The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-27
WHAT NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
is DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY

implements, $40. zoe: Tor the Indian
reclamation service. $4,000.
II II Impossible to describe in 20
snurt q space Of time what the United
states bureau of Indian service has
icie Ia New Mexico In the way Of rec
lrmation. The Zuni dam was built for
the benefit Of the Indians of the Pue-
bio OF zuni The zuni dam lrrigates
1000 acres. and onc-talf million was
expended in building Il. outside Of
this the government drills wells.
builds tanks. erects windmills and
helps reclaim every farming district
where Indians dwell Tho Zuni dam
is the largest government irrigation
plant In New Mexico outside Of the
Elephant Butte dam, which will be
described at another time.
$4,000 Indians In New Mexico.
There are 2S. zoe Indians ia New
Mexico. There are ten United States
boarding schuOls in our state, Of
which Albuquerque has the largest,
| with $50 pupils. This IL the largest
educational institution In New Mexico.
The indian children are here taken
from the third grade through school
The government furnishes free All
light. heat. clothes. food, books and
other materials for %furthoring study
IN practical training. The a%rpropri-
alton Tor The Albuquerque Indian
school for the current nscai year was
SOS. 700. Next year $1ls 600 has been
asked for.
Indian girls are here taught cook
ing. Housekeeping. poultry raising
sewing. %laundrying and nursing.
Boys are taught gardening, farm
ing. carpentry. blacksmithing, en-
gineering, masonry, painting, shoe
and harness repairing. After the thifd
year tho boys are far enough advanc-
ed 10 be able 70 choose "A trade among
these. and every advantage * given
them TO perfect themselves for their
chosen llfe's work.
During the summer ~ 1876 boys
from the Albuquerque Indian school
earned about $4,000 In the beet fields
OF Colorado. The Ford automobile
factory has asked for graduates from
the New Mexico Indian schools and
employs a number az s. q dny.
The great value of physical train
ing leads the government to cncour-
age out-of-door sports. such as foot
ball and baseball. Training In these
and In indoor gymnastics BE- a feature
q Indian education. The government
realizes that only through the prac-
teal training of the youth of the
race. the indian will become self
supporting. productive taXpaying, In.
dependent citizens,
"a ~ HH.. Al rs-Ig.4
States department Of agriculture. es-
pecially active In this community are
nrst forestry. second, forest pathul-
ogy, third, blreau of animal indus
try fourth. farm demonstration work
Guh. weather bureau
There are nine national forests in
New McSico, comprising "A gross area
COT Approximately "a. nUO. 600 acres "a
bearing a timber stand OF %, U0u.-
GGO. 600 honrd feet uf lumber and
other forest products. These areas
are seq I-id, aud administered hy the
government with q purpose OF iusur-
ing % p,rmb""ut timber supply and
Coz ur,s % the destruction % forest
cover which regulates the Row Of
streams Tho national forcits of Sew
Mexico provide for a permanent iuln-
berinu industry: supply material for
the Development OF ranches, farms
and cities. protect the water sheds
essential 20 agricultural developments
add stability tu the 1--we stock .udus-
try. promote tho Development OF ia
c~llitics Tor transportation and COM
municaiion on the forest areas, and
contribute through the receipts de-