The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-21
County Commissioners Apro-
pirate $500 for Display That
Will Show Best of County's
Banner Crops.
TUCUMCARI MEN GIVE
HEARTY
Big Government Experiment
al Farm Astonishing Illus
tration of Possibilities of
Great Farming District.

Tucumcari. y. NJ, Aug. 1s-ouav
county Joined the column u progres-
slVe New Mexico counties today when
the county commission voted an ap-
preparation OF $500 with which 20
make a county display at
The coming state fair In A%ibuqucr-
CUE Following a meeting of the COM
misaiuners and of Tucumcari business
men and Quay county formers in
which cooperation In the state expo
sitton was hcartil%nnd unanimous y
endorsed AZ tho same meeting. held
m the county our house. arrange
mcnts were completed for a QUAY
county fair. to be held in Tucumcari
the first week In October and ~
which the state fair display will be
assembled n exhibited.
Chairman W. h. Rector Of the
board Of county commissioners and
Commissioner Fred Waithcrs. OF Pu-
erto -courteousiy held "a special meet
ing this morning nj which H. X. -
SELLERS ana n. n. Hening presented
the matter u the state fair exhibit,
with a request for cooperation hy
quay county. There had hccn some
discussion Of abandoning the QUAY
county fair this year and the com
missioners III not feel that II would
De Vase TO undertake an exhibit az
Albuquerque unless the county dis
play could he arranged FOR. u was
determined ~ present the matter On
the basincsa men of Tucumoari and
10 such farmers as could be reached
and the commissioner, the fair work.
ers and "a number of Tucumcuri men
including Judge Henry Swan. state
senator g. ". Alldrcdrc. W. a. FOWL,
president of the American National
bank, j. ". Corn and others under
took IL half day campaign which re-
suited in a meeting IN the court house
this afternoon which enthusiastically
went on record In favor both OF the
county fair and tho state fair cX
hihit. The commissioner promptly
voted the $500 appropriation and A.
turncy Harry McElroy. secretary OF
The locSl fair association, and Others
were appointed 60 make Arrangements
tor the county fair and TO gather the
county display from the county ioI
the state fair
u will be the finest exhibit Quay
county hpn over made Tho Who'll,
country this year b. green with splcn.
did crops, the farmers ana stock meI
ure prosperous and the exhibit wll
include not only the vast variety %
gains aud forage crops now beinI
produced in tho county. but "a firs
clnss showing of high grade livcstocl
as wen. Both county commissioner
viii attend the fair und with the one
fare rate which D. promised, attend
nnce from this city win hc large
Many Tucumcari men viii make th'
journey by automobile. weather an
roads permitting,
Quhy County Capital iiu-y,
Tucumrari Of today b. quite "A trans
formation from the town Of ten. q
even five years ago. ltu three rail
roads give il more trains daily thai
any other town In New Mexico viii
the single exception of Albuquerque
It's business houses are modern
prosperous and busy and its baul
statements indicate "a degree %; pros
pofity which the town and count.
hHyo never known before. Tucum
carl bankers stuilo md suy cuisines
is good" ana This brief statement re
fleets the feeling of the whole com
munity. The fair workers received
cordial greeting and the readiest AS
%sistanco in presenting and |arrangini
for the state fair exhibit
The Governments Nv Ondcr Farm.
Tucumcari has two first class news
papers, each equipped with linotyp
machines and moGeru equipment ant
edited by histlinp business men. hu
they have been overlooking. as nav
Tucumcari business men D tines
advertising card that H. In The pos
session 90 anv New Mexico section
Possibly it is because the federal GOV
eminent does not encourage local ad
vertislng of It's work. but cortainl!
the rest OF the state knows little o