Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-19

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his present position for the past eight
years, and his administration has been
satisfactory in every respect.
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Judge Needham c. Collier
The subject of this sketch is district
Judge of the second judicial district and
associate justice of the supreme court
OF New Mexico, and is considered one of
the ablest members of the bar of the
Territory, with which he has been iden-
titled for many years.
Judge Collier is a native of Georgia,
having been born at Indian Springs,
April 30. 1847. He received his early
education at the public schools of his
native state, and at the age of II went
forth to do battle in the cause of the
confederacy. This was in 1864, and
Judge Collier served until the close of
the struggle at which time he resumed
studies at Georgetown College, District
OF Columbia, graduating with honors in
1868. In 1871 he was admitted to the
practice of law in Butts county, his
native county, and continued here until
1875, when he removed to Savannah
In 1885 he came to Albuquerque, N.
NJ. In 1887 he was elected city attorney
and re- elected to Office in 1889. In 1891
he formed law partnership with o. n.
Marion. In 1893 Judge Collier received
from President Cleveland appointment
to his present position, and on the 18th
of November Of the same year he entered
upon tbs discharge of his duties. Judge
Collier is very popular socially and en-
Joys high standing in his profession.
Albuquerque Foundry and Machine
Company.
Albuquerque has the distinction of
having within it's limits the only up.to.
date and fully equipped foundry and
general machine shops in New Mexico.
Mr.. R. P. Hall is the proprietor of this
plant, and since 1884, when the company
was incorporated, he has been the chief
dependent Of the territory for all kinds
Of work in his line. The plant was des-
troyed by fire on May 4th 1891, but it
had been such financial success, and
such was the energy and push of it's
proprietor, that by June 22nd of the
same year it was rebuilt and in opera
ton again on much larger scale than
before, with improved machinery and
greater facilities for handling the ever
increasing orders that were coming to
it. No where in the southwest, can be
found more complete establishment of
this kind, handling as it does with the
greatest facility all kinds Of machine
repairing, railroad, smelter, mill and
mine work. Mr.. Hall has also added to
his works brass casting and making OF
bells. Albuquerque is fortunate to have
located in it's midst such citizen and
such an institution.
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H. E. Fox.
Mr.. H. E. Fox, one of the leading citi-
zens of Albuquerque, is proprietor of the
principal jswelry house of the city and
enjoying an extensive patronage through
out all that wide extent of territory tribu-
tary to the city Of Albuquerque.
1t is the kind of an establishment that
one would expect to find in one of the lar
ger centers Of population.
Only the most expert workmen are
employed in this house, and specially
is made Of stone setting and the repairing
of fine watches.
Mr.. Fox also carries the largest stock of
precious stones to be found anywhere in
New Mexico, and to this already extern
; sive line he is constantly adding by new
purchases.
Mr.. Fox established his present bust
ness in 1890, and his patronage has ex-
banded with the expansion OF the city.
From small beginning he has succeeded
} in building up large and profitable trade.
which leads anything in this line in New
! Mexico.
Mr.. Fox lie official watch inspector of
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, and local
inspector Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad.
The firm was originally established in
1890 under the name of Hickox 4 Fox.
In September, 1895, Mr.. Hckox retired.
and Mr.. Fox became sole proprietor.
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Booth, the Tailor.