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killed two detectives and wounded nine on the nth, but were driven off on the i2th. 

 They struck for an increase of pay from 20 to 25 cents an hour. 



On November 19, 1912 the Court of Errors and Appeals upheld the supreme court 

 in its decision that women cannot vote for civil officers or presidential electors or on 

 questions submitted to the people. The case rested on the claim that the provision of 

 the first constitution (1776) which gave the suffrage to "all inhabitants ."'.", '.' 

 of full age, . . . worth 50 pounds proclamation money," etc., had never been 

 legally rescinded.. 



In Hoboken the Robert L. Stevens Fund for municipal research was established in 

 1910; and a Citizens' Federation in Hudson county and a bureau of municipal research 

 in Jersey City in 1912 all these are private agencies. 



Bibliography. Acts of the Legislature (Paterson, 1911 and Trenton, 1912); E. J. Fisher, 

 New Jersey as a Royal Province from 1738 to 1776 (N. Y., 1911). 



NEW MEXICO 



Population (1910) 327,301, an increase of 67.6% since 1900. The negro element 

 decreased from 0.8% to 0.5%. The foreign-born whites constituted 6.8% in 1900 and 

 6.9% in 1910; the native whites 85.5% in 1900 and 86.1% in 1910. Density 2.7 to the 

 sq. m. The purely rural population was 80.4% of the total (83.4% in 1900); in 10 mu- 

 nicipalities, each having more than 2, 500 inhabitants, there was 14.2% (in 1900, 7 places 

 had 14%): Albuquerque, 11,020 (6,238 in 1900); Roswell, 6,172 (2,049 m I 9}', 

 Santa Fe, 5,072; Raton, 4,539; Las Cruces (town), 3,836; Las Vegas (city), 3,755; Clovis, 

 3,255; Silver City, 3,217; Las Vegas (town), 3,179 and Tucumcari, 2,526. 



Agriculture. The acreage in farms increased from 5,130,878 to 11,270 021 between 1900 

 and 1910; and the improved land in farms from 326,873 to 1,467,191; the value of property 

 from $53,767,824 to $I5Q,447,990 ($98,806,497 land; $13,024,502 buildings; $4,122,312 imple- 

 ments; $43,494,679 domestic animals). Of the land area 14.4% was in farms. The average 

 value of farm land per acre was $8.77. Farms were operated largely by owners (33,398 by 

 owners, 321 by managers and 1,957 by tenants). In 1912 (preliminary estimates) the princi- 

 pal crops were: Indian corn, 2,083,000 bu. (93,000 A.); wheat, 1,232,000 bu. (59,000 A.); 

 oats, 1,839,000 bu. (53,000 A.); barley, 70,000 bu. (2,000 A.); potatoes, 900,000 bu. (9,000 

 A.); and hay, 436,000 tons (187,000 A.). In 1909 (U.S. Census) the value of vegetables 

 other than potatoes was $567,154; of orchard fruits, $519,677. On January 1, 1912 there were 

 on farms: 185,000 horses, 15,000 mules, 53,000 milch cows, 900,000 other neat cattle, 3,300,- 

 ooo sheep and 50,000 swine. The total acreage irrigated in 1909 was 461,718 (126.5% more 

 than in 1899); 398,592 acres were supplied from streams. The total cost of irrigation enter- 

 prises to July I, 1910 was $9,154,897 and the estimated final cost of improvements begun was 

 $11,640,091. Of cereals 51.8% by acreage in 1909 was grown on irrigated land, and of wheat 

 79.6%, of barley 68.9% and of alfalfa 96.4%. The (Federal) Carlsbad project, completed 

 in 1909, irrigated 13,673 acres in 1911; and the Hondo project, l,ooo acres. The great Rio 

 Grande project was 20% completed in October 1912 and in the preceding year irrigated 

 25,000 acres, partly in Texas. The Federal department of agriculture has a station at 

 Tucumcari for the investigation of dry-farming. . 



The constitution provides for a department of agriculture under the regents of the State 

 College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The legislature of 1912 created a state land 

 office and the office of county inspector of bees and apiaries; appropriated annually $15,000 

 for gauging stream flow for irrigation purposes; passed a law for the organisation and opera- 

 tion of drainage districts and authorised the commissioners of community ditches to grant 

 free irrigation of three acres or less to blind men or their widows. 



Mineral Products. Total value, 1911, $7,869,918. The only important items were: 

 copper, 2,860,400 tons (about Ya, of the output in 1910; a new company began work in the 

 Santa Rita district); zinc, 3,778 tons (40% less than in 1910); and coal 3,148,158 tons ($4,525,- 

 925). Mineral waters from 5 springs (2 resorts) were valued at $41,833. Salt, mica and 

 fluorspar were found in small quantities. 



Manufactures. Between 1899 and 1909 the capital invested increased from $2,161,000 

 to $7,743,000, and the value of products from $4,061 ,000 to $7,898,000. The larger industries 

 were: steam railway car construction, $2,251,000; and lumber and timber, $2,162,000. In 

 Albuquerque there were one-tenth of all the establishments, with a product, $1,288,000, 

 nearly one-sixth of the total. 



Transportation. Railway mileage, January I, 1912, 3,079. In 1912 by a statute the 

 Territorial roads commission became a state highway commission with control of the state 



See E. B. xix, 520 et seq. 



