The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-04
EVERYBODY WANTS
TO TOTE TEDDY
Intense Rivalry Among Au.
tomobile Owners As TO
Who will Garry Roosevelt
TO the Big Dam.

Tor the reception aud entertainment Of
Theodore Roosevelt when he comes to
dedicate the dam that bears his name,
will have 20 make when the time comes
10 decide which local automobilist will
have the honor Of conveying the re-.
douhtable African hunter TO the town Of
! Roosevelt.
Naturally there will be a great deal
of friendly rivalry between citizens who
own cars. They all want Roosevelt
for passenger but those who have
az acquaintance with him are claiming
priority OF right. Through the doctrine
of prior rights has been well establish
cd insofar a. 1t pertains TO irrigation
water there are those who believe that
Il does not apply to automobile trips.
They say that though they have never
met the ex.president personally, they
have feeling that they could get ac
quaintcd with him very quickly II they
orly had the chance. II !, were not for
| the Inconvenience IL would cause Il ccf.
tain person whose comfort must h"
nsidered, the committee might ap.
portion the distance among the ambit.
ious autOmobilists aud allow each one
to- haul the eX.prcsidcnt over par'i.
F, cular part 1T the road. hut IL might
no, sui, col. Roosevelt, 90 change ears
50 often, and, besides, such plan would
provide each driver with u temptation
TO lingcr on the way.
II il understood that several of the
most enisrpTising are preparing sworn
statements regarding the durability oi
their respective machines under great
strains. such ~ will be- imposed when
the colonel's two hundrcd odd pound,
afr comPrcssing the rear springs. They
will present the committee with state
ments. sworn To before no,aTics, a. =,
What their ears have done under Ger
tain circumstance, Of th. number OF
days they have been out Of commission
number Of punciurcs, aud other s,gni
icani data.
Among the ears that will 20 e
Roosevelt when Roosevelt goes is 'h'
Appcrson, recently purchased by th'
board Of supervisors. Chairman -. VI
lIoghc Of the board l. perhaps the "nl,
autoist ia the bunch who doesn Z wan
Teddy for his own private guest th,
whole way 90 ~" dam. lie do"sn
wan, "a haul the colonel az all. even ~
much ~ u city block; bu, IL he cai
have Richard Ballingrr secretary o
; the interior, IN his ear on IN" trip h'
will he cont.nted ever after, and vii
daily make offerings NJ th" shrine of hi
own personal god of luck.
IIoghe IL a democra, aud something
Of consetyationist.. Knowing thes
facts on. wouldnt Z fancy him 90 bc
strong Balling,r man. But he is th
stauncheS defender the much invest
gated cabinet member has in Arizona
~ don, eat" what they say abou
Ballinger-I' m for him, said Iiogh
the Other day. why am | "a siron
for him' Hc's all riph,--'ha''. why
: Didn = he decid' that homestead cas-
! N my favor
Then iioghe uent on "a rcri,c IN
! story OF ., contest filed against him i
IN" local land Office by on" Emil iIauscr
llhusei claimed quarter section aeros
the rivrr which the supervisor ha
staked ou' for himself Iioghe won her
and 'E- cas-" was appealed, finally react
ing secretary Ballinger himself. N
y cour, oi last resort in homestead coI
= tests. hout two months ago Balling'
" hardcd down decision sustaining III
ruling of the local office.
lyon can Z tell me tha, man BalliI
" ger isn Z all right" lloghr concludes
" lie decided that casr in my fave
y and | IN going 20 stick up for him q
u the time. And he's going to Roov
, vel, in the supervisors = auto II ha,
" 20 take club and fight the whole 80
' lev
A ! ihr announcement mat kon~'N'
will visi, no other city in Arizona e
: cep,ing Phoenix has aroused the iea
) ousy ~ Globe, which has accused n
:, capital city of hogging" N" colon'
Bisbee is also peeyed, not Il, rhoeni
hu, AZ Roosevelt himself,
Some time ago when Il was dr
"A announced that Roosevelt would
m present AZ the dedication Of the h
~ dam. the city of Bishee. through
council, addressed an invitation "a bin
- inviting him To visit Bisbre on his 10
- of the west 80 far no reply 20 the |
4 vita'ion has been received Bisbe" .
3 pected letter Of regret, hardly expe'
Z ing that the colonel would find tiu
4 to visit the copper camp, but now h
citizens and newspapers are howlil
Z that they have been nubbcd. Tn,
4 complain ,ha, he nigh, at least ha
sent picture postal card, declinil
y their hospitality with "thNnks. Il
2 he has not replied; moreover, the nj
; efary Of Colonel Roosevelt. on his 10
y 70 begin March =, does no, include II