Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-25
TUCUMCAR| CON-
ING METROPOLIS
Capital Of Quay
County Has Bright
Future
CITIZENS ARE BOOSTERS
Situated in Heart of a Fine
Farming Country 1t is
Bound to Grow.
(By Matt elm


Quay county, is one of the most mod
ern cities in the Sunshine Territory
From the standpoint of lay Of the city
its business blocks, residences, vim
and push Of it's citizens, there is not
another town in the territory of its
size that can show so much enterprise
as Tucumcari Although but six
years old, the town has all the
modern convenences in the way
of a good system of electric lights
water works, sewerage, etc. The
business section Of the town is con
structed of brick and stone, with
pressed brick and plate glass fronts
There is said to be more plate glass
in Tucumcari than in any other city OF
it's size in the Southwest, and who.
ever has visited a number of South
western towns and visits Tucumcari
is convinced of the fact that this state.
ment Is correct. Several miles of ce.
ment sidewalk with more under con
struction and plans for street pave
ment in the near future will be an.
other feather in the hats of Tucum.
CARTS progressive, public spirited citi.
zens.
1t is not putting it too strongly when
the New Mexican says that this city
has the most wide-awake lot of pro.
fessional and business men. Any visit.
or to the city is convinced Of this fact
as soon as he steps his foot into the
city limits of Tucumcari and takes a
glance at the busy workmen on the
buildings under process of construc.
tion, improvements of the streets, cot
tages under erection in the residence
section, mechanics busy in the shops
and everywhere signs Of progress and
prosperity are visible. Every person
in the city, whether he is a profession.
al or business man, laborer or mocha.
mic, school boy or a newsboy, ask him
about the city and in answer he will
tell you about it; tell it's resources,
and invite you' to locate and invest
your money in the town.
No Knockers in Tucumcarl.
Never single word which would
harm the progress of the city will you
hear from him no matter what his
standing and position in the commun
ity may be. This is the most com
mendable spirit in the people of Quay
county's capital. The citizens of many
other New Mexico towns, if they
would hide the hammer and bury the
hatchet as deep as the progressive
people Of Tucumcari have done, their
town would be able to show more en-
terprise and Improvement When 1t
comes to boosting the town, Tucum.
CARTS citizens are there Johnnie on
the spot and set an example for many
of the larger cities.
Along the main streets are sub.
stantial business blocks erected OF
solid stone and brick, two or four
stories high, and occupied by business
men who use the latest business meth.
DDS. The stores are we'll lighted; the
goods are prettily displayed; window
displays are artistic and attractive
and the stranger peering at the dis.
plays will forget himself and think
that he is in the retail district OF
Kansas City. Besides the merchants
Of Tucumcari believe that it is pro.
fitable to spend money in printers ink.
The two newspapers published in the
city, have week in and week out, the
year around, attractive and catchy ad.
vertisements, written and displayed in
a manner that they will be read by
the subscribers of the newspapers. Tu.
cumcaris merchants do not believe in
running stereotype matter in the
newspapers, but the space they con-
tract for at good price, will be put
to good use, by having something new
in every issue of the newspaper to
tell about their business to the buy.
ing public. They show in figures
the bargains they have to offer and
give the cold facts about their bust.
ness and they have the goods to back
their statements.
Population Estimated at 1000.
The population Of Tucumcari Is es.
timated at four thousand and in going
over the city, the writer believes that
these figures are not at all exaggerat.
ed. The receipts Of the postoffice are
a good basis on which to estimate the
population. During the last fiscal year
the postoffice receipts have been suf
ficient to advance the office to the sec
ond class with two city carriers.
The residence section Of Tucumcari
is erected in as modern style as the
business portion. Pretty and artistic