The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-24
TU(UM(ARI GETS
NEW PROPOSITION
Clovis Business Men Visit
City to Get Expression
of Opinion.
REACH AGREEMENT
Will Offer Santa Fe One
Hundred Thousand and
the Right of Way.

No one has any doubt now but wha, |
Tucumcnri will have n road TO either
Clovis or Tcxiro aud a connection with
the Gulf IN the very near future IN
fact the prospects for the proposed
road IN now as bright H. for the com
pletion Of the Choctaw which IN con.
trncted ~ be December first,
Tucumcari has another offer of u
road this week from the Clovis people
who sent n committee here Wednesday
with full authority 10 negotiate with
Tucumcari aud IL possible come to n
direct understanding. The Clovis com
mittec was given hearing Wednesday
night aud in n few moments II was
evident that they meant business aud
were Of the same spirit ~ the Tueum.
earl citizens.
The Clovis committee consisted Of
the most representative citizens of
that city aud all were men who ap
pareniiy know how to do things aud
especially such things NJ building rail
roads. They made no proposition to
Tucumcari aud stated that they had
none but merely wanted an expression
from this city. Tucumcari then made
the proposition, IL II could be called
such, which in TO the effect that Tu.
cumcari will give u bonus Of ffty
thousand dollars and half the right Of
way for a railroad between this city
and Clovis. The proposition was nc
cepted by the Clovis committee, who
said they could and would do M much
Neither the Clovis committee nor
the Tueumcari people are representing
any concern. The meeting was only
an expression OF feeling. II was ther
decided TO offer the proposition 20 th,
Santa Fe Railroad company and II II
IN rejected by them to offer !, 10 the
Rock Island or any other railroad that
viii build and operate the line.
Tucumcari is in hopes the Santa II
will accept the offer and there In lii
tie doubt at present but what the,
will since this will only be n continua
tion Of their Gulf line. This will giv'
Tucumcari another trunk line ant
splendid competition, although II th'
Santa Fe builds the road the shop
will go to Clovis, where that road nov
has extensive terminal facilities.
The Clovis committee was conpose'
Of the following men, G. X. Worrall
president Of Trust Company there
Chairman Of the democratic committe
Of the county and a man Of vast In
fiuence and power. r. G. Reed, attoi
ney for the Santa Fe road, aId pres
dent Of the First National Bank,
n. Edwards, Vice President Of the M
tional Bank and County Treasurer, {
l.. Owen, city Treasurer and Secretar
Of the Chamber Of Commerce. Th
committee drove through in an aut'
mobile, by way Of Grady, making th
distance Of ninety miles in six hour
Little or nothing at all was said q
the .Fredericks proposition Of a roa
from here 10 Texico, and the either
mere tboh Hiutu uiufo hhuiy w W
Clovis proposition than they did
the first one. II the Santa Fe Rccep
the latter, the people will have u
knowledge Of who in backing the roa
while with the Fredericks propositio
the bonus is twice as large aud II
citizens are still In the dark as
who Is going to build the road.
V. W. Moore has arranged a confe
enee with Mr.. Fredericks to be he
at Amarillo this afternoon and VI
make q last effort to ascertain who
IN representing and what are his be
terms. II the proposition Is called {
at "sunset" as was threatened TucuI
carl does not feel she will be out an
thing since the Clovis conferen
threw another light on tho matter nj
brought out the point that Frederic
is not the COiy person who may bul
q railroad,
Another point su favor Of Clovis
the Brownwood Clovis line now und