New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-13

Dec. o. me contracts VIII DeRin
June 18th of next year and expire
six years later.
The Estancia Lumber company
has amended its charter to increase
the capital stock from $4,000 to
Sl00.0O and the name will be chang
ed to the Estancio Valley Supply
company George A. Kaseman is
president. r. A. Kistler. secretary.
In sale of state land at Ration.
price of $40. per acre was paid
for section for dry farming. This
land was without water. At the
same time. other tracts brought
from S.. to SIS. an acre. At a sale
held at Clayton recently some tracts
brought as high as Sl650 an acre.
The state school superintendent
made his appointments this week of
fifty student teachers to the two
state normals for the two years.
This scholarship carries with it
provision for the following expen-
ses Board and lodging for ten or
twelve months estimated at SIS. to
S247.S0: tuition and Textbooks, esti-
mated at $1,000: railroad fare for
round trip for any amount in ex-
cess OF 5000.
F. c. w. Pooler. John ID. Jones
and r. +. Marsh, all forestry men,
came over from albuquerque this
week to discuss with the governor
the desirability OF technical staff
to administer the 256On0 acres Of
state timber lands. Governor Lar
azolo agreed to discuss the subject
with n. A. Fields, state land com.
missioner in the near future;
James A. Hall the newly appoint
ed Internal Revenue collector for
this district is in albuquerque look
ing over the office and making ar
rangements to move here with his
family from Portales. Mr. Hall,
who succeeds Carl A. Hatch Of
Clovis. expects to take charge of the
office about the middle OF the
month.
Mr. Hall has been praeticing law
in the state since 1905. He moved
to the state in 1908 His activities
along legal lines have included
membership in the Constitutional
Convention OF the state in 1910 aud
assistant district attorney for the
fifth judicial district.
August IL has been set as the day
for the State Corporation commits
sion to decide whether or not a
raise OF 20 per cent in passenger
rates shall be allowed the railroad
companies in this state. A 20 per
cent raise has been allowed by the
Interstate commerce commission on
the flat rate Of three cents a mile,
but owing 70 the fact that the ma
jority OF the lines in New Mexico
there is some question as To the in
creased rates being applicable. A
copy of the Interstate Commerce
Commission with concurring opin-
ions from the committees from va
rious states who were invited to
sit with the Commission on this
question has been received by Geo.
s. Downer, attorney for the Santa
Fe.
The New Mexico corporation
commission has been busy this
week settling up several things
brought before It Tor adjustment.
Following are the subjects disposed
of:
Under cause No. 6oj. filed Aug. 2'
1917, the Colorado and Southern
railway was prevailed upon to pro
vide adequate stock pens for hand
ling shipments from Mt. Dora
Cause No. s5l related to a request
for rates on hay from Los Lunas
and other New Mexico points. to
stations in Colorado and Idaho. to
which rates were not in effect.
Cause No. 854 brought about a
refund of an overcharge that had
been made on two trunks shipped
by express from Torrance to Cedar
vale, N. NJ.
Under cause No s61 settlement
of a damage claim against the
American Railway Express CON-
pany was secured Settlement was
made on little better than 20 per
cent basis.
Under cause No. e05. Rock Spur
a station on the Pecos Valley lines
Of the Santa Fe railway was added
to the tariff sheets as a prepay sta
tion.
Under cause No. oil. refund was
secured from the American RAILWAY
Express company on a shipment OF
tent and poles moving from Lamy
to Newman, n NJ. II was alleged
an overcharge on the shipment had
been made.
WRESTLING CHAMPION WITH