The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-23
PEOPLE RESPOND ENTHUSIASTICALLY

The mass meeting hrld with the farm
rrs hy the pr'uutor. ni the paiarita "
riguiiuu 60. ut the Nrrndr Theatre We'd
U".dIN ufirruuuu wa, well attended and
proved tu hc Dur ui the most lnicrc. in.
we'll q. pruht"lN tGr mu,l ,t.l"r.au,
' Iu"wmruIl aud qua, count, .tt| ha.
ever hcru assent led iu ~, ri'r. Z. r.
Schmidt uf thiragu. rnmmi,.iunrr %, M.
migration tor the Rork island system.
iH- hrru IN communication with \. A.
Gator, president ut the Chamber ui com.
mrrrr "f thi. rity. since Mr. carter D..
visit q" 'hicag" som" month, ago for
~" ruruus" ut laying the plan,
"i the nniuritu Irrigation Cnmpan,
hriur" him. Mr. schmidt, attention
bog Agricultural Agout Cottr"li of the
Ruck Island luc. who visited 10, while
collecting nu oNhIhit Tor the national
dtN farming congress r"rrutlv pulled
"a ui Colorado Sprlgs. aud b." made
mp hes mind tu roqnr down here aud see
iut himself something about the pu,~i
hilit,"s of The hIp enterprise tie urri,.
'd her" last saturday aud during his
stay "f three day, went over the whul,
ihug with the promoter. aud nt the
meeting Wednesday afternoon told the
rrupl" what hr th"ught Of the cutter
prs" aud What hr was willing to d. to
help get the hIg dam underway,
Mr.. Carter, chairmau uf the mccting.
introduced Mr e. I schmidt of Chica.
-" Ill.,, commissioner 81 immigration
fnr IA" R'rk l,lHni Lines, Who address.
"d the meeting a, follows;
Gentlcm"n: am very glad to meet
y"u here, although ! had nor expected
Tee come her" 'o meet vuu ur to have
ANYTHING to say rr such % gathering
a- thi, - turning out to hc. | came
here to quietly hook into this l'ainritn
irrigation project, tn ~" whether IT was
feasible aud reasonable 10 cost. aud
whether The advantage. tu be- gained
hy IL were >nllicirut to warrant the m. b
N"stmcut of capital In a.. 4, The head
"f the Immigration department ut the
Iock Island Lines, It hchooyc, me So
interest NY self IN project, of this ma
lurr ia thar railroad company, terrific.
r' aud We az" uuw carrying ~ u very
urtiy" colonization campaign. | have
hocu ~ charge of that work for the
Rock Island Line, Tor the past i've
vrnr-, having formerly done the same
worh for the santa Fr didn't have
ANYTHING To de- with New Mexico in
'l"sr days, nlth,uph ! came through the
country frequently aud looked with
longing ewes upon the beautiful "Npau,.
e., uf territory through which passed
aud Whirh ! even then believed held
such vast upportuui,ir, aud store of
wealth for the future hut it was not
ihru time 10 interest capital in irriga
ton project, in thi, country
Irrigation is or the almost Importance
Q" q railroad running through unde.
b rlopcd countries. | hold that IL :, the
foundation al the prosperity, not only
81 thc country through whirh the road
runs, hui of the railroad itself. II j.
{ he people that make the country. the !
labor of the people upon thr land that 9
iu,ui,hr, freight ro the milrnnd> and
makes Investment iu the railroad prop. :
"ty prnhtohlr. New Mcxlco i, fast be-. +
canning @ very uupurtant ,rriiuu uf I
what We call the o. llumc,rckrr, Tori. .
rtuy of the R"rk island system. We 4
receive gf"ut many inVuirir, about j
New McNirn. aud the number nf these Il
Inquiries hus increased nf late, since "
l ka, hcron" known that New Mrxiru \
has achieved ,tntchnod. However. Dur I
'Npcrirur" uf the last few yonrs does \
net warrant ~ IN pushing immigration "
into this Tcrritury, or inru this new y
state, with amy great Nigor We hnvc =
Ia be- very discriminate in giving mfor. Il
nation on the subject of agriculture In :
New Mexico. THE fact that millions Il
,pnn millions Ut acres are vet living Il
around loose aud may be- had from the d
great slimulanl Ia homescrkcrs Ia coqnc .
here. Much land has been taken up; i
'ut very few who had the courage Ia |
'om" remained aud made IL profitable. !
Many, ! understand, who have taken
hrsc free government lands and rccciv. !,
ri their patents have left the hand, "
i"pinp thn, some time It may bc worth I,
Dry farming is not every. Il
'"ly's fancy. II has been pretty well Il
demonstrated that dry, farming is most h
'roiliablc when il rains. but the rain II
locsu I always come Just when IL al n
wanted Now this question uf irriga. Il
ian j. great one for the drvclopnlent ~
II this city, The Rock island railroad u
runs through q territory cr
where there are no yoluminous rivers or ~
treams. The water has to be located Il