The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-05-13
TENNESSEE and NEW MEXICO

There are many humorous fea,n,s.
which tend to tighten resentment at
i"" mass Of slander aud misrepresents.
'I"n circulated IN the country al lara.
regarding New Mexico. The ca.. a,
tennessee is in point. There has been
nothinR quit" ~ amusing as one Of IN.
leading papers in one of the LARGEST
cities IN that state gravely warning ,h.
country against the menace of the
N"Ni"o constitution, and pointing out
ams ndment provision In the New
the appalling prospect Of corporation
domination Ia the new state.
In Tennessee, a. already pointed out.
u takes two.thirds of one leRisla,ur.
and a majority Of the following leTis.
lature To place an amendment before
The people az an election; and at the
election u takes a majority Of all vote.
east for all purposes to carry the amend.
mcrt. In New Mexico two year, nf,.,
statehood a bare majority Of one leRis.
lature may submit an amendment; thi.
can also be done every second leRisla.
turc thereafter. At all other legisla.
lures u takes two.thirds. The action
of only one Legislature is necessary.
When submitted 10 the people IL take.
only forty per cent Of all the vote.
east al the election 10 carry the amend.
ment and majority Of those voting on
the amendment.
Tennessee protests against "eorpor.
alton domination in New Mexico.
when Tennessee is the most notoriou.
state IN the union in that respect and
has been "corrupt and contented" for
many long years.
Tennessee Is the only state in the un.
ion the constitution whereof has been
held 6y - supreme court 10 permi,
he railroad companies to appropriate
real property "a their use without com.
p"nsating the legal owners Of the same.
\ bill was slipped through the gen.
cral assembly Of Tennessee and riRned
by the governor giving the railroads
the right TO use one hundred feet Of
land on each side of the tracks where.
ever n road saw NJ to use such land
Withou' any compensation 20 the owners
unless objection should be filed within
i've v"ars from the date Of the act. The
smallest possible publicity was given
the law until after the lapse OF five
wears.
A Mr.. Telford OF Telford, Tenn, IL
is related, owned a valuable building
within the prescribed limits. The rail.
road wanted that particular section
for side tracks, II did not Offer the
owner the slightest compensation, but
ord, red him TO remove his building
aud the supreme court decided the re.
sulting suit in favor Of the railroad
company.
within the past two years, Il II also
related, similar situation arose al
Gull : Gap, Tenn, where the Southern
railway decided 20 put in extensive
sidetrHcks for a switch yard and TO take
over land for the erection Of a repair
shop and a round house. Farmers who
had the land under cultivation, and
whose titles had never been disputed
and business men who owned buildiBai
In the prescribed limits, suddenly fouad
themselves deprived Of the use Of theil
property and were denied a penny oi
compensation, though the damages ~
gregated many thousands Of dollars, sni
In some individual cases the entire prop
perty was eon6stieated.
Tennessee editors are politely and Il
a Christian spirit recommended 10 eE
tract the beam from the eye Of theil
own eorporatiOn.riddsn state befor'
they begin searching for mote Ia ~
constitutional optic es ihs new ulat'
! of New Nsvise.