Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-14
NEW MEXICO
At SAN DIEGO
Commission Headed by Gov
ernor Mills to Represent
Territory
BIG RECEPTION At ROSWELL
Chief Executive VIII Be Given
Rousing Welcome in Pecos
Valley.


ward C. Wade, Jr- of Las Cruces,
delegate to the eighth annual confer
ence of state and territorial health
officers with the public health and
marine hospital service, at Washing
ton, d. c., on April 80.
New Mexico at San Diego Exposition.
By the appointment of D. A. Nc
Pherson of Albuquerque, Governor
Mills today completed the board
which is to take UP tie matter OF
proper representation and display
for New Mexico at the Panama canal
exposition at San Diego, California, in
1915. The board consists of Cover
nor William J. Mills, Ex-Governor M.
A. Otero, Carl Lotave and D. A. Nc
Pherson.
Preparing for Governors Reception.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa
was informed today that Roswell is
making extensive preparations for
the reception of Governor Mills on
April 23 The governor will leave
Santa Fe in the forenoon of that date
and will be awaited by special auto
mobile at Torrance. The same even
ing he will be given reception at
Roswell by the people, which promises
to be a great event. On April 25, Gov
ernor Mills will deliver the commence
ment address at the New Mexico Mill
tary institute.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed the
following notaries public: Leo c. Van
Hecke of Santa Fe, and Charles G.
Given of Silver City.
Incorporation.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day in the Office of Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa by the Ration
Elks Corporation of Ration, Colfaz
county. The capitalization is 500,
900 divided into 1000 shares. The di
rectors are: Alva L. Hobbs, Christie
pher N. Blackwell and Howard l.
Buckley. The subscribers to stock
are: A. L. Hobbs, c. N. Blackwell J
Leahy, Howard L. Buckley, G. N. Flem
ing, A. H. Officer, H P. Roseberry and
E. c. Champion, each 25 shares.
Inspected Capitol Annex.
Governor Mills and Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa today inspected
the annex to the capitol which is un
der construction. They found thai
with an increase of labor, the lower
floor can be finished within sixty days
This will be done should the statehood
bill pass, for the constitutional con
vention with its hundred members
would necessitate the using of the ex
ira space. For the present, however
for the sake OF, economy, the work i:
being prosecuted with such force o
convict and other labor as is on hand
Water Applications Approved.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L
Sullivan today approved the follow
ing water applications: L. R. Lamy o
Nogal, Lincoln county, to conduct th
the irrigation of small garden Jos
eph Doherty of Folsom, Union county
to impound the waters of Gallego
creek for the irrigation of 400 acres
A certificate of construction was ais
issued by the territorial engineer t
B. G.. Randall for completing irrigs
ton works on the San Fernando
Taos in Taos county for the irrigs
"tion of It's acres.
District Court.
Today Judge John R. McFie DIRE,
the jurors for the next term of coul
in Taos county.
Governor Mills Writes to Las cruce.
Governor Mills expressed his apprt
citation of Las Cruces, the Mesilla va
ley and her people in letter sent tn
Las Cruces Chamber of Commerc,
The letter, addressed to A. R. Coll
man, secretary follows:
Il reached Santa Fe Sunday an
take this, the first opportunity.
write to you as secretary of the Mesi
la Valley Chamber of Commerce,
ask you to extend my thanks to tn
members of your organization, and
the other good people of Dona An
county, for the courteous and enth
siastic greetings which were extern
ed to me on the occasion of my visit
your beautiful city. I beg to assul
you | will never forget that kin
treatment which was given me, an
that the remembrance of my trip wi
linger in my mind for years to com
LAS Cruces is growing and impro
ing greatly, and predict for Dor
Ana county a bright and prosperol
future.
VERY sincerely yours,
WILLIAM J. MILLS"