The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-04-22
RECEPTION AT THE EVANS
AND BANQUET AT NIGHT


The Rock island Special Agriculture
train of nine coache,. reached Tucum
rari ou Schedule last TUESDAY. aud vn.
me, n, depot by many people Of 'hr city
aud families from every section uf No"
county In addition 10 these. the school.
turned out IN ful force, both teachers
and pupils aud heard thr Interesting lee
lures delivered ahonrl the spectral train.
After this part at the advertised rru.
gram was finished the big special tied
up for the night aud III" visitor, v,r"
organized into automobile pnrtir,, uud
shown point, uf interest about the city
and community, the demonstration farm
three miles east at the city with ~
green aud growing wheat being one oi
the features receiving especial attention.
After supper q reception was held ~
the Evans Opera House. and more than
500 people turned "ut tu wr!romr the
ciiy's guest, and 10 hear what they
had "a say about the agricultural dcNrl
opmcni of ihc Southwest. The program
at the Evans was ~ follow:
Selection bv Orchestra
Address OF Welcome
JUDGE LANCE, Ladies and gcutlr.
men, ~ these days "f peace aud pros
l"ritv our heroes aud our hrurfnci"r>
~. those who make ten blade, of grn.,
grow where only ono grew hrrorc; tho."
who make loo hushcl, ut corn grow
where only - ~ % grew h"fur" Rail.
roads are like individuals They want
business. They du not libc O" haul their
cars backward and forward empty anv
more than the iarmcr wants 80 hbul
his wagon empty ~ town every day.
For that reason Wr fud the leading
railroad line, of the United states "u.
gagged every ,priup and every fall in
developing interests N o"rrruiiur" and
'tock raising.
We find that IN the last f"w wears
We have improved IN many methods ot
i"IWIhg' >" '""' j" wv ''''' '''"' WV
average production of corn l. nearly
ten bushels per acre more than 3, MAS
u few years ago. That is why wr has"
w"
company
Nav this il not o meeting f." tn
"unrari alone, II - m'"' ln- i"l 'h'
whole "i VI" Snn'hwr'i. '''" i""l''
here this evening, many "i 'h'w '"N'
come luh miles, many "i N"" nave
com" 30 miles and Nir h'" ~ quay
county. For that reason y i~ n"' I"
cal affair, aud have the distinguished
honor "i introducing :" You '' 'h'lI
man "i this meeting ''dl" Logan 'i
amarillo, President ~ W." 'h'lu '"r "'
Commerce of that city.
JUDGE LOGAN lHdi. rrl .,r
tlcmcn, | um very clad indeed 'o h,
here tonight rhis large audience, h,
their presence manifest an interest ~
the work tina, the Rock island hu- beer
engaged in for sometime. u~ well ~
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thi, western country
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