Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-05
RICH DOWRY OF
 HE NEW STATES


 ord" c9ntains the following con densed facts and figures regarding the new sister state:
 Entrance of Arizona and New Mex leo into the union. which now seems assured. will round out the last ac quisition of territory by the United States made before the Civil War. The two new states are lusty and full of promise as contributors 10 the growth of the country. In the past ten years the population of both ol them has grown at a greater rate than the population .of the country as a whole. In 1890 the combined pop ulation of the twlo territories was only a few thousand greater than the pop ulation of the District of Columbia. Between 1900 and 1910, with the coun- try's population increasing at the rate of 2t per cent, the population or Arizona increased fIpm 122,eSl to 2O4.3 .354. or G6.2 per cent, and that of New Mexico from 195,310 to S2I, 3O1. or e75 per cent.
 The value Of twelve leading crops increased hetween 1889 and 19i6 from S2.071 900 to S5,302, 900 in Ari zona and from S2,456.000 to S7,6170e0 in New Mexico. Between 1900 and 1910 the improved area in farms in Arizona increased from 225,Oo0 tc s4g.0O0 acres. or 37 per cent. the value of farm lands from S11.416,00o h9 s42l1e, ,00O, or 269 per cent. the value of farm buildings from 2.267. GOO 10 s4.91S,O00, o- IF per cent and the average value per acre cf farm land from S5.9O to S33,9i. or 475 per cent. Between 1900 and 1909 the can- ital invested in factories in the ter. ritory increased from S9.516,00o tc S32. .S75, ,000. CT 245 per cent, and the value of factory products from $20,- 43a 900 to s50.074,000, or 145 per cent.
 The increase fin the improved area of farms in New Mexico in the ten wears was from 327,O00 to 1.46+.0oO acres, or 34S per cent. in the value of land from Sl7.S24,000 Co SSS,496,- O00, or 469 per cert. in tbe value ot farm buildings from S3,505,0oo to S12.g34, 600. or 263 per cent, and in the average value per acre of farm lands from S33S to SSH, or 159 per cent. h the nine years factory cap-
 ital increased from S2161, ,G00 t7 s7.3g6, 900. or 2i2 per cent, and the value Of factory products from s4, 0Sl GOO to s7.599.O0e, or ST per cent
 Agriculture has been Of compara- tiyelv small importance in the two territories until recent years, when irrigation has given it an impetus but its recent development, and also the growth of manufacturing, af5 guaranty of the future. Mining is cf much consequence in both statea In Arizona in 1909 were produced 22s1 tte-24S pounds Of copper, valued at S2, C26,S 500, and 2,522.6o0 ounces oi silver. valued at S1,3l2,300, besides cad. zinc and other mineral pro ducts. bringing the total for the yea to S43l55, ,468. New Mexico pro duced in the same year 2.S0l,12S tons
 of coal. valued at S2,6l9,744, and 5. O31.136 pounds of copper, valued ai ss54,04S, besides gold, lead silver zinc and other products. Coal pro duction has hardly begun in Arizons in fields estimated to cohtain 60,00O, ! GOa tons. and in New Mexico. where the coal area embraces 1928 square miles. hardly 50.000,O00 of the 165, : -SO.O0l. .093 tons have been mined. So too. cotton growing possibilities O 1 that region are just beginning to b' 1 GeveIoDed. What irrigation will d' there has already been fairly vel l demonstrated. The mineral resource l are sufficient basis for a large manu l facturing activity The two ney states are likely to give an excellen
 account of themselves.