Evening star., 1927-12-02
composed of IS States Joined by the
cohesive power of our Constitution.
Only One State Unrenresenfed.

cohesive power of our Constitution
Only One State Unrepresented.
''lt was a happy thought that each
State should give a stone to form a
part of this national monumental
| stone typical of her mineral deposits
only one is now unrepresented; and
steps have been taken to add that for.
ty-eighth stone. This is the forty.
| seventh State stone but i'm all 1856 have
been placed here in tribute to Wash
| iugtOn. There are 10 from foreign
countries. and others are gifts of vari.
ous cities and civic, benevolent fra
! ternal, religious and patriotic urgani.
| zations-all spontaneous expressions of
| homage to a great and universal char.
| 1cter
| New Mexico attained Statehood
/ less than l6 years ago. But she has
/ ctaIm to the earliest civilization on the
| North American Continent None of
| our States is richer i'm historic lore
in legend and in romance: none more
| interesting to the archeoloSist and the
ethnologist. In 1889, 6S years before
| the founding of Jamestown. in Vir-
| oinia. and 81 wears before the Nav.
flower reached Plymouth Rock, Marcos
| de NiZi, a Franciscan friar. pushed
| Il
| eXpiohe in unknown regions. The
| Spaniards called the territory he dis.
| covered New Mexico. There he found
| the Pueblo Indians. clad in cotton and
woolen clothing woven by themselves,
| living in well built adobe villages. with
! houses of several stories They we're
apparently well versed i'm the agricul.
tura1 arts.
An expedition under Juan de Onate
! formed colony in 1898, and in 1905
Santa Fe was founded and designated
as the seat of government 1t is the
second oldest city in the United States.
being outranked only by. st. Angus
tine, in Florida. In 1921 New Mexico.
which originally vaguely included all
of what are now the States of Arizona
and Utah, nearly all of Colorado and
| parts of Texas and Kansas. became a
province of Mexico. which had de.
clared its independence of Spain. Gen.
Stephen w. keorny in 1S4S took pos
session of this rich country in the
name of the United States Two years
later it became a Territory The sec.
tionS now parts of other States were
gradually given up. In 1868 western
New Mexico became the Territory and
IN February. 1912. the State of Ari-
zona. A month earlier New Mexico
had arrived at full statehood.
State Is Empire In Self.
''Too little is known of the beauties.
advantages. and possibilities of this
commonwealth 1t is an empire in
I itself. ranking in size fourth of all the
States. having $4,000 square miles,
or 7S.000,0 900 acres. Her area equals
New York, Pennsylvania, and South
Carolina combined. The estimated
population-about 400 ,000-is less than
four persons to each square mile
THE Federal Government has done
much. and will do more. to aid in the
development of this extensive domain
She has given 100000 acres of land
for schools and other public purposes.
and established seven national for.
ests. totaling more than 5000. 900
acres, valued at S42,60e.000. AgricuI.
turiStS are almost wholly dependent
on irrigation, and the Government
works of that character. including the
big dam at Elephant Butte. are said
to be worth more than. $12 .000, 900 a
year to these people. 10 is estimated
that the waters of the Rio Grande and
the Rio Pecos. when properly con.
trolled, will be sufficient to irrigate
100000 acres. New Mexico is inter.
ested primarily in raising live stock,
the condition of which has improved
greatly i'm the last few years In 1921
she had 1900. 900 head of sheep, valued
at $13.000.000 Today the number is
greater by 100000. while the value