The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-02-22

fields at Beaumont and other places.
He thinks Tucumcari has the best OPP
%portunity to double or treble her pop
u%lation of any town in the west. The
city is located just right from the rail
road standpoint, has n wonderful eli
mate, excellent water, and is situated
far enough from any other large city
to make good with a vengeance.
Judge Hazelwood has nothing to
sell, no property to boost and nothing
that would cause him to say these
nice things about Quay county except
his observations and foresight die
tates. Tucumcari is short on men like
the Judge. There are hundreds of us
that will live in hope if we die in de-
spair. We believe this country is full
Of UNEMPLOYED, unbound riches, but it
takes money to unearth these riches.
Money tthe ready CASH is the one
thing Quay county lacks. There is
not a rich man within her borders,
but this is a new county hardly hav-
ing been settled more than fifteen
years. Many changes have taken
place during that time. Now, the re-
port has gone forth about the wonder
full riches under our feet and capital
is bound to come in due time.
1t has been suggested that the Quay
County Chamber Of Commerce take
it upon itself to subscribe sufficient
funds and hire competent drillers %
sink a well in one of u prospective
oil fields. Then. if it be a success.
capital will come in droves to develop
our resources. In the meantime leases
should be taken to protect our inter-
ests IL per chance this underground
wealth is found as learned men have
~prophisied it would. There is no use
paying outside promoters to push this
proposition If our citizens are awake
to their best interests, but il this can
not be done, let us get behind some
outside men who are willing to take
the chance. Dig a hole $500 feet in
depth and there will be fewer doubt
ing Thomas's and more money in this
county than some Of us ever believed
was in the whole world.
Legitimate mining investments Of
fer a way for the stay-at-home man
to get a share of the natural
of America. The great advantage the
United States has had over the nations
of Europe, ever since the beginning
of settlement on this continent, has
been that our people had the virgin
resources of a whole continent to draw
on. 1t was as if they had access to
a treasury of the stored up riches of
ages. Because we have had these vast
stores to draw on, wealth has been ac-
cumulated much more rapidly in U. s.
than in Europe, and individuals have
become enriched beyond the widest
flights of imagination.
Formerly. every American who wish
ed to get his share of natural resour-
ces had only to go to the West and
pick out and appropriate 100 acres Of
good land. That day is largely gone.
and now about the only way to BAR
ticipate in the natural of the
country, which primarily belong to all
the people. is to be a member of some
company that is mining or numbering.
1t seems almost like a foolish omis-
sion for an American not to be par
ticipating in the natural the
country has placed at his disposal.
The mines alone produced over $500.
100000 worth of copper. The copper
profits exceeded $500. 900. 900, and the
dividends actually distributed were
more than Sl56,0OO,OO Thousands
of people shared in these riches ey-
tracted from the earth.
Those who join companies that make
a success are secur of a good revenue