El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16
OUTLOOK OF PROSPERITY IN NEW
MEXICO AND ARIZONA is BRIGHT

I'll PASO has reason to enter upon the New Year with
Il gratitude not alone for the many blessings that have
been given the city ITSELF but because of the great ter
Ttory that surrounds her Plenty and prosperity abound
everywhere The southwest never IN more healthy
condition; the outlook never brighter.
Following year IN which there has been considerable
loss from the drouh the heavy SHOWS and rain this winter
give promise Of fine spring and wonderful year for
cattle The is heavy all the mountains north Of
Is and the outlook for water the Rio GTande is fne
Elephant Butte lake VIII doubtless be well filled in the
early spring and at high water stage before the beginning
while there has been some suffering and some losses
song sheep and cattle result Of the cold If these ami
spring and summer grass Oldtmers say the severity Of
the middle and early winter presages early spring
and fine calf and lamb crop to feed upon the grass
which the winter viii bring.
IN the valleys everywhere close to e Paso and at
distant points in e Pas0s trade territory agriculture is
receiving more attention than ever Throughout New
Mexico and Arizona the farmer is coming into his At
least three big private irrigation undertakings IN
progress in northern and central New Mexico with pros
poets that the government VIII take steps to reclaim that
portion OF the Rio Grande valley south Of Albuquerque and
north Of the Elephant Butte project These viii add many
thousands Of Of cuityabe land &c the Of New
Mexico The three private enterprises N northern and
tral New Mexico VII reclaim total CT about 125OOO acres
and the undertaking south Of Albuquerque should reclaim
close 70 10000 acres Of land IN addition to the amount
that IS cultivated
In the Rio Grands valley about e Paso and il the Salt
River valley Of Arizona where ssepage water has been dam
wok Of drainage, and the outlook is good for the COM
plets reclamation Of all water logged lands
New crops being tried and proved In both the
Rio Grande and Salt River valleys Long staple cotton in
the Salt River valley selling high so cents pound
and short staple IN the FL Paso valley bringing heavy
crop at IS cents pound aurng crops that IN
vng the attention Of the farmers There is shortage of
the world supply OF cotton and market for every pound
that Be produced These crops for the south
vest and add BY Just that much to the existing pros
perity.
with the return of normal conditions, activity in the
tesrng regions Of New Mexico promises to contribute
small part to the prosperity Of the state and south
west generally. There large fields Of timber IN the
state s that have never been cut over considerable also
IN Arizona.
Mining IN New Mexico is On the increase all the time
and once copper again stable and It must reach such
condition IN short tine Arizona viii return to its old
time prosperity. Just the copper market Is demon
allied and there is fear that Of the Arizona mines
my close down entirely at least partially With the
resumption Of peace time activity, there viii be greater
demand for copper than before and naturally the
pos VII be such to make its mining not onv profit
able again but more than this. It only means few
months at most for the resumption Of this mining ACTIVITY
Several projected lines Of railroad are expected to Be-
completed II various portions Of the southwest soon after
normal conditions return notably connection of soe
character between Wnkelmau and the ella valley The
development BY further irrigation Of the ella valley Is in
prospect.
Tie outlook in the two states with the PROGRAM If
be better Nv
In both states regime IS begiuning-at least the
people oeeVe so and there is every reason to think that
the people are not wrong In both states progressive
emeH appears 70 be IN the lead, an element that
glI oe called progressive politically as the term has
o sueo tof the past few years. but an element that
eay wants TO see the two states develop and IN
way that VII get results; progressive element tt he
Fes II action rather than in phrases: that BELIEVES IN
ogfess n material way rather than IN an imsqnsrv