The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-03
THE LATEST WESTERN BOOK

II ~ with considerable pleasure that
We herald 20 our readers the public,
tions " one Of the finest contribution
80 Western History aud ~ 'bucc 10
"Alonp the Old Trail. a history of
the old aud = story Of the now santa
y, Trail. recently issued from the pen
ofIoseph =. Vernon, one Of the most
versatile Of the school of Western his.
t%orians, which j. rapidly forging IT.
way 10 the front in the literary affairs
ui this country.
Along the old Trail take. mp the
history of the odd santa Pc Trail. The
greatest thoroughfarc of commerce
known in the early history " the West
crn hemisphere, from the earliest be-
pinnings, previous to the contamination
of the Louisiana Purchase iu lsu3 'u
it, decline aud fall iu the ,c,rutir,
aud eighties with the opening co., The
Santa Re Railroad The tale is Iclis
- y, IN q round powcrtuI uu,aruI.I he'd
style. which. though ai times lacking
90 nose exquisite toIct". ni description
81 power 10 churnr. ri,.ti, at lUr more
romaiic fiction. b, at ai liim", p".,cs
Ell Ut those straightforward aud you,iuc
iug powers ut narration which come uuIN
with familiarity with The ,uhicr' mat
ter in hand. Regarding the pleasing
and Interesting style and rhr precision
uud accuracy ut historic fact and incl
dent with which Nh Vernon hn, ar
complishcd his task. th" ~. Luul, Gluhc
Democrat. IN u resume which bcadrd
the boob reviews Ut the Christmas, 1910.
issue, said IN part: The author saw
much OF this. aud Wa, o par, Of more
aud bee tells this story ct rhr contrast
of then and uuW only l. q trained new,
paper man cnu tell 70. delivering 90
round. u]nvaruishrd tale, founded 1901 -u.
III fact. aud huttrc,.cd hy .rrr uh."r
Walton In 70 recent issue the knu.n.
city star published e two column r"
aud quoted ut length, whtrh wa DO,
greatest single tribute ever paid iu %
western work through the columns VI @
daily western newspaper. To- 70 review
parts OF which were ropird hy Collier :,
The Chicago Inter Ocean. The Denver
Post, and other publication. oi equal
prominence. The President IT the New
santa Pc Trail Association, X H. FaNon,
said: This Western book. fine loo char
arter IT It's history aud information,
profusely Illustrated, accurate and OF
hcial, is printed on good book papet
with nrt covers. II take, up the hi,
tory Of the Old Santa r. IIr. from
lsn3 20 the completion uf The santa r.
railroad in the early 'sn's. II tell, OF
the famous expeditions; Of the thrill
aud the romance; ~ the noted OBJ
tiers, the scouts, the army, m" Indians.
the bad mem; of the old tort., and
towns aud contest. aud controversies.
aud the commerce hauled over the fa
nous old road now marked appropriate
~ in Kansas. Colorado and New NrNiru
10y granite shafts, The book b. well
illustrated, containing over 90 fine pho
tographs mot sketches ~ the old tud
the new. The book may hr obtained
prepaid, OF The Tucker Vernon co.,
Laned, Kansas. NJ tl.}5.
what Is the matter with Fourth
at July celebration that wllI cause th,
rest Of the northeast New Mexico 'u .l'
Mp and take notice. We can = uay" 900
ordinary country picnic auy more and
retain the respect of our u"ighhuriug
towns. nor even our own people Let
~ see 20 IL that We have something
creditable and il We ,"r that
u rreditable show II, not possible then We
will hold IL up Ia another Fourth
Think il oyrr aud let H. decide what W.
desire 20 de- In Tucum the Fourth.