Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-09
TWO PENASCO
POWER PROJECTS
Applications for Waters of
That River in Eddy
County Approved
EDUCATIONAL RALLIES NEXT
More Than a Million Dollars Bal
ances in Various County
Treasures.

Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa
is distributing among attorneys and
banks a compilation of the New Mex
leo laws relating to banks of discount
and deposit savings banks, trust COM
panies and building and loan associa-
tions. The compilation was made by
Travelling Auditor Charles V. Stafford
and is most valuable publication OF
92 pages.
Good Financial Showing.
Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT-
ford has just finished compiling the
monthly reports of count treasurers
for the month of FebruaT.'. 1t shows
that there were in the county treas
uries balances amounting to total
of $1,1S2,242.09 on March /, splen-
did surplus indeed. the following is
the surplus in each county treasury:
Chaves $159,O16.1S; Bernalillo $780,
3O9.SS; Valencia $S4,S61.22; Luna $67,-
4O107; Grant 4o4,O9S.45; Dona Ana
$5611513; San Miguel $50, ,1S4.4S;
Eddy $53,04O.71; Quay $4S,141.79; So
FtOIIO Dtf,OOD.Ol, IllO al IUeb pI1Jcoc'O", I,
Colfax $42,344.91; Lincoln $37,S11.59; !;
Union $29,714.S0; Torrance $2S, ,744.34; );
Curry $27,4S4.33; Sierra $25,099.10;
Otero $24,S25.15; Taos $22,6SS,34;
Roosevelt s2O,9S97O; Guadalupe $780,
1878; Mckinley $19,69S.9S; Santa
Fe S19,46O.72; Mora $1S,746.55; Sando-
val $1S,171OS; San Juan $11,64l.O9.
Notary Public.
Governor Mills today appointed VIII
liam P. Hart Of La Lande, Roosevelt
county, a notary public.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day in the office of Territorial Secre-
tary Nathan Jaffa for the Hudson
Methodist. Episcopal church OF Hud-
son, Quay county. The incorporators
and trustees are: Ellis Ivey, Clara
S Rice, J. M. Sinner, Sarah D. uli-
mer, M. E. Sigman.
Important Water Projects.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan today approved two applications
for power propositions on the Penasco
river in Eddy county. One is No. 954
by W. P. Turner, w. R. Kinney and
w. R. Allison of Roswell, for 100 Sec
ond feet to produce 1000 horse power
at cost of $25,000. The other is No.
$50 by Will Benson of Artesia, for 80
second feet to produce 10,9SO. horse
power at a cost of $150,0OO, this pro-
ject to have five power stations.
This afternoon a hearing was given
to the Sandia Land and Improvement
Company and to D. R. Bentson to con-
flicting applications for the waters OF
Tijeras canon
On Monday, there is to be hearing
of conflicting rights to waters of the
Pecos and there will be here to pre-
sent their claims, A. A. Jones of Las
Vegas, J. D. Hand of Los Alamos
w. NJ Dusmey of Fort Sumner and
Others.
Territorial Engineer Sullivan, late
this afternoon, after the Benston ap
plication had been withdrawn in favor
of the Sandia Land and Improvement
Company of Albuquerque, approved
the application of the latter from I'll
jeras canon to irrigate GAO acres, but
subject to prior rights.
Important Educational Meeting.
Next Friday and Saturday, Profes
son Pettingill will address the people
of Santa Fe. On Friday and Saturda.
evening free lectures will be given b!
the distinguished visitor on "Gump
tion with big G" and Our Inher
itance." All day Saturday there will
be sessions of school teachers from
the city and adjoining rural districts
at which Pettingill will speak and
number of the teachers will also max,
addresses. 1t is to be a whirlwind ed
ucational campaign. No admission fe
will be charged to lectures or educa
tional meetings. Special music will b.
provided.
The following letter was receives
from Superintendent Clark at the OF
fce OF the department of education a
Santa Fe, written after the meetin
held at Ration, Thursday evening
April 7th:
Had magnificent house tonight
Chairs in aisles; children seated O.
platform and on the floor; young me
and old lined the walls; young peopl
sat on each others laps. Fathers an
mothers, grandfathers and grandmotf
eers were there. Interest was intens
from start to finish. Applause wa
frequent. Tears and laughter follow
ed each other. Everybody went ava
pleased and happy-more than we
paid for coming.
"The educational campaign is ce
ts,nly on with a vengeance. The il
sIiriation of the overcrowded house
the appreciative comment Of people {