Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-29
TAX COLLECTIONS
ARE GOOD
Requisition Papers Issued for
A. C. Shut Wanted
in Roy
FALLING OFF IN CORPORATIONS
Governor Mills Today Issued
Call for Constitutional
Convention.

in the executive office this forenoon
when Governor Mills, and ex-Gover-
nors Curry and Otero and Attorney
General Frank W. Clancy met and
talked over the proclamation for the
call of delegates to the constitutional
convention and other matters. EX-
Governor Curry said emphatically
that the credit for the passage of the
statehood bill belongs primarily to
President Taft and that in the second
place, Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock had much to do with it.
Governor Mills, too, by reason of his
official position and friendship with
President Taft, had more to do with it
than appears on the surface" said the
Ex-Governor. Friends of Ex-Governor
Curry know also that Curry's pres
ence in Washington where he has
many influential friends on both
sides of the party fence, was an i'm
pOrtant factor.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Mills today appointed the
following notaries public: Mrs. Ella
Gillespie, Colmor, Colfax county; Will
lam D. Wasson of Estancia, Torrance
county.
Headquarters and Agents Changed.
The Burro Mountain Copper Com
pany today filed with Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa certificate
changing its headquarters from Silver
City to Leopold and appointing James
T. Hall, New Mexico agent
Capitalization Increased.
The Homestake Mining and Devel-
opment Company today filed a certlf-
icate of increase of stock with Terri
torial Secretary Nathan Jaffa, increas-
ing the capitalization of the company
from $150,OO0 to 100000. The head
quarters of the company are at Silver
City.
Falling Off in interpretations.
While last quarter saw the largest
number of interpretations on record
for any quarter and a turning over OF
about $1,000 in fees, the quarter that
will close this week, touches low wa
ter mark and fees collected of only
about $4,000.
District Court.
In the district court for Torrance
county suit was filed today by the
Estancia Lumber Company VS.. S. v
Cochrane on a promissory note. Judg
ment for $14O1S is asked.
Tax Collections.
Travelling Auditor Charles V. SAT
ford announces that up to June l.
there had been collected 64.4 per cent
of taxes on the 1909 duplicate. Luna
county leads with collections of 81
per cent, while Sandoval county is
lowest with 445 per cent. The Other
counties have collected as follows;
Bernalillo 56.4; Chaves 56.9; Colfa1
67.9; Curry 59.1; Dona Ana III; Eddy
6S.S; Grant 83.6; Guadalupe 491; Lin
coin 44.7; Mckinley 62.5; Mora g.
Otero S5.1; Quay 555; Rio Arriba 60
Roosevelt 5S.2; San Juan 81; San Mi
guel GIT; Santa Fe 57.2; Sierra sos
Socorro 64.S; Taos 55; Torrance 6O.5
Union 65.2; Valencia 56.4.
Requistion Issued.
Governor Mills, upon application
Attorney E. G. Holly of Roy, Nor;
county, today issued requisition pa
pers for A. G.. Shut, in custody II
Oklahoma, and wanted in Roy on tn
charge of issuing bogus checks to tn
amount of $3.50. A Colfax county Off
Ger will go to Oklahoma and presen
the papers to Governor Haskell, an
to bring back with him Shut, shoul
the requisition be honored by Okls
homas executive.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT RE
SIGNS.
Attorney General Frank W. Clanc
member of the board of regents
the University of New Mexico at A
buquerque, today affirmed the repol
that Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray had r.
signed as president of the Universit
on account of the ill health of hi
wife demanding her residence at
low altitude. He also affirmed ths
Oscar J. Craig, president of the Un
yersity of Montana, would come to A
buuuerque to meet with the regent
a9d look over the situation, prelin
mary to his being offered the pres
dency, if an agreement is reached. II
spoke very highly of Doctor Graf
who in a few years had built up tn
University of Montana from sma
foundation to one of the most impor
ant educational institutions of tt
northwest
Arizona Issued Call for Election.
Governor Mills has received the of
cial call of Governor Sloan OF Al
zona for the election for delegates
the constitutional convention w11t
will be held on September IL, almo
a week later than New Mexico.