The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-22

cases were found IN need OF char.
ity. that rclci was to be- extended
but IN cases where there were IN.
dividuals needing employment,
that this committee should furnish
same, NJ n wage agreed upon, To
Apply IN each oi the several pre-
cincts, and that they be- put to
work on the public roads; in that
way relieving both subjects OF
charity and the people IN need OF
employment. Charitable cases are
reported in few instances, only
where homesteadcrs have been
compelled to leave their families,
IN search OF employment, and have
heen unable to return them funds
soon enough tor their rclict.
The Business Mems League has
heen censurcd. rs this paper under.
stands It, tor not having made it's
action IN this matter public through
the newspapers; but there are many
good reasons why they did not rush
into print. and herald il TO the out.
side world that portion of our
homesteaders have tailed to pro.
duce crops this season, and the
tact that the county as a Who'll, is
not in bad condition, and that the
drouth stricken section two weeks
ago vet had chance Tor forage
crops II rain had fallen, is sufficient
excuse not to have advertised the
crops as failures. a further rea-
son seems 10 have been that n mum.
Der OF persons signing themselves
rs \ committee OF the pCpplr ot th'
county, not cOntnIng themselves
to the drought stri' ken district,
bat putpOrtlng 70 represent the cu.
t'rc county, were printing hand.
bulls and .cnding them out. calling
a mass meeting ol The people, pro
c umlnp their intention ol aSkine
the GoveInm, nj tor assistance,
not only Tor wheat tor seeding, hut
toI raInuns, aud -t.iIg III th,iI
a lv"rtlslng that nlnrt, per cent OF
III p pula,ios ar IN need oi, and
sbon viii I've suii.tiug ior, tn.
II crssaTics oi liic. u U'on invests
u Ition, even N the drought strlck
IN d,stricts, It IS believed that no'
NOR" ,hat, ten p'f cent OF the hom,
steadcTs are IN need ol anythin,
iunh Z than seed wheat, aud IN %
probably a lesser number will lp
ply Tor any turthcr assistance.
\ further irct is that tins com
mitt,e wa composed entirely oi =
political putty known as socialists,
m nN ot tnr nom 'sleadrTs seemed
To- thlnk there might b. sumr othc,
motive, pISs,bly a political unr,
connected with thclr plans OF 8,
curing wheat, aud on the assem-
ing oi tins MISS meeting IN Ia
cunCdIi un tIr moIuIug ut the G-tu,
~ tact IN thc evening pTevIou, "a
the delegates from the various sec
'tons oi the county collected ~
tIwn, It was soon found out that
,hc greater portion OF them had
been told that thr Governor oi tn,
territory would be here To meet
them and discuss plans by which
seed wheat might be obtained from
the government, etc others oil
them were under the impression
that cars OF wheat were ON the.
track waiting their arrival, Tor dis
trlbution, and that the government
would measure It ont to them mere
ly on their saying that they needed
Il, etc, SO when the mass meet
ing was called nj the Air Dome on
the morning OF the 18TH, this sam,
committee who circulated the han Il
bills over the county, were in evl
dence, and took charge OF tn,
whole proceedings. Two or shIe,
oi the number were nominated ior
chairman, one OF them the chair
man oi the committee IN It put out
the advertisement, Fremont
Thompson, was declared chairman
OF the meeting.
After getting through the prilim
inaries, appointment OF secretary
etc, MIR Thompson cried oul
Hear me, hear me. let's hav,
quiet, let's have good order, let
have everything as quiet as posi-
bile; we have met here this after
noon 10 do business. Gentlemen
we must recite as fast as possible
because we have got a lot OF bus,
ness to transact, which will take
well into the afternoon, and lett
don't waste any time. Now gen
tlemen, the first thing in order il
to elect an executive committee I,
have charge OF the correspondence
and business ol the general com
niittec, etc"
An executive committee was sci
ected, alter which Thompson con
tinued II would like Tor the deleg
gates OF each precinct to get TO
gether as near as possible, and I'LL
out, and Tor each delegate TO ge
, in a place with the other delegate
. OF the same precinct, Tor l nave go
, a lot oi questions that | want 1
} put to each OF you, and IL you "
. together In u bunch by yourselves