Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-28
HOW STATEHOOD
HELPS ALREADY
New Mexico Gets $5,373.54
More for Its National
Guard
MANEUVERS WERE SUCCESS
Militia Made Creditable Showing
at Camp Atascadero,
California.

Governor Mills today accepted the
resignation of Palmer Kettner, as
county commissioner from the sec
ond district, Mckinley county, Mr..
Kettner removing out of the county,
The Republicans of the county have
recommended Edward Hart to sue
ceed Kettner and he will probably be
appointed by tomorrow.
Who Pays the Taxes?
San Juan county is the only one
of the twenty-siX, in which the rail-
roads do not yet figure on the assess
ment rolls, although they will do SO
soon. The assessment percentages
for 1910 are: Agricultural lands and
improvements 39.71 per cent, grazing
lands and improvements 1898, town
lots and improvements 1856, merchan-
disc 6.04, sheep and goats 5.S5, cattle
ACT, horses and mules 4.55, household
goods, etc., 2.76, wagons, implements
and harness 2.75, banks 2.23, money
/, all other classes $50.
High Praise for National Guard.
Adiutant General A. S. Brookes was
on duty today in his Office at the cap
itol after his return yesterday after
noon from the maneuvers at Atasca-
dero. California. He said: "The ma
neuvers have been very successful
NY only regret is that we could not
stay longer. Everything passed on
in excellent shape and worked like
clockwork. The New Mexico Guards
ifornia and made splendid appear
ance, 400 men being in line, fine
looking body. The troops were all
paid before leaving camp. The men
behaved well, in fact, have never
been with better behaved lot of
men. There was no drunkenness, not
a man was intoxicated, no whisky nor
beer were sold in camp and there was
no running about at night, as the men
were just tired enough after the days
work to desire full nights sleep, al
though they were at no time over
worked. Only two men were sent to
the guard house and only two men in
the hospital, and these were afflict-
ed with venereal disease before they
left and marching aggravated it. Two
men fell down from sunstroke but
were promptly revived without i'll af-
ter effects. There was no ground for
complaining of lack of food. We had
a refrigerator car of fresh beef and
wherever proper application was
made, each company received all it
asked. Fresh bread was served ev-
cry day and it was good bread too.
There were six bake ovens and eigh-
teen men working at them. On the
trip, the men had double travel ra-
tions. Of course, in breaking in
cooks, it may have happened for one
meal that the men did not get all they
wanted but I made the rounds of the
mess tents and inspected the food as
we'll as asked the men whether they
had enough and whether the food was
well prepared and they answered af-
firmatively. I am certainly pleased at
the showing made"
Like Letter From Home.
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes
was much pleased to learn this morn
ing that his appeals for an increase
of the allotment of additional federal
funds for the New Mexico militia had
born fruit and in addition to $10,-
275.41 already allotted, New Mexico
will receive $5,373.54 more, according
to a letter received today from the
chief of the division of militia affairs
of the war department. This extra
allotment is given because of the in
crease in enlisted strength, which the
Territory shows and "the fact that
the Territory will shortly become a
state with two senators and two rep
resentatives."
Water for Analysis.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l..
Sullivan today received for analysis
samples of water from the Vermejo
in Colfax county and the Chama in
Rio Arriba county.