TWO NEW STATES.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
THEIR STATUS RAISES. (Keceived 9.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 17. The Senate at Washington has admitted New Mexico and Arizona, which up till now have been territories, to the full rank of States. The admission of New Mexico and Arizona wipes out the territories except the district of Columbia and the Indian Territory, which is set apart as a home for the Indian tribes. Alaska, which is something in the nature of a dependency, will not reach Statehood for some time yet. There are now 48 States enjoying the full privileges enjoyed by the Federal Constitution. New Mexico has an area of 122.634 square miles and a population of 195,310, while Arizona's area, is 113,956 square miles and population 122,931. It was proposed to admit them to Statehood in 1905 after incorporation, but this was not agreed to.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 143, 18 June 1910, Page 5
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