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untains. Dr. Duncan of Chicago is credited with saying, that “before January, the whole medi- ical profession of the United States, a hundred thousand strong, will know that New Mexico is the best section yet ascertained for persons of weak lungs.’ The doctor speaks advisedly. The people of New Mexico should learn the art of home production from the Mormons, whose settlements are always so prosperous. The prosperity of the Mormon people is not so much due to their hard labor as it is to the fact that they produce almost everything which they consume. It is true that they understand the art of irrigating, but this is, and could be acquired by all our citizens by application. Grant county is today paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for produce, grain and hay, which should be grown here at home. Could this money be kept within our county for only a few years, this would be the most prosperous county under the sun. With such a continual and heavy drain it is almost a wonder that this country does not become bankrupt. Were it not for our wonderful re- sources the money paid by us for produce and forage would soon leave us in a deplorable condition. It is really a pity that Grant County did not secure a few Mormon settlers. They are the people who have made many prosperous settlements in Utah and Arizona, and are now reclaiming the desert wastes of Mexico. Their industry and ability as tillers of the soil should be copied by our people.