The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-02
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empire OF wealth and Is In every
way n modern city. All of the
churches are represented and most
OF them have elegant church build.
ings.
6CHooLs-The schools OF Tucumcari
are second to none In the State.
We have a modern High School
building. costing $4,000, together
with splendid ward buildings. The
new County High School will be
established and doubtless soon q
State Normal.
uTlllTiES-The city IL 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
lance telephone system.
the best bank buildings In the South
west. blocks OF brick business
houses. an up-to.date court house.
u. =. Land Office. "a modern $4,000
hotel. new Elks' Home. costing $751;
900, Tucumcari Hospital, and hun.
dreds OF beautiful residences. There
has not been a time In the last FIVE
years that there were not buildings
In course OF construction. A new
federal building IL being planned
and n 10000 union station for ru.
Cumcari: also the Home S~ani,arium
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 IL procured
In abundance.
SoCiETY-Our citizenship IL com.
posed Of the best people from the
east, west, north ana south and will
compare fayorably with the per.
sonnet OF any city. Nearly all of
the Fraternal 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 u monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 To $4,000. The shops
and roundhouse Of the r.. =. a s. w.
] are located in the city, and this Is
the freight and passenger division
point OF all four roads. Several sur.
yeys have been made to the south,
and there will q be another road
leading In that direction and giving
us connections with the Gull trade.
The Santa Fe railroad from Clovis
will probably be built within the
next twelve months, and other roads
are contemplated. The proximity OF
Tucuincari to the almost ineXhaust-
iblc 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 I'll Paso.
Texas. During last year 1900 cars
OF freight were unloaded to our
merchants, and over 900 cars daily
were handled through our yards.
The wholesale business Of the city
has gone beyond the 81 100000 mark.
the retail business has exceeded
s ,25O,0O0. and our banks did over
$l2. 000. 900 worth OF business In the
ten months from January LIST 10 No
vembcr LIST.
FAcTORiEs-We have n cotton gin,
broom factory, bottling works. ice
plant. cement block factory, ice
cream factory. feed mill. two fac.
tories for the manufacture OF per-
forated tile for sub.irrigation. plan.
Ing mills and creamery. Tucumcari
has the best equipped ~postoiice 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 was empty, and this
IL not the only time Quay county has
had an empty jail during the last
year.
AMusEMENTs-The city has a fine
opera house, parks and ball grounds,
two 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. the
Plaza Largo and the Pajarita Rivers.
COST OF lANo-This rich soil ri
be bought at present nj a low figure,
n II does not look like u 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 TRUckiNo-Poultry
and trucking pays well In this sec
ton. Eggs bring from thirty &c
nifty cents and poultry Is always In
demand. There are some small. ir.
rigated garden tract ear the city
from which the owners are selling
more than a thousand dollars worth
OF vegetables TO the acre.
4 Chamber OF Commerce with 1872
members.
The $4,000 acre Pajarita Irrigation pro-
ject Is on foot and II Is expected that
actual construction will begin soon.
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