New Mexico The Land Of Opportunity Official Data On The Resources And Industries Of New Mexico The Sunshine State Classic Reprint

Author : New Mexico; Board of Expositio Managers
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ISBN 13 : 9781330876992
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book New Mexico, the Land of Opportunity Official Data on the Resources and Industries of New Mexico the Sunshine State (Classic Reprint) written by New Mexico; Board of Expositio Managers and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Mexico, the Land of Opportunity Official Data on the Resources and Industries of New Mexico the Sunshine State In the preparation and presentation of this volume there has been but one object in view, namely, to acquaint the world with the advantages, resources and progress of the great Sunshine State. Knowledge of the New Mexico of today is certain to result in the influx of tourists, settlers, capital, for no other state in the Union presents so great a variety of attractions for these as does New Mexico. Every effort has been made to assure absolute accuracy. Whenever possible, the description of any particular section is from the pen of some representative citizen who has seen and knows whereof he speaks. The statistics are official. The pictures tell their own story and the compiler of the book has seen to it that they are numerous and from the most recent photographs. No section of the State has been neglected in this story. Necessarily, not every detail could be included in any book, no matter what its size. Additional information, however, Can readily be obtained from commercial organizations, from business men. from officials. The Exposition Book of New Mexico, issued ten years ago for the St. Louis Exposition, resulted directly and indirectly, in bringing 100,000 new settlers to the State, who tripled tire number of farms in the State, turned the eastern livestock ranges into agricultural country, founded villages and towns, created new counties, and inaugurated a new era of growth and prosperity. The present volume has a distinct historic value for it measures the growth and progress of the commonwealth since then. The modern idea of history is not a mere catalogue of battles and dates, but the story of the activities of a people in the fields of industry, science, culture and peace. Such a story this work presents and after serving its purpose of opening the eyes of millions to the opportunities that beckon them in New Mexico, it will also have its further use as a volume of information for the geographer and the historian. An acknowledgment of the unselfish service of those who have contributed to the volume, be it financially or with their pen, or otherwise, is herewith made. They have made possible its publication and tire people of New Mexico owe them a debt of gratitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.