The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-09
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Have you studied the plans upon
which Tucumcari is going TO ask for
bonds for seweragef II not, why mott
Those who know about IL are willing 10
devote any reasonable amount Of time
TO talk the matter over with YOU. There
IL nc improperly IN a man seeking In.
formation about a matter that may
be necessary 10 protect his health, or
that Of his family, or the community.
We are apt enough TO dclve into a ques.
ton affecting the pocket book, and in
our eagerness TO protect il from any
possibility Of harm, we may overlook
the probability Of losing the oppor
tunity 10 enjoy 1t after It has been fed
to overlooking. There Is nothing worth
having except religion and a good wo
man. but that costs something. Every
man who has one red corpuscle TO a
pound OF aesh, knows that. There is
too much mule In some Of us TO nc.
ccpt the former, but here never was
. mar so blamed onery but what some
good woman would COM along and take
up hts burden. Sewerage is going to
eos' us something, and the News be.
lieves IL is going to he worth some.
thing. There are not many modern
elite. that offer desirable conditions
Of h~abitation without sewerage. Men
Of means would rather invest in a city
that has this convenience and protec.
ton. There are probably only a few
men in Tucumcari who do not want to
see the city increase in population, in
business, and in her power to attract
capital, industry, railways and people
with means to help swing the commu.
nifty to the front in things that go to
make q desirable country in which to
live. People with money are not 90.
ing 20 come here to live and make In.
vestments unless there is something
sufficiently attractive 90 induce them
to quit where they are. There must
be q chance to make money, = place
TO live comfortably, a place to edu.
cate their children, churches, places
Of amusement, etc. We are sleeping
o n our rights when we neglect these
things, IL we don Z get them, some.
body else, some other town will. II
10 not always the mar who Is most
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liberal with his money that helps the
most in town building, the fellow who
talks good about the town and the
people and the enterprises the com.
munity has at stake, can do something.
We ought to be a unit on praising every
worthy enterprise the city inaugurates.
No matter who he is or what he Is, IL
he Is doing something that is commend.
able show him enough sympathy to
lot him know that he is appreciated.
II wont hurt you, and IL may help him
and the cause be is ehampioning. Don Z
put in all the spare time you have try.
ing TO figure out what sewerage is 90
ing TO cost you, but get over on the
other side and make a lew figures on
what II IS going to do for the commun
iiy, there must he some great advan.
tages in 1t or every new town in the
country would not be striving 30 hard
TO get l.. II never would have been
inaugursted in Roswell, Carlsbad, Clovis,
Portales, Dalhart, Albuquerque, and ev.
cry other town you can mention unless
II were a necessary provision in the
growth Of these several cities. Experts
and many people who have studied the
question seriously, believe we have Just
shout played the limit along our pres
ent plan Of sanitation Of the city, II
~ do no, provide for the future AZ a
city, and as n community, we are not
likely TO have any. The town il go
ing 10 be in = great measure what we
make IL. Many Of us have interests
that are going TO keep us here the most
Of, or all our lives. Some OF US may
hgure to feather and then get away,
hat We may get caught by the grim
reaper before We reach IL. Sewer.
age is a business proposition, or other
enlightened communities wouldn Z have
IL. The time is approaching when We
either do or quit, zone Of US want to
see the city do anything but prosper,
let's get together as n community and
see IL we don't accomplish more in
the future.