Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-23
Names Fire Prevention Day
And Cites Carelessness
AS Cause of Fires
OTER0 COUNTY SHOWS 4 LOSS
Mr.. Clark Well Impressed With
School at Socorro and the
Methods Used.

less arouse keen interest throughout
the territory. It is as follows:
Fire Prevention Day.
Proclamation by the Governor.)
The great annual loss of life ana
propertysby fire in this country Is one
that should command the serious at
tention of our citizens. The per capl'
ia loss in New Mexico during the
past year from fires is over one dollar
for every man, woman and child with
in our borders. The chief factor re-
sponsible for this loss is carelessness
and the utter lack of personal respon'
sibility in teh removal of causes pro-
ductiye of fires.
In order that this matter may pc
properly brought to the attention OF
our people, I do hereby appoint, MOI
day october 9th, 1911, to be Fire Pre-
vention Day and I urgently recon,
mend that property owners on sald
day give personal attention to the re-
moval of rubbish and debris from
their premises: that conditions which
bring about fires be examined into ano
remedied; that the various boards OF
education throughout the territory
and those in whose hands the lives
and safety of our school children ana
the wards in our hospitals and instltu
tions are intrusted, make special el'
fort in the protection thereof.
The authorities of our cities and
towns are urged to take such precau'
tions as will tend to reduce this enor
nous waste; and I further recommend
that appropriate exercises be held IN
our public schools and that instruc
tions on, the common fire hazard DC
given therein, and that the day be
made the occasion of fire preven
ton" which is doing so much to re
move hazardous conditions.
Done at the Executive Office this
the 21st day of September, A. D., 1911
Witness my hand and the Grea'
Seal of the Territory Of New Mexico
WILLIAM J. MILLS,
BY the Governor:
NATHAN JAFFA,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Back From Socorro.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
JE. Clark has returned from Socorro
where he visited the schools and he
says that they are in fine shape. He
was exceedingly pleased with the
methods used by Superintendent Gat
braith. Mr.. Clark also visited tne
School of Mines and said that while
there are but thirty students in that
school now the number is considered
good for this time of the year.
otero County.
Travelling Auditor John Joerns has
received the tax roll fro mOtero coun
ty which shows a slight loss this veal
compared with last year. The assess
.nent for 1910 was $2,1S4,92S and to-
1911 it was $2,176,29S. showing a losi
of $3.50. Among the items OF IN
crease are agricultural lands. $31,43S
improvements on city lots, $4S,651
goats, $2,177; stocks in bank, $44,66o
Among the items in the decrease col
umn are grazing lands, $12,411; waite
plants, $6,500: cattle, $40,57s; mel
chandise, $19,446; fixtures, $23,56O
lumber, $S,O57; honey bees, $1S.905.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Oter'
has received the sum Of $166 from
Game and Fish Warden Thomas F
Gable.
At Half Mast.
Through slip IN the rope the fla
on the capitol today dropped to hal
mast. but it was quickly hoisted t
full mast. Judge A. L. Morrison wa
among those who called the attentio
of the capitol authorities to the flag
plight.
Change In Messenger.
Charles J. Eckert has resigned q
messenger in the U. s. weather burea
to take position In the FiSst Nations
Bank. He has been succeeded by job
c. Feldman, temporarily, until q civ
service examination can be held.
Work on albuquerque Road.
The Good Roads Commissio
through Territorial Engineer Charl'
D. Miller, has offered to make 9
additional appropriation Of 1920 +
the road between Albuquerque and a
godbnes II Bernalillo county Civ
$1,000, the total being deemed sui
cient to finish the link that will col
plete good road from the Duke Ci
to the capital.