El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-09-05
HEAD OF INTERSTATE
Commission
MORE INTERESTED IN
TROUT THAN FIGURES
HENRY CLAY HALL DECLINES
TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT
oWNEReHIP or RAILROADS ON
VACATION

Henry Clay Hall, former mayor Of
Colorado Springs, noted lawyer and
sInce 1914 member OF the Interstate
commerce. commission, of which he
formerly was chairman, is in santa
|Fe. His visit here is not to study
railroad rates, but to gather first
hand information about the willy
trout around Chama. Mr.. Hall is with
"a party composed Of the Misses Hall,
j. N. Parker and c. L. Ballard, all OF
Colorado Springs. This party viii
leave at z o'clock tomorrow morning
for Chama and spend a couple OF
days removing trout from Rio Arriba
county streams. and from all reports
there are plenty OF trout to be re-
moved.
When Mr.. Hall arrived here this
week It was thought he was just a
plain tourist from the famous Colo
RADIO resort, but soon word got around
that the former chairman OF the IN
terstate M commission was In
the city and officials Of the capitol
and prominent business men OF Santa
|Fe called upon him. Mr.. Hall brought
letters from former Governor H. ].
Hagerman and Percy Hagerman to
Governor Lindsey, President Levi A.
Hughes of the First National Bank,
and to others.
Asked to discuss the much talked
of subject, government ownership OF
railroads, Mr.. Hall explained to o re-
porter OF the New Mexican the OBJ
ject Of his visit to New Mexico--to
take a vacation.
He appeared more interested in
gathering statistics on trout than In
giving it on railroad ownership, but
smilingly promised to let himself be
interviewed later. His views on Cow
eminent ownership, or on other prom
lens affecting the railways of TIN
country, undoubtedly will be read with
interest by the people Of New Mexico;
1t has also been suggested that q trip
over the D, q r. G. tomorrow may
bring home to Mr.. Hall the present
high cost of travel in New Mexico
with its four or five centsa-mile trans
|portation rates.
HAS HAD NOTED CAREER.
Mr.. Hall is one OF the prominent
men OF the country and his career is
interesting. Born In New York, he
was educated at Amherst College, and
later received his LII. b, degree at
Columbia Law school. He was admit
ted 10 the practice OF law In New
York In 1888, and two ear later fol
lowed his profession in Paris, France,
remaining there until 1892. So dis
tinguished had he become as a lawyer
in the great French capital, he was ap-
pointed counsel to the u. s. legation,
which position he held from 1888 to
1899.
His health falling, Mr., Hall moved
to Colorado Springs where he contin-
ued the practice OF law. He was
general counsel Of Colorado College,
of the Arkansas-L Louisiana and Gulf
railway company and OF many corpOr-
He was director Of the Colo
RADIO Title and Trust company. Mr..
Hall lectured on law at Colorado Col
Ilege and took a lively interest in the
affairs of Colorado Springs, which
profited by his experience as a lawyer
and finapcier for two years during
which he served as mayor.
Mr.. Hall was member OF the gem
eral council Of the American Bar as
ISOLATION, serving as vice president
for Colorado, He was appointed
commissioner for Colorado on uniform
state laws in 1912, In 1914 President
Wilson selected Mr., Hall. who is a
Democrat, to serve ON the interstate
commerce commission which position
he still holds,
Mr.. Hall has been repeatedly hon
ored by members of the legal profess
sion and from 1911 to 1912 was pres
ident Of the Colorado State Bar ASSOC
citation.