The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-01-21

Quay county, Is surrounded by an
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.
scHools-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.
uTiLiTIEs-The city il supplied with
electric lights, with day as well as
night service, cement walks. owns
"A splendid waterworks system has
"a fne sanitary system OF sewerage.
ice plant, cold storage aud long dis.
ta1ce telephone system.
BUILDINGS Tucumcarl has two OF
the best bank buildings in the South
west, blocks of brick business
houses, an up.to-date court house,
r. 5. Land Office. a modern $4,000
hotel, new Elks' Home. costing $751;
900, Tucumcari Hospital, and hun.
dreds OF beautiful residences. There
mas uOi D'tH "a AlHlt III the ~ ~ HNe
years that there were not buildings
in course OF construction. A new
federal building IL being planned
and a $4,000 union station for Tu-
cumcarl; also the Home Sanitarium
with Tubercular Annex.
CtiMATE-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.
SOCiETY-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 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.
RAtlROADS-Tucumcari has four
railroads with "A monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 TO 100000. The shops
and %roundhouse OF the r. y. 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 o be another road
leading in that direction aud giving
us connections with the Gulf trade.
The Santa Fe railroad from Clovis
will probably be built within the
mex twelve months. and other roads
are contemplated. The proximity OF
Tucumcari To- the almost ~inexhaust-
ible coal supply at Dawson with the
AANtaA .anNL.t V.ur gIAalI hNtVU
additional factories.
SHIPPING PolNT-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 $500 cars
OF freight were unloaded TO u
merchants, and over 600 cars daily
were handled through our yards.
The wholesale business OF the city
has gone beyond the 81, zoe, 900 mark.
the retail business has exceeded
81, 25O.OO0 and our banks did over
Sl2. 1000, 900 worth of business in the
ten months from January LIST to No
vember LIST.
FAcTORIES-We have n cotton gin.
broom factory. bottling works. ice
plant, cement block factory. ice
NAfdlA ldNAbls Affu Illlit wv laN-
tories for the manufacture of per-
forated tile for sub-irrigation, plan.
ing mills and creamery. Tucumcari
has the best equipped postofiice 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 ~ill be seen by the
pages of advertisements they carry
in each issue.
MORALS The morals OF Tucumcari
are good, and when this n written
the county jail was empty. and this
Is not the only time Quay county has
had an empty Jail during the last
yea
AMUSEMENTS-The city has a fine
opera house, parks n ball grounds.
two moving picture shows and other
amusements with "A Railroad Y. NJ.
G. 4. planned for the rear future.
QUAY couNTY-Quay County is
bounded on the east by Texas, The
drainage Is from the Canadian, the
Plaza Largo and the Pajarita Rivers.
COST OF LAND-This rich soil can
be bought at present nj a low figure.
and IL does not look like a business
~ VIZ ~ ~ - ~ ~ AhAAN
states 90 pay all of his h~ard.earned
money for rent, when he can procure
100 acres Of this soil for what one
years rent would amount to.
POULTRY AND TRuCklNG-Poultry
and trucking pays we'll in this sec
ton. Eggs bring from thirty to
fifty cents and poultry Is always In
demand. There are some small, IT.
riHatpl garden traCts near the city
from which the owners are selling
more than IA thousand dollars worth
of vegetables to the acre.
A Chamber OF Commerce with 1872
members.
The % 900 acre Pajarlta Irrigation pro-
ject Is on foot and II is expected that
actual construction viii begin oon
For further information address Sec.
rotary Chamber OF Commerce, Tu.
cumcari. New Mexico.