El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
NEW MEXICO.H HAS
ERA
Mines and Ranches of State
Produce Greater Wealth
Than Ever Before.
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what is now Curry, Roosevelt. north
ern Chaves. eastern Guadalupe, quay
and southern Union counties was less
tnan 5000, today IL exceeds So 600.
Inere are still Zt,000,0e0 acres Of gov
eminent land IN New Mexico. but il is
, being filed upon at the rate OF 3, 000. 600
acres year. There are in addition
14,0O0,000 acres Of state lands, 10000
,9OO acres OF national forests and mil
mons OF acres IN government reserva-
lions which will be eventually thrown
open 10 settlement
With the importing Of farmers, it was
expected that livestock values would
decline But the value Of sheep. cattle.
goats and horses is higher in New
Mexico today than 10 years ago. The
cattle sanitary board estimates the
Falue OF cattle at $4,000 600. The
sheep are worth SO 600 600 and S45On
year The dire prediction that the crea-
ton OF forest reserves and the buying
NJ OF the range by private interests
would hurt the stock interests hos
been disproved. for the range is now
protected, scientific and business meth
DDS have succeeded the haphazard.
wastefm methods OF the free range
days even on the 27.O00.OOO acres Of
public range remaining.
Mining Development Is Marked.
Nothing short OF marvellous has been
the Development of the mining indus
Try IN 1911 New Mexico produced
only 4.054-0O0 pounds o. copper. last
year il produced 593O7 925 mounds
This year the production will reach
tZ,OOuuOU pounds. Five years ago the
gold production was S239,49I last wear il
was Sl,lll,696; this year ii Is $500. goo;
silver production 10 years ago was 81
555 ounces, last year il was 1.777,445
ounces, this year 1882. 900 ounces the
lead production in Jg0S was S7s.763
pounds. last year 1,763.6sI pounds. this
year 1851 900 pounds; zinc in 1907
rnrgNnn
production was 1S.403.392 pounds. this
year 24,640.O00 pounds. In 1908 the
total value Of the metal ore produc-
ton was S1,525, 091. last year IL was
years ago the coal production in New
Mexico was valued at $685. $50, last
year il was S6.230,S11, this year s., O0O.-
600 The capital invested in mining is
Civic Progress.
New Mexico this year expended So
225. goo on its schools and higher edu-
catiOnal institutions. The state main
tains p institutions. including uni
Versity, a school Of mines, an agricul-
tural college, a military institute a
school for the deaf and dumb. school
for the blind. three normal schools, a
reform school and a state museum. It
has a compulsory education law and a
minimum school term Of seven months
Its school census this year totals 109.-
S9l. there are 1912 school districts.
each with school house, the state
assisting poorer districts to put Up
modern school houses with the result
that in counties like santa Fe, As new
modern school buildings have been
erected I'm one year.
Spending 100000 on Roads.
On good roads, the state is expanding
the proceeds Of a 100000 bond issue
besides q state levy OF 100000 a
year, and county levies totaling $780,
600.
The state has undertaken the preser-
walton and restoration Of its Drehis-
toric ruins and historic landmarks, in
which il is richer than any other com
monWealth in the union. II has estab-
lished a state museum IN the historic
palace of the governors valued at $780,
600 and this winter Is building a state
art gallery and auditorium for 100000
as an annex 70 the museum Hodelihs
il after the 800 years old mission
church on tile Rock Of AcOma-
Fifty thousand dollars were expended /
this wear on excavations ana restora- /
ton Of Drehistoric communal dwellings I
among the 1000 cave ana CIR dwell
ings near Santa re, and IT the lilnle-
prehfsforic towns were excavated by I
the museum Of natural history OF New 4
orlS and Harvard scientists IN other
parts az the state the national museum /
and other institutions Tor sclShua,c re-
search carried on similar "orh- ii ~ 1
thousand tourists passed through the
state museum this year. showing the
,yidesDreaJ interest in New Mexico and /
Its antiquities
New Mexico nt the Exposition
Ns,,- Nf.vfco IS reaDtng the benefit or !
malxine, a fine exhibit al the aiai lama
CsIifornia evDositiOn, where It's builc-
ing was one Of the CHIEF attrac1lohs-