The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . rious timber tracts; a woolen mill at Albuquerque; w^oolscouring plants at Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Roswell andTucumcari; a foundry at Albuquerque; railroad shops at Al-buquerque, Las Vegas, Raton, Alamogordo and Estancia; oretreatment plants in many of the mining camps; a tie preserv-ing plant at Alamogordo and at Las Vegas, ice factories, steamlaundries, and electric light plants in the larger towns, can-neries at Las Cruces and Farmington, a distillery at Farming-ton, a cotton gin at Carlsbad,
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . rious timber tracts; a woolen mill at Albuquerque; w^oolscouring plants at Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Roswell andTucumcari; a foundry at Albuquerque; railroad shops at Al-buquerque, Las Vegas, Raton, Alamogordo and Estancia; oretreatment plants in many of the mining camps; a tie preserv-ing plant at Alamogordo and at Las Vegas, ice factories, steamlaundries, and electric light plants in the larger towns, can-neries at Las Cruces and Farmington, a distillery at Farming-ton, a cotton gin at Carlsbad, a brewery at Albuquerque and atSocorro, flour mills in the larger towns; coke ovens in the coalmining camps, a cement plant at Ancho; and other small manu-facturing plants are gradually being established. At Estanciaa salt treatment plant is about to be built. But there is room for vast expansion. New Mexico produc-ing wool, hides, canaigre, cement, lime, sugar beets, gypsumand many other raw materials that many factories must shipfrom a distance. It offers in addition abundant and cheap fuel,. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 97 low priced land, natural power, a perfect climate, good homemarkets and proximity to Mexico markets, railroad facilities,moderate priced labor, all of which are factors in conductinga successful industrial establishment. By legislation, variousbranches of manufacture are exempted from taxes for thefirst few years after establishment, and the larger towns arealways ready to tender every inducement to manufacturerswho desire to locate. The opening is especially promising forwoolen mills, tanneries, shoe, glove, furniture, paper and beetsugar factories, cement mills, glass works, canneries, distil-leries, furnaces, iron and steel works and brick yards. Railroads. New Mexico is well gridironed by railroads and new linesare under consideration. During the past three years, 850miles have been added and now every county except one, hasrailroad facilities. The Atchison,
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