The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-23
THURSDAYS PARADE

The parade this morning wns every.
thing that could have been expected.
The business men had great difficulty
in preparing Hoats, owing TO the fact
that the city has been filed TO over.
flowing with visitors and the stores
crowded TO packing with purchasers Of
merchandise. But the floats were credi
table In every particular. TucumeaFi
always does something at the right
time. The whole heart Of every In
habitant Of the city was right In the
days program and It is having n tell
ing effect. The floats in the order in
which they came In the parade were
as follows; The Queen Of the Fair,
escorted by polo players Of Bell Ranch
and this city, az knights Of escort.
Miss Durham sat the throne with a
dignity equal that Of any queen ever
born, and she was cheered along the
route Of the entire parade. Next came
the Ship OF Progress showing some
"VhbFA hkuN'N W w 'NbIlN'uA
Of our home city. This float took first
prize Of e35. Here are some OF the
figures At showed up: Quay county
5000 tons Of kaair, 100000. l2 acres
Of melons, i2 tons, $500. Thirty.six
townships, 10000 tons milo maize, eco,
900. Broom corn, $4,000. Tucumcari,
mp to the minute schools, 575 pupils.
100 business men, good ones. Light
and water plant 100000. Wholesale
business, 81. 100000. City improve
ments, Street, s250,o0o. Telephone,
$4,000. Schools, $4,000. Tucumcari
Fire and Tornado fund. q 1000. 900.
Premiums, 100000. Retail business, ell.
100000. New buildings, sl25,O00. Dairy
farming, $4,000. Five hundred progress.
sive farmers. Tucumcari banks have done
q business Of $4,000, 900, 1909. Tucum.
carl, Memphis SO miles in 1909, si,iO5,.
900. Freight unloaded In Tucumcari
1909, billed 10 merchants, 5000 cars.
Rock Island and Southwestern haul
900 cars daily through this city. Rail.
way pay roll this year so far $3.50 1000.
Tucumcari, four miles Of solid cement
side walk. Tucumcari has entertained
10000 visitors this year, Tucumcari
II the home Of 300 railroad men. Tu.
cumcari has two newspapers that boost.
There were other figures on the float
that showed up AZ we'll. Then came
the following: Woford & White. gro.
%cerics, n good float. Hudson exhibi,
the best shown in the parade and as
good AS could be loaded on a wagon
anywhere. Load Of grain. johnson,
the sign painter. ~Goldenberg, a dandy
turnout float. Hack with committee OF
speakers. Gross, Kelly & Co, this was
as II always Is, one Of the best indus.
trial floats. The Mexican with the bur.
70 team rifle in his lap, barrel and
other frontier supplies in the wagon,
with a sign, the only railroad Tucum.
carl had In 1900, followed with a big
float showing the actual business in
operation closely followed II. Big
signs showing from whence we get our
merchandise now. Five railroads. The
names Of the lines being big plain
signs. This Goat was 4 feature. Next
worthy Of mention was the farm float
OF G. II. de Yampert, on which was
the greatest melon display ever seen
In any country on one wagon, sixty
melons weighing, 40 TO 60 pounds, and
everything else grown on a Quay county
farm. Then Chapmans, the third prize
winner, handsomely decorated, n load
81 hardware advertising his business.
A wagon Of cotton In tho seed. The
Hudson farm hoat, the best general
at tho fair, all products. The W. C.,
T. L. with a load Of beautiful women
dressed In white TO represent the pur.
ity Of purpose that prompted the en-
terprise. Then there were Others all
Of them good. The Band, Tucumcari
is proud Of her band. The boys led
the parade In uniform and played. That
Is what we mean, they handled the ait.
uation like veterans.
The parade rounded the city and
wound up at the fair grounds where
everybody had an opportunity TO see
the floats.