The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-05-14
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AUTO ROUTE IS BEST
Good Towns, Shortest Route
and Easiest to Follow, 10
What We Have


they can just because, because, because.
To tell the truth we think Tucumcari
is credit to Quay county and IL every
town in the county was just as good
there would be no question about Quay
county being the best county in the
entire state. We have a town full of
live boosters and perhaps some of them
get to anxious to tell what good things
we do have and some times overrato it
q little but If the county leaders would
not fight every proposition Tucumcari
tries to put through we would have a
better county and the citizens of Tu.
cumcari would not seem half so bad as
they would now have us to believe.
Tucumcari citizens are not made of
The "sit back and wait" class but are
always found in the front, not only
working for Tucumcari but for whole
Quay county. We should not let the
past political fights enter into other
matters Of vital importance. Remem-
ber the old story about the two dogs
who got into fight over the possession
OF bone and tho third dog came along
and carried OF the bone. II you can Z
push for Tucumcari, push for Quay
county and let the people know you
are good enough to let merit decide our
little differences. Following is letter
from Roy A. Prentice, who was chosen
secretary Of the Quay County Good
Roads Association. The other members
Of the Official Board are of the best
pushcrs in the county and with men of
this kind backing an organization you
can rest assured that nothing hut good
will be the result.
Editor News.
My attention has been called 20 an
article written by Mr.. j. w. Moncus,
Published in the "Pioneer News" at
House, New Mexico, regarding the In.
terstate Highway which is routed 70
run from Oklahoma City, through to
Sayre, Amarillo and Tucumcari and in
which article Mr.. Moncus takes occa.
sion to severely criticise the route, the
country through which il passes and
the towns and people along the route
and compares II very unfavorably with
the route running through Clovis and
House, New Mexico, and along the
southern border of the county.
We have no desire to enter into any
controversy with persons interested in
any other route running through this
kcounty as to the merits of the various
routes for the reason that we feel that
every foo. Of road constructed in the
County, no matter where located, will
be Of benefit to the whole county and
the fact remains that through travel
will follow the lines Of least resistance
and take the shortest and best route TO
given point, no matter how much
knocking may be done against that
route. II the route by way of Lima is
the best through the county, the travel
viii find IL out and go that way, but
il IL is not, then we may at least ex.
pect to get our full share Of IL.
Our Interstate Highway route is 80
Jniles shorter than any other; the dis.
sbance from Amarillo TO Tucumcari is
being made in FIVE hours elapsed time
and does not require hard driving at
that the same time being made below
the Cap Rock as on the Plains. The
road Is all signed aud marked, but
neither Of these is necessary as the
road follows the right of way Of the
Rock Island railway all the way from
Amarillo to FL Paso. The only direc.
tions necessary to give traveller is
10 "Follow tho Railroad," and there
is no need for him 20 watch ont for
sign posts. All one needs to do Is to
admire the scenery and drive.
!. Mr.. Moncus may think the towns of
Wildorado, Vega, Adrian and Glenrio
in Texas and Endee and San Jon, New
Mexico, are dead and that their mer.
chants only do business with "Greasor
Section Hands," but II he had been
with us last Thursday when the Tucum.
carl Boosters were returning from Am.
arillo and had seen the crowds Of live
Good Roads enthusiasts in each town
where We stopped he would necessarily
have been convinced that the trade OF
"section Hands" makes a mighty good
foundation upon which to build a town,
IL they are the ones that are supporting
1 the merchants In those places
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