Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-31

over for at least year. to erect con-
+ fettsoie buildings, 20 stock the ranch
With domestic ANIMALS, 10 buy farm
Ing implements and seed. He should
have money for the sinking OF well
and the erection of q pumping plant
IN those sections where irrigation Is
from wells or In the dry farming
counties. In the irrigation districts
he should have the means TO acquire
water rights and to divert the water
upon mis- land. iiut given modcr-
ate capital. energy aud intelligence.
! there IN no part OF the eountry at this
day where the returns will DC 80 sat-
isfactofy and the values increase 80
steadily as In New Mexico.
Mining.
Gold was mined In New Mexico long
before the famous gold discovery In
California In iSiS. The state pro-
duccd $1.l12.000 worth OF gold In
1914 and has in It's time added some
thing like Sl0e, 900. 00u to the nations
stock of that metal. Silver ls pro-
duced 20 the extent OF l,7a0, 900 worth
In 1914. or copper, New Mexico pro-
duced hast year 66,6OO,O00 pounds,
placing Il high In rank among the
states of the Union. Zine production
last year amounted TO iS,30e,0ov
pounds: lead. 100000 pounds.
As coal producer New Mexico has
been steadily increasing It's output.
the production last year having been
3.65i.2l1 tons Of coal and io5.
tons OF coke. Five thousand men are
employed In and about tho coal mines.
Hut these figures give no adequate
idea OF the immensely Of the coal de-
posts Ia New Mexico. These amount
TO billions Of tons In San Juan. Coll
fax and Mckinley counties. In SAM
| IA Fe, Rio Arrlba. Socorro, Lincoln
counties the coal veins that have been
piospectcd or are being worked, are
also extensive. In fact. the coal area
of New Mexico exceeds that OF Bel
gium and France combined or that
of Germany. San Juan county has
coal veins 40 feet thick. The supply
available runs into billions OF tons.
What that means toward the develop
ment of industry and commerce. can
hardly be estimated In its vastness
There is not a county In New Mex
leo without Its mineral indications.
From gold plaeers to marble quarrlcs,
from iron deposits to coal veins. from
mountains of lime to beds OF clay.
from inexhaustible copper resources
10 mines OF precious turquoise, the
world hardly yet realizes the extent
of the Sunshine states mineral
wealth. Its surface has been scarce
~ scratched and the prospector finds
a virgin field. the investor rich prom
Use OF returns. Most important, how
ever. win be the utilization eventual
~. OF the raw materials and OF the
fuel for smeltcrs. rolling mills and
factories.
Manufactures.
Ii Is this limitless wealth In
raw material that destlnes New Mex
leo 10 become another Pennsylvania.
There Is In the state 100000 horse
power of untitled water power; II
has the material for making cement
glass. chinaware. Its supply Of gyp-
sum and lime is almost limitless. II
has the ores and the fluxing mater
ials for smelters. iron and steel mills.
II has the hide for tanneries. shoe
and glove factories. the wool for the
wooden mills. raises sugar beets Of the
highest percentage Of purity and SUI
gar content for beet sugar mills, the
Cotton for the cotton gins and mills;
the cheap fuel. the transportation Ia
cilities. the proximity to great, unde-
velopcd markets. Only a small be-
ginning has been made in manufac-
turing and therefore competitive pres
sure Is absent, labor conditions are 81
the most advantageous. Municipali-
ties are ready TO grant subsidies ana
the state tax exemptions TO foster IN
dustry. Outside OF railroad shops,
few cement and plaster mills several
fruit canneries manufactures OF silver
filgree on small scale the malans
OF pottery and weaving Of blankets
by the Indians. and number of ore
reduction plunts. there Is q dearth or
manufacturing industries. Though
the states ore production exceeds $40
100000 annually, II has not single
snelter or steel mill.
II seems an obvious economical
waste to ship raw material 1000 miles
to the Atlantic seaboard and then 70
re-ship II TO tho Rocky mountains IN
manufactured form. or to pass II
through New Mexico on It's way 10
the Pacific, or the Orient. when II
might Just MS well be manufactured
in New Mexico and the freight charge |
of 1000 miles saved. for New Mexico |
has the raw material. the fuel the |
water power, the climate. the avail
able labor and skill, and offers spc-
cial inducements TO manufacture those |
things for which ready market Is
found within the state or In tributary |
trade territory The value Of man
ufactured products turned ont In New
Mexico annually Is 100000 900. and
6 900 persons are given employment
laundering.
New Mexico has 100000 acres IN
national forests. 5000. 900 acres more
In private timber tracts or In timber