The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-02-06

Knowing nearly every foot Vi
the ground, and certainly every
one OF the cardinal figures, | have
taken a very deep interest in the
county division fight that is now
raging at Santa Fe, having for its
purpose the dissection OF Eddy
county and the formation OF that
Artesia county, which occupl' d
the center OF the stage during Jne
last session OF the legislature,
with the marked difference that
this time the kingdom OF Chaves
is lett invlolate with the exception
of tie loss OF It's panhandle, which
includes the Penasco country.
For a time the whole proceedings
were a deep and profound secret,
but now that 1t is getting out, there
can he no harm in discussing the
matter as one OF interest 10 the be.
loved on the watershed OF the Pc.
cos, and for that matter OF the
whole territory, which must con.
tinue to face the carving knife
until the divisions are all brought
10 convenient size. MI OF which
will not be attended to by mani.
testations OF peace. All OF the
old counties will fight like wild.
cats to prevent the loss OF taxabl,
territory, and the boomers will
strive equally TO secure what they
believe to be a lust parting OF the
ways.
The Artesia county boomer,
were more crafty this time than
they were two wears ago. Their
they invaded the kingdom oI
Chaves almost to the back door Of
Roswell, and went way down into
Eddy county. The result wa,
that Carlsbad and Roswell threw
into a common cause, and tn,
scheme never got much turthel
than its borning. This Yeas plar
takes none OF Chaves except tn,
Panhandle, and goes south it
Eddy county TO the FIRST tier o
townships south OF Lakewood
giving the new division all OF tn,
north country, and by no mean,
modest share Of the rich plain,
country, which l. sure 10 be al
empire all IN itself, along ia,
eastern border OF the state o
Texas. II IS practically halt o
Eddy county, and with the Pan.
handle added on would make tn,
new DIVISION second to Chaves IL
populate on, valuation and power
The plans for il were laId shrewd
ly, and were so completed tina.
before II began TO leak pnt tn,
Artesiaites We're assured Ut tn,
o interference OF the biz fellow,
in Chaves, who suddenly develop
ed a N interest in the governmental
isthmlan enterprise, and the actlv,
cooperation oi the boomers who
have designs upon the integrity OF
Roosevelt county. An entirel,
lev irame-up OF pushers was made,
uniting all OF tue best workers Of
the Artesia country, led by such
men as John Enfield, Harry W.
Hamilton, James d.. Christopher,
Grant Supple and others OF like
build. These gentlemen had de.
scended upon Santa Fe and had
their fires liz before the rest Of the
valley was onto their gaits at all,
A really beautiful game so TAR as
It went, and II there is the least
let up on the part ol Carlsbad,
II will go Tar enough.
In the mean time, there was
nan at Santa Fe watching the
barometer with a steady eye. That
was &. K. Brice, member OF the
lower house from Carlsbad, and ht
bad not been in the Ancient
twenty.tour hours before he began
to e the game, and proceeded &c
make the wires hot telling the peo.
pie Of the Beautiful what they were
up against, and assuring them
that unless they got busy the stuff
was all off. They got busy.
There rs nc politics in Carlsbad in
the opposition 10 the division
Men OF both parties thoroughly
realize that such a division would
be disastrous TO the prosperity
OF Carlsbad, would shoot up the
tax rate, and rob those who have
waited through the long hardscrab.
bic for the brighter days that are
Just now beginning TO dawn, The
recession would give all the cream
OF the rich north country 10 some,
BODY else after the old fellows had
borne the burden OF development,
and made the thing possible,
Such a spollation was not 10 be
considered calmly, and it wasn't,
They got busy according to the
advice OF Mr.. Brice, and in a lev
days, their fighting chief, w. A.
Finlay, was at the capital and mix
ing It with them. No man has a
wider acquaintance with men and
conditions, and he had the ground
well broken up when he was rein.
forced by Allen Heard, chairman
OF the board OF county commits.
sioners Capt. L. p. Buiac, the
silver-tongued, Cicero Stewart, the
famous sheriff, and a few minor
lights who Happened to have
husiness 10 thai WAY. They are