The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-02-18

churches are represented n 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 viii be-
established and doubtless soon a
State Normal.
UTILlTlEs-The city Is supplied With
electric lights, with day as well as
night service, cement walks, owns
a splendid waterworks system; has
"A fine sanitary system of sewerage.
ice plant, cold storage and long dis
u nee telephone system.
eUILDlNGS-Tucumcar has two OF
the best bank buildings in the South
west, blocks OF brick business
houses, an up.to.date court house.
l.. S. Land Office. a modern 100000
hotel, new Elks' Home, costing $751;
200, Tucumcari Hospital. and hun.
dreds oi beautiful residences. There
has not been u time in the last
years that there were not buildings
in course OF construction. A new
federal building Is being planned
and a $50. 900 union station for Tu.
cumcari, also the Home Sanitarium
with TuberCular Annex.
CLlMATE-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 ana south n will
compare fayorably with the per
sonnet OF n 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.
RAilROApS-Tucumcari has four
railroads with "A monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 TO $4,000. The shops
and roundhouse OF the Il. T.. d 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
leading in that direction n giving
us connections with the Gulf trade
The Santa Fc railroad from Clovis
will probable 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 h 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, 600, 900 mark.
the retail business has exceeded
Sl,250.O00. and our banks did over
$l2, 000, 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.
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 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
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 and bali grounds,
two moving picture shows and other
amusements with n Railroad V. NJ,
c. a. planned for the near future,
QUAY CouNTY-Quay County Ia
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 nj present at n low figure,
and Il 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 TRuckiNo-Poultry
and trucking pays we'll IL this sec
ton. Eggs bring from thirty "a
fifty cents and poultry is always IL
demand. There are some small, ir
rigated Garden tracts nea the city
from which the owners are selling
more than a thousand dollars worth
OF vegetables TO the acre.
A Chamber OF Commerce with 10;
members.
The 3 1000 acre Pajarita Irrigation pro
ject Is on foot and 1t is expected that
actual construction will begin soon
For further information address Sec
rotary Chamber OF Commerce. Tu
cumcarl. New Mexico.
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