The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-15
IN NEW MEXICO

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New Mexico is quite remarkable
state in many ways. 1t is about the
size OF Colorado. 1t has about 400,0
people and the largest city in the state
is Albuquerque. a town of 10000. Al
majority of the people in the state are
Mexicans. The Mexicans control the
politics in many of the counties. They
could control the politics OF the state
If they hung together. but they do
not They are pretty evenly divided
between Republican and Democrats
and every state and county ticket
has Mexicans on it to help get the
Mexican vote.
The Mexicans of New Mexico are
considered good. loyal citizens of the
u. S. A., and would be loyal to our
country in case of difficulty with Mex
leo This refers to those Mexicans
who have lived long in the U. S. OF
course down on the border there are
many Mexicans who belong across
the river and are not citizens OF this
country. They are the ones border
folks are afraid of.
New Mexico is a pretty rich state.
There are many big cattle and sheep
ranches many rich mines. great coal
territory and some fruit and farm
ing sections.
The little old Indian villages, of
which there are several. always prove
most interesting to the tourists. You
can see them from the car window.
And II you travel by auto you can see
them more intimately. You can drive
out to Indian villages from Santa Fe.
Albuquerque and other points.
The little square. low. fat huts.
built OF adobe, covered with clean.
brown mud all over. rounded up as to
corners. nesting together in a neigh
borly cluster, have charm about
them all their own. They fit in with
the landscape beautifully--as natural
ly. as home-like and comfy as the lit.
tie tots mud pies on the back porci.
steps.
The Indian architecture surely has
a rich setting In New Mexico and
seems to belong TO the Land. Some of
these little villages. tho built almost
exclusively OF mud. look as clean as
a Ladies' Home Journal kitchen
scene. Thru the doors and windows
curtains. sewing machines. rocking
you may see rugs on the floors, lace
chairs and many evidences of town
trading. The Indians are usually I'M
spoiled by modern dress. They lend
n touch OF color to the sombre land.
scape that undoubtedly pleases the
painter. And this is surely a great
field for the artist.
Every little Indian village has its
church. Some of these churches are
hundred OF years old-gems OF early
day Mexican architecture. Many of
the churches have suffered from lack
of repair. Some have suffered from
modern repair. Imagine n fine old
Spanish.Indian church with three
hundred years of history. great. thick
adobe walls. rich old surroundings
suffering the indignity of wearing a
corrugated iron roof and cheap
school house belfry. Some Of these
cheap. modern country priests ought
to be turned over to the Juarez execu-
toner. No priest ought to be permit
ted to live in New Mexico who pro-
faues one OF those fine historic old
Indian churches with a modern iron
roof and belfry that looks like a
kids toy.
New Mexico as a state could we'll
AFFORD to protect these old churches
by law and to repair and restore them
to their former state Of perfection by
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