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


The Santa Fe New Mexican un.
DEF date oi July 25th gives Tucun-
carl and Quay county quite boost.
Col. Max Frost has always been
friendly to our city and has given
US much valuable advertising from
time to time Though the columns
oi the New Mexican. Which we
consider one ol the best news
papers in the southwest. The
complimentary notice ol the 25th
ultimo is IN part as follows:
(By MATT rELiS)
"Tucumcari the largest town in
Quay county, is one oi the mos,
modern cities IN the Sunshine Ter
rItory. From the standpoint ot
lay oi the city, It's business blocks,
residences, vim and push oi its
citizens, there is not another town
IN the territory vi It's size tina, can
show SO much enterprise as Iu.
cumcarl. Although but six years
old, the town has all the modern
ConvenIenCies ~ the way oi a good
system oi electric lights, water
works, sewerage, etc. The bust
ness section vi the town IS con.
stIuCtcd vi brick aud stone, with
pressed brick and plate glass
fronts. There Is said to be more
plate glass IN ucumcarl than IN
any other city oi It's size IN the
Southwest, and who even has VISIT
I'd number oi Southwestern towns
and visits Tucumcari, is convlnc.
ed oi the tact that this statement
Is correct. Several miles oi ce-
ncnt sidewalk with more under
construction and plans tor street
pavement in the near iutuTe wIll
bc another feature III the hats ol
Tucuncar,' progressive, public
spirited citizens.
1t - not putting 1t too strongly
when the New Mexican says that
this city has the most wlde.awake
professional and business men.
ANY visitor to the CItN ~ ConVinC.
ed vi the Tact as soon aS he steps
h,s loot into the city limits oi Iu
CumCall and takes glance AT the
busy wurknen Oh the buildings
under process vi construction, I'm.
pruvenlents vi the streets, cottages
under erection ~ the residence Sec
tion, mechanics busy ~ the shops
aud everywhere signs vi progress
and prosperity are visible. Every
person IN the city, whether he Is a
professional or business man, la
boreI ~ mechanic, school boy OF "A
newsboy, ask him about the city
and IA answer he will tell YOU
about It; tell It's resources, and IN
vlte YOU to locate aud invest your
money IN the town.
No knocksrs In Tse~meAi.
Never "A single word which would
harm tAe progress vi the city Will
YOU hear from him no matter what
his standing and position III the
community may I've. This is the
most comunendable splrlt IN the
people oi Quay Countys capital.
! he citizens Vi many other New
Mexico towns, II they would hide
the hammer and bury the hatchet
as deep as the progressive people
oi IuCuncarl have done, their
town would show more enterprise
and Improvement. When 1t comes
to boosting the town, Tucumcari' $
citizens are there Johnnie ON the
spot and set an example tor many
oi the larger cities.
Along the main streets are sub.
stantlal business blocks erected
oi solid stone and brick, two or
iour stories high, and occupied by
business men who use the latest
business methods. The stores are
we'll lighted; the goods are prettily
displayed; window displays are ar.
,lstic and attractive and the
stranger peering at the display S
will forget himself and think that
he is in the retail district Vi Kansas
City. Besides the merchants OF
IuCumcari believe that II is profit.
able to spend money IN printers
ink. The two newspapers publish
ed IN the city, have week IN and
week out, Sae year around, at
tractive and catchy advertise
ments, written and displayed in a
manner that they will he read by
the subscribers oil the newspapers.
Tucumcaris S merchants do not be
lleve in running stereotype matter
IN the newspapers, but the space
they contract Tor al good price,
will he put to good use, by having
something new in every issue oi
the newspaper TO tell about their
business to the buying public,
They show in figures the bargains
they have to offer and give the
cold iacts about their business anc
they have the goods to back theil
statements.
Population Estimate ~ 1900.
The population oi Tucumcari IL
estimated at four thousand and IL
going over the city, the writer Ike
lievcs that these figures are not a
all ..xauu.Pntad The r.csints N