Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-23
FOR YOURSELF
AND SANTA FE
Tent City at Rito de los Fri.
joles Will Prove Good
Investment
STOCK COMPANY is FORMED
Capitalization Five Thousand
Dollars of Which One Fifth
Is Already Taken.

known to be one of the most beautiful
and historic canons in the entire
southwest. The people outside of
Santa Fe have awakened to this fact
and are more enthusiastic than Santa
Fe people. This city now has the
Archaeological School and this fact
has centered the thought of those who
are making Investigations along these
lines upon the question asked by
those Interested: Can we be taken
care of if We Gomez"
Through and by the action of the
chamber of commerce it was propOs-
ed TO form stock company for the
purpose of erecting tent houses for
the accommodation OF those who
might desire TO spend few days or
weeks within the borders of the Fri
joles.
At a meeting last evening the mat
ter was gone over as a strictly bust.
ness enterprise with the result that
| it was decided to Incorporate a stock
company for that purpose. The stock
! company would have the benefit of a
great deal of advertising already
done and has the unqualified endorse.
ment OF DR.. Edgar l.. Hewett who is
at the head of the Archaeological
school and who comes in contact with
more people who are interested in
matters pertaining to the wonderful
country west of Santa Fe than any
other living man.
! Aside from the interest in those
matters the Frijoles offers a place to
rest, climate uneXcelled, water in
abundance for all reasonable uses, and
flowing directly through the entire
length of the canon. 1t is the pur
pose of the stock company to obtain
a concession from the forest service
bureau for location.
/ 1t is proposed to raise 5000 at the
present time for the building and
equipping OF from 30 to 60 tents, with
the understanding that, unless the
amount of bonafide stock is subscrib
ed the undertaking will be dropped.
/ A careful study of conditions, Will
a conservative estimate of revenues
i makes the plan appear exceedingly at
j tractive as business proposition ant
the issue of future stock will be made
only to original stockholders on 8
basis of their proportional holdings
;, before any stock is issued or offered
to other subscribers.
! The following stock was subscribed
! Levi Hughes $3.50.
i H. B. Cartwright & Brother 5000.
! DR.. F. E. Mera 5000.
J! H. F. Stephens 800
! Frank Owen 500.
Mrs. Evelyn D. Castle $50
| F. F. Gormley $50.
Arrangements are being made sc
that stock subscriptions may be left
at any of the banks at which place
those caring to subscribe will find
subscription blanks.
The entire east is looking to the
west as place 1Or study, rest, fecfea
ton and health, and there are few
places so favored ss Santa Fe and its
surrounding country for those pur
poses. An investment in stock ir
this enterprise is an opportunity ant
not in the nature of donation fol
which there will be no return Con
servative estimates show it to be {
money maker. A list of the subscrib
ers for stock will be published ant
as soon as $1,000 is subscribed ant
J the concession arranged it is believed
that this stock will not again be OF
fered except to the original investors
! The details of the proposition will
be given to anyone desiring to investi
gate the plan by any of the abov,
stockholders.