The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-17
DRY FARMING SPECIAL
TRAIN WORTH 100000
TO THE CoNoREss

You certainly cut a vide swath with
this special and gave the Dry Farming
Congress more advertising than thes
could have purchased for 100000.
These are the words Of Dr.. Charles
A. Lory, president OF the Colorado Ag
rieultural College, who thus expressed
bis opinion Of the value Of the Rock
Islands special tour. in the interest OF
the International Dry Farming Congress
extended mention OF which was made
in last month $ issue Of The Southwest
Trail. IL is gratifying to note that the
efforts Of the Rock Island are appre
ciated. The undertaking was a large
one aud 1t proved eminently successful
in its dual purpose-that Of bringing
to the attention Of the farmers In the
dry land sections Of i've states the work
being lone by the congress and the
stimulation Of semi.arid agriculture o.
general, by impartiug information rela
tive to soil handling aud drouth resist
ant crops.
The train covered a.3sI miles IN
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas and
New Mexico. The number VI mcctiugs
held was l5s aud the total attendance
was $500. That means this vast nun
her heard, by word OF mouth and
through the advertising incident 20 the
train, concerning the great gathering
of dry farmers aud scientific iuycstIga
tors 10 be- held IN Colorado springs thy
week Of October 10. u means, also thai
many II the sections visited will hr
represented in the exhibition Co be- CIV
en In connection with the congress, witt
displays Of products raised ou dry land
farms.
some Of the incidents Of the tour
ia ken from the daily log through Oh,
various states, will bee OF interest:
COLORADO-Eyery Denver CONNER
cial organization, the Colorado SPRING
Chamber Of Commerce and the Pueblo
Commerce Club, sent delegates. a total
of twenty-five men FROM these ]rgauisa
tions accompanied the train.
\ banquet was given the party at ih,
Antlers' Hotel by the Colorado spring
chamber of Commerce, Gov. shairptl
being one of the gests and speakers. \
luncheon vas served boy the ladies 1'
Arriba 10 over 400 people who came
to the train. Many oi the famiii".
drove thirty miles to hear the speaker,
TENAS-Twcnty. five business men
from Fort Worth accompanied the ira 1.
Through North Texas.
Al Graham the business men In itcd
the farmers TO come 10 the city and &C.
stay over night as guests in their homes.
OKLAHOMA.-OA ~, Of the % lH
IONA City aud CLiokas a Commercial
clubs, the State Boatq 90 AgricuIturu.
the Oklahoma CITY Sto,1 Yards aud toe
packing plants ac,omrNn eel the 'raln
The entire faculty OF the Panhandle
Agricultural School travelled with the
train through the Panhh die, furnishing
lectures and au orches 'ri.
At Mangum the part were ia on hy
the Commercial Club fot an auto ride
POO were unable to gain admittance "a
the night meeting in the Opera House
the lodies served supper free 20 700 PEG
pie.
A. Elk City, 1900 people met tie
train. the ears were filed and humid.
reds were masscd outside for au over.
flow meeting.
NEW MEXICO.-Twenty Amarillo
business men went with the tram as Tar
IS Tucumcari.
The ladies Of San Jon decorated the
waiting room Of the depot with bunting
aud flowers aud served lee cream and
cake free to all the farmers who came
10 the train.
The Commercial Club Of Tucumcari
had a large crowd to attend the meeting
on the train; the party was given auto
rides; the opera house was crowded tor
the night meeting and this was follower
by the most elaborate bauq,ct ever
given in Northeast New Mexico. One
farmer rode 100 miles 10 hear the lee
lures, aud many came forty miles.
~ b'tFlaA NV ih''' wa "a WI
through the country 10 autos; the opera
house was crowded and 200 were taken
away from the night meetings $50 people
attended the morning train meeting.
Bucklin took the railroad party iu
autos for a t~hirty.mile ride. The pro
pie Of Ford cam, over in autos 90 greet
the speaker. Just ~ the party turned
To the city. the hundreds If electric
lights In the buckiin whiteway flash.
ed a welcome "a the visitors. The Buck
lin Orchestra aud the Ford Band tar
nished the music for the meeting
The Pratt Commercial club gave the
speakers an auto ride TO the state Fish.
cry aud the country. The tour Through
the i've states was closed 10y ameetiup
in the opera house AZ Norton, follow
ed by a reception.