The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-24

way n modern city. All OF the
churches are represented and most
OF them have elegant church build
ings.
scHooLs-The schools OF Tucumcari
are second to none In the state.
We have a modern High School
building. costing 100000. together
with splendid ward buildings. The
new County High School VIII be
established and doubtless soon a
State Normal.
UTiliTiEs-The city Is supplied with
electric lights, with day as well as
night service, cement walks, owns
"a splendid waterworks system; has
fine sanitary system of sewerage.
ice plant, cold storage and long dis
ta1ce telephone system.
6uiLDiNGS-Tucumcari has two OF
the best bank buildings In the South.
west, blocks of brick business
houses. an up.to.date court house.
u. s. Land Office. a modern 100000
hotel, new Elks' Home. costing $l5..
600. Tucumcari Hospital. and hun.
dreds of beautiful residences, There
has not been a time in the last fvo
years that there were not buildings
In course OF construction. \ new
federal building Is being planned
and a $4,000 union station for Tt.
cumcari; also the Home Sanitarium
with Tubercular Annex.
cLiMATE-Our altitude Is 1000 above
sea level. our winters are short
and mild and the summer nights are
always cool and refreshing. Pure
water from deep wells is procured
In abundance.
soclETY-Our citizenship is com.
posed of the best people from the
east, west, north anu south and will
compare favorably with the per.
sonnet of any city. Nearly all of
the F'raternal organizations are rep.
resented and most of them have
large and growing memberships. and
some OF them are planning TO build
homes OF their own
RAiLRoADs-Tucumcari has four
railroads with "A monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 to 500, 600. The shops
and roundhouse Of the h. l.. & s. w.
are located in the city. and this IL
the freight and passenger division
point OF all four roads. Several sur.
yeys have been made TO the south,
and there will soon be another road
leadins In that direction and giving
Us connections with the Gulf trade.
The Santa fe railroad from Clovis
will probably be built within the
next twelve months. and other roads
are contemplated. The proximity OF
Tucumcari to the almost inexhaust-
ible coal supply at Dawson with the
Mexico market near. should bring
additional factories.
SHIPPING POiNT-Statistics show
that Tucumcari pays more freight
TO the railroads than any point be-
tween Pratt. Kansas, and III Paso.
Texas. Duriu, last year $500 cars
Of freight were unloaded to our
merchants, n over 500 cars daily
were handled through our yards.
The Wholesale business OF the city
has gone beyond the 81 1000, 900 mark.
the retail business has exceeded
Sl,250,0OO. and our banks did over
S12, 900, 900 worth OF business in the
ten months from January LIST to No.
vember LIST.
FACTORIES-We have a cotton gin,
broom factory, bottling works, ice
plant. cement block factory, ice
cream factory. feed mill. two fac.
tories for the manufacture of per-
cAu''h NV " SHu'AI IiSdllol. pam
ing mills and creamery. Tucumcari
has the best equipped postofice in
the State. has two weekly papers
with rs fine outfits as can be found
In the Southwest. These papers are
very literally ~patronized by our
merchants as will be seen by the
pages OF advertisements they carry
In each issue.
MoRAlS-The morals of Tucumcari
are good, and when this was written
the county Jail VAS empty. and this
Is not The only time Quay county has
had an empty jail during the last
year.
AMusEMENTs-The city has a fine
opera house. parks aud ball grounds,
" moving picture shows and other
amusements with a Railroad Y. NJ.
{. a. planned for the near future.
QUAY COUNTY-Quay County IL
bounded on the east by Texas. The
drainage Is from the Canadian, tho
Plaza Largo and the Pajarita Rivers.
COST OF LAND This rich soil can
be bought at present at a low figure,
and it does not look like "A business
proposition for a farmer OF other
states to pay all OF his ~hard.earned
money for rent, when he can procure
100 acres OF this soil for what one
years rent would amount TO.
POULTRY AND TRUcKiNG-Poultry
and trucking pays we'll in this sec
tion. Eggs bring from thirty tc
fifty cents and poultry is always In
demand There are some small, ir.
rigated garden tracts near the city
from which the owners are selling
more han n thousand dollars worth
of vegetables to the acre.
a Chamber OF Commerce with 1872
members.
The 20, 600 acre Paiarita Irrigation pro-
ject liz on foot and II 10 expected that
actual construction will begin soon.
For further information address Sec.
rotary Chamber OF Commerce Tn.