Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-11-23
SENATORS WERE
GREATLY PLEASED
Assured Governor Curry and
People of Immediate
Statehood.
GOOD ROAD WORK IN EARNEST
Territorial Engineer Vernon L.
Sullivan Has Two Projects
Going.


Governor Curry is enthusiastic in
speaking of the visit of the Senate irri-
cation committee which he accom-
panied from El Paso to Carlsbad. The
senators We're very favorably impress
ed as they saw the fertile Mesilla and
the magnificent Pecos valleys by day
light. At FL Paso, Tex, special efforts
were made to entertain the diStin-
grished visitors. Every where in New
Mexico where they made stops, they
were heartily welcomed In the towns
they were greeted by the school child
rem waving flags and singing and were
given an opportunity to visit the sur
rounding farms. At Roswell, a process
sion of some twenty-five automobiles
accompanied them on visit to the
great farms and orchards. Only at Ar
tesla, through some misunderstanding
as to the time Of the arrival of the
committee, no reception had been pre-
pared. The senators expressed them
selves very friendly to New Mexico
and Senator Carter assured the people
that statehood would be granted New
Mexico at the coming session of Con-
gress.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day by the Providence Copper Com
pany of Albuquerque, Bernalillo coun-
ty The capitalization is 81 100000, di,
vided into 100000 shares. The incor-
pOrators and directors are: H. J, Eng
lish 100 shares, A. F. Wuensch 80
shares, and E. w. Dobson / share.
Notary Public Appointed
Francisco A, Zamora of Tajique, Tor
rance county, was today appointed
notary public.
Given Naturalization Papers.
Naturalization papers were issued
today in the district court to Mrs. Ce-
ella Mignardot of Santa Fe, a native
of Fragce,, who has lived in this city
many years.
Good Roads Work.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
livan is back at his desk again after
an absence of several weeks spent on
irrigation business in the lower Penas-
co and Pecos valleys. He reports that
work on the Albuquerque-Santa Fe
rnaH hoe ct apfpd Santa Ilnnoin or
and La Bajada hill in earnest with a
small force. A force is also being or
ganiZed by Good Roads Engineer J.
w. Lewis and Foreman Weaver to
start work Immediately on the Carri-
zozo-Roswell road The first work will
be done on the big hill between Ros-
well and Picacho, after which the
Nogal hill will be worked. Lincoln
county not only has given $4,000 cash
for this work, but it's road supervisors
have also donated all the work in their
district to the enterprise. Chaves
county will pay for the construction of
the road in that county. By eliminat-
ing the heavy grades on the two hills
mentioned, the rest Of the road as now
in existence will be passable and will
be gradually improved.
Mr.. Sullivan is receiving very salts
factory answers to the recent circular
sent to members of the bar asking for
suggestions for legislation that will
tend to assure the highet use of the
waters of the territory.
Insurance Notes.
: Superintendent of Insurance Jacobo
Chaves today returned to the sender
the papers applying for admission of
the Colorado Mutual Benefit Associa-
tion. The insurance department has
received an application from the Oc-
cidental Insurance Company for per
mission to engage in industrial and ac-
cident insurance. They were inform
ed that there is nothing in the New
Mexico insurance laws to prevent
them from doing this.
New Railway Mail Clerk.
Harold G. Moore, railway mail clerk
who made his headquarters at Albu.
querque running west, has exchanged
with Mail Clerk Bascomb G. Whorley
and has taken the Santa Fe-Torrance
run on the New Mexico Central.
Teachers Association.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
j. E. Clark intends to visit the Teach
ers' Association of Guadalupe county
which will convene for two days al
Fort Sumner, Friday and Saturday oi
this week. and the Roosevelt County
Association at Portales which con
venes on Saturday. The program fol
the Fort Sumner meeting Is as follows
First Day-Evening.
Enrolment, organization, announce
ments, etc.
Plan and Purpose of this Associa