Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-02
WILL CAMP At
ATASCADERO
News That Will Greatly
Please New Mexico Nat
ional Guard
100000 POWER PLANT
Examination for Census Emu
merators Will Be Held on
Saturday.

Mayor Jose D. Sena calls a public
meeting to which all are invited, Tor
tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock in
Elks' hall to consider and take action
rpon the inaugural exercises for Gov
ernor William J. Mills on March l.
interpretations.
Incorporation papers were filed to-
day by the Clayton State bank OF
CLAYTON, Union county. The capital
stock is 100000, divided into 300
shares. The directors and incorpora-
tors are: J. w. Evans, president; N.
E. Taylor cashier; w. S. Hickey, vice
president and also New Mexico agent,
all being of Clayton and each subscrib-
ing to 100 shares.
The Gila River Power Company
filed incorporation papers, in the OF
flee of Territorial Secretary Nathan
Jaffa The capitalization is $6,0O0,OOO,
divided into 10000 shares. The head
quarters are 105 Texas street, Silver
City, Grant county. The incorpora-
tors and directors are: Thomas Lyons
of Gila 10 shares; William D. Murray
of Silver City, shares; John R. Bart
lett of 2 Wall street, New York, 8
shares.
The E. L. Washburn Company of Al
buquerque, filed amendments to its
charter increasing it's capital stock to
$4,000, divided into 100 shares, G. O.
Cushman being secretary and the
New Mexico agent, and E. L. Wash
burn, president.
National Guard Encampment.
There will be rejoicing among the
National Guard members throughout
the territory over the announcement
made by Adjutant General R. A. Ford
that the National Guard encampment
will this wear be at Atascadero, Calf.
instead of Leon Springs, Texas, as hac
been announced at first. 1t was dem
onstrated to the war department bJ
Adjutant General R. A. Ford, Colone
E. C. Abbott and Captain Brooks thai
Atascadero, Calf, could be reached
in less time and cost than Leor
Springs, something which the depart
ment was surprised to discover. A
letter from Colonel E. M. Weaver
chief of the division of militia affairs
and colonel of the coast artillery
brings this welcome announcement
New Mexico will send a regiment o.
infantry and battery of light artil
lery to the encampment in which the
federal troops and the militia from the
Pacific coast states and Arizona viii
participate. The encampment will be
between September Is and October
Is, but the New Mexico troops will
take part for only two weeks.
Insurance Taxes Coming in.
Insurance Commissioner Jacob
Chaves, has taken in more than $11
500 in insurance taxes during tn
past two months.
Board of Water Commissioners.
The territorial board of water CON
missioners will meet at the Caplto
on February 8. Every member of tn
board is expected to be present. Th
appeal of James A. Cree from the az
proval of the application of Lee
Mitchell and Lawson for the water
of the Ruidoso in Lincoln county fo
power purposes, and the appeal c
Henry Upton of Carlsbad, from tn
approval of the application of Fran
E. Downs for the waters of the low
er Pecos for large irrigation prt
ject in Eddy county, will be heard.
Maps of Federal Projects.
The U. S. Reclamation Service tt
day filed in the Office of Territoris
Engineer Vernon L. Sullivan, maps fo
the Carlsbad and the Engle reclaim;
tion projects, under the statute c
1905, which gave the governmer
certain rights but which also require
it to file these maps.
Census Examinations.
On January 81, the time expired fc
the receipt of applications for the E,
sition of census enumerator and Will
applications have been received sine
then, these had to be rejected. o
Saturday, February 5, examination
or tests will be conducted at hui
dred different postoffices in New Me,
leo and upon the outcome of thes
tests depends the appointment of tn
applicants. In Santa Fe, the test wi
be held at the Capitol from a. n
to noon, three hours being given a
plicants in which to fill out the exam
ination papers. In all there al
about 600 applicants in New Mexie
and as there are only 300 places I
fill, every second applicant will
disappointed. However, in some Sc
tions, like Luna county, the numbe
of applications is less than the place
to be filled while in places like Alb,
querque, Santa Fe, Chamita, Ricard