Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-01-21

- NhN1' W NAhNNNf 49,
New Mexico IL higher today than Il
was ten years ago, and an important
industry Ia being added In the feeding
Of stock for packing houses. The
sheep are worth s22, 600, 900, 100000
head, worth Sj,j00,00O, being shipped
out OF the state this year, and $4,000
600 worth Of wool being produced
The dire prediction that the erection
OF forest reserves would hurt stock
interests has prove q fallacy. for the
range Is now protected, and scientific
and business methods making the
27,OO0,0OO acres OF free range still re.
manning 20 as far ms 81, 900 600 ncres
did two decades ago.
OF staple crops, the Department Of
Agriculture gives the following pro-
duction for 1915: Corn, 2,S60.000
bushels; wheat, 2,lG0,0O0 bushels;
oats, 2.1GO.OO0 bushels; barley. 2Gi,-
coo bushels. potatoes, S00,000 bush
els; hay, ii2,0 900 tons.
Mining.
Nothing short OF marvellous has
been the development Of the mining
industry. In 1911, New Mexico pro
duced only 1861 900 pounds OF cop
per; last year II produced 59.307 ,925
pounds. This year, the production
probably has reached 10000 600
pounds. Five years ago, the gold
production was $3.50. i91; last year Il
was sim 500; silver production two
years & was 2li,553 ounces; last
year It was 1,777,ii5 ounces. The
lead production In 1908 was s73, 7G3
pounds; last year the production "a
1~S,tO3,39 pounds. IT, 1908, tho to-.
tai valuation OF ore production was
S~1,525.O91; last year II was $ii ,Oi9,.
1872. Five years ago, tho coal pro.
duction in New Mexico was valued at
$3,9Si,GG0; last year Il was ST., 23O,S71.
Civic Progress.
New Mexico this year expended
S2,225,000 on It's schools and higher
educational institutions. The school
census this year totaled 1l0,939. In
practically every one of the more than
1000 school districts at least seven
months school were held and more
new modern school houses we're built
In the state the past year than In any
two years previous. In onc county
alone, that Of Santa Ne. forty.five
new modern school houaes went up.
The state University, for the first
time, had more than $4,000 TO ex.
pend, and the revenues OF the state
institutions are growing constantly
through income from the state lands
appropriations, the total state land
office receipts this year being 1851.
1878, or more than the entire reve'
nue. of the commonwealth two de.
cades ago.
on good roads, the state Is cxpend.
Ing the proceed Of n S500,000 bond is
sue, besides "A state levy of $4,000 a
year ana county leyies totaling 5000,
O0O.
important Work.
The state has undertaken the pres,
cryatlon and restoration of its prehls
torlc ruins aud historic landmarks IN
which II Is richer than any other
commonwealth In the union. II has
established u state museum In the his
toric Palace OF the Governors, now
valued at S25o.0O0, and IN the sprinr
will build, with the assistance of prl
yate contributions and the gift OF q
site by the citizens of Santa rs,
state art gallery and auditorium fol
$lO0,000. Ms an annex TO the museum
modelling It after the 500 years ole
mission church on tho Rock of Acoma
Twenty thousand dollars were ex
pended this year on excavations an,
RESERVATIONS oil prehistoric commune
dwellings by scientists from othoI
sinies. Thirty thousand tourists
passed through the state museum thii
year. showing the widespread interes
In New Mexico aud It's antiquities.
New Mexico Is rcapinF the materia
benefits of the publicity given II b,
q splendid oNhihit at the Panama
California exposition whore its build
ing was one of the chief attractions
lts exhibit was different. unique, an
ciont aud yet right up.to.date. IN
stend OF showing heaps OF pumpkins
apples, corn and wheat. such as nigh
be gathered iu any state of the union
II displayed models Of It's landmarks
artistic pictures ana motion films o
, its Industries, lbs farms, It's towns. II
? institutions, It's mines ana factories
Il distributed hiflrgrado literature
w%olledited and well printed, and tn
j. results already Justify the expendI
ture. II viii continue this work dun
ing 1916.