The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-03-25
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scHooLs-The schools OF Tucumcari
are second to nom In the State.
We have a modern High School
building. costing $40. 1000. together
with splendid ward buildings. The
new County High School will he
established and doubtless soon a
State Normal.
uTlLlTiEs-The city IL supplied with
electric lights, with day as well al
night service, cement walks. own
n splendid waterworks system; has
a fine sanitary system of sewerage.
ice plant, cold storage and long dis.
ta7ce telephone system.
Buitoikcs-Tucumcari has two OF
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 Sl5..
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 liz being planned
and II $780, 900 union station for Tu.
cumcari, also the Home Sanitarium
with Tubercular Annex.
CllMATE-Our altitude IL 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.
sociETV-Our citizenship Is com.
fnaAl az sh. l..I ,.,nI. frnp, tho
east, west, north auG south and will
compare faNorably 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
ON OF them are planning to build
homes OF their own.
RAiLRoADs-Tucumcari has four
railroads with a monthly payroll OF
from $4,000 10 $50, 1000. The shops
and roundhouse OF the r.. Z. Il S. w.
are located In the city. and this Is
the freight ana passenger division
point OF all four roads. Several sur.
j veys have been made to the south.
and there will soon be another road
leading In that direction and giving
us connections with the Gulf trade.
h' ndhNd It hillbih llbil NloNln
Will probably be built within the
next twelve months, and other roads
are contemplated. The proximity OF
Tucumcari to the almost ~ineXhaust.
iblc coal supply at Dawson with the
Mexico market near, should bring
additional factories.
SHlpPiNG POiNT-Statistics show
that Tucumcari pays more freight
10 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 u yards.
The wholesale business of the city
has gone beyond the 81, 100000 mark.
the retail business mas exceeded
81 100000. and our banks did over
S12, zoe, 900 worth OF business in tho
ten months from January LIST TO No.
vember LIST.
FkCTORiES-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
IlN w btGA tuulBH'u pN'SNOiiiNt lh
the State, has two weekly papers
with ms 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 his was written
slA aA.,ntu tatl usag Y.N.sl aud Nhia
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 ball grounds,
two moving picture shows and other
amusement with n Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. planned for the near 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 at "A low figure,
and II does not look like "A business
proposition for a farmer OF other
states TO pay all OF his h%ard.earned
FmOney for rent, when he can procure
Too acres OF this soil for what n
years rent would amount to.
POULTRY AND TRUckiNG-Poultry
and trucking pays we'll In this sec
ton. Eggs bring from thirty 10
fifty cents and poultry is always In
demand. There are some small, ir'
rigated garden tracts near the city
from which the owners are selling
more than a thousand dollars worth
of vegetables to the acre.
A Chamber OF Commerce with 1872
members.
The $4,000 acre Pajarita Irrigation pro-
feet is on foot and II Is expected that
actua! construction will begin soon.
For further information address Sec.
rotary Chamber OF Commerce, Tu'
camcari. New Mexico.