Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-03
Governor Curry
Again Selects Fred
Fornoff as Captain
ARMORY BOARO TRUSTEES
Official Items Gathered at
the Capitol This
Forenoon.

Governor Curry was cleaning up
business at a rapid rate this forenoon
preparatory to leaving for Roswell.
Outside of the appointment of the
Conservation Commission and board
of managers for the Dry Farm Ex-
pertinent Station in Quay county, he
has made all the appointments that
follow the biennial session of the leg
islature. He announced this forenoon
the following Mounted Police appoint
ments:
Fred Fornoff, of Bernalillo, captain;
John W. Collier of Santa Fe, lieuten'
ant: w. E. Dudley Of Otero, sergeant;
Fred Higgins, of Chaves; j. B. Rusk,
of Rio Arriba; Leandro Baca OF So
corro, John A. Beall of Luna, Rafael
Gomez of Santa Fe; W. E. Griffin, OF
Santa Fe; and Apolonio A. Sena, OF
San Miguel; the last named having
been previously appointed. These
are nearly all appointments, except
that of w. e. Griffin, who takes the
place made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Lieutenant Robert Lewis, who
has accepted the management OF
large ranch. Lieutenant Lewis was
an especially capable officer and use
full member Of the force. The ap-
pointments were all made upon merit
and after careful consideration OF
qualifications, it being recognized that
under Captain Fornoff the Mounted
Police have been Of great service to
the Territory.
Armory Board Appointments.
Governor Curry today appointed the
following members of Armory Boards
to serve TO- four years: Captain
Carlos Vierra of Santa Fe for the
Santa Fe National Guard Armory;
Lieutenant Arthur Bail of Silver City
for Silver City Armory; Lieutenant
P. r. Dessauer of Las Cruces for the
Las Cruces Armory: and Lieutenant
Charles Whiteman of Roswell for the
Roswell Armory.
Good Roads Commission Holds Initial
Meeting.
The Territorial Good Roads Com
mission created by the Thirty-eighth
Legislative Assembly, held its first
meeting Yesterday in the rooms or
Land Commissioner R. P. Ervien IN
tho Old Palace, Mr. Ervien, Governor
Curry and Territorial Engineer Ver-
non L. Sullivan being present. The
hoard authorized the continuation OF
the work on the Ration end OF the
Canine Del Real, and discussed varl-
GUS plans for road improvement
Carey Act Board.
The Carey Act Board met yesterday
afternoon in the same place as the
Good Roads Commission, the member
shin of both being identical, Attor-
ney General Frank w. Clancy attend
ing both meetings. The Territorial
Engineer and the Attorney General
are today drafting rules and regula-
tions for the government Of the board,
adopting and adapting the Colorado
and Idaho regulations to local condi-
tions. A number of applications un-
der the act are already on file and
will be considered at the next meet
snh +oL r,1o on
day, April Ia, when the rules and reg
ulations will be adopted.
interpretations.
The Cordova Mining Company with
Headquarters at Albuquerque, Berna-
lilo county, filed incorporation papers
today, the capitalization being mil
lion dollars and the New Mexico
agent, Attorney B. F. Adams of AL
buquerque The incorporators and di-
rectors are: B. F. Adams, P. A. Bal
ley, Arthur S. Bixler George Shade,
J. w. Blackburn and w. J. Mckee.
The Staplin Mercantile Company
also filed incorporation papers, the
headquarters being at Pennington,
San Juan county, with capitalization
of 100000 The incorporators and di-
rectors are Frank Staplin of Farm
ington, who is the New Mexico agent;
Albert L. Stock of Denver, Ulysses
Massingill, Mary L. Staplin, George
L. Conway, Leon P. Kennedy, Charles
r. Voorhees, of Pennington.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor George Curry today ap-
pointed Mabel Storment of Tucumcari,
Quay county, and Kate Vaughn of AL
buquerque for Bernalillo county.
Stream Measurements.
J. B. Stewart, U. S. Geological Sur
vey, Division of Hydrography, will to-
morrow evening start on a stream
measuring tour of the territory under
the direction Of Territorial Engineer
Vernon L. Sullivan in accordance with
the stream measurement law passed