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VOLUME 5.
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDAY EVENINQ, AUGUSl 7 1907
NUMBER 135
'I A HP A TA RC
SECRETARY
TENDERED THE APPOINTMENT
AND DECIDES TO ACCEPT.
THE PEOPLE PI EASED
Albert B. Fall Will Be Offered the
Office of Attorney General, It i
Said, and Louis O. Fullen is Slated
for the Job of District Attorney.
Governor Curry Leaves After Ban
quet Last Night.
Although it was to have been a se
cret until the appointment comes
from the President, it leaked out last
night that Nathan Jaffa, cashier of
the Citizens' National Bank of Ros
well, had been tendered the position
of secretary of New Mexico and that
he had decided to accept, when the
appointment is made. The offer came
from President Roosevelt, who makes
the appointment, through Governor
Curry, who first spoke of the matter
to Mr. Jaffa yesterday morning. It
came without solicitation upon the
part of Mr.. Jaffa, who at first dis
missed the, thought of accepting, say
ing flatly that he could not afford to
accept me omee. However, arrer con
sidering the matter all day, Mr. Jaf
fa last night, at about eight o'clock,
gave Governor Curry his answer,
of acceptance.
Governor Curry's letter to the Pres
ident, telling him of Mr. Jaffa's con
sent, will not go forward to Oyster
Ci
HON. NATHAN JAFFA.
Bay until after the inauguration,
Aug. 8, and the appointment will not
be made before the 9th, and possibly
later.
When the news leaked out last
night that Mr. Jaffa is to be secre
tary, it was not a half hour until al
most everyone down town knew It.
The report was the cause of general
rejoicing and congratulation. Practl-
oelly everyone Is. glad that Governor
Curry chose Mr.' Jaffa for the place
(for It is upon his selection that the
.President will make the amtointment)
aod all are equally pleased that Mr.
Jaffa has decided to accept. Of course
it will' be a financial loss to Mr. Jaffa
and he will have many things to con
tend with that would not have both
ered htm in private business, but the
spirit of patriotism that has prompt
ed him to take upon himself the bur
den of this public office is highly
commendable, to say the least. The
removal of his family, after 21 years
or residence here, away from mends
and associates will not be the least
of his hardships. All bis Interests,
business and otherwise, are here, and
in leaving' he will do so with the In
tention of returning as soon as the
exigencies of the case permit.
With the report of Mr. Jaffa's se
lection came other reports almost as
interesting to the people of the Terri
tory,, and especially of the Pecos Val
ley. It Is reported that Governor Cur
ry will offer the place of attorney
general to Albert B. Fall. Mr. Fall
Is said to fee making $100,000 a year
or more, but has consented to serve
for a time as attorney general in the
Interest of ; Territorial governmental
Harmony. Mr. Fall and a party met
-Oovernor Curry and his party in Tor
rance today and accompanied . them
to Santa Fe. " -
Another report 'current is that Lou-
la O. Fullen, postmaster, editor and
lawyer at Carlsbad is slated for ttie
c3ce of district attorney. In place of
James M.'Hervey; who has been' con-tlii-rii;
' far saie time the sdviaabUl-
ty of resigning. Indorsements, palls,
etc., go to show that John T. Bolton,
of Carlsbad, will get Mr. Fullen's
place as postmaster.
The matter of the appointments
was the chief topic at the banquet
that was given at the Grand Central
last night by 56 individual Elks in
honor of Governor Curry. It proved
an interesting theme and the prospec
tive appointees were the victims of
many witticisms and bright saying,
as well as congratulations and prom
ises of support. Nathan Jaffa was
toastmaster for the occasion, and
among the principal speakers were
Governor Curry, Ex-Governor Hager
man, Judge Easley, of Santa Fe; I
O. Fullen, of Carlsbad; Henry Lutz,
of Lincoln; James F. Hinkle, Dr. Kin
singer, and W. A. Finlay of Carlsbad.
The banquet was a great success
in every respect, but. broke up early
so that some of the principal guests
might leave . with the governor for
Santa Fe. The party going over the
auto route to the inauguration were
Governor Curry, Mr.: and Mrs. J. W.
Stockard, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ballard,
Chas. F. Sasley of Santa Fe, W. M.
Atkinson,' E. A. CaSxoon, J. S. Lea,
K. S. Woodruff and J. P. Church.
They go to the capital on a special
train from Torrance today.
PROBABLE CONTEST OVER
SENATORIAL ELECTION
New Orleans, La., Dispatches from
Jackson, Miss., say that a second sen
atorial primary for Williams and Var
daman Is regarded with favor by ma
ny followers of both sides. Secretary
of State Powers up to last night still
had ten counties to hear official re
turns from, and the count up to that
point showed Williams' lead to be
but about 440 votes.
The smallness of the plurality
which it is now estimated the win
ner will have Is given as ground for
the belief that a contest over the
election is inevitable.
The ballot boxes are being watched
by the workers of both sides.
Eat your meals at the new boarding
house, 420 N. Richardson, 25 cents.
Mother-in-law at White City its
funny Majestic tonight.
OFFICERS ARE LOOKING
FOR EVIDENCE TO-DAY.
The body of Iceland S. - Terhune,
found buried in an irrigation ditch
on the "Widow Bowman place" east
of Orchard Park, was disinterred last
night and brought to Roswell. A cor
oner's jury was summoned and after
they had examined the remains, the
body was turned over to the Ullery
undertaking establishment. The offi
cers are busy today hunting evidence.
Uipon removing the body from the
ground. It was found to have had the
head mashed, one eye being entirely
mashed out. It had been buried four
feet in a ditch and the water turned
on. Afterward the water was turned
out of the ditch and then the dirt set
tled in the grave, leaving a hole that
led to the discovery of the body.
Deputy Sheriff O. Z. Flnley was
the officer who went to Orchard Park
upon summons yesterday and arrest
ed Moses L. Lewis, the murdered
man's cousin and partner who is ac
cused of the crime, oday Deputy Fin-
ley and Marshal J. J. Rascoe are
working on the case at Orchard Park.
The inquest will be held in Roswell
as soon as they are prepared to re
port. Lewis was arrested largely on ac
count of the fact that he was the last
man known to have been with Ter
hune and because the body" was bur
ied. The officers work on the theory
that if a stranger had killed Terhune
he would not hare buried the body.
Other clews that point to Lewis'
guilt are that the wagon he and Ter
hune used in partnership bad blood
on It and blood was found on Lewis'
clothes. Lewis is still in jail await
ing the action of the coroner's jury
and other officers.
The undertaker has received word
from the dead man's father to ship
the remains to his home at Iowa Park,
Texas, and to have the wife and child
accompany them. The shipment will
be made after fte inquest.
The next negro who attempts to
steal either cantaloupes or pumpkins
from a certain patch In the south
western part of town is going get a
load of shot for good measure.
A. R. Cheever and George R. Var
ney were passengers out on the auto
this afternoon.
. If this local .Item appears dim, you
should hare your eyes examined by
L B. Boellner, Jeweler and Optician.
Cazier will sell rou the best land
in the Pecos Valley sot the leist mon
ey. Titles perfect. Dexter. N. M. 27133
Nice and cool at the Majestic
Cheapest money ' to loan on
city and country property. ,
Woodruff. & DeFreest.
ICCtf
. I would like to show, yon that new
Man t si clock. L. B. Boellner, Jewel
er and Optician.
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REPORT ON
OIL PRICES
THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORA
TIONS SUBMITS FACTS IN RE-
GARD TO OIL INDUSTRY.
OIL TRUST RESPONSIBLE
The Report Says the Standard Oil
Company Has Been Responsible for
the Prices of Petroleum and its By
products for the Last Twenty-five
Years. Constantly Raises the
Rates. ,
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Washington, D. C, Aug. 6. The
following letter accompanied the re
port of the Commissioner of Coropo-
rations, which was delivered yester
day to the Department of Labor and
Commerce:
Department of Commerce and Labor,
Bureau of Corporations, Washing
ton. August 5, 1907.
Sir: I have the honor to submit
herewith the part of the report on
the oil industry that deals with prices
and profits.
From the point of view of the pub
lic this is one of the most important
parts of the report. Previous reports
on this subject on the "Transporta
tion of Petroleum" and on the "Po
sition of the Standard Oil Company
in the Petroleum Industry have
dealt chiefly with the methods used
by the . Standard Oil Company, the
dominant factor in the industry, to
secure and maintain that domination,
and have described the extent and
character of its control; that is to
say, the facts already made public
have had to do with means and meth
ods. The present report, on the other
hand, sets forth the" results "of such
methods and the effect thereof on the
consumer and on the profits of the
Standard Oil Company.
These results largely take the
shape of prices. They must be stated
in the form of tables and computa
tions, and the facts thus presented
may of themselves seem abstruse
and uninteresting. But from them are
deduced more certainly than from
any other form of evidence the con
clusions showing the definite policies
and tendencies of one great industrial
combination having a serious impor
tance to the public because affecting
the conditions of living. The funda
mental tendencies thus displayed
throw light on the great problems of
industrial combinations in which the
country is especially interested.
The Standard Oil Company is re
sponsible for the course of the prices
of petroleum and its products during'
the last twenty-five years. A former
report demonstrated that this com
pany has maintained its dominant po
sition since 1874. The present report
first sets forth with great complete
ness the course of such oil prices du
ring the more recent period, practi
cally for the last ten years, long af
ter the control of the Standard was
complete and the industry had be
come well established. It then shows
roughly the price history for the en
tire period from 1866, or practically
since the beginning of the industry.
This giveB an opportunity to com
pare the course of prices during the
earlier competitive period with the
course of prices during the later mo
nopolistic period. It shows what these
prices actually have been. It also
shows that they would have been
lower during this later period "under
normal competitive conditions and
in the absence of any such overshad
owing combination as bas actually
existed.
These prices show directly the ef
fect that the existence of tills combi
nation has had upon the consumer,
and also the results that have ac
crued to the combination itself by
way of profits. We can thus arrive
at just conclusions as to the way in
which the Standard has- used its
great Industrial power. '
The Standard bas repeatedly claim
ed that H has reduced the price of
oil; that It has been a benefit to the
consumer, and that only a great com
bination like the Standard could have
furnished oil at the prices that have
prevailed. '-
Each one of these claims is dis
proved by this report. -
.The Standard has consistently us
ed its power to raise the price of oil
during the last . ten years, not only
absolutely but also relatively . to the
cost of crude oil.
The statistical basis for this con
clusion is very broad, founded upon
a ratt number of prices directly col
lected by the. Bureau from thousands
of retail dealers throughout the coun
try as well ,as from various other
sources, arranged and averaged with,
the utmost care, verified wherever
necessary, and in the final results ap
portioned or "weighted" according to
the amount of business or quantity
of the article involved. Very careful
computations of the cost of refining,
transporting, and marketing have
ibeen made, by-products have been in
cluded with , carefully "weighted'
prices, and, as will appear by the bo
dy of the report itself, these conclu
sions, while briefly stated in this let
ter of submittal, are the final results
from most elaborate and indisputable
calculations.
These results are given chiefly in
the shape of "margins;," that is, the
difference la cents per gallon between
the cost of crude oil which the Stan
dard buys and the prices of the prod
ucts thereof which It . sells. . These
"margins", of course are the really
significant' facts, representing that
part of the price for which the Stan
dard is responsible. '
Prices of oil products may rise or
fall slightly without affecting the pro
fits of the Standard because of a
change In the price of the crude oil,
although the Standard also fixes within
certain limits even the price of crude.
But the "margin," the difference be
tween the price of crude and the
price of the finished products, is al
ways a true indication of price policy
and profits.
There are two varieties of raw ma
terial of essential importance Penn
sylvania crude oil and. Lima crude, oil.
The crude oils of the other fields,
both by reason of their very recent
development and by reason of mark
ed difference in quality, do not affect
in any significant way the prices
herein considered.
The average margin between Penn
sylvania crude oil and the illuminat
ing oil sold by the Standard through
out the country, after deducting freight
costs, from September, 1897, to the
end of 1899, was 5.3 cents per gallon;
from 1900 to 1902 inclusive, 6 cts. per
gallon; and from 1903 to June, 1905,
6.6 cents, or an increase of 1.3 cents
during these eight years. When it is
remembered that from 0.7 cent to 1
cent per gallon constitutes a good pro
fit on the business, the meaning of an
increase of 1.3 cents in the last eight
years covered by this report is evi
dent, even as applied to illuminating
oil alone. 4 -
But it must be emphasized that a
much greater increase in total margin
has taken place in the case of the by
products than in illuminating oil, the
most Important of which are (in the
case of the Pennsylvania crude) gaso
line, lubricating oil, and paraffin wax.
Including the margins for these by-i
products with the margins for the com
blned four products, weighted accord
ing to the prospective quantities pro
duced, the increase in margins for
this recent period is still more conspic
uous. Thus, the relative average mar
gin? for the four products combined for
the years 1898 and 1899 was 6.6 cents:
for 1900 to 1902 7.7 cents, and from
June 1903 to June, 1905, 8.4 cents, or
an increase, of 1.8 cents. .
Substantially the same conclusions
as to the increase of prices appear in
the margins for Lima crude. The in
crease in its margins is fully as con
spicuous as for Pennsylvania crude.
The relative average margin for the
combined products of Lima crude for
the years 1898 and 1899 was 6.1 cents;
for 1900 to 1902, 7.1 cents; from 1903
to June 1905, 7.8 cents, or an increase
of 1.7 cents for tJie eight years.
The tremendous importance of the
increase in margins can be fully ap
preciated only by consideration of the
enormous output of the Standard. The
average increase in the margin for the
products of both Pennsylvania and Li
ma crude oil combined (taking' single
years and not, as above, groups of
years) from 1898 to 1904 was over 2
cents per gallon, and, allowing a very
liberal estimate of one-half cent per
gallon (25 per cent) for increase in
the costs of production and marketing
during this period, the net average
increase in profit during these seven
years would thus be at least 1.5 cents
per gallon. If the same Increase in
profit be applied to the Standard's en
tire sales of all kinds, the petroleum
products in the United States in 1904,
the profits for that year would be
about (21,000,000 : more than they
would have been on the basis of the
prices and costs in 1898. As a matter
of fact, the known Increase of profits
on its whole business as stated herein
after, was more than this.
Similarly, for the year. 1903, when
the prices of oil reached their max!
mum. these prices would represent an
increase in the Standard's profits on
sales in the United 8tates that year
of nearly (25,000,000 over the prices
and costs in 1898,
These figures show conclusively the
effect of the dominition of the Stand
ard on the amount that the
public
pays for its oil. -
Naturally an increase has also tak
en place in the profits of the Stand
ard by reason of tills price . policy
The increase in annual -proSts from
189 to 1904 was over $27,000,000.
' The total - dividends paid - by
the
Standard from 1882 to 1904 were 1551. -
TROOPS AT
CASABLANCA
SQUADRON OF FRENCH SHIPS
WITH TROOPS ON BOARD EX
PECTED AT CASA BLANC A.
300 MOORS WERE KILLED
14 :IV
But Only One French Sailor Was
Wounded in Sunday's Fight. The
Sultan's Representative Takes Ac
tion to Assure the Safety of Turo-
peana, on . Demand of the French
Authorities.
Paris, France, Aug 7. The govern
ment expects the squadron with Gen
de Rude commanding a French expe
ditionary lorce on board, wmca pro
ceeded from Oran, Algeria, at the
highest speed, to reach Casa Blanca
this morning. On the arrival of the
General at the Moroccan port, the
subsequent action of the French
forces will be decided upon. Official
advices estimate the number of Moors
killed or wounded during Sunday's
bombardment of Casa Blanca at 300.
Only one French sailor was seriously
wounded.
To Assure Safety of Europeans.
' Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 7. On de
mand of the French charge d'affaires,
Mohammed el Torres, representative
of the Sultan here, reiterated the in
structions he had previously issued
to assure the safety of Europeans at
Tangier and other ports and towns.
The French steamer Anatole, which
brought news of the bombardment of
Casa Blanca. has been requisitioned
by the French charge d'affaires for
a guard to protect the French consu
late to be landed immediately at Ra
bat.
922,904.50, averaging thus 24.15 per
cent per year. The dividends, how
ever, were much less than the total
earnings. . Exact infosrmaition as to
these earnings is available only for the
years 1882 to 1906 and for the years
1903 to 1905, inclusive, an aggregate
for these years of about $714,000,000;
but from these figures the earnings
for the other six years may be esti
mated with some degree of correct
ness, and it is substantially certain
that the entire net earnings of the
Standard from 1882 to 1906 were at
east $790,000,000 and possibly much
more.
These enormous profits have been
based on an investment worth at the
time of its original acquisition not
more than $75,000,000.
Furthermore, the rate of profit on
the capitalization has increased great
ly. From 1882 to 1894 the net earn
ings averaged about 15 per cent on the
capital stock or trust certificates out
standing, while the average net earn
ings for the period from 1903 to 1905
were about 68 per cent, yearly.
These rates of profit and their great
increase are strikingly confirmed by
the known profits of one important
Standard concern, the Waters Pierce
Oil Company. The lowest rate of pro
fit on its investment was in 1896 23.3
per cent. It increased in nearly every
year thereafter until in the first six
months of 1904 the profits were at the
rate of 47.2 per cent per year. More
over, the rate of profit of this company
has increased "not "only "In proportion
to Its investment, but also per unit of
products sold. The average profit on
illuminating oil for the year of 1895 to
1899 was 83 cents per barrel, while
from 1900 to June, 1904, the average
profit was $1.32 per barrel, with simi
lar increase of profits on the impor
tant by-products.
A further verification of the profits
of the Standard was' afforded by com
putation of profits of certain of Its in
dividual refineries. In 1904 the rate
of profit bn investment hi these refin
eries and in the marketing -concerns
distributing their products was as fol
lows. Refinery at Lima, Ohio, 37 per
cent; Whiting, Ind.. 45 per cent; Su
gar Creek, Mo., 35 cents; Neodesba,
Kans. 35 per cent; Florence, Colo., 62
Der cent: or a weighted average of 42
per cent, about cents per gallon of
crude bandied. This excludes the pro
fits on plpe-lhie business. '
The foregoing facts as to the pro
fits will thus explain vividly what has
.become of the increase in prices and
margins on petroleum products during
the regime of the Standard since '98
Very valuable additional information
is also shown in the report by the fig
nres going still farther back and tak
ing ap the course eC prices for the per-
jod preceding 1897 are much less corn-
. piste than for tie later period, an4 can.
elusions here must be 'based largely
on the course of export prices, which,
as a matter of fact, have never repre
sented exactly the course of prices in
this country, but which probably cor
respond to domestic prices much more
closely in the earlier periods than in
the later ones. Making due allowance
for these considerations, however,
these longer series of prices are in
teresting because they cover both the
earlier competitive period and the la
ter noncompetitive or monopolistic pe
riod, and allow a comparison between
the two. They demonstrate the falsi
ty of the historic claim of the Stand
ard Oil Company that by reason of its
extraordinary efficiency it has brought
prices to a point lower than would
have been reached had business re
mained under normal competitive con
ditions and in the hands of a number
of comparatively smaller concerns.
The industry may be said to have
been normally competitive from 1866
to 1874, and during that time there
was a fall in margin between the
price of export oil in barrels and the
price of Pennsylvania crude of from
23.7 cents in 1866 to 9.02 cents in 1874
This decline was much greater than
that which has taken place since. It
is conclusive evidence that further re
duction would have been made in the
absence of any general combination
Moreover, a part of the reduction
which took place from 1874 to 1879
under the Standard regime was due to
decrease in transportation costs and
in railway rates, the rate on illuminat
ing oil from Pennsylvania fields to New
York in 1874 being 4 cents per gallon,
while during part of the year 1879 it
was not over 1 .cent per gallon. The
construction of the seaboard pipe line
during this later period reduced the
cost of transportation still further, and
it must be remembered that the Stand
ard was not the originator of the idea
of a seaboard pipe line, but that the
Tide Water Pipe Company, then whol
ly Independent, first built such a line.
Furthermore, the reductions in mar
gins since 1879 have been much less
than the Standard has often claimed,
and such as have occurred have been
more than offset by the increased val
ue of by-products. In general, even
the export prices, which probably show
the situation most favorably for the
Standard, show a margin during re
cent years not very much lower than
twenty-five years ago. In 1879 that
margin was 6.05 cents; in 1903 the
margin was 4.91 cents; and, as indi
cated above, in the last few years do
mestic prices have risen 'much more
than the export prices.
In short, it may be said that the
great decrease in prices which took
place in i.Ie period from 1866 to 1874
was due to competitive conditions,
while the much smaller decrease that
took place from 1874 to the present un"
ier the dominition of the Standard
has been due to conditions over which
the Standard had no control, has been
more than offset by increase in the val
ue of by-products, and can not be
placed in any way to the credit of the
Standard Oil Company.
The fact that the Standard does
nearly nine-tenths of the petroleum
business has been demonstrated in a
previous part of this report It now
appears conclusively that the result of
this domination has been to increase
he prices of oil paid by the consumer,
ind correspondingly to increase the
profits received by the Standard. It
is not true to say that only such a
CTeat combination can furnish oil at
'he prices which have been charged.
Independent competitors, though very
small and weak do survive and do bu
siness at prices which are deliberately
reduced by the Standard within the
small competitive areas reached by
these independents, and which are
much lower than the average prices
received by the Standard throughout
the country.
It is true that, taken as a whole, the
Standard Oil Company is a more effic
ient industrial machine than any one
of its competitors. Nevertheless, care
ful estimates based upon data submlt-
(Continued on Page Four.)
Remember the new boarding house,
third house north of the Christian
church. Meals 25 cts. It
Expert Shoeing.
Let us shoe your horse this month.
tf we shoe him it will be done right
Only $1.50 for new shoes. The Tex
as Shop, R. F. Cruse. 33tf
Electric fans and an extra good
program. Majestic.
Record Want Ads. Get Results.
New Railroad Schedule.
South Bound.
Arrive, daily, 6:25 p. m.
Depart, dally, 6:35 p. m.
North Bound.
Arrive, daily, 8:50 a. m.
Depart, dally. 9:05 a. m.
V. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Local Report.)
Roswell, N. M., Aug. 7. Tempera
ture. Max., 99;" tnin., 70; mean, 84.
Precipitation 00; wind W. Telocity
2 miles; weather cloudy.
- Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Thursday; sta
tionary temperature, -
M.WRIGHT, -Official
In Charge.
WILLVOTEON
WATERWORKS
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO PUT
THE PROPOSITION OF J. L
ELLIS UP TO PEOPLE.
THE COST IS $125,000
Council Passes the Ordinance by a
Vote of Seven to One. The Election
Will Be Held on September 16th.
The Ordinance in Full. The Offi
cers of Election.
The city council met in regular ses
sion for August in the council cham
bers last night. Mayor Jas. W. Stock-
ard presided, and the following alder
men were in attendance: Robinson,
Bell, Whiteman, Wyllys, Johnson,
Church Wiseley and Kinsinger. The
minutes of the meetings in July were
read and approved.
Upon motion of Mr. Kinsinger, it
was decided to take up the proposition
of J. L. Ellis relative to tiie city is
suing $125,000 worth of 'bonds to put
in a water system. The proposition
came up in the form of an ordinance
calling a special election, and the or
dinance was passed, seven to one.
Mr. Whiteman being the only one
present who voted against it. The
election was called for September
16th, according to the terms of the
ordinance, which is published in full
elsewhere in this issue. C. L. Wilson,
C. W. Johnson and J. M. Peacock were
appointed judges, and Laws Phillips
and R. S. Hamilton were appointed
clerks for the special election. The
voting place was fixed at the garage
of the Roswell Automobile Company.
The hour then being 8:30, and some
of those present desiring to attend
the Elks' banquet for Governor Curry,
a vote was taken on taking a recess.
It resulted four to four, and Mayor
Stockard said by way of casting the
deciding vote, "Well, I guess we'll
take a recess."
ORDINANCE NO. 104.
An Ordinance Authorizing the Calling
of an Election to Vote Upon the
Question of the Issuing of Bonds
for the Construction of Waterworks.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. That an election shall
be called and held in the City of Ros
well on the sixteenth day of Septem
ber, 1907, for the purpose of voting
upon the question of issuing bonds
for the construction of water works
in and for Baid City to the amount
of one hundred and twenry-flve thou-
and dollars ($125,000), and the City
Clerk is hereby directed to cause to
be published a notice of such election
at least once in each week for four
successive weeks in the Roswell Dai
ly Record, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of
Roswell, New Mexico, the first pub
lication to be made thirty days be
fore the date of said election.
Section 2. At such election no per
son shall be qualified to vote except
he be In all respects a qualified elec
tor of the City of Roswell and the
owner of real or personal property
subject to taxation therein.
Section 3. The election hereby
authorized shall be held at the fol
lowing polling places:
At the East door of the Roswell
Auto Company, at the corner of Rich
ardson avenue and Second street in
the City of Roswell.
Section 4. The election hereby
authorized shall -be conducted by the
following officers:
C. L. Wilson, C. W. Johnson, J. M.
Peacock, Judges; Laus Phillips, R. S.
Hamilton, Clerks.
Section 5. This ordinance shall
be in force from and after its pass
age, approval and publication.
Passed this 6th day of August, 1907.
Attest:
( J FRED J. BECK,
(SEAL) " " City Clerk.
Approved-by me on this 6th day of
August, 1907. . "
J. W. STOCKARD,
Mayor of the City of Roswell.
Territory of New Mexico, City of
Roswell. ss. .
I, Fred J. Beck. Clerk of said City,
do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of Ordinance No. 104
as the same appears of record at
page 163 of City Ordinance Record
No. 1. '
Witness my hand and the Beal of
said City on this 7th day of August.
1907. FRED J. BECK.
(SEAL) -City Clerk.
(Published Aug. 7. 1907. Record.)
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