The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14

I'll. annual report Of ". j. Nill.. gov.
rtnor of New Mexico, ~ the secretary
~ the interior IN conditions ~ the ter
ritoty of New Mexico for the fiscal year
ending June 30. lall, was made public
December :. IN part he ,nvs:
Taken ~ whole, the conditions ~
the territory have improved materially
save the spurs aud sidings. that has been
constructed during the past t. months
!, the building or q double track on the
line of the Atchison. Topeka a Santa fr
railroad between Albuquerque aud cal.
lup.
Irrigation enterprises have proceeded
vigorously during the past wear \ con.
siderable number of wells FROM which
water il hcing pumped ror irrigation
have been sunk near Dcming and a com
lauv near that point has very recently
heen formed for the purpos" If sinking
wells on large area Of land. II has
been demonstrated that water for irti.
cation purposes con he pumped from
shallow wells at q profit IN various part,
~ the territory. particularly 10 th"s"
portions where truck farming can h"
carried ou. There - much land IN ih"
territory which will finally b" cultivated
with water supplied in this manner. In
the rich Estancia valley of Torr"ncr
county experiments have been made 10
ascertain whether er not water can y"
pumped fer irrigation purposes, but sui.
hcicnt work has not ~ vet been done
10 determine how much land 10 this val.
lev will be finally susceptible 10 irriga.
iion in this manner.
Territorial Business Good
In general, business in the entire ter.
rtoTy wa somewhat better than 1919,
hut 40 not look for any material
Improvement IN business conditions an.
Ill there il change for the better in
the country ~ large. Tn" railroads are
reducing the forces used for maiut"
nance and the running Of their trains,
and this has materially injured the ter
fitorv. A. the same time however, gen
eTsl business has not been materially
injured Tor examinations show that the
deposits in our banks. both state aud
national. ARE larger than they wcr" q
wear ago.
Although business has generally been
duh and the troubles in M"Nir" ru' "a
much of the market operation ~ "uI
coal camps. work in them has been ar
lively pushed during III" wear Several
new openings are being made on tn,
coal measures near Ration. aud stcp'
have been taken 10 rcorganilr q ro4u
pany which formerly did business there
building Good Roads
The good roads comm i,sion of th, ter
Tiiory has done much work during he
last wear. One of the most hcautifu
pieces of road engineering in ~" terri
tory il the la Baiada hill, an tfr linz
and Albuquerque The beauties of thi
road are generally commented "n AMI u
il much used. The road fror SilNc
CITY 10 the Mog0llnn mountains has beer
finished ard u gang of conyic,s B. un"
worhin, a. Inn the road thrruga l'lu"t
water canyon immediately west o' ~
Il "a al 40
through 20 tho Mogollon mountnir- au'
perhaps It will he continued 10 the Gill
river 80 a. "a connect with the rus,
which the territory Of Arizona rOnten
plates building down the ella vallc'
through the Territory \ road has b"cI
constructed between LAS Vegas an,
Mora. and likewise u considerahl
amount of work has been done in th
lower Rio Grande valley between th
towns Of DOna Ana aud the Texas lin'
In varions parts of the territory wor
or minor importance has h"sn done an
the road commission has achieved
great deal in this line, considering tn
means at is disposal,
Population.
The census of 1910 showed the pupula
ton Of this territory 20 be 327 ,3oI. tn
increase in population from 1900 TO lol
was s76 per cent, II is almost imposs
BILE 10. guess ~ to what the populatio
l. at the present time, but ! think thn
conservative estimate would not pa
il Of less than 3lO,0OO souls
Statehood OF Troubles
The troubles aud delays which the tcl
ritOry has had in regard 10 ,tatehoo
have heen great detriment aud draw
back 10 II, hut now that the territor
will soon be admitted a. state, the pc,
pie all feel relieved aud face the futur
with every confidence. The good effect
Of the admission Of the territory are q
ready hearing fruit and numerous il