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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
General Discussion

You will that ask for contract for ten years with the city for its lighting and the establishment of rates for ten for commercial lighting This would naturally sug gst itself for obvious to business that could not afford to surrender contract for arc lights 5000 per annum which has nearly four years to and make new contract the $625O per annu providing the time improved service by the adoption of style amp upon which expect expend $20Oo00 unless substantially longer period than the contract in force has and for which contracts have heretofore been made Nor could afford establish commercial lighting very much lower than the rates other cities of the south involving does tremendous loss in unless assured by contract that rates would undsturbed for reasonable length of time
 It has been the uniform custom the city establish rates for long periods of me generally thirty when granting franchises for and electric business Two such franchises have been granted recently by the city to other companies
 We believe there be doubt that if company should have applied for franchise to the city to conduct electric business for longer period of time than suggest at the propose would have readily been granted without question.
 You aware that originally requested by the commissioners of the city make only concession and that in the matter of the Ensley fare The company substantially grants the and proposes two others in broad spirit realizing that it's prosperity depends tho prosperity and growth of the community and that adequate public utilities reasonable necessary to the prosperity and growth of any community.
 The sole reason for asking term contract is that tho company with greater certainty certain and that certain return it's securities quite essential their stability in value the of tho 
 The company in short business proposition, af ford to sacrifice probably greater return certain smaller return and is willing to make concessions in the of rates for stability in it's earning capacity Certainly this r quest entirely reasonable when the city left e from it's plant to do it's street lighting and also the citizens when and to the extent fit and when there restriction competition from other companies serving the citizens
 The total loss in revenue from the combined propo- stion is approximately s135000 per annum express otherwise the patrons of this company will hereafter pay for the service $370 less money every day in tho year than formerly
 It can henceforth be truthfully said that Bi1ning enjoys the most liberal lighting and street any city of it's size in the south notwithstanding pany serving it is compelled furnish service over an ab normally wide area in proportion to population with resulting increased cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

ona the present installation the proposed contract will save the city street lights approximately $5oOoOO per annh $1750000 for the remaining portion of the present ontract And it is belief that the service will renser under the contract if executed will be satsacs o both in character and price, that the city will find it a,oth undesirable and unproftabe to do it's lighting from it's plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

Atlanta, Georgia ..............1 .156 per cen Richmond, Virginia ............. .16.2 per cen Tampa, Florida ........... 30.7 per cen Little Rock, Arkansas ............ 38.O per cen Dallas, Texas ....................16. .16.8 per cen Houston, Texas ..................23 .231 per cen Nashville, Tennessee ............ .131 per cen Knoxville, Tennessee ............. 3.4 per cen
 Chattanooga, Tennessee ......... .19.8 per cen Memphis, Tennessee ..............2 251 per cen Charleston, South Carolina .34.5 per cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

Of those cties the American Cities Company controls only three, viz: Little Rock, Houston and Knoxville.
 We have applied the the electricity con- sued by each of the company the year 191O and have thereby actually determined that the operation q the rate the consumption will involve loss to the company in it's revenue of $78,970.00
 In order that this loss in revenue shall not fall upon the company simultaneously with the loss resulting from the reduction in the Ensley fare propose put the raes both to the city and the public in effect April 1, 1912.
 In the meantime the company will install in its power house at large additional apparatus which will enable us to effect economies in operation but far than the decrease in revenue
 It will be noted from the foregoing statement that proposed rate is very much lower than Atlanta Mem phis, Nashville and other southern cities
 the expectation of the management that this rate will place electricity iuminan in the reach of the poorest citizens the community and hope make LID from that class of customers in the way of new business part the very large loss in we will necessarily suffer when the rates into effect To accomplish this result contemplate making large investment in wiring houses not equipped for the of electricity induce tenants of these houses to use our current and allowing them repay very easy terms the cost of the house wiring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

It is expectation that the introduction of this rate will be satisfactory the citizens of Birmingham generally that they will cooperate with in the effort pro pose to make for the building business and hope eventually the loss resulting from the the business which the citizens will place upon our books.
 We have proposed that this rate shall be embodied in contract with the city for period of years the city, however reservng the right furnish current to the citizens from its plant hereafter to be ablished if it fit do and ask for restric tion whatever competition from any other company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Commercial Lighting Rates

The present schedule of force and which have been in forces since July 1, 1905,
 Twelve cents per K. w. H. less quantity discounts with amnih. .m bill of $113 per month. f Our proposition is to install the following schedule ps of Nates:
 Ten cents per K. w H. for the first thirty hours personth of connected load less per cent paid in ten ds the the first thirty hours be the rate of cents K w H. less quantity discounts in forcs, the minimum bill to be $105 net per month.
 The application of the proposed rate will work iedate saving every customer of the company from 1 per cent 30 per his present bills The differ in the primary base rate will work positive saving to every customer and those consumers who maintain economical installations will reap larger benefit in the further reduction of their rates by the application of the secondary rate of cents, less quantity discounts.
 Attention is frequently called to the rates obtaining oa her cities The proposed is lower than that of the following cies and by the percentage shown the A,11 oup;p foh1o
The border vidette., 1911-09-30
SOME TIMBER.

Arrangement for the largest timber sale ever undertaken by the government involving ap- proximately 6OO,OOO,OOO board feet of merchantable timber, nine e-tenths of it yellow pine, are being made by the departments of agriculture and interior.
 The tract, said to be the largest body of good timber left in the southwest, comprises parts of the Apache and Silgreaves national forests and Fort Apache Indian reservation in the easteran Ari- zona. It must be sold to the highest bidder.
 This sale will bring to the government from $1,5OO,OOO- to S2,OOO,OOO, as no bid of less than 8. 50 per 1000 will be considered for the timber cut during the first five years of the contract nor of less than S3 per 1000 for that cut during the following years.
 All the timber must be cut in 10 years. Other large bodies aggregating 100000 board feet, will be made accessible. All this will open up good coal lands. Star.
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said company:


 Resolved. That Article Third of the Articles of Incorporation of Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated be amended to read as follows;
 Article Third: That the capital stock of this corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand, Dol lars (S5OO,OOO.OO) United States gold coin, divided into Five Thousand (5OOO) shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol lars (S1OO.OO) each, which stock shall be paid for in full when certificates therefor are issued, and said stock shall be non- aSSeSSable
 Resolved. That Article Fifth of the Articles of Incorporation of Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated be amended to read as follows;
 Article Fifth: That its officers shall be President, First Vice. President, Second Vice-Presi- dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Board of Directors, and the Pre- sident and Vice Presidents shall be members of the board; but the Secretary and Treasurer may be persons other than Di- rectors or Stockholders, as the board may determine; and the board may consolidate the offices of Secretary and Treasurer; or either or both of said officers with that of President or First or Second Vice President.
 Resolved. That Article Sixth of the Articles of Incorporation of Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated be to read as follows;
 Article Sixth: That the highest of indebtedness or liabil- ity to which this corporation is at any time to subject itself is the sum of Three Hundred Twen- y-five Thousand Dollars {$325,- OOO.OO.)
 Resolved. That Article Tenth of the Articles of Incorporation of Roy x Titcomb, Incorporated be to read as follows:
 Article Tenth: That the Board of Directors of this corporation shall consist on not less than three nor more than seven mem- berS, to be elected by the stock holders from among their num- Der at each. annual meeting, the number of such directors, to serve for any year, to be by said fixed at their said meeting.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The President and Secretary of said have hereuntoe set their hands and affixed the cor porate seal of said corporation this 24th day of August, A. D., 1911.
 (SeaD E. TITCOMB, Attest: President.
 LO -IS HUDGIN,
 Secretary
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AMENDMENT TO THE OF INCORPORATION
ROY & TITCOMB. INCORPORATED.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That at special meeting of the stockholders of Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated, :, held at the office of the company at Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, on Thursday, the 24th day of August, 1911, the follow ing Amendments to it's Articles of Incorporation were unani- mously adopted by an affirm ative vote of the entire stock of
The border vidette., 1911-09-30
Territory of Arizona,

Territory of Arizona, County of Santa Cruz.
 Before me, $. F. Noon, a Mo- tary Public in and for the Coun- ty of Santa Cruz, Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared E. Titcomb and Louis -Hudgin, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub- scribed to the foregoing Certifi- cate of Amendments to the Ar ticles of Incorporation of Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated, as Pre- Sident and Secretary of said cor Poration, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the said corporation for the purpose and consideration there in expressed.
 - Given under my hand and mo- tarial seal this 24th day of Au- gust, A. D., 1911.
 (SeaD $. F. NOON,
 Notary Public.
 My commission expires Jan- uary 3, 1913.
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Supervisors Notice of Primary Gen.
 eraI Election.

WHEREAS: The Secretary of Arizona has prepared and transmitted to the undersigned. the Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County of Arizona Territory, a notice in writ ing designating the offices for which candid ates are to be nominated at the ensuing primary:
 Now, THEREFORE: A primary election is hereby called in the several precincts of said county, under the provisions of the law relating to pri- mary elections, to wit; under the pro- visions of Chapter 24. of the Session Laws of Arizona of 1909. on the 24th, day of October, 1911, for the purposes of voting for candidates for the several parties to be nominated for the follow ing offices:
 STATE OFFICERS. y United States Senators Advisory l RepreSeptative to Congress. 3 Judg ges of State Supreme Court. l Governor.
 l Secretary of State. l State uditOr.
 l State Treasurer. 1 Attorney General. l Superintendent of Public Instruc-
 tion.
 3 Corporation Commissioners.
 COUNTY OFFICERS. State Senator.
 l State Representative. Judge of Superior Court. l Clerk of Superior Court. l Sheriff.
 l Recorder.
 l Treasurer.
 l School Superintendent. l County Attorney. l Assessor.
 l County Superintendent of Roads. l Surveyor.
 Supervisors.
 PRECINCT OFFICERS. 1 Justice of the peace for. each pre- cinct in the County. l Constable for each precinct in the County.
 PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN. Democratic precinct Committeeman in Nogales Precinct No. l. Democratic precinct Committeeman in each of the other election pre- cincts of the County Republican precinct Committeeman in Nogales Precinct No. l. l Republican precinct Committeeman in each Of the other election pre- cincts of the County. 1 Socialist precinct Committeeman in elch of the election precincts Of the County. l Prohibition precinct Committeeman in each of the election precinct of the County. l Socialist Labor precinct Commit teeman in each of the election precincts.
 Dated the 25th. day of Sept. 1911.
 PHIL HEROLD. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County, Arizona. First publication September 3Oth, 1911.
 Subsequent publications October 7th, X 14th. 1911.
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Territory of Arizona, ~ County of Santa Cruz. ' "

county or SdnId cruz.
 I, Phil Herold, County Re- cOrder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with the original amendments to articles of incor- pOration of the Roy & Titcomb, Incorporated, filed and recorded in my office on the 25th day of August, 1911, in book 9 of mis- cellaneOus records at page ct seq; and that the same is full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 25th day of August, A. D., 1911.
 PHIL HEROLD,
 66t. County Recorder.
The border vidette., 1911-09-30

Marsh sells corrugated iron, both painted and galvanized. Write for prices. If.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14

losaslsSsa = ~ nsAsj
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
kan..s-ce'erade sui. Conferences.

A Joint conference OF the Arkan-
sas Valley Ditch Association, the Ar
kansas Valley Commercial Association
and the Arkansas Valley Editorial
Association was held In the district
court room last "Wednesday. The pur
pose Of the conference was to de-
wise ways and means to enlist sen
timent. especially through the news
papers. favorable to the defense In
the Kansas. Colorado suit, the outcome
Of which is vital to every interest
In the valley.
The Denver newspapers. without ex-
ception have atte empted to create the
impression that the $4,000 defense
fund. appropriated by the legislature.
Is graft. pure and simple. for the
benefit OF few Colorado lawyers.
while the facts are that the seven
lawyers who are to receive $1,000
each from the defense fund. were rec
commended by the ditch assoc Citations
for the reason that their services are
considered vital to the success OF
the suit.
Colonel Wiley told OF his attempt
TO convince some OF the Denver ed
itors that they were wrong in the po-
sition they have taken. but said his
efforts were utterly futile. You
cant tell a Denver editor anything"
said the colonel, they are Just like
God Almighty-they know II all.
What's the use?'' Mr. Wiley hoped
that some plan could be devised to
change the sentiment In regard to
the Kansas-Colo RADIO suit, and con
vince people. and especially the news
papers OF Colorado. that II was n
very serious matter.
Before the meeting adjourned a
plan was devised whereby the edi.
tors are to furnish a committee OF
four newspaper men to travel over
the state and advise the newspapers
Of the state ~, 70 the exact status of
the suit. and enlist their co-opers-
, ttoa m creating senti'nent favorable
$4,000 CA,nfaAo nd of H. -.---
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
o,s.r,e. cssr..

District court will convene next
Monday morning for the regular Oc-
tober term. with Judge Rizer on the
bench. Although there are thirty
six civil and thirty-five criminal cases
on the docket, a good many Of them
are cases that have been continued
from term to term and Il II prob
able that 4 good many Of them will
meet the same fate At this session.
Among the criminal cases that will
be disposed OF At this term are the
following:
People W. Lee Hariesty-Larceny
Of live stock.
People vs.. Jetsr Arnold and Jose
Lena Sandoval-Malicious mischief.
People VS.. Sam Brown--Assault to
murder
People VS.. John E. Goddiny-Re-
ceiving deposits In insolvent bank;
six cases
People vs. William Hardesty-- As
sault to murder.
People VS.. W. A. Brown-Keeping
gambling house.
People vs. Carl Carls0n-Gambling
People VS.. Charles Sears and Wal
ter Locke-Grand Larceny.
People VS.. Ada McCartney-I.sr-
ceny.
, People vs.. Carlos Andasolo-- Bur
glary.
People VS.. Clara Harris-Murder
People VS. Paula Padillo and Reye.
sta Sena-Adultery.
People VS.. Jose Cerillo Gonzales
and Eraquilo Bernal-I.arceny
People VS.. Jose Gonzales-I.arceny,
People VS.. Milan Youanovich-Kid.
mapping; two cases.
People vs.. letter Arnoli-Larceny.
People vs., Guadalupe Gomez-Lar.
ceny.
People VS.. Emanuel Brown-Bur
glary.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14

out IL own little irrigation ditch.
In The pas; few ysars only = few
small ditchss have bscn built and
many Of these we're abandoned ON
account Of the cxpsnss Of operation.
and Of those rcmAlniag ssvsnty.nvc
pss csnt Of The water diverted comes
directly back 70 the river.
A. vatsS ~ scarce In the Arkan.
sas Valley. the Anercian Hcrt Sugar
Company ia iSe< started on . still
hunt sos . rssesvots ard fisaliy 10
oatel ~ eitel q a. i1eal site a
ths hsa1 q Pufsaaolrs rasoa. abost
twsaty nilss sass = Tsiss1s1. jaaes
D. ochuylss. the e0Insat hydssulic
saGiasss. NJ s0oDavs1 ~ tAs go.
paAy - o1An1os ~ ~ 80 = -
ssAauseivs Feoess - sn0ss r kasv
|sg - esossvsls = ~ Aoaee g o.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
Parole offiesr on Lene Jaunt.

James X. Dye, state parole officer.
arrived In u Ssnts last Tuesday
morning on No. Z. accompanied BY
two prisoners. Que Of which had bssu
caStsred n Ssettis and The oehss
~ Lne Ansesss. =. oae q tAsa -.
caps6 from Tie psnltentiary several
months 40. and the other vas being
returned on account OF having violat.
I'd his parole. Jim vas gone on the
trip for two weeks. and had q rather
strenuous time Of II ~ he was on
duty most Of the time. except for n
brief rest Of two days II Los Ange.
lee. The prisoners were hsndcuffed
together on the trip form Los An.
geles. and each wore an Oregon boot.
and At night they were handcuffed to
the parole officer with . long chain.
so that any move made by them
would awaken Mr.. Dye. They were
taken to the penitentiary on No. II
Tuesday morning and turned over to
the officers nj the penitenisry.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14

Of soldiers from the heedwxters os
- Pursatoirs down its (neirs lsnsth
u - tsaettnn NH - ...la4s
and tAsac- aowr Into v6at = now
the state q kansaa % Tar ~ where
Dodge City stants. Finding only 4
dcsolate and uninhabitsd country they
started back. and were traced up
into the long canon Of the Purgstoire.
where the record ends. II was decid-
ed later that they met death In one
Of the terrific floods to which this
river Is subject. hence the name Rio
de Las Animas Perdidss. or the
River Of Lost Souls.
In time Mexicans came down the
river from the south. were met by
Americans settling along the Santa
Fc trail. and together they took up
the few available places along the
river bottoms. and each ranch took
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
IL Jvnts n ststs Federation.

La JuniA had an interesting and
an Interested delegation present at
the recent meeting Of tho State
Federation Of womcn's Clubs Ia Den.
YER. A. the Friday evening concert.
which vas entirely under the sup~r.
vision Of Mrs. g. q. Edwards. Miss
Helen McNeen acquitted herself With
grace and eclst In the rendering Of
the vocal SOLO. SUMMER" By cham.
lnAde.
TIE Ia Justa rspressAtatios frit
grcat pside 10 the paessIns part that
both Mn. n1wards ard Nlss Nc.
sssa seok n ~ ossscai ~ q
~ vssy inesesseino Ys1eraalea. Ths
lA1Iss es0peslag ess 1sleenatsa ~
tnsne1 - - juelo ~ oatue1Dy.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
oid.rimsr Visits scenes ef chiisheed

MIR. and Mrs. James y. Russell left
last Monday for their home In Wor-
land. wyo.. after u brief visit with
La Junia relatives and friends. Mr..
Russell is son Of Mrs. Grant White
Of Colorado Springs. a former we'll
known resident of this city. and l.
now engaged In the hardware busi.
ness In Wyoming. lie had been east
ON business trip. and came To La
Junta to join his wife who has been
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
McLarcn. Of North La Jnnta. and
this WAS his first trip here In n
period OF eight years.
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14

and Marvel cat ais. cannot but
urge that no time be- lost in sccur.
Ing the land required and doing suffi.
Client work to hold our water rights.
The dan site and reservoir basin. com.
hincd With the large drainage area
above. inprrss me ~ In ali probabil.
ity the best yet discovered In Colo.
RADIO"
The project wss bisser than the
beet suons company wanted. however,
and 90 shers was NO land In the val.
w betew worth rsclaimins. Il sold
IL lsesesols ID ises 10 the rursa.
toire psvsosDasst Conpasy ~ organ
lsattea eo0Dsse1 q 2. c. Hsary aad
0soese Q. Hessy. ~ Dsavss. anA A.
= Dsa1 - ksnss. TAsss osasie0sa
flle1 Duesov - . epesslaesss. ~
eooasDo1sd - ~ ulGhal
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14

- OF the mountain drainage above
IN Dad. al hleher shsn go bests
lE1D 6G1euU1Bl .,n1nu n =
G-vSty large and satisfacvtory water.
she4 q supply. and II comes In such
torrential form that . large portion
Of Il. possibly one-half can he clas-
sified o. flood water. In excess Of all
possible demand for II by irrigation
dit.hes In the Arkansas Valley. and
therefore open to appropriation by
storage reservoirs"
Mr.. Schuyler In concluding his re.
port to the American Beet Sugar
Company. says; Considering the
undoubted excellence Of this reservoir
site. and the fact that II In ON "a
side stream entering the Arkansas
river below most OF the hcadgat.s of
canals having prior rights to water.
above the heads Of the Amity. Lamar
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
Greatest Reservoir and
Dam Site in y. S. A.

o<p. and there certainly are none
aol1ag those which have been sur
wed and reported upon by the gov
esnment engineers. which can COM
pose with this site In capacity for
~ equal heighth Of dam. II ranks
aaonE limited number of the very
hrgest In the United States. The
afAinage area tributary to this site.
~ nearly AZ can determine from the
beet maps available. Is not less than
1.s7o square miles. OF which las
sqoare miles Is In New Mexico. The
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
cs"tse.s. Pend Mss Seriously injured

Conductor George Pond. who was
shot b. one Of biz negro passengers
one day last week. vas not serious.
y injured aud 10 reported to b.
gettias along nicely. Two passeasers.
nesro aud . white man became la.
volved In . fisht on The tsain. aN1
ths nesro shot aud killed The white
naa. Az ol ths passsassss eIs1 psli
nsll. Vt Conductor Pos1 vsa( Into
~ eas as1 captnre1 ths sssro sln.
gis.AaH1al. altheagA ~ was sAet ID
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ sssso 1urisg ths
0is-uo. ~ sasso , 10 ~ n OR.
~ Cley - . sAafUs - nagtss. O.
losess ~ = - g - Dlooees
suoosVss e ~ ooaee ~ 80 \
~ D1nsHo = - Jpa1A
La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
HERE IL only one proposition
that has been overlooked =
the mad rush to beat the

ing reservoir sites for irrigation pro-
jects In the state Of Colorado. and
that Is the development OF the Rio
Las Animas. or Purgatoire river pro
ject.
The exploration Of the Purgaroire
river began during the contest Of
Mexico by Cortex. when he sent .
lieutenant. Coronado. with = company