Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-01

Tie NEw MEXICAN is informed that !
there is some trouble brewing at the coal
camps at Cerrilos. According to our
information and judging by the papers
filed in the district court, two coal opera
tors, formerly members Of the White Ash |
Coal company, are not satisfied with the
offer Of arbitration made by the CerrIlos
Coal 4 Iron company for the machinery
and improvements heretofore put up and
used by their company, and propose to
work the coal leads, which they have
heretofore worked and lately under lease
from the G. C. & |. company, without the
permission Of the company.
A temporary Injunction was granted
yesterday by Judge Seeds restraining
the defendants from working these
coal leads or interfering in any
manner with the property OF the G.
C. & |. company. This injunction is
returnable on the 18th Of February and is
being served to day on them.
The New MEXICAN understands that the
G. C. & |. Co. is ready and willing to have
the district court appoint third arhitra-
tor and abide by the decision OF board
of arbitration to consist of an arbitrator
named by the court, one bv the company
and one by the defendants.
There is net much to say in this matter
| The orders OF the district court must be
promptly carried out and stri:tly obeyed
There must be no lawlessness connected
with this affair. The property rights OF
the Cernllos Coal and Iron company, the
law recognizing them as bona tide and
lawful owners OF these coal lands, must be
fully respected and protected.
The courts and the court officers must
do their full duty in the premises. There
is too much at stake for the town OF Ger
rilIos for the county of Santa Fe, and in
deed for the whole territory, to allow any
thing else to happen.
Any lawlessness, any injury to just and
honest property rights will harm the
town Of Cerrillos, the county OF Santa fe
and the territory of New Mexico very
seriously and for many years to come
The C. C. 4 |. company intends tc
make vast and costly Improvements in
the working OF its coal lands and during
the coming season probably 1000 men
will be employed by it. That means 8
great deal for the development and pros
peritv of this section. The company
Judging from the New MEXICAN'S informa
ton which is believed to be correct, has sc
far done the fair and just thing by the
GENERATORS and miners who have for years
been mining coal at a large profit upor
the company's lands without paying fol
it, and intends so to do in the future
, The company is heavy tax payer and Ii
entitled to the full protection OF the law
This it must have and if it takes ever.
able bodied man in the county for posse
The courts are here for the peaceful anC
Just solution of all questions arising in sucl
matters. Any attempted lawlessnes
must be nipped in the bud and nipped il
no uncertain and squeamish manner.
This territory has bad name for law
lessness already to its very great injury
There must be none at the Cerrillos Goa
camp. Prevention is better than cure
. We do not advise any cure, but il proven
! ton does no good, why then a cure mus
be resorted to that will settle any impend
ing trouble in no uncertain manner ant
for all time to come.