Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-07
VISITS FOUR
COUNTIES
Territorial Engineer Brings
Cheerful News About
Road Work in Each
INSTITUTIONS PROSPEROUS
Superintendent Clark Delighted
With Selection of Text
Books

Territorial Engineer Charles D. Mil
Ter has returned from an extensive
= trip made on official business in
Otero, Luna, Grant and Socorro coun-
ties Mr.. Miller brings information
about number of projects under his
supervision. First of all there is La
Luz-Tularosa road. A force of men are
working on this road and have cleared
a 60 foot right of way between La Luz
and Tularosa and the heaviest grad
ing on the road near La Luz has been
completed. A large Austin grader has
just arrived and will be put to work
with traction engine on the remain
der of the road, the work on which
consists largely of drainage and grad
ing. This road will cost it is estimat-
ed $4,000, when completed with
gravel crown and wearing surface. 1t
connects Tularosa with La Luz by
direct line.
Measured Flow.
While on this trip Mr.. Miller meas
ured the flow of La Luz, Mimbres
White Water, San Francisco, and Gila
Rivers.
Alamogordo-Clo
The preliminary matters connected
with this road from Alamogordo to
Cloudcroft were gone over by the ter
ritorial engineer. This road if con-
structed, will, bring into Alamogordo
people of northern Otero county by
a direct route cutting off several
miles and will save people from trav-
cling a distance of $50 to 200 miles
to Roswell and Artesia, by making a
road of IS miles to Alamogordo from
Cloudcroft. Considerable heavy and
expensive work will be encountered
in Dry canon.
Deming Road.
The Deming road has just been
completed at a cost of $500 for six
miles crossing the sands north of
Deming and connecting with the al
ready good road to Haywood and Sill
yer City. The people of Deming are
said to be much pleased with the
results.
Silver City-Mogollon.
This road which now is being work
ed by a force of convicts is being
put in good condition. The heavy
grades which have proved great OBJ
stacles to freighters and automobiles
have been cut down until the roads
have been made easily passable from
Silver City to Mogollon per auto. A
thirty-horse power auto carrying six
men now makes the trip with ease.
PIeases Mr.. Clark.
Territorial Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction J. E. Clark today ex-
pressed qualification at the action of
the board of education in the
selection of text books for the schools
of New Mexico during the next four
and possibly next six years. "They
have been selected for their merit
point of view," he said. "The board
worked with those ends in view and
| think arrived at. most gratifying con
clusions."
The score or more book men in the
city last week were men who are sent
all over the country to lay their claims
before the members of school boards
Several of the men expressed the
opinion that nowhere have they met
an educational board composed OF
such broad minded, experienced edu
Gators and men of practical business
knowledge as the educational board
of New Mexico.
Notaries Appointed.
Before leaving for Washington last
night Governor Mills appointed the
following notaries: William H. Smyth
Water Canyon, Socorro county; and
Charles G. Waters, Ration, Colfaz
county.
Files Papers.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the territorial secretary's Office by
the Granite Gap Mining Company Of
Douglas, Cochise county, Arizona, the
directors of which are Robert L. Dan
iel, Arthur M. Pillsbury and John F
Bowling. The company is incorporat
ed at 100000, the shares being s.
each. The object is to do genera
mining business.
Dissolves Injunction.
Judge McFie dissolved the iniunc
ton in the case of Anton c. Gutierre
and wife, VS.. John D. Hart, ct al, il
Colfax county. The case was hear,
yesterday afternoon and was a dis
pute over the use of the waters O
Rito Azul. Judge McFie set a fina
hearing in the case for February 21
at Ration as Judge Roberts is disuual
fled to hear it.
Inspection.
Adjutant General A. L. Brooke
will leave for Alamogordo, the latte
part of the week to inspect the Ney
Mexico National Guard there.
In New Offices.
Travelling Auditor Stafford an
Chief Clerk Morrison are in thei
new offices in the annex of the cap
tol and the new rooms are spacious
well lighted and suited to the worl
of the Office.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M A. Oter
has received the following sums TO
the treasury. From Charles D. Mi
Ter, territorial engineer $4,000, roa
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