El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-02
TUCUMCARI GETS
BETTER LIGHTING
The Electric Plant Being I'm
proved-Town Is Most
Orderly.

Tucuu1cari. N. NJ, Aug. 2.-R. g. La
fife. who recently bought the light
plant of this city from the old water
and light company. has gone to New
York CITY to purchase additional ma
chinery and supplies with which to
imuroye the system as announced when
he acquired possession of the property.
New boilers and dynamos Will be In
stalled and arrangements made Tor
day current which has been in great
demand here for several years Sew
eral miles of new lines will be strung
so as to supply the residence districts
with light and a 10 volt alternating
current will be given over the entire
city instead of 10 downtown and 22o
in the residence portions Of the town
as now. Twelve feet Of additional
ground was bought this week from NJ
B. Goldenberg in order to make room
for a new power house which will be
built at once, it is said. The land lies
to the east of the present plant The
office of the company Is being removed
from the old location in the 1nterna-
tional bank building to the Seaman
building directly west of the Thorn
ilson drug store on West Main street
NJ 3. Rice. representing the Cana
dian Ute Creek Oil, Land and Improve
ment company, is in Chicago, where 1T
is said he has gone TO make q trans
fer of 100, 900 shares of the company's
stock to a bonding company at that
place. The arrangements for the deal
have already been perfected according
70 one of the company's directors. On
his way Home Mr. Rice will go by the
way of j>hio where he will meet
colony of homeseekers and conduct
> " .
party is expected to arrive here Thurs
day The work of the company is
well and 1t is thought that
work on the first irrigation ditch from
the dam site u miles above Logan, to
that city viii be started within so
days. The Ute creek scheme embraces
reclamation Of several thousand acres
IF farm land. Government hydrogra-
oher Christensen last week Installed Ii
ate model automatic water gage at4
he site of the proposed dam. in order |
% find out what the run would be. He |
llso placed machines on the Canadian /
liver and on Pajarita creek west Of |
rucumcari
July closed here with not one pris- |
,ner in the county jail, with a record |
II two drunks in police court, during
he month and very little law breaking /
n any way. Since the crusade against |
rhine begun a few months ago, the
morals of the city have gradually and |
steadily improved until at present thet
officers of the law have practically |
Nothing but routine work to attend to. |
An effort on the part of the 10 saloons |
o assist in enforcing the laws govern |
ng them. has done much toward gain |
ng the aforementioned results. After |
his week no music or singing will be |
-llowed in the saloons in Tucumcari
The school board of precinct No. 1 |
las advertised for bids for the re-
'air of the Central school building on |
south Adams street. The improve
nents will Include a cement floor for
he basement Of the building with new
oilet rooms.
October 2 and 8 have been chosen
S the dates for the fair at Nara Visa
While Roy, north Of here, on the Daw-
on railroad. will hold its fall show
# farm produce on October s, 6 and
:. At a meeting to be held IN Tu-
umcari August final arrangements
viii be made for the fifth annual fair
t this place.
A 60 page book, the report of the
york done In the Tucumcari public
chools during the last term. has been
rinted here The book contains al
lumber Of cuts Of the school officials
nd the various clubs and societies of |
he schools The last year was an ex-
optional year with the schools. the
argest attendance in the history of
he city having enrolled.