The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-05-24
ROAD BONO ELECTION
MEANS MUCH TO THIS
COUNTYS PROGRESS

We. the Board of County Commits
sioners Of Quay county, New Mexico,
having been requested by large num-
ber of taxpayers of this county to
make a statement Of our views and
purposes in regard to expending the
proceeds of the bond issue to be voted
on at the election recently called for
that purpose, make the following dec
larations in regard to same:
| We promise the people of this coun-
ty that not one dollar of the proceeds
of the bond issue shall be spent on the
automobile highway, known as the
Ozark Trail, running east and west
from the Texas line TO point west of
Montoya, and that that road is in the
charge of the state.
That the proceeds of the bond issue
will be used for the improvement of
County Roads, to be distributed and
divided as fairly to the different sec
tions and roads of the county as is
possible to do. We are not in position
to make any definite apportionment
at this time for the reason that esti-
mates the work requires is not before
us. The money will be used on estab-
lished public highways, and also we
propose to set apart such funds as are
required and which any roads may be
entitled to receive, for any roads not
yet established, but which have been
petitioned for at any time before such
money is expended, to be used for that
road as soon as it may be regularly
laid out.
Respectfully submitted.
F. w. Nations,
w. A. Dodson,
John +. Bell.
The above will show the farmers of
Quay county that the Commissioners
are awake to the needs of the farming
country in general. The state will be
in position to take care of the Ozark
Trail auto route, so its up to the tax
payingovoters to see that good roads
are built in the county. These roads
are worth more to US (that means
every property owner) than any of
US realize. The towns along the auto
route should not be content with hav-
ing one good road through the county.
Tourist travel will bring dollars to
hotels, eating houses, garages, saloons
and many other businesses, but unless
we have good roads to the farming
districts this road will be valueless to
the increase of land values. Therefore
it behooves all who are interested in
building up all Quay county to vote
for the bonds so that the railroad COM
panies, bankers, merchants. and other
persons or corporations will help pay
for the roads of our county. A bond
issue is the only way to make all pay
their proportion and the farmers and
merchants will share alike in the in
vestment. The citizens OF Tucumcari
should not be satisfied with the build
ing Of the Ozark Trail because good
roads to all parts of the county will
be worth more to them. Both are alb
solutely necessary.
Before many days oil wells will be
in operation in the east part of QUAY
county. Men with money are buying
leases that will be worthless unless
they find oil. They have experts at
work and as soon as the machinery
can be secured work will he begun.
The Red Peaks Copper Co. is getting
ready for business but those in charge
are not ready to make public what
they intend TO do. If the moneyed
men of the country would shut down
not put their cash out-this country
would be thrown into a panic The
farmers are sure of big prices for all
tood products they can produce this
year. Seed is the cheapest thing in
4 the consideration. Say if a farmer
would be required to pay 20c a pound
Tor beans, but now We have beans for
, l5c pound, but say they would cost
ZOc pound. II takes perhaps abour
l6 pounds TO plant an acre. This
would cost $500 for seed. Farmers
e report harvesting all the way from
ooO to 1900 pounds of beans from an
acre. Take 500 pounds at 20c which
no doubt will be n small price this
5 fail, that would bring the farmer S50
5 an acres for his summers work or
!. sfheo counting out what he paid for
Y MS seed. Say you plant ten or fifv
acres some are putting i'm 100 acres.
ms means much to this country.
: Now, getting back to the main suh-
e lect. If we have good roads TO mar
v ket that will mean more profits A
d team can haul twice as large a load
" on good roads as bad roads. Good
S roads are like a chain. They are mo
better than their weakest link. Two
or three impossible places will cause
e the farmer to load his wagons accord.
r lngiy. The cost to each individual is
n nothing to that gained by good roads
S II you have no money or property the
y pond Issue will cost you nothing. Tn,
). men with money pay the bill and mos,
Il OF them are willing to stand for an,
v reasonable amount when il comes n