The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-04-10

x other states and three ttrrtores have es population than ew Mexico.
~ New Mexico not has mor population than Montana and Wyoming put
- together The cash vaue OF property in New Mexico, including and, has
agricultural land yet open I" the honne@eker and the acknowledged best
tory, the mecca o the exodus OF Immigrant, from, the North and East to the Great
Southwest 1t is only a question OF brief period until the population OF the district
suited to agriculture, as is the large area around rucumcah, will be as densdy
peopsd as the more favored sections CT the east.
over $40 10000 =, the worlds supply Of gold and as late. LOO, it's poduiono Of
minerals in various forms reached an annual aggregate Of over ss.ooo,ooo.n not
counting COAL whtch is no" as much by itself, though the utIinahaa OF the more
OF salt gypsum clay soda potash oehre' mica and marble, been wen phm,,ay
Rich as it " in minerals hisn not in tina, direction that, TIE great wealth OF
nothing 10th" vas raise except mp by ~ irrigation. afpn' !" 40 %ao oS %~r 1D WI" was I ,Sossh, out o1 hy ,. NJ .n ns
who Rugged close to te streams Tor the little farming he cared to do in connection
rational CARGO the soil, here is abundant rainfall along the EASTERN border OF the
territory to row crops wthout irrigation. These lands are cheaper OF course .au
mms "nsa"' ,esSons, IT ue the reas'n' that, they are acquired under the hon
sead law Tor a nominal fee aid the soyernmen for filings but their value is
tn" tn" there is practically 10 land that is not capable OF profitable cultivation.
There are now in New Mexico more han 100000 acres of irrigated lands and a
margin more than that nOn."nisatd. and more than 100000 acres in cultivation OF
ssu aS"F' at SS ~n's g, '~ "s, as. %'' 4,n %%' ms, S d svta,,," to- forage %si and S. S'ai r., crops o2ps
saooOo'ooo and they produced last year above s o~ooo in the varous crops.
remotean antiquity New Mexico has beer a pastoral region, on aeeomt Of the rich
desert asses,a and a climate that is especially favorable to all kinds OF animals.
In 1907 there werer We nd a half million head Of cattle, over six million Sheep,
more thnt two hundred Thousand goats, and over one hundred and fifty thousand
head Of horses The WOOL clip wa three ant a halt million pounds. and over five
million dollars worth OF live stock and it products were shipped ot t. the eastern
The public school facilities OF the trr,ory are adequate. Education hs been
aconstant aim OF the territorial government ant the rcentage OF inteuey has
shrunk to lest than 40 percent a figure not exeeued 10y a majority of the states. and
has and will havea an endowment OF lands unsurpassed by IN state in the union;n its
schools, city and ccunuy, are standardized ant in the large owns are splendid
high schools under American control and at vaiou points in the territory are higher
institutions OF Iearningi schools Tor Indians, agricultural colleges, school OF mines
md vanou denOminadona schools and colleges. In addition to these there are
There are forty public Libraries, with $4,000 volumes; over w hundred chmc res Of
all denominations and 1888 newspapers ant periodicals which pass to over 100 post.
Offices. So it will be seen that there r reason for New MencGs high intelligence.
The territory mas over 400 miles OF railroads There are more than sixty
banks with deposits aggregaung nearly seventy Millions and with an assessed val.
ration OF close to one hundred millions. The territorial tax rate is less thar fifteen
mWs ahd the territorial debt hSth ana million. The value OF territorial buildings
and lands is more than three millions, oil schools more than ter millions, and the
unon.
Quay county is among the most favored OF the commonwealth OF the territory.
OF the moret ant W Milo. acres OF hands a million and a half is estimated to be
u'abI. The population is estimated at nearly 10000, nearly 5000 oil which is
in the county seat rueunean. The winters are mild and the thermometer seldom
ing resaul sleep a banke, is comfortable most night, in the summer he sv" m"
temperature is so dRIees and the altitude averages about. 600 feet The aveTau.
rainfall for thep past 40 years has been more than twenty inches annually. The
topography OF the country is undulaung, and there is an abundance OF wood in near
proximity to most OF the settlements OF the count The best punstr water is found
in abundance at shallow depths
Quay county is bounded on the east by Oldham, Deaf NTH and Palmer
counties oil the Panhandle OF Texas. The drainage is from the Canadian, Plaza
Largoa and Paarta rNHs,a md during the rainy season there are many lakes from
which herds OF cattle ant sheep water. The soil is very fertile and ranges in depth
from tort to ten et 1t is a silt, washed from the Mountains an is highly
impregnaed within mineral and practically inexhausdbk. 1t is a dark sandy loam,
and is SUPERIOR productive capabilities to the aluvi soil OF thep prairie states aud
will successfully produce most any crop THAT can be grown in the forth temperate
ZONE. Thu crups here are not seuousIv troubled with irs.c,o nests ar ,r,s dsn.s
Much sunshine ppventsh the growth Of hngi, and therefore these are not likely to
become troublesome.
1t certainly does not look like a business proposition for a farmer in the east
to pay rent out OF his hard earnings when hundred and sixty acres can te had in
Quay county Tor lesst than herent for one crop would amount to.
Tucumcah the county seat o Quay, is surrounded by an empire of wealth
and is in every way modem own, Most OF the churchor organizations are represented.
tn sehoos are ood'm e Hy Is supplied Win "a'rworks' eectneh lights telephones,
steam laundry, ice nd cod torage plant, cotton gin, botIng works, U. s. Land
Office, which mas done sra5ooo worth of business since last July two banks, one Of
million dollars two newspapers, The best equipped postoHce in the territory, dstnc,
wholesale and retail mercantile establishments, all other businesses and thu pro-.
LESSONS found in any modern town Of 5000 population: Besides being the center
month, which keeps money in crcuaionc continuously Tucunear navsm no uon.S
Texas. The city. will spend 100000 to 100000 Tor the installation of a modern
There us not another city or county in New Mexico where the opportunities
ir Investment in land or city property are greater than here and both are con-.
The op prospects this year. are excellent. We hav hay had sine Novem.
thar 40 inches. The wbat cop is assured. "' ""S "e
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