Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-03
ASSESSMENT GAIN
OF S799,5I9
Increase in Dona
Ana County
Valuation
ELECTRIC CO. INCORPORATES
Headquarters at Roswell But
Field Covers Southeast
ern New Mexico.

Dona Ana county shows the phe-
nomenal increase of $799,519 in the
net assessment since last year. The
total assessment is 1855, ,946, the ex-
emptions $146,600, the net assess
ment S34S9,346. There are S1,005
acres of agricultural lands in the
county, with improvements assessed
at $1,O70,596; 409S3 acres of grazing
lands with improvements valued at
Sal, 1877; 1888 city lots with improve
ments $329,314; 2S9 acres mineral
lands $21,240; 1929 miles of tele-
graph and telephone lines $12,946
water reservoirs $4,000; 1853 miles
of standard gauge railroad $1,519, 1922;
Touring mills $2,429 saw mills $24,-
325; 1876 horses $55,713; 230 mules,
$3.50; 1904 cattle $1S0,572; 7,437
goats S9,492: 1856 swine $579; 80 bur
ros $535; 989 wagons S22,576; 35S
sewing machines $3,964; saddles and
harness $6,S49; merchandise $104,-
S14: capital in manufacturing $50;
farming implements $10,S42; saloon
fixtures $11,373; money $3,195; bonds
etc, 1890. watches and clocks
1852; books $3,61S; jewelry $1,250;
musical instruments S4,290; house
hold goods $31.356; stock in banks
S29, ,702; wheat SIS; corn $337; hay
and alfalfa $216; wool $1,000; lum-
ber $2,40O; coal $5; tools Sl,035; hon.
ey bees $3,75a; other property $4,154.
interpretations.
incorporation papers were filed to-
day in the office of Territorial Secre-
tary Nathan Jaffa by the Estancia
Lumber Company of Estancia, Tor
rance county. The capitalization is
$4,000, divided into 500 shares, a total
of 100 share being subscribed. The
incorporators and directors are |. A.
Dye, 15S shares; J. B. English, l
share, and j. S. Kelly 1 share. The
last named is designated as New Mex
ico's agent.
The Valley Electrical Company to
operate in Eddy, Chaves and Roose-
welt counties with headquarters at
Roswell and with J. Gatlin named as
the New Mexico agent. The capitaliz-
alton is $4,000, divided into 100
shares. The incorporators and direc-
tors are: Clyde G. Caldwell. II
shares; Robert j. Gatlin, II shares;
Oliver H. Smith. u shares: Joseph j.
Jaffa, 2 shares; Erwin w Mitchell. II
shares.
First Baptist church at Aztec. San
Juan county, with ]. F. Wood as the
New Mexico agent. The trustees are
!. F. Wood, senior: J. r. Pollard,
Frank Wood, M T. Barrier L. G. Eb-
len, C. A. Markham is the pastor; J.
F. Wood, clerk; W. E. Williams, treas
urer; L. G. Elben. Sunday school SUI
perintendent; Ertel Curren, Sunday
school secretary; Dixon Thomas, Sun
day school treasurer
Notary Public Appointed.
Governor Curry yesterday appoint
ed Anton Mayes of Socorro. Socorro
county, notary public
Two More Assessment Rolls.
Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT-
ford today received the assessment
rolls of Mora and Dona Ana counties,
making ten of the twenty-six counties
head from in that respect thus far.
The assessment of Mora county is ST.
469,S20; the exemptions $106,800; the
taxable assessment $1,363,O40, a net
gain of s10S,9S0 The county has 81,
1850 acres of agricultural lands with
improvements assessed at 91,340;
! 254,444 acres of grazing lands with i'm
provements assessed at $201 PIP;
town lots $60740; 941 miles of stand
ard gauge railroad $573,1 3,120; Touring
mills $4,000: saw mills $3.50: 1854
horses $31, ,076; $3.50 cattle 65,559;
43,906 sheep $SO,966; 492 wagons ST.,
1856; 375 sewing machines $4.034; sad
dies and harness $2.454; merchandise
$74,2S5; farming implements 1884;
saloon fixtures $1,000; money $2,920;
tools S557 watches and clocks $310;
jewelry $55; musical instruments 81,
900; household goods $22,467; lumber
$1,1O0; other property s33,955.
District Court
Benjamin M. Read, as attorney fol-
Joseph Lacome. proprietor of the
Claire hotel, today filed suit in the dis
trict court for Santa Fe county
against A. S. Bushkevitz of Roy, Mora
county, to recover the sum or sos with
10 per cent interest, from April IL
1909. The suit is bason upon a promi
sorry note.
Attorneys Renehan & Davies in thu
district court for Torrance county
today filed a suit for the Dunlavy
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