The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-29

~ "HN Fa"s yoAs IN Nao WY
Of public improvements. II has been
done In a great Measure by the enter.
prising methods Of the city government.
these men have given their time and
business knowledge to the city aud IA
the community without charge and with
out reservation, and this paper believe,
that IL they a be prevailed upon to
do so, that they should be continued in
Office until the enterprises they have
instituted are concluded. And, further
1t is the conviction Of this paper that
since Tueumcari 10 In a large degree .
railroad town, and that o great number
Of railroad employees have their home,
here and have made heavy investment,
in our city, that they should have rep
resentation on the next city council
Out Of justice to them the News intend,
to stand Tor this consideration. W,
believe this will meet with the approx
al OF the business interests Of Tucum
carl aud with the operators and en-
ployees Of the lines running In here
and that 1t should be, and will be, look
ed to In the April election. Two coun
cilmen are to be elected from each OF
the four wards in April, and in order
that we may not meet with the
condition that confronted US in Mum.
Der -Four last year, when . railroad
man was elected without the consent
OF the company, and who later resign
ed at the request Of the employer, W,
should take tine matter up with tn,
companies and get their consent Il
allow a resident railroad man to be
come n member Of the city council, OF
two Of them II they desire more rep.
resentaiion. Tucumcari has passed tn,
stage of the village corporation, we hav,
heavy interests ~ be looked after, anC
We want conservative and business
men to have the direction Of our des
tiny in the future. Besides the com
pleting of the work Of u sanitary s"weI
Tor this city this year, we are after
the extension of the Santa Fe railroad
from Clovis to this city, and another
line from Roswell to Tucumcari. AL
vi these and other important question:
vi public interest should be handled dip
iomatically and sensibly. Neither par
tisanship nor i~ndividualism should en-
ter ilto the government OF the city
Civic pride aud civic righteousness, anC
united energy should displaee these foI
the betterment Of local conditions in
dustrially, morally and intellectually
1t should not be expected that the pop
ulation of the city be united on 4 poly
glot OF themes and theorems, but IL i
possible, and logical, that they SHOULD
DO together on questions that concern
the eity's welfare. The mark Of at
tainment Of every citizen should be tb'
social uplift and the material prosper
ity of the community OF which hs
a part and a representative. Tucum
carl has been fortunate in the selection
Of her builders, they have been broa'
minded men, capable, displaying I'm
usual energy in the tasks that have con
fronted them. These suggestions are no
imperative. They are simply the con
v~ictions Of the editor Of the News, car
rying the desire to see his home tow
an industrial centerj 4 city Of de
sirable homes q community who's
methods are worthy Of emulation;
place to be sought by people who hav
responsibility; a moral, progressive an,
an enlightened people. Let US ceas
to do things for the p~reiudieed ~felicita
ton Of Jones or the aggrsvation o
johnson, but better, let US do thing
because it is right, and because Of GU
responsibility to the community a
men. IL is the belief Of this paper tina
II We turn on the light and think o
these things when we select our mex
city council that the community wi
continue to proper that the town wi
grow greater in influence; that instea
Of having four trunk lines OF railway
that we may soon have six, and instea
OF 1000 population We will in tw
ears grow to 10000.