The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-23
COMMERCIAL CLUB ORGANIZED
---MUIRHEAD MADE PRESIDENT
and BONEM VICE PRESIDENT

not sold half their grain and have
5000 bushels yet to market.
u. S. Devor was called to the floor
and asked to address the audience on
the matter of Good Roads" lie did
the job right and spoke mostly con-
cerning the Ozark Trails. He thinks
this is a chance of lifetime to Sc
cure real auto route that will bring
hundreds of cars this way that are
now travelling on other routes less
picturesque. He thinks it will be bet
ter than the Lincoln Highway, because
the road will be open nearly the year
round. II will cost about 100000 q
mile to put the road in condition t.
secure the route. Three miles near
Montoya is now in good shape and
work is being done on the road east
IF Tucumcari. The route by Tucum-
carl is much shorter and the road-bed
will be excellent on account of it be-
ing hard and therefore it will be some
cheaper TO properly construct. Mr..
DevOr said it means that we--every
citizen-must get busy as there are 20
miles of roadbed to build in New Mex
leo. The cuiverts are to be concrete;
the bridges iron, and she roads con-
structed so that cars may be running
40 miles an hour and safely pass each
other. Las Vegas, Santa Rosa, New
Kirk, Cuervo, Montoya and other towns
will be on the route west from here
and they are ready to do their part.
Jas. O'Rourke spoke in regard to
the benefit to be derived by putting
up signs and advertising Tucumcari.
He said every car load of tourists left
quite bit of money in the towns they
must stop off in for meals.
a. Petersen, representative of the
r. l., with headquarters at Amarillo.
was present, and was asked to say
few words. He graciously accepted
and said much to encourage those
present. He likes Tucumcari and will
work for her interests the same as il
he lived here. He said we have be-
Sore us much to be done and If we do
It right it will mean good deal. If
we get anything we will have TO pay
for it. The day is passed when you get
something for nothing. You can al
ways count on the r. I. doing her part
and she will assist in the building of
he Y. NJ. c. A.. Mr.. Petersen said he
was in favor Of good roads and Tucum-
carl should work hard to land the big
Ozark Trails. He then spoke of his
pet" subject, the bear grass factory,
j, think you need one in Tucumcari,
alO twine factory and paper mill
in connection. You have worlds of
bear grass. The public needs the pa
per and twine. Get busy"
He is also in favor of re-opening the
creamery so farmers will not have to
feed high priced milk and cream TO
their hogs. He thinks with the prop
er spirit Tucumcari can easily be made
city of 10000 inhabitants. 1t has
every advantage necessary to make it
the best town in the state.
Mr.. Aichele, who was here from
Denver in the interest of the school
bond sale. His company purchased
the bonds but on account of legal diff
!icutes it was necessary to unravel
some red tape in order to close the
deal He made pleasing talk and
closed by saying that the bonds had
been sold and his company would pay
the money over Immediately and no
doubt the contractor would begin work
at once. He said Tucumcari looked
COED TO him, much better than he had
expected, but organization and coop
Grafton would make it much better.
He is "A good roads booster. He said
Colorado spent " million last year
on roads and this year will spend 2
million.
Mr.. Murhead, with the announce
ment that he was desirous of seeing
who was for US and who is against
us, he had papers passed for sigma
lures Of those desiring to become mem
bers. They were passed through the
audience and readily signed by nearly
all those present. II is expected that
the membership will reach 200. A
live committee consisting of O'Rourk,
Devor, Hurley, Street, Dodson, Fine
gan and Hawkins, was selected to So
licit new members.
Committee on Constitution and By
Laws was appointed by the chair to
report as the next meeting to be held
Tuesday, Nov. 28. This committee Is
composed of II. Bonem, chairman; w
d. Shadwick, J. W. Corn and Ira +
Furr.
The meeting next Tuesday night
will be held at the Court House in the
court room and it is desired that ev,
cry good roads booster, or Quay coun
ty booster, will be present and lend
assistance to the making of Tucumcar
and Quay County Bigger and Better,