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


Santa Fe. Dec. S0.--But for the No
vember election, the year 1914 would
hardly be mentioned in the annals OF
New Mexico for 1t was merely an or
binary year Of quiet prosperity and
steady progress, free from overwhelm-
ing disaster or epoch-making events.
With the stress of hard times felt
more or less in almost every other
part of the world. New Mexico gar
nered its crops, worked its mines.
herded its flocks and accomplished
its days work each "a hours. When
the cry for help came from the Bel
CLANS il responded nobly with cash
and food. Just as readily the people
needed the cry of the needy ones at
home and ON Christmas day each OF
the larger communities had Its mll-
nicipal Christmas tree and no family
in want went without its Christmas
dinner.
The state looks back upon twelve
months of remarkable progress IN
education and in movement for civic
betterment, typical Of which was the
raising in one brief week of S15,000
for a Young Mems Christian associa-
ton building at Albuquerque.
In mining, New Mexico produced
more wealth than in any other year
of its previous history. To Sl2,Of0,-
900 worth of metal ores must be ad-
ded s5,5SS,352.17 worth of coal mn
ed. as well as thousands Of tons Oh
lime, brick, clay, cement, gypsum ana
quantities of turquoise and other pre-
cious stones, SO that the total min
eral production was about $20,000,Ooo.
The value of crops produced was
almost twice as much, for II was
year with abundant moisture and am
pie yield ON field and farm For the
stockmail, too. 1t was a year Oh eA-
traordinaIy prosperity. The lumber
industry flourished and the only IN
toward incident of magnitude was tie
passing of the American Lumber COM
pany into receivcrship. which II Is
hoped is merely a prelude to reor-
ganization and resumption of actlVi-
ties.
1t is true there were several regret
table bank and business failures, such
as always occur in the course OF or
binary business, but after all these
We're few when compared with those
In other states.
The election in November resulted
in victorious sweep for the repuDn-
can organization and the practical
elimination of the progressive party
as a political factor in New Mexico.
Death struck down quite number
of people, prominent in various walks
of life. but there were no serious mine
or industrial accidents demanding
heavy toll of life. Nor were tnere
heavy losses through fire, storm OF
flood.
Mines and Mining. Il
Says the United States Geoiogicai
Survey for 1914:
The ,Mogollon district IN Socorao |
county, which in 1918 yielded stls,oeo
in gold and 1.306,766 ounces OF silver
showed small increase Tor iyi4. III
siderable metallic gold and silver
bullion was shipped from Pinos Altos
in addition to ores shipped. The out
put of the gold and silver bearing 81
lici0us and copper ores OF the LII S
burg district increased.
The White Oaks district, Llncoin
county, continued to produce gold pu,-
lion. The Elizabethtown district, coi,
fax county remained the principal
placer producing district. The ORC
Grande district in Otero county, anu
the San Pedro district, Santa re
county. contributed gold and silver IN
copper ores. The new LOO Ton cSa-
hide mill in the reopened Bland as
trict Sandoval county. continued 70
produce silver-gold bullion after sep
TENDER. and gold-silyer bullion Wa
produced at the syanldation plants ~
the revived Red river district laos
county. 81
The greater part of the output %
copper comes from the Operations -
the Chino Copper company, Whien
mining a low grade deposit at santa
Rita by steam shovels. This ore = ON
centrated at Hurley in wet concen
tratioh plant of five sections; "nea
an average of 5,s22 tons q Jay va"