El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-06

The above Hgures aFe from Areyiaw
OF New Mexlco'a progress appearing
ia the Midwinter number Of the Los
Angeles Times, written BY Paul A. +.
Walter, Of this city. It follows In
part.
For the first time III lts history,
New Mexico this year produced more
than $20,000.00 worth of ore; for THE
first time, the value of production ot
its farms and ranges exceeds 100000
900. Add to this the production OF its
1900, 900 acres Of forest area. OF It'll
shops, mills and factories, its home In
|dustries, its native ~hAndicrafts, and
the total exceeds sI00.000,0O0, and
that, too, for the RFst time III the BIS
years since the coming of the White
Man, IN other words, the year of
|1915, despite adverse conditions else
where in the world, has been one Of
great Development, Of growth and
prosperity. Fifteen years ago, the
taxable assessment of New Mexico
Twas S4s, OO0.00O. this year 1t III 1905.
|000.0 100: is years ago the population
~9 4pS,ssXt $500 MMtts11 E4sa Z ~
$500 as1 Nsw MsAsyy Aaa AAoLl
$3.50 soaay Y mr. tg,vVv IL ssaa I, /
farm property at $53 ,767, 824, ten years
later at $l59.447s9a0; today 1t exceeds
a quarter 0f d billion dollars. Fifteen
years ago New Mexico produced s157,-
wv ss2 nsn "a S s1g. aoo 80 M asS So~~S
IVY, tMas yens gspYsvvv. ~ yaauv 81
ho ysats NH
WI SwzsAohsvVv nYe yeass aso Nh 1ast NY
XXX uls ysaL y s1SssNs Xxx
wv ySaas ~ ~. g1o ~ MT
ny 'nnas9s 4 49, Hu"sal W. m"e Xxx n nj I'M
iass g1ar ~ $500 n sol~' sn,
shs v0ppsh, zinS ana WV WA a aS4 "as
$500 u pgal %v,4IVs
snis ssat NV wv NV ugs ooa n'lssal $1,000
Acesu Aa4 syss $3.50
~ $500 snas tns snt,
ta.S n noa mSts'y sua asyneu, INV $500
ssogv'ogy h w ~ nac S sne ssass
niashs e wvn II $500 wgV,vvysvvV sDns
Ssat ann 49, $3.50 "
- iesss sNv 1Sn ~ Mo
An Agricultural state
When it ii considered that OF an
4 4 extending 7S.00O.O0O acres only
NAN 4 million acres are under irriga.
tionl then IL mas well be doubted
whether Nav Mexico Is an aqricuItur-
II sfate. Nevertheless. the production
~ I'LL farms and ranges exceeds THAI
I'M ia mines mills and numbering III.
dustrIes taken together Fifteen years
ago. along 900 miles Of the santa he
railroad III eastern New Mexico and
ADJOINING country. not 4 single ship.
gaeNf ~ wheat was received This
YEAR 1o.000 cars of wheat were
Skinned from points along Inc same
line. Ten Years AGO. eastern Mora
and Colfax counties were d dr0uth-
stricken wilderness. From the little
town II Rov alone this wear. ten cars
Or beans we're shipped III il week
this faH. ana ave wheat elevators have
been bnIlt ii its Immediate vicinity
this wear to handle the wheat. Steam
nvows ana ~traofore have aisnIaced HE
urimiffve sheen and GOAT herders. and
automobiles the numbering schooners.
twenty years Aeo hit few more than
1000 tax receipfs were issued in the
entire state. this veal that many
have been issued bv the treasurer Of
Ouav comfy alone.
This winter il being complied the
Rio GraAde Irrgeation Project. which
wiII furnish water fof 200. 900 acres
or an area equal ID ohe.half Of tie
total nnder IRRIGATION now M The en-
tife STATE. This Is but an intimation
~ -tha Recommendation that Il being
wFodeht ia the Southwest.
Scientific Farmlna
another IaetoT IS re sselenunc ary
farmer twenty thousand persons
sns .s q g goysr 1aas "a lsn @o Y E Ss mex hsn,