The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-04-26
TUCUMCARI IN LINE FOR
MANY BIG IMPROVEM ENTS

MAN bIu NV Tl4N .
The Santa Fe New Mexican on Fri
day, April 20, had the following COM
plimentary article:
"There has been an increase of over
10000 head of cattle in Quay county
in the last four years, and the total is
now over 100000 head; the county's
wheat crop last year totaled approx
imately 100000 bushels, and the pros
poets for this years crop are excel
lent; pending building contracts in
Tucumcari, the county seat, aggregate
over 5000, 900; Tucumcari's two banks
now have deposits totaling 1,000, 900;
the county has just raised $4,000 for
work on the main east and west high
way, part of the Ozark Trails road,
and on June 0 will vote on PROPOSE
ton to issue S94, 900 in road bonds.
These are few of the Quay county
items brought to Santa Fe today by
T. A. Muirhead, president, and X. p.
M. Case, secretary, of the Quay coun-
ty chamber Of commerce. They made
the trip from Tucumcari to this city
by automobile, and were accompanied
from Las Vegas by o. l.. Williams,
secretary Of the commercial club Of
that city. Today they went before the
state highway commission, now in ses-
sion here, and asked for state and fed
eral aid to meet the $4,000 which has
been raised for the east and west high
way across Quay county. A tax levy
that will produce this amount has been
made by the Quay county ccmmis-
sioners, and the money has been rem
dered available by the issuance of GER
tiicntes Of Indebtedness.
w. A. Dodson. one of the county
commissioners of Quay county and
j. M. Stark, who probably will be road
commissioner in that county, also ac-
companied Messrs Muirhead and Case
to Santa Fe. The party left this af-
ternoon on their return to Tucumcari
Enquiries for Quay county land av-
erage l5 daily" said Mr.. Case this
morning discussing conditions in that
section Of the state. "Practically all
government land has been taken up
by homesteaders since the passage Of
the 6I0-acre act and the larger Quay
county ranches now are being cut up
into comparatively small farms. In
the plains districts the farmers are
making money raising wheat and 9th
er grains. and we are now endeavor-
ing to encourage the production of
pinto beans in the valleys. An eleva-
tor was built at Tucumcari late last
yea and $4,000 was paid out for the
wheat within Short time after it was
ready to receive the grain. Tucum-
carl now has a population of 1000, and
is preparing to spend $4,000 for ad-
ditional school buildings, which are
now nearly completed ready for the
inside work Other buildings to be
erected include modern hotel, Ma
sonic building, and new store for
the NJ. B. Goldenberg Co."
Quay county cattle are of high
grade" said Mr.. Muirhead. in talking
Of the cattle interests of his county.
"Herefords are the favorites, and it
is practically impossible to dispose of
cattle there that are not up to stand
ard. The farmers are realizing the
value of feeding as many cattle as pos
sible, and the ranches are well stock
ed"
A few months ago movement FOR
the issuance of 100000 in road bonds
was started in Quay county. and an
election was called. Later, however.
it was found that under the bonding
limitation Of counties it would be i'm
possible to issue bonds to that amount,
and bill advancing the limit to 4 per
cent of the taxable value was intro
duced in the senate by Senator CAL
isch, Of Quay, and was passed by both
houses. However, it was vetoed by
Governor Lindsey and as a result the
Quay county road plans had to be
changed. The issue now proposed
S94 ,OOO-represents all the county can
do under the present law There seems
TO be no doubt that the bonds will be
voted and the county will then ask
for state and federal aid to meet that
amount.