The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-27
What The Earth Says About
New Mexico In a Booster
Article Written by A. M. Hove

roads OYER the state. Main roads
cross the state from north to south
and from east to west with feeders
into every part OF the state. The
tohi road mileage IL over 10000
miles. About 1000 miles are state
roads Of which some 5000 miles are
maintained by patrol SYSTEMS.
The transcontincntnl railway mile
'age OF New Mexico In 3.026 miles OF
main lines. The Snuta lie has 1.411
miles OF mmin line and II miles or
second track. Il crosses the state
from north to south and from east to
west with branch lines Ia Silver City
and the Pccoa valley and II serves
the important irrigated. dry, farming.
and grazing districts In The state.
New Mexico has casy access to pri-
mary markets 70 h eaat. and on the
Pacific and gulf coasts.
Population.
New Mexico IL aparsely settled.
But Immigration n now increasing as
its become better Known.
The state Is strongly American and
has few foreigners, the larEr num-
her being from old Mexico. Nearly
one-half Of the population Is de-
lAcended from early Spanish settlers.
The Americans are largely from the
middle west and the east. The citi-
zenship is ~law-abiding and life n
] property Is well guarded. The pa
trio iam Of the people OF New Mexico
has stood the test of three wars: the
Civil n the spanish war, n the
recent World war.
J. Education.
New Mexico has u modern school
system OF graded schools, county
.iigh schools. and city high schools
with Standard courses OF study. equal
to the best in America. The public
schools are supported by direct trxa-
tion and the income, from federal
land grants. The state maintains a
university at Albuquerque. a normal
university at Las Vegas, a normal
school at Silver City, a well equipped
agricultural college at Las Cruces, n
school OF mines at Socorro. n military
institute at Roswell which liz classed
by The war department as one OF the
best, and a school for the blind at
d. Alnmagordo and for the deaf at
Santa Fc. The government main
tains Indian schools at Santa Fe and
Albuquerque. There are also n num-
her or private and church schools.
Education Is receiving careful atten-
ton.
Agriculture.
Farming is q leading industry. In
the dfier section irrigation is In use
while In sections Of dependable rain
fall farming Is carried on much the
sama ms in the corn belt" Nearly a
million acres are under irrigation
the most extensive development be-
ing In the southern valleys. The
crops are OF the high priced class
and include cotton, ~cantaloupes. to-
matoes, cabbage. beans, chill. sugar
beets, sweet potatoes. Irish potatoes
water melons, and the entire list OF
garden crops. Shipments are coins
to market in car lots. Deciduous
fruit include the apple. pear, plum
peach, cherries. and the California
or European table and wine grape
Wheat. oats. barley. rye. corn kafir
milo. alfalfa. sorghum. and every
standard grain and forage crop arr
grown In the state.
Livestock.
This industry has changed from {
mere grazing business OF indifferenl
stock to a well equipped business
with cattle and sheep equal to that o.
the Corn belt" The open range OF
the public domain is passing. Blu
with the better methods OF handling
livestock the number Is increasing
There are over 10000 head Of
cattle and 5000. 900 head OF sheep
The wool clip totals moro than is.
900, 600 pounds.
: Dairy cattle have been shipped II
the last year from dairy districts II
/ Wisconsin and other states. Man.
hundred head OF registered milk cow
have been bought recently. Cream 4
shipped from every part OF the state
Cheese factories are proven profit
able.
Mining.
[ New Mexico is one OF the leadinI
Y producers Of copper. Large cope
+ Companies like the Chino. Phelps
!. Dodge. and Calumet are operating 4
Grant and other counties. Silver
: iron, lead zinc. gold. mica, etc
now are being mined in increasinI