The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-01
While Others Deliberate,
TuCumCari Acts"

tHipiit VI WtHllH anu IN III every
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 10 non In the state.
We have "A modern High School
building, costing n 5000, together
with splendid ward buildings. The
new County High School will be
established and doubtless soon a
State Normal.
UTlLiTiEs-The city is %supplied with
electric lights, with day AS well az
night service, cement walks, owns
a splendid waterworks system: has
a fine sanitary system of sewerage,
Ice plant. cold storage and long die.
ta7ce telephone system.
BuitDiNGs-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 Once. a modern $4,000
hotel, new Elks' Home, costing SIS.
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 is being planned
and n $4,000 union station for Tu.
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 IL procured
In abundance.
sOClETY-Our citizenship is com.
posed Of the best people from the
east, west. north M south and will
compare favorably with the per.
sonnel 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 "A monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 TO $50 1000. The shops
n ~roundhouse OF the T.. L. a. ). W.
are located In the city. and this Ia
The freight and passenger division
point OF all four roads. Several sur.
veys have been made 10 the south,
n there will soon be- another road
leading 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. During last year $500 cars
OF freight were unloaded TO our
merchants. and over 600 cars daily
were handled through our yards.
The wholesale business OF the city
has gone beyond the 81, 000, 900 mark.
the retail business has exceeded
81. 25O.000, and our banks did owe
81, 900, 600 worth OF business In the
ten months from January LIST to No
vember LIST.
FAcToR!ES-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 as 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 las,
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
G. A. planned for the a future
QUAY CoUNTV-Quay County II
bounded on the east by Texas. The
drainage Is from the Canadian. thu
Plaza Largo and the Pajarita Rivers
COST OF LAND-Thls rich soil cal
be bought al present at a low figure
and Il does not look like "A business
proposition for a farmer OF Other
states to pay all OF his ~hard.earnet
money for rent. when he can procure
100 acres OF this soil for what ont
years rent would amount to.
POULTRY AND TRuckiNo-Pouitr
and trucking pays well In this sec
ton. Eggs bring from thirty 4
fifty cents and poultry IL always ir
demand. There are some small, ir
rieated garden tracts near the citI
from which the owners are sellini
more than a thousand dollars worti
of vegetables To the acre.
A Chamber OF Commerce with 10;
members.
The q 1000 acre Pajarita Irrigation pro
ject IL on foot and II Is expected tina
actual construction will begin soon
For further information address Sec
rotary Chamber OF Commerce, Tu
cumcari. New Mexico.
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