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

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The City Council has Just been
apprised OF the acceptance OF the
petition OF the town OF Tucumcari
Tor Cny Government. We are
now in the column oi cities OF the
territory and one oil the best in the
list. II is matter III great pride
to- our cltIzenship to have watched
the steady growth and Develop
mrnt OF this community from a
handful OF people with a hall doZ.
IN stores to clty OF over 1000 IN.
hahitantS, the commercial center
oi northeast New Mexico, with all
modern convenience IN the way oi
electric lights, water works, t'le-
phone system, ice manulacIorv,
schools, churches, etc, with I'm.
mediate prospects OF cement side
wilkS, sewerage, etc. We are a
trading point and a market ior an
area OF several hundred square
miles and the busiest city on the
Southeastern and Rock Island
Railway from Liberal, Kansas, to
III Paso, Texas.
There Is more freight unloaded
here than at any other town on the
railroads that touch Us IN the terri
tory and We have wholesale houses
here that averaged last wear more
than 81, 900 per day sales. We
have more rG"k, cement and brick
business houses than any other
three towns IN northeastern New
Mexico and all ol our towns are
good ones. The News icrls an
especial pride IN the tact that this
paper was instrumental IN the in
stitution oi Iucumcarl's FIRST at
tempt to govern herself and today
Ne are all proud u our
town government and would be-
more than pleased To SEE the same
officials continue under the nrw
organization. From Mayor Stewart
to Marshal Benson they have Civ
en entire satisfaction and the only
thing that will prevent the city
government from putting them all
back IN the places they now hold IS
the tact that number OF the coun-
cilmcn reside IN the same ward.
The News feels that Donald
Stewart, the present mayor,
should cont tlnue to render
Us the excellent service he has so
we'll begun under the old town
government, and while II may be
sacrifice to hlm to do So, W.
need him and he is broad, sensible
aud liberal and the man Tor the
place.
The council will meet in iew
days and take such action as is
necessary to change to the new
city government. The map OF
the city government as il now
stands, with the description, is at
the head oil the column.
The late rains have brought
plenty OF grass and most OF Quay
county looks like a wheat field
w. ID Bennett OF San Jon says
that valley will have more forage
crops than last year and that there
is going to be- an abundance Tor
every necessity.
The Tucumcari Furniture com.
panv is closing out its stock at cost
and will retire from this field
The management says that an ex-
elusive store in composition with
general merchandise establish
ments carrying everything is an up
hill business and while they think
Tucumcari is the best town in the
world this feature oil the business
is unsatisfactory.
I'VE want a Mann for Congress
was the tag seen on nearly every
lapel in Tucumcari Thursday. The
great enthusiasm shown Hon,
Edward a. Mann in behalf oil hi.
candidacy Tor nomination as Dele
gate to Congress in Tucumcar
would make MOST men esotistical
lie is certainly popular in thi!
section with all. Even the ladie,
were wearing the tag We want /
Mann -ior Congress. ."-MontoyI
Republic.