The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-19

~ ". Bur9ulu, Republican candidate
for governor OF New Mexico. the per
pstual promisor. Is promising every.
body a road in this campaign.
kverywhcrc he goes. Mr. hxrsam
promises the people to build them
roads roads everywhere; roads
enough to occupy Two third Of the 10.
tai area OF the state. MI. Bwsssa has
also seen n, to make some attacks ny
on the aplendid ADMINISTRATORS of
public highways under The Mcdonald
Democratic regime.
In view Of uls lavish promises and
his criticism Ut tho present manage
nsnt OF the state road building cam
paign. the road building record OF n
y Bursum will be OF particular inter
eel 10 the voters just at this time
Al the ,ast session OF Mir, Bursum's
Legislature. Mr.. Bursum's county rep
rssentative. Abrsn AboytA, nanag
Of Mr.. Bursum's store at Socorro, in
tSoduced Il bill providing for building
q road from 5ocorro via Magdalena
To Mogollun, the county TO levy two
mills In 1915 and 1916 to proyid"
funds.
W to date seven miles Of this rad
has been built II a cost OF s27.li5.24.
OF this sorus - pOr cent, N0,+0S.22,
has been spent at Mr.. Bursum's store,
the Rio Grande supply Company ~
socorro
For seventy milea the proposed
route Of tho road is through noun
famous country. and the construction
eost per mile would be heavy. At the
rate Of expenditure so far. the sixty.
three remaining miles would cost ap
vroIimately s245.Ooo. and II business
With the Bursum store vas continued
a the same rate some 500. 600 would
. Into that store. Though work On tho
soAd has been suspended since last
December, salaries have been going
"a, and checks for supplies have been
rsosivsd AZ Mr.. Bursum's store. The
natter has a contract to furnish sap
Ssiss. The men in charge OF the work
have been political associates OF Nj
Bursum.
Extraordinary numbers Of constant
" changing workmen have boon em
paeysd. TO give as many mon as posi-
hss q share in the pay. The road II
completed, will be impossible for -four
aonths OF the year. II Mr., BursuIn
sAeuld control the next Legislature is
n unreasonable 10 suppose that he
would seek further legislative author
~ 70 spend public money On this pro
esst At the rate Of one-third for labor
snA the other t~wo-thirds for business
~ Mr.. Bursum's store and for his 20
lkioal friendsf
This Is the Bursum method Of road
ssiidins.
This has been the Bursum method
q resd building for over twenty
pears. In the nlnoties he was build
lag q road from San Antonio 70 Mo
selisn.
IL this the kind OF a road builder
the voters want AZ governor, 10 dircc,
he work Of highway Improvement in
shs statsr
Details Of Bursum Read. Building.
The supervisor OF Mr.. Bursum's
eeoosrs-Aogollon road is Jose j
Dsoa. chairman Of Mr. Bursum's board
81 oeasty commissioner.
TIE foreman OF constr uotion u h,
II. sweet, who, 10 county clerk of
eooosFo county. was Investigated BY
Assistant Travelling Auditor T. J..
oailfoil. who charged irregularities,
Warrants paid out by Supervisor
DacA show Sweet has been drawing
eiss Per month and expenses. swse,
has drawn 81. 0 80. Of which amount
Ssta5o was paid him since January /.
isis. a. his salary Cor the first cir
nsnths. although during that time not
. cent was spent for labor, no work
wal done and he had NO one to be
foreman over. Sweet has received
$500 . salary. the remainder for Oh.
uanaes Ma WAS thus smnSoynd ,ov