Mahlon T. Everhart was a successful southwestern cattleman/businessman who was president of the Hatchet Cattle Company and owned property in New Mexico and Colorado. He was a partner in Thatcher & Everhart; vice president and manager of Tres Ritos Cattle and Land Company; a director of the First National Bank in Pueblo, Colorado; and director of the First National Bank in Florence, Colorado. In the 1930s, he became the director and treasurer of Ruidoso Realty Co. He was widely known throughout the west and was associated with a variety of early prominent New Mexico and Colorado businessmen and politicians.
From the description of Mahlon T. Everhart papers, 1823-1991. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 56804086