The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . the real estate man cheap land and a chanceto make money by putting up modern residences, and to thecapitalist opportunities to make more money and to buy any-thing that his heart may desire, from a land grant as big as aEuropean kingdom, to a gold or copper mine worth a milliondollars. Health seekers should come to New Mexico by all should come before disease has made inroads uponthe system if they want to be sure of recovery, they shouldcome if the disease has advanced noticeably, f
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . the real estate man cheap land and a chanceto make money by putting up modern residences, and to thecapitalist opportunities to make more money and to buy any-thing that his heart may desire, from a land grant as big as aEuropean kingdom, to a gold or copper mine worth a milliondollars. Health seekers should come to New Mexico by all should come before disease has made inroads uponthe system if they want to be sure of recovery, they shouldcome if the disease has advanced noticeably, for possible cureor a certain prolongation of life; but they should not comewithout means or provision to pay their way, the first year atleast. The jobs for health seekers are few and far betweenand a health seeker should not work for a living for a time aftercoming to New Mexico, if he desires to regain his healthspeedily. Living is about as reasonable in cost in New Mexicoas anywhere else in the United States. The health seekercan live in a tent, on a vacant lot or out on the mesa, and if he. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 137 cooks his own meals, living need not cost him $ a week; ata tent city, a hotel or a sanitarium he can have lodging andboard from $ to $ a week, and at private houses atfrom $ to $ a week. The laws of competition and trade are the same here as else-where. Fortunes are very seldom made in one day. The poorman who comes to New Mexico must expect to work and towork hard for a living; the capitalist must invest and investjudiciously to make money. After this is said, however, itcan also be truthfully said that New Mexico offers great op-. portunities to the honest and intelligent worker to becomeindependent and to gain affluence and civil and political pro-minence; and to the shrewd and careful capitalist, greaterand surer returns on his investment than any other section onthe face of the Globe. It is to the homeseeker, to the farmer, to the sto
Size: 1225px × 2039px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectlouisia, bookyear1904
