The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-19

Of Us or OUT Immediate pos,erity are
on earth.
This region ~ intensely n.incralised
II contains limitless quantities Of gold.
silver. lead. zinc and copper. During
tho decade preceding 1910, with min
ing run on the crudest conditions
and hampered hy lack OF ~transportn-
ton. these mines yielded 100000 900,
II Is stated that the ratio since then
has continued about the same. but I
have not the official figures.
The timber standing on government
lands alone, in this region after care
ful cruising. ia reported 10 amount
to three and q quarter billion feet
Of lumber. board measure. This cs-
innate does not include vast private
holdings and lards belonging 20 cor
porations. neither does IL include tim
her for railroad ties and Tor fuel
In san Juan county New Mexico.
alone. besides IN" land now under
irrigation. there are ] 600 600 acres
Of sun kissed mesns. with an ideal
slope 20 the south and southwest
and there Is ample water flowing
down the three rivers 900 that county
10 reclaim every acre. The govern
ment has had -four experts iu tnat
region during the past three years
and they have made careful eXamin-
tao of this vast reclamation project.
We are Informed that Il D. the next
on the list 81 their western irrigation
enterprise
The waters ot san Juan river are
To- be impounded lp immense rescr-
voirs. mainly across the line in Colo
RADIO. and Sc conserved as 60 be util-
izcH in D summer at tho time of
need. This project Will reclaim. as
stated. 1000 orU acres of choice nor.
u|cultural ano agricultural lands Thi.
Will mean ln 600 irrigated farms "I
twenty acres each, Under the ln.
tense farming made possible hN Wrl'
cation these twenty acre farms
should maintain five people each. hu'
90 make 30 conservative, VIC viii ALLOW
only three people 10 q farm $" Inn
would insure nn increased popula.
toin for san Juan county alone. o'
10000 luduatrious, wealth creauni
people.
presume 10 venture the romarlt
that few OF our business men have
been aware ct this eNtrdordinarl
Wetlth-contrihutinR section 't ON
northern door. Here is the rea! hops
of klhuoucrque 40 the metropolis u
the southwest. In this region there
IS enough -undevcloped wealth which
would flow into our city along th'
lines OF least resistance just as sooi
as raiiroac connections can be cstah
lished. Tho vast coal measures wuul'
be developed and find the world
markets through reaching trauscon
t|lnental lines at Albuquerque an,
points further south The cattle an,
sheep industry. the truit and grain
products. the timber and mineral out
pats. would an cotne 10 Alhuquerqu'
and after we have used Gus quota. thil
would be the distributing point fu.
other markets
In the seven booming rivers of tina
promising rrriuu viii Dee fouul
wealth far surprising the flbleo goi'
of the seven cities OF Cihola whicl
was the promised hand OF your con
uuisadorcs back In the sixteenth cen
fury Zen san Juan county alone ther
flows ~nyc-scvenths Of the water o. b
found in an Sew Mexico la IN
seven rivers of his inland empu
there ls water fof recluuuinr q fe'
million acrrs Of iaud Tor all iomesti
purposes and best of sIl for grc.
hydro electric plants. which viii fui