The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-11
and his brother Charles are quite

and his brother Charles are quite
young men, but are entitled to be
called old settlers. The first was
born at Las Vegas in 1879, and the
other was born at Pueblo, Colorado,
in 1876. Both nave grown to man.
hood in Roswell, and they constitute.
one of the strongest and most pro
gressive mercantile f1rmsain the city.
They have made money and what
IS better, have saved it. Charles said
TO the Record man recently that
some time within-a few years he IN
tended to retire from business and
go out to see the world before he
is too old to enjoy it. He has been
IN a store almost as long as he can
brother have for some years spent
their summer vacations travelling in
the United States, Mexico. Canada
and the West Indies, they both nher-
it from their father a longing to
visit foreign lands and to make a
circuit of the globe.
Their father, M. Whiteman. is en-
gagged in business at Alamogordo,
though his home is really in -Ros-
well. He is "a years of age, yet is
the first man to arrive and the last
to leave his store, and looks after
all the details of management him.
self. He was a traveller in his young
er days, having been two or three
times around the world. He was a
sea captain, and at one time owned
a vessel plying between San Fran
cisco and Melbourne. He shipped the
first cats nj dogs from America to
Australia. He advertised in San
Francisco apers to pay fifty cents
apiece for any kind of cats or dogs,
and no questions asked. Small boys
brought most of the animals he
bought, and sometimes valuable pets
were sold at so cents, presumably
being stolen by the boys.
The father of the Whiteman broth
ers was a charter member of The
Franklin Masonic lodge of New York
City, joining over sixty years ago.
This is said to be the oldest Masonic
IOuSO III III SAlStCUCc III Tile metro
polls. Mr.. Whiteman was so interes-
ted in the history and traditions of
the order, that he visited Egypt, the
Rec Sea, the pyramids and much OF
King Solomon's country to study the
same.
1t is not surprising that the sons
of such a man should wish to see
the world, and happily they will pro
baby be able to crafty this amoi-
ton.
Many of he men who laid the.
foundations of progress in the Pecos
Valley are still at the head of the
procession, honored by their fellow
citizens with offices and at the head
of modern business institutions of
their own. Among those now hold
ing offices of trust and responsibility
and listed as twenty-year residents,
are: County Treasurer J.. Smith Lea,
County Commissioners w. M. Atkin-
son and Thos. D. White, Probate
Clerk and Recorder F. P. Gayle, May
Or J. F. Hinkle, Representative c.. L..
Ballard, County Commissioner v. R.
Kenney, U. S. Commissioner Karl
Snyder, many members OF the city
council and of the school board. OF
he" bankers, three, Captain John w.
Poe, Nathan Jaffa, and E. A. Cahoon.
are eligible to membership in the
Old Settlers Society, and C. c.. EN-
erson cashier Of the Roswell Nation
al, is an honorary member on ac-
count of his wisdom in choosing the
daughter of a pioneer to guide. his
destiny. Some of the leading stores
are run by old timers, and the pio-
neers are engaged in every line of
business. The occupation of all will
come out as the data becomes avail
able.
The Record finds that it has ack
led a big job in writing up the old
settlers, and would appreciate short
contributions along th.-t line. We
had expected to secur the assistance
of an old-timer, who is also a good
writer, but unfortunately he was not
physically b to undertake the task.
Sketches will be published with your
signature, or without, just as you
may prefer.
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