The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-05

Win COttoil gave more IMAM satisfactory re-
suits, as did small paintings of peanuts,
sweet potatoes, etc. The country is too
new for fruit crops, but in isolated cases,
where old timers have put out fruit trees,
the crops have bean regular and the yield
an abundance of sound fruit, finely flavor.
ed and bringing top prices in the market.
During the past few months over twenty
three hundred land entries have been made
from the vicinity OF Tucumcari and Quay
county. This means a most remarkable
development, as the new corners are all
home builders and have some money.
Those coming in now are, for the most
part, farmers of some wealth, and are
looking to buy claims in preference to To-
eating.
AS these industrious men have scattered
through the country, the possibilities of
the country are becoming better known
Experimental wells on new claims have de-
veIoped water at comparatively shallow
depths, making possible the irrigation of
small crops requiring much water, and in
creasing the crop diversity just that much.
The crops grown in that vicinity last year
not only were not irrigated, but no attempt
was made by any one to practice dry farm
ing, the Campbell system or any modifica-
ton OF the dry farming methods. Many
OF those producing crops planted in the sod
not even going to the trouble to pillow or
cultivate.
The rainfall in that section Of New Mey-
leo is ample to grow many crops, last year
being a fraction over p inches, and with
reasonable cultivation Quay county should
be one big garden within a few years.
TIL live stock industry is a very impor-
tant one to Quay county, the stockmen of
that section making annually heavy ship
men,s of cattle, sheep wool, hides and pelts
The value of the cattle, sheep and horses
of Quay county has been steadily ~increas-
ing of late years and the industry is now in
a very ilourishing condition, indeed.
AS an indication Of the growth and pros
perity OF Tucumcari and Quay county, the
growth of the First National bank of Tu-
cumcari can be taken as a barometer of
the business conditions. The bank was
organized nearly four years ago, with a
capital of SIS, 600, W. +. Buchanan being
the moving spirit in its organization, and
the hand guiding it in its course. 1t has
not only paid its stockholders 81 per cent.
during that time, but has a surplus of
r, 49,, o, Lo,l -, ia, .;,,a ~ "a, i,,, c,a,,-
ment. This time of year generally ind
the bank deposits of such towns as Tucum-
carl at low water mark, but or April 9th
the First National of Tucumcari had sIIS,
S67 on deposit, and a cash reserve of sos
7qI. Tie business of the institution has
made a wonderful increase and another
such showing is hard to find anywhere.
East of Tucumcari, James +. Whitmore
who has resided in that section for forty
SIX years, has an orchard of some thousand
trees, and his experience convinces him
that apples, pears, cherries and other
fruits can be successfully cultivated for
hundreds of miles around Tucumcari. His
orchard is under irrigation, but his expe-
rience leads him to believe that the great
fruit results in that section will be from
unirrigated orchards.
Tucumcari has grown rapidly and at the
present time is a town of considerable i'm
portance.
Gross, Kelly & Co. have a store there
and carry at least $4,000 in stock and the
Al - I.Il..l.u - .,..:., o 90,
stock. Several of the business houses car
ny from S. 900 to SIS, 900 in stock.
The Tucumcari Wool Securing Mill has
closed its third season. The first season
vas a short one, owing to a delay in start
<, but 500, 900 pounds OF wool went
through that year. Last season the mill
handled 2.ooo, 900 pounds and the manage
ment expects to do better than that this
coming season. 1t can be readily seen that