Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-24
THREE MORE NEWSPAPERS have
REPRESENTATIVES 70 Be PR0BED


\ Vegas Optic. \
\ o. A. Foster, editor Rio
\ Grande Republican,. \
y Don W. Lusk, News Editor \
= Albuquerque JournaD. \
= T. S. Hubbel, (Albuquerque). \
\ John Owens, (Chama). \
\ Alexander Hart, (Aztec). \
\ w. {. Carmack, (AIamogordo). \
\ n. H. Belts, (SiIver City. y
y j. A. Jackson, (Melrose). =
= j. Y. Thornton, (Pecos VAL y
y Iey). \
y George Sena, (Santa Rosa). y
\ J. Y. Armijo, (Santa Rosa). \
\ Douglas C. CroweIl, (El Paso). y
= Malaquias Martinez, coal oil y
= inspector and deputy coal oil in \
\ spector (EspanoIa and Willard. y
+, y = y = y < = = \ X = = =
The New Mexican today presents
another installment of the History of
Coal Oil' in New Mexico. Fourteen
II Gre names appear of persons having
struck OIL and these names are
found in a report made to Governor
Mills by the coal oil inspector,
NlalaQuias Martinez. The report cov-
ers the year January / to December
u. 1910.
During this time one million. five
hundred and seventy-seven thousand.
hIIrH 1i,,tt,
Ions of oil were inspected" by the
coal oil deputies.
Mr. Dunno seems not to have peen
the only newspaper man to draw
salary for services rendered. Three
prominent newspapers besides the
N,ew Mexican will have representa-.
tlves at the probe These are NJ NJ
Padgett, publisher and editor of the
Las Vegas Optic; Don W. Lusk, news
etitor of the Albuquerque Morning
Journal, and o. A Foster. publisher
ard editor Of the Rio Grande Republi-
Can.
striking feature of this report is I
the revelation of the double capacity {
in which Malaquias Martinez served
the taxpayers" Not only did he draw
2 salary of $3400 as coal oil inspec-
tor but he also received $40O in
fees as deputy coal oil inspector for
the district of Santa Fe, Espanola
and Willard
A DISTINCTION.
Another discovery made by read
ing the report is that under Governor
George Curry the oil deputies drew
fees" under Governor Mills the rec
crds indicate almost all were on sal
ary.
T. S. Hubbell, for instance. drew
$3.50 month and NJ NJ. Padgett. 500 =!
q month.
Interesting details of the disposal d,
OF the sum of $15,773.33 received by
the oil inspector from the million and :,
half gallons of oil, will doubtless be
given at the oil investigation when S
the records Of the coal oil inspectors {
flee are produced. \
Major Llewellyn, chairman of the I
oil investigation committee, has stat.
ID to reporter of the New Mexican
hat he has found oil records in the Of
Ice OF the state corporation commits
ion. This is stoutly denied, however,
y Corporation Commissioners Hugh A
!. Williams and o. L. Owen when in
ervlewed on the subject. In fact j;
lr Williams remarks on the state +
lent made by Mr.. Llewellyn were \;
10 strong to print AT THIS TIME. A
The New Mexican repeats that it n
oes not cast any reflection on any ],
I these recipients of oil money, but J,
'aJor Llewellyn, with his scrupulous a
anse of honor, seems to have detect s.
something not quite right in their c,
onduct. What can it be? Perhaps N
le records, which Major Llewellyn l.,
ems to show faculty for unearth.
e. will explain.
WORK FOR THE COMMITTEE.
The report made to the governor by
r. Martinez shows that over a mil. We
on and half gallons of oil were in.
,ected by deputies. The members OF II
e committee should ascertain Nj;
neither or not the inspection was il
orough and thus satisfactory to the ju
e taxpayers" Each one of these au
.puties should be examined as to Sc
9 knowledge Of oil, to make sure Oc
at the taxpayers" money was not No
asted, for these taxpayers" are al lie
ady overburdened. according to
a1or Llewellyn's resolution.
Now for the report. 1t is as fol.
We:
statement OF coal Oil Inspectors of Me
w Mexico, for year ending Decem-
:. 81. 1910: Jur
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