The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-23
MAYOR STREET
OPENS FAIL
Welcomes People and Turns
Over Keys Of City. Speaks
Of City's Progress.
O SOME FIGURES
From Wednesday Daily

Fellow Citizens and Fair visitors.
To me has been allotted the pleasure
Of opening and bidding you welcome
to Quay County's Third Annual Fair.
I an not given to speech making, as
a rule, but | can assure you that on
this glorious occasion ! can come rs
near to eloquence as at any time dur.
ing my tenure Of public office.
To Tucumcari rs the largest town in
Quay county falls the honor Of holding
these annual fairs, an honor that Is ap.
preciated by every citizen Of this city.
Every man, woman and child has con.
tributed to make this fair q success aud
every one OF them stand ready to show
you not only the wonderful progress
that has been made by Quay county
during the past twelve months but
the best time you have had in all
ysur life.
There are a few facts that ! want TO
put before you In regard to the won
dsrful growth Of Tucumcari in the
past year-facts that have been gather.
ed by men who are competent to know
and vouched for by the business houses
Of the city.
In the 6rst place Tucumcnri has done
sll50,000 worth Of retail business In
the past year, the Wholesale business
has amounted to over a million dollars
while the banks alone have had bus.
iness to the amount Of sl2, 800. 1000.
In addition to these items I will add
that the citizens Of Tucumcari are
carrying over n million dollars Of FIRE
and tornado insurance, on which they
are paying premiums to the amount Of
$20,0 o annually, there has 5000 cars
Of freight received and Quay county
has raised over three hundred thousand
dollars worth Of farm produce. Tucum,
carl has spent s250,OOo for street i'm.
~provements, $4,000 for telephone i'm,
provements and sl25,0OO for new build.
ing all in one year.
Friends, these are but a few Of the
ing exhibits in the Palace was that from
obar. There was at least fifteen var,
ieties Of produce in the exhibit and
each and every one OF the species
shown was In the blue ribbon class. The
exhibit was in the charge Of Col. l..
l.. Klinefelter and Mr.. Vim. Bremen,
Miss Mac 6olman, and Miss Viola og.
den.
Hudson IL here with a mighty exhibit
Of cotton, corn, maize, turnips, and 81
other varieties Of farm produce. This
exhibit has not been placed in the
Palace as yet as Il Is 10 be shown In
the parade to morrow In its entirety
before being placed on exhibit. This
display IL In charge Of l.. Il. GroRin
and j. W. Ehret,
o. II. Jahns who has a farm three
miles west Of Tucumcari is there strong
with his exhibit. The exhibit which
Mr.. Jahns Is showing proves that there
IL nothing In the world that can not be
grown on Quay county soil.
A notable feature Of the Char ex.
hibit IL the Burning Bush. The bush
10 attracting a great deal Of attention
from the visitors who have never seen
this interesting plant.
The San Jon farm exhibit, owned
by Y. II. Fullwood shows what ran be
done by careful cultivation, Among
other produce shown by Mr., Fullwood
IL N exceptionally ine quality Of onions
and pumpkins. Mr.. Fullwood received
sve OF the merchant prizes for his eS.
hibit.