The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-24

time was aDle 10 CltaT on ana put
into a state oi cultivation eighty
or one-hundred acres OF land tha,
he was well satisfied Nv people
have been pioneers tor more than
one.hundred and hity years and
have helped settle the rocky hills
OF Vermont and to clear the timber
from Western New York and
Northeastern Ohio and have
heard my grandparents tell that
they use to grind their shceps
noses to make them sharp enough
to get n lew spears oi grass from
among the rocks. We have moth.
ing oi that sort TO contend with in
New Mexico. ! have alsS heard
the people from Pennsylvania say
that when they called the cows
home at night, they always hol.
lowed up the chimney a. the cows
would be on the mountain side
above the house; We have nothing
oi that sort in New Mexico.
They claim that We have had a
drouth in New Mexico this year,
and as a matter OF tact we have
had the worst drouth that has been
known in the memory OF the oldest
settlers. In fact was talking
with man the other day up at
Nara Visa. who has been in the
Territory since 1880, he tells me
that he has never seen anything OF
the kind before and know this TO
bc true tor have made a careful
study OF the Government Records
oil rainfall and temperature and |
am able to tell to YOU that our
average rainfall through this sec.
ton OF the country is from twenty
to twenty-five inches BY the
records kept this year it shows
that we have had but Q. OF rain
tall over a large portion OF QUAY
county. Yes we have had drouth
this year, but when we look about
us and see the fine display OF AL.
most everything that can be grown
in field or garden here at rucum-
carl today, it will be very hard to
believe that we have had a drouth
in Northeastern New Mexico. We
tind as we 20 over the history OF
the settlement OF the countries 10
the East OF us that many people
have become discouraged in year ;
OF drouth, have lett their claims
and gone back 90 their old homes
only to lose their birthright and
lose their chance for home, while
those who have stayed with their
claims and have born the hard.
ships OF pioneer life and patiently
developed their claims, have been
the ones that have won the prize.
feel confident in saving that in a
very few years to come this land
in Northeastern New Mexico will
be as valuable and make as de.
sirable homes as land will in any
other part OF the Union, and h.
who stays by his claim, though il
may take hardship to do so. will
b. the one who wins in the end.
There is another matter regard
ing which, would like to say a
ten words and that is, that IN the
very near future we sincerely hope
we shall he called upon to estab.
lisn new state here in New Mex.
Ico and adopt the Constitution and
Government, II is my ambition
to see New Mexico admitted 10 the
Union as an example to older
states with a Constitution and
Government that accepts and
adopts all that has been shown by
the experience oi the past, 10 be
good, and ~ ,elect all that has no,
been shown by the experience oil
the past, 10 he good, and 10 re-.
Iect all that has not been fully
tried and proven worthless,
The FIRST day ended with a bal
which was attended by more than
one hundred visitors,
SECOND DAY.
The program the second day be.
gan at ten o'clock, with a loot rae,
Tor boys under twelve years OF aye
/ the prize being a Studebaker IT,,
wagon. Aiter dinner, and lust be,
tore beginning with the awarding
oil premiums on exhibits, Judge
Edward \. Ma delivered Z
stlrrlnv address TO the farmers,
commenting their efforts anc
praising their enterprise IN III,
collection oi such exhibits as h,
noticed about him. He spoke a.
follows;
when was asked TO addres,
the iair | did not expect to Sc,
SO many men present | aln al
ways glad to have the opportunit,
OF addressing the 'tair, but
must say that It is more Agreeable
to take the tar oil to uno sid
and speak 10 them privately.
| am very glad, however, to Sc
so many OF the tar sex present
and also to see so many Of tn
sturdy men OF Quay county VIII
have helped to build this countr
} up and to produce this remarkabl
exhibit that | see all about m,
. testimonials oil your industry an