The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-20
80 CARS AND $50 OR
MORE PEOPLE VISIT THE
WHEAT BELT TUESDAY

more conclusively that the north part
of the plains can raise just as good
wheat as the southern or central. The
crowd stopped at Kirk short time
and then proceeded north and east to
Plain, where a goodly crowd had gath
cred to greet the boosters. After re-
naming there few minutes talking
over the prospects Of the present sea-
son the delegation left for home, some
Of them going by Puerto and Norton.
hut most of them going directly home.
The last car pulled into Tucumcari be-
fore dark, making a distance Of about
$50 miles in less than ten hours ac-
tually running time without any very
serious mishnps.
Between Jordan and House aNhorse
ran though a barbed-wire fence, out
into the road. The wire shot around
into the car of ID. J. Finegan and bad
ly scratched the varnish off one side.
The occupants thought it was going to
reach up over the top Of the car and
cut them in the faces, but luckily IL
was too short.
The racing of Murray and Pelzer
was the feature, but Mr.. Murray's new
Overland was left at the Barancos
creek until repairs could be sent out
to il. Some of the occupants said
that at times they know Mr.. Murray
was making 60 miles per hour, and
we have not heard anyone dispute the
I question.
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the cars stopped suddenly and caused
/ three of the back cars to come togeth-
er. The front car Of the three had its
back light slightly disfgured and the
left fender and back Of body bent up
some. The middle car had one Of its
lamps put out of commission, the
radiator and crank bent in front, and
the left side of the body bent in badly
in the back. The back car came near
going Oft the embankment, which was
several feet high. All the cars were
able to proceed after few minor
parts were repaired.
A few punctures and blow-outs were
reported, but the whole string of cars
continued in the two mile procession
as far as Plain. A number of cars
from House went to McAlister with
the crowd.
The school band was generous with
It's music and played several pieces
at nearly every stop, which was en-
joyed by the farmers as well as mem.
bers Of the delegation. The band was
under the direction of their teacher
Miss Gardner.
The Messrs. Light were satisfied
with what they saw on the plains and
said that il looked like a twin sister
to Kansas. They are willing TO builc
an elevator providing freight rates
are adjusted to put them on pal
with towns on the Santa Fe. They
want u good location near the rail
road where tracks will be built con
Meeting the elevator with the switch
yards.
4 few months ago representative,
Of the Rock Island and III Paso &
Southwestern were here and met will
Commissioners Grove and his eXper
rate accountant. They promised Il
equalize the rates of all New Mexlc,
towns and this part of the proposition
should not be very hard If the rail
'nads will de- their part and make !
possible for Tucumcari 10 assist then
IN pulling more grain to this shipping
station.
II is understood that the Messrs
, Light will send US proposition il
writing and the matter will he takel
up 10y the Business Mems Assoc'n, an
, given careful consideration in ever
detail. II may then be thought ad
!, visable To send some prominent at
!, torney and good accountant to SAINT
, Fe to work over the rate question.
, An elevator in Tucumcari would b
a God-send to this part of the stat
q providing place for the farmers I
/, market their grain, and Tucumcal
> would receive her dues when the farm
= ers would buy merchandise with tn
!, cash received for their products, TIL
farmers would secure the best price
>. possible because cash always gives
purchaser the advantage over thos
4 who always ask credit.