The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
STATE ENGINEER Al.
LOWS QUAY COUNTY
$4,000 FOR ROADS

Every new automobile owner IL
good roads enthusiast, and an effort
should be made 10 make the road ne
tween Tucumcari and RaRland a spc-
cial driveway. This is the shortegt
route TO the plains country and when
once on top of the Cap II is a pleasure
to drive a. the roads are especially
good.
II will be noticed that the State en-
gineer has loosened up his heart and
allowed Quay county $4,000 for road
building between the county line and
Montoya. This is appreciated, but we
would like TO have two or three hun
dred to fix the roads south of Tucum-
carl so the farmers down that way
will not have TO drive down in Curry
county TO market their wheat. There
are thousands Of bushels being sold
at Melrose that would come here if
the roads were decent. The local mar
ket has been higher right along. Coal
and merchandise are cheaper here,
but the farmer cannot afford TO pull
the liver out of his teams in order To-
patronize his home county seat.
Ask any man who has travelled the
main road south TO Ragland and see
what he thinks about it. Tucumcari
is getting considerable wheat, but is
not getting fourth of what she de-
serves. and there is nothing to blame
but the two or three bad places in
road thirty miles in length. One of
the places could be fixed for small
sum of money. The other two would
take few days and some money. The
Tucumcari merchants have paid sub
scriptions enough TO have boulevard
to the cap, but the money has been
used to fix roads in every direction.
One good road is better than thous-
and poor ones. Its not economy to buy
shabby suit Of clothes. a farmer
that puts his crop in on unprepared
ground reaps very small harvest.
Its easy to point out the other fellows
mistakes, but often hard to choose the
right course. Roads should be desig-
mated by the county and then worked
so that permanent good will result. II
sure makes fellow hot under the
collar TO go out on one road to some
other part of the county aTd when you
try to return over the same route, TO
| find that some fellow has put a fence
across the road and you are forced to
travel around over hills and hollows 10
get back home
There is bridge on the Plaza Lar
go creek. nearly due south of Tucum-
carl. II is said that good road could
be laid out TO it which would be u God
send TO those who pull big loads OF
grain and merchandise TO and from
Tucumcari. Once "A good road is e.
tablished and put in condition the up
keep would be very small as there are
few rains to wash the filling away.
Sand and clay mixed thoroughly and
once smoothed will make road-bed
we will be proud Of. The local ele-
vator will be ready 10 handle wheat
within a few days. Already wheat IS
being dumped into the first bin. Here
tofore the company was handicapped
by having TO scoop wheat from the
wagons directly into the cars.
Now that the elevator is ready to
begin filling its bins its up to some
one to make it possible for the wheat
growers to come here. The wheat buy
er is paying big price for the grain
and taking a long chance, thus he j.
not able to go out and pay for grad
ing the roads. The proposition is up
to Tucumcari. Who can solve this
problem; IF road is thirty miles
long and nine-tenthS is in fairly good
condition, how can the other one-tenth
be fixed without united effort from
people AZ both ends of the route and
those on either side of the road. with
out money or the equivalent ?"
Harry Whiteside was in from Quay
Tuesday on business. He is as anxious
to see good road out thai way as
many others are but he says he is
not financially able to build the road
and does not know where to get the
money with which to pay the bills il
he should attempt to fix the road. II
those who would be benefited by hav-
ing good roads would meet and solicit
funds to defray the expenses, he says
he will oversee the job free of charge
, and guarantee TO give an account for
every dollar subscribed for that pur.
pose. Now, il Tucumcari is alive tC
, her best interests she will see that
this road to Ragland is put in con
4 dition for wheat haulers TO bring Their
grain 10 Tucumcari
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