Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-23
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
Regent Of University of New Mexico
Reappointed.

Regent of University of New Mexico
Reappointed.
Governor Otero appointed A. b.
Smith of Las Vegas, president of the
First National Bank of that city, re-
gent of the University of New Mexico
at Albuquerque, to succeed himself,
Mr.. Smiths five years te, m in that
position having expired. The appoint
ment is a recess appointment and runs
until another appointment shall be
made during the session of the Thirty
sixth Legislative Assembly.
Coal DecIaratory Statements.
The following coal declaratory state
ments have been filed in the local Uni
ted States land office: No. 1904, Feb
ruary 23. Daniel Lucero of Lumber
ton, N 1-2, Sc 1-4 section 8, and NV
IA, SW IA, SW IA, SW IA, section 8,
T 81 N, R w, in Rio Arriba County.
No. 1903, February %. Ernest Lix of
Albuquerque, E 1-2, NE IA, section II
and w 1-2, NV IA, section IL, T 10 N,
E, in Bernalillo County.
Homestead Entries.
The following homestead entries
have been made in the local United
States land Office: No 1914 Febru-
airy %, Aniceto Carrejo of Quemado,
E 1.2, NE IA, section II, T N, R Is
w, 80 acres in Socorro County. No.
1915, February 10. Cariaco Garcia of
Quemado, NE IA, NV IA. w IL, NE
H. NV IA. Sc Ia, section 10, T IL N,
R Z w. 100 acres in Valencia County.
No. 1916. February %, Sixto Chaves
of Puerto de Luna. lot 4, SW IA, NV
IA, section 1, and Sc IA, NE IA, lot
1, section 2, T N, R "a E, 100 acres
in Leonard Wood County.
Articles Of Incorporation.
The following articles of incorpora-
tion have been filed in the Office of
the territorial secretary: The Copper
ton Mining Company, principal Office
at Copperton. The incorporators are
George w. Holton, w. T. Holton and
l.. J. Stubler of Los Angeles, w. j.
Skeed, w. P. De Remer and Flora
Skeed of Copperton, New Mexico, and
A. De Remer of Fernando, California.
The company is incorporated for SO
years for the purpose of mining, con-
structing and operating steam and
electric railroads and distributing cleo
tricity for power and heating purposes.
The company is incorporated for $780,
900 divided into 100000 shares of the
par value of 81 each. The first board
of directors consists of the incorpor-
ators.
New Map Of New Mexico.
Copies of the new map of New Mex
leo which has been in preparation for
some time were received in this city
today The map is compiled from The
official records of the general land Of
flee and from other sources under the
direction of Frank Bond. chief drafts
man of the general land Office at
Washington. The new map shows &C
curately the boundaries of all the pri-
vate land grants, forest reserves, In
dian reserves, military reserves, all
the counties including those created
by the last legislative assembly and all
the railroads built or under cOnstruc-
tion up to January 1, 1904. Copies of
the map can be secured from the gen
eral land Office through Delegate B. S.
Rodey and will also be included in
Governor Otero's annual report.
Meeting Of Board Of Regents.
A meeting Of the board of regents
of the New Mexico Asylum for the
Blind was held in Alamogordo last
week. The board consists of the fol-
lowing members A. j. King, presi-
dent; R. H. Pierce, secretary and
treasurer; j. H. Laurie, DR.. G. w. Ger
Der and o. c. Snow. The last two
members residing at Las Cruces, and
the others at Alamogordo. All men,
bers were present except Mr.. Snow.
The board adopted preliminary plans
for an administration building which
were drafted by F. H. Paradise. The
buildings will be planned along lines
found to be the most desirable in SIM
liar institutions in number of eastern |
states The board received valuable |
suggestions from managements of
asylums in Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, Kansas. Tennessee and several
other states. 1t will ask several archi- |
tects for plans for an administration
building. This will be erected first
and it will be constructed so that addi- !
tions can be made to it in the future i
as necessity requires. 1t is probable
that work will commence upon it in
side of the next six weeks. Ten thou
sand dollars are now available