Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-16

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towns, are bound to increase and Inn
prove rapidly. for sentiment is grow
ing up throughout the entire territory
which demands that these Institutions
should rank with the best Of ue coun-
try.
The amount Of land which has been
granted TO us By the general govern
ment Under the act admitting us as
e. state. Is certain u wisely admlr's-
tered, a. bo OF great benefit 90 the
state and to the schools I have no
doubt hat that Governor Mcdonald
viii see To Il that the school lands
are wisely administered and that no
scandal results from their manage
ment Just what shah be done with
this land Is a matter which Is bound
TO provoke much discussion. / trust
and believe that the state viii be
benefited by Il and that the admins
erlng Of this sacred trust which will
be OF inestimaDie value 20 generations
TO come.
Since have been in once we have
done much work on our roads and
for the development Of irrigation en-
terprises. During the nearly two
years that / have been in Office the
irrigation development has advanceu
more than twice what Il has during
any similar period In the past. Since
March 10. 1910. 226 applications for
the right TO appropriate water have
been filed, iS1 OF which are at the
present time being developed for irri-
cation purposes and covering upwards
Of l,250.0O0 acres at an approximate
cost OF Adopt Sts.06O.O0O. Besides
the active work which Is belnug done
on the projects 20 which / have above
referred. active construction has
taken place on the Elephant Butte
project which VIII reclaim eventually
about 10000 acres Of land IN the
new state OF on rich land as the sun
ever shown upon. other marked de-
velopment In irrigation lines. shown
IN the past two years. Is By pumping
projects outlined and commenced
throughout the state. The possibility
OF irrigattng By pumping Is being very
rapidly developed in ali sections OF
the state and should meet with the
earnest support OF all citizens who
look TO the advancement and improve
ment OF our state. ! am glad 10 be
able TO state that In the arteslan dis
triots Of the territory the general con-
dition has been good, II is estimated
that the acreage In the artesian belt
OF the Pccos river viii cover about
rs. 900 acres without any real dimin-
utlon OF tho water supply This viii
be- accom- plished by reason OF the laws
which have been passed regulating the
use OF water In the arteslan wells
and preventing waste, and by the
conservation which Is already belna
secured by making a given amount
OF water cover a greater number oi
acres.
In regard 10 the highways OF our
state great activity has been shown
during the last two years. Improve
ment In the roads WAS commenced
during the administration og my pres
dooossor. Governor Curry About ga
miles OF road have foeeh built or re-
paired under the auspices OF the
good roads commission during the
last two years. de- not mean by
this that this number OF miles was
actually built. but that thai number
OF miles has been worked upon and
made passable for eafriagea ana au-
tomobiles. We have considered Il
better to improve the roads over n
considerable portion OF the territory
rather than complete only a few miles
IN any particular locality, The amount
81 money which we have had at our
disposal has been a very limited one
and many 0f the counties have joined
With US and have advanced money "a
be spent under tho dWvption Of IN,
good roads commission. II VIII not bc
but few years before the Canine
real from the Colorado state line
near Ration 20 El Pas0 wis % a REAL
Ivy Some OF the roads which we have
oullt nave been great help 10 the
counties IN which they lie.
During my term ] have tried 10 give
the territory n perfectly honest and
inir administration and | believe that
what have tried to do has met with
me general approval OF the people Of
the territory.
Few people, even OF Us who have
lived In New Mexico for so man,
years, are aware Of the immense re.
sources ana possibilities OF the state
/ had heard Of these resources In q
general sort % way. but until ! wen
over the territory personally and In
~ cted and examined Il really ha'
no idea as 10 how great these re-
sources were
You, Governor Mcdonald, have {
great work before you. and YOU, per
haps, more than any other man In TIA
Il afnf. ran AL t..I..lIIfwa. nuI Inn.