Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-18
NEW COMPANY
IN SANTA FE
Tie and Timber Concern
Capitalized at $4,000
With Office Here
IMPRESSED WITH NEW DAM
Governor Says Las Vegas VIII
Be Splendidly Equipped
With Water.

Governor Mills was at his office
again today, after having spent the
Easter holidays at Las Vegas. The
governor was greatly impressed with
the new dam at Las Vegas to provide
excellent drinking water for the
Meadow City and said that it is al
splendid piece of construction.
ar the Treasurer.
Territorial seasurer M. A. Otero
has received IL sum of $40 from
Land Commissioner Robert P. ErVlen
for refund on land fees and the sum
of s393.0S from Warden Cleofes Ro-
nero of the penitentiary as conVicts
earnings.
New Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the territorial secretary's Office by
the Santa Fe Tie and Timber Com
pany, which is capitalized at 100000,
consisting of 200 shares at $100 each.
The stockholders are Thomas F. Gay
lord, of Lafayette, Ind, 20 shares;
BENJAMIN S. Phillips, and Gladys A.
Phillips, both of Santa Fe, each one
share. making $4,000 subscribed which
is the amount with which the new
company begins business. These
stockholders are elected the directors
for the first three months. The prin-
cipal office Of the new company is to
be in Santa Fe and Benjamin S. Phil
lips is named the statutory agent
Conducting Exams.
The department of education is
sending out today the questions for
the eight grade examinations in the
territory with the following letter to
the county superintendent:
conference.-the are today sending
YOU questions for the eighth grade ex-
aminations to be held April 2Sth and
18th, according to directions OF the
county superintendent.
Please note rules for conducting
these examinations and follow them
carefully. / especially call your at
tention to the collection of fee OF
fifty cents from each applicant which
- 70 "a tcrw -et tea TO int -superirates.
ent of public instruction with item
lied statement of local expenses. Note
also, that for each applicant the gen
eral average for the year in each sub
ject should be sent in. | believe thai
you will find all the needed instruc
tions and regulations on the slip head
ed rules for conducting examinations
Place one copy of these rules in the
hands of each applicant and call at
tention especially to the instructions
to the examines.
District Attorneyship Contest.
The question as to whether E. A
Mann or G.. S. Klock is entitled to tht
office of district attorney for the Ber
Enthusiastically county dis
trict will be argued before Judge Ir;
A. Abbott in the district court at Al
buquerque at 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing Klock filed an application for
rule in the district court yesterda.
seeking to have E. A. Mann shoy
cause why writ of quo warrant
should not be issued against him
compelling him to go into the merit
of the case. The rule, which was is
sued, was returnable at 2 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. Mann declared n
objections to the issuance of the wri
of quo warranto and the court issue
such a writ, returnable at 10 o'cloc
Friday morning. In instituting gu
warranto proceedings, Klock set
forth that he was duly appointed di'
trict attorney in 1909 for two years
that he has not resigned; not aba1
doned the office, and that he is Ell
titled to the Office under the term
of the enabling act, providing fo
statehood for New Mexico, under tn
clause that all territorial and coul
ty officers shall hold over in office III
til the formation of the state govern
ment. Mann will now be called upo
to prove that he is legally entitled
the Office and entitled to qualify IL
the same.
Mr. Chavez Gets Report.
Insurance Commissioner Jacob
Chavez has received the minutes
the National Convention of Insuarnc
Commissioners, which met in Chicag
April and 8 and which Mr., Chavt
attended.
There were representatives fro
IA states and this territory and IL
meeting was called to order by Pre-
ident Button.
Commissioner McMaster of Sou
Carolina raised the question of Lii
Insurance comapnies advertising e
timated dividends in the future. Aft
considerable discussion it was vott
to refer the matter to committee
five to report in June in New York.
The examination of the Mode
Woodmen of America was report'
on and the association was found
first class condition. Mr.. Howell
the Inter-Insurance Association OF Ka
sas addressed the convention al
stated that Inter-Insuarnec companl
desired to come into the differe
states and be under the SUPERVISE
of the Insurance Department. |
stated that the companies came. in
existence by necessity and had tht
birth in the trade organizations al
said that his association organic
two years ago. Various other m;