Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-08
Governor William j. Mills Sub
mitS Last Report Ever to Be
Made By Territorial Execu-
tive,
COMM 0NWEALTH Is
SOUND FINANCIALLY
Conservative Estimate Of Pop
ulation at Present Time 340,-
000i Reviews Conditions
Generally,

Tn, Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Washington, Dec. New Mexico.
on the Threshold of statehood, Is ON
a sound financial basis and viii enter
the union a prosperous tcommon-
wealth, according to the annual re-
port .of Governor William J. Mlls.
The governor submits to the secretary
OF the interior the last report which
that official will receive from q
territorial executive Of New Mexico.
Governor Mills fixes the population
of the new state at $4,000. baslng
his estimate on the percentage Of in
crease from 1899 60 1919.
The report OF the governor reads IN
part
Taken as a whole, the conditions
IN the territory have improved ma
terially during the last year The
only railway. save spurs and sidings.
that has been constructed during
the past twelve months is the bulld-
Ing Of Q double track on the line of
the Atchlson, Topeka 4 santa We
railroad between Albuquerque and
Gallup.
Irrigation enterprises have pro-
ceeded vigorously during tho past
year A considerable number of wells
from which water ie beng pumped
for irrigation have been sunk near
Demng and 4 company near that
point has very recently heen forn-
cd for The purpose of sinking wells
On large area OF land. II has been
demonstrated that water FOR irrign-
tiun purposes can be pumped from
the shallow wells NJ a profit IN varl-
GUS parts OF the territory, particularly
raised and where truck farming can
be carried on. There is much land
In the territory which will finally be
cultivated with water supplied In this
manner, IN the rich Estanela val-
ley In Torrance county experiments
have been made 20 ascertain wheth-
or or not water can be pumped for
irrigation purposes. but sufficient
work has not as vet heen done to de-
termlne how much land in this val
lev win be finally susceptible TO ir-
rgatlon In this manner.
"The construction of the Elephant
Butte dnm. which is being built by
the national government has made
substantial progress during the last
year although as vet no actual work
on the dam proper has been done.
am informed that the preliminary
worl, Is nearly completed and that the
actual work on the construction Of the
dam viii begin In earnest within q
short time. The carrying of this work
10 completion is of the utmost import
ance to the territory.
irrigation projects In Colfax coun-
ty hive been carried on extensively
ANA several are now IN process Of be.
ing built. In this county lands IN
the noghhorhood of Lake Charette
were aggregated to the state for a
Carey act project This project will
irrlgate about 10000 acres and Is the
only CnreV act project now under
way IN the territory although sew
have made application for land un-
der this act The Camfield enterprise
near Las Vegas, which VIII lrrigate
about 90 600 acres of land. is being
actively pushed ana Il Is confidently
expected that by the coming snrina
considerable quantity Of land will
be irrigated under It IN san Juan
la
81 their irrigation enterprises, and
1t Is believed that IL will be pushed
20 a successful conclusion. One or
the largest irrigation enterprises IN
the world is IN San Juan county, | re-
fer to what ls known as the Turiep
High Line canal which when com
pletcd viii rrgate t250,0 600 acres
This enterprise can BIO built at a COM
paratiyelN small cost, considering the
amount of land TO be reclaimed. A
company composed Of St Lonis capt
talists has bought considerable land
near Rclen in the Rio Grande wall
lev which they propose to irrigate
either from the Rio Grande or from
wells There is every indication that
this project viii be a success. Tho
act of congress approved August 22,
1ait. allowing irrigation districts to
bona themselves 20 an amount ex
ceedmg the per cent limination I'M
posed npon municipal corporations
In this territory. Is bound to result in
much Improvements as i enables pro-
motors 60 raise money for the prose-
ontlon Of their plans on large bodies
6f land which could not hitherto he
bonded.
"The year 1911 opened with every
prospect Of success for the dry farm
ers of the territory. There was
much more rain than usual until the