Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-10-11
MONTHS RESPITE
FOR SANTOS ORTIZ
Large Power Pro-
ject on Rio Hondo
Approved
LAKE URT0N RESERVOIR
Carey Act Board VIII Ask
for Bids for Its Con-
struction.

Governor Curry went to Albuquer-
que last evening to open the Terrltof-
ial fair today and to place himself at
the disposal of the committee having
in charge for the arrangements for the
reception of President Taft. The en-
tertainment of the President Will be
that given by the New Mexican two
weeks ago. that is, all the exercises
will take place at the Alvarado where
the President will deliver his address
upon arrival at y. M, October 10,
where he will be banqueted and from
where he will return to his private car
after taking a peep, perhaps at the
Montezuma bail, he'd in the same
building. The reception at the Com
merciaI Club and the street parade
and other demonstrations, including
the singing OF a song by the school
children, has been abandoned.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed q committee to meet the
President at Gallup, N. NJ: Governor
George Curry, Hon. w. H. Andrews,
Hon. Solomon Luna, Mayor Felix h.
Lester, President SDitz of the Com
mercial Club. Judge Ira A. Abbott,
Hon. H. o. Bursum, Col. w. S. Hope
well, and the president of the Fair
Association, Dr. w. G. Tight. This
committee will leave Albuquerque by
1oyr Of
October IA, returning with the Presi-
dent and party in the special train.
The committee to receive the Presi-
dent at the Alvarado on arrival of the
special train and escort him to the
stand, consists of j. H. O'Rielly.
chairman; Louis Ilfeld. Maynard Gun
sui, Adjutana General Ford and
George Arnot.
A very brief list of toasts will be re-
sponded to at the Alvarado hotel,
Governor Curry acting as POSTMASTER.
President Spitz will welcome the Pres
ident in behalf of the club; H. 0. Bur
sum- chairman of the Republican
committee. will speak to the toast,
statehood" o. n Marion of Al
buquerque to "The New Era in
New Mexico," T. B. Catron to "The
Spanish American People, and Judge
Albert B. Fall to "Our Guests" These
toasts with the musical numbers will
cover about half an hour.
Following the banquet the Presi-
dent, it is announced, will retire di-
rectly to his car. He will be invited,
however, to attend the Montezuma
ball for a few minutes and the invi-
tation may be accepted.
The Presidents train will leave at
1920 for FL Paso and the meeting
with President Diaz.
Admission to the speakers stand
will be by ticket. Admission to the
Alvarado veranda will also be by
ticket and all those holding tickets are
requested to be in their places prior
TO the arrival of the President.
In addition to the committees given
the following committees have been
Finance: Solomon Luna, chairman;
w. II. Andrews, D. A. Macpherson, J.
H. O'Rielly, Frank McKese, George
Arnot, w. H. Clearwater Judge Ida
A. Abbott. D.
Decorations: Allan H. Waas, G. g1
Cushman, O. A. Matson, NJ Nash, F.
c. Butler.
Santos Ortiz Granted Respite.
Governor Curry today granted a
respite of one month to Santos Ortiz
who was to have been Hanged on
Friday of this week at Silver City.
The visit of President Taft on that
day to New Mexico helped Ortiz to
get the respite for it was deemed OBJ
jectionable to signalize the day with
a hanging which the newspapers of
the country would give prominence
on the same page probably that they
spoke of the Presidents visit There
are also mitigating circumstances, so
it is reported, that will be investi-
gated and If found true,> may lead to
a communication of sentence if Judge
Parker and District Attorney Wright
so recommend.
Urton Lake Project.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan, for the Carey Act board, receiv
ed from the U. S. reclamation serv-
ice the profiles, plats and other papers
for the Urton Lake project which the
reclamation service relinquishes to
the Carey Act board at cost. The pro-
ject is to reclaim 10000 acres on the
Pecos south of Fort Sumner and con.
Afiicts with recent filings by A. A. Jones
of Las Vegas, for the reclamation Of
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