Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-31
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
Will be Held In Las Vegas On
September 26 and 27 Of
This Year.
DELEGATES APPOINTED
Governor 0tero Issues an Official Pro.
clamaton From the Executive Once
In this Respect.

Governor Otero has issued an Off
cial proclamation announcing that the
first Territorial Good Roads conven-
ton for New Mexico will be held In
Las Vegas on September 26 and q.
during the meeting of the Northern
New Mexico Fair at that place, and
has named the delegates to this con-
vention. Governor Otero has been in
vited to open the fair and the con
vention and has accepted the same.
The following is the official proclama
ton:
Whereas, The question of good
roads building is now receiving Off
cial and general consideration and
discussion throughout the various
states of the Union; and
Whereas, The Territory of New
Mexico, through its legislative assem-
blies has identified itself by various
enactments providing for the con-
struction of roads, notably the Scenic
Highway, from Santa Fe to Las We
gas, crossing the Pecos Forest Re-
serve; the Canine Real from the
northern boundary Of the Territory OF
New Mexico to its southern boundary.
near the place known as Anthony, on
the Texas border; and
Whereas, The Territory of New
Mexico, has been the first in success
fully employing prison labor in the
construction of public roads; and
Whereas, The people of the Terri
tory of New Mexico, of all classes, are
interested in good roads building,
thereby aiding in the growth of cities
and towns, as well as in rendering ac-
cessible all communities adjacent
thereto; and
Whereas, Several commercial
bodies have petitioned the Governor
of New Mexico to call Good Roads
convention for the further considera-
ton of road construction In New
Mexico:
Now, therefore, l, Miguel A. Otero,
Governor of the Territory Of New
Mexico, in compliance with this gen.
eral request do hereby appoint fifty
delegates at large from the Territory
of New Mexico, as follows: r. e.
Twitchell, chairman, Las Vegas; F.
H. Pierce, J. s. Clark Las Vegas;
H. o. Bursum, Arthur Seligman,
Charles Closson, N. Salmon, Frank
owen, d. M. White, Santa Fe; c. M.
Bayne, J. van Houten Charles Spring
er, A. L. Hobbs, M. B. Stockton, Ra-
ton; A. l.. Kendall, Cerrillos; Alfred
Grunsfeld, Frank Mckee, George L.
Brooks, Albuquerque; r. p. Ervien,
C. Otto, Clayton; Tito Melendez. Juan
Navarro, Mora j. F. Hinkle, II. J.
Hagerman, Roswell; H. ID. Bowman.
Oscar Snow, H. B. Holt, Las Cruces;
F. G. Tracey, L. o. Fullen, Carlsbad;
w. d. Murray, Central; Henry Lutz,
Lincoln; ]. A. Rolls, M. D., Watrous;
Gregory Page, Alexander Bowie, Gal
Iup; ]. G. Aquilar, Wagon Mound; V.
Ell Rito; B C. Hernandez,
TERRA Amarillo; T. c. Hunt, Texico;
E. A. Miera, Cuba; Max Kahler, Hills
boro; T. P. Martin, Taos; Solomon
Luna, Los Lunas; John Becker, Belen:
C. T. Brown, w. E. Martin, Elfego
Baca, Socorro; w. B. Walton, Sill
yer City; ]. A. Mahoney, Deming;
Frank Bond, Espanola; H. s. Abbott,
Springer, to attend good roads
to be held in the city OF
Las Vegas, September Goth and 9th.
1905: and that said convention may
have representation from each city,
town and county in the Territory 1t
is suggested that the mayor of each
city and town appoint
twenty delegates to attend said con-
vention and that the chairman of the
board of county commissioners or
each county appoint twenty delegates
to said convention, to represent the
therein.
Il would recommend that the dele
gates from cities, town, and counties
be appointed at the earliest possible
date, and that where any delegate ap-
pointed is unable to attend the con-
vention, that he send his proxy or
some one who will act for him, In or
der that there may be full expression
of opinion, and full consideration or
the great questions that will be pre-
sented to the convention, and that
each community in the Territory may
have full representation.
Done at the executive office, this
the 29th day of July, A. D., 1906.
Witness my hand and the great seal
of the Territory of New Mexico.
MIGUEL A. OTERO,
BY the Governor:
]. w. RAYNOLDS,