.OOO
New Mexico has progressed IN . per-
fectly wonderful way in every direction
During the last two years the population
has Increased 10000 Most Of our in.
crease comes. | should say. from the
overflow from Texas and Oklahoma
Agriculture 10 getting ahead oG mining
out there. The three great industries OF
and hummer, about in that order. he
territory never produced enough gold 10
Justify ts being called a gold country
although II has turned out a lot VI silver
and lead. and lie zinc industry n looking
up Sheep values have increased Eve
fold out there IN the lAst fifteen years
The sire OF the coal industry ~ New
Mexico IL not appreciated In the East
We have both soft and hard coal in the
Territory all over II. IN fact. and tho
Rock Island Railroad Company, ths
Phelps Dodge people. the Santa Pa and
the Denver and Rio Grande all have large
developed fields in New MeVico. while
other railroads are looking IN that direc-
ton. All the coal and coke used ia Mexico
goes from New Mexico. ~ does a great
part Of the coal supply Of southern
California.
Albuquerque In 5000 feet above the
sea level. and n a great health resort
We get lota OF people from tire East out
there on that account. AIbuIuaruue
contains one Of the largest aAwlnills in IN.
world. and the company that OwAe 10 has
S00. OOO acres % the finest pine titDber 90
be found anywhere. IL n about 100 miles
west Of the city. The bcGs have 20 be
brought 10 the mill by train. And the
reason why the mill was noe built nearer
the lumber. I an told. was because that
skilful workmen wouldn't 70 into the
woods. They want their children 20 have
the beneht Of every educational Advan-
taRe. We have in New MEXICO the GREAT
est body Of virgin pine timber that re-
mains anywhere In America