Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-08-14
WHAT new MEXCANE Do TO EARN A LIVING |

What happy commonwealth New
Mexico is. According to report Of
the bureau Of census more than half
of the population is engaged in farm
ing, animal husbandry, aud forestry
the next to Nature" occupations
which are 50 conducive To well being
and contentment. The report states
that there are 1851 soldiers, sailors,
and marines in New Mexico, which
shows that, 81 far AS the federal
government is concerned, the state is
the most peaceful in the Union. II
might have said that the most of
these were in the great tuberculosis
hospital at Fort Bayard near here.
for in New Mexico, soldiers, as well
as others, court life rather than
death.
II is significant that the work Of
the state is done by men-that wom-
IN and children IRE in the homes.
The native born take the lead in all
the occupations, and there il nice
balance between the laboring, profess
sional and trade classes. Il is evil
dent that New MexicO's boasted min
eral wealth is potential rather than
actual since only five per cent of
the population is engaged in exploit
ing the resources hidden in the noun
tains.
The report in detail follows:
According to the Report on De-
equations recently issued by Director
William j. Harris. of the Bureau of
Census, Department Of Commerce.
there were l2l ,497 persons 10 years
of age and over in New Mexico en-
gagged in gainful occupations in 1910.
The gainful workers thus formed
37.1 per cent of the total population
Of the state 1927 .3O1) and 50.4 per
cent Of the population 10 years Of
age and over (24O,99O). In 1900 the
60, 900 gainful workers of the state
formed 1873 per cent of the total
population and 46.7 per cent Of the
population 10 years Of age and over.
The male gainful workers in 1910
numbered 106,418, or 80.7 per cent
Of all males 10 years of age and ov-
er, as compared with 1910. or III
per cent in 1900. The female gainful
workers in 1910 numbered 15,079, or
1873 per cent Of all females 10 years
Of age and over, as compared with
6,310. or 9.S per cent. in 1900.
DISTRIBUTION OF WORKERS.
The l2l .497 gainful workers in
1910 were distributed among the
main branches Of occupations as fol-
lows: Agriculture, forestry, and ami
NAL husbandry. 66.8S7, or $751; per
cent: extraction of minerals, 6,l29.
or 8 per cent; manufacturing and
mechanical industries, 1858. or ~
o per cent: TRANSPORTATION, 9.413. or
~ per cent; trade, 8,957, or 81 per
cent: public service, 1,24S. or I per
cent; professional service, 4,675, or
3.S per cent: domestic and personal
service. s.45S, or per cent; and
clerical occupations, 2,O47. or IT.
per cent.
sen OF WORKERS
OF the gainfnl workers in 1910,
log. 4lS. or $40 per cent were males
and 1909, or 1914 per cent females.
In agriculture, forestry, and animal
husbandry the males numbered 49,
457, or 94.9 per cent, and the females
3.43O, or 81 per cent. Practically
all-6,123. or 900 per cent-of the
persons engaged in the extraction OF
minerals were males. In manufac-
turing and mechanical industries
~. i5O. or 79.4 per cent Of the work
ers were males and 1928, or 2O.6
per cent females. Males constituted
9s.3 per cent Of the 9,4l3 persons
engaged in transportation, 92.2 per
cent of the 6.957 persons engaged in
trade, and "a per cent Of the .24s
persons engaged in public service.
| T.. ,.ofaaa;nual sarvice. C.865. or