The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-01-23
FUNSTON HIGHWAY"
CONVENTION BRINGS
DESIRED RESULTS


Hutchinson, Kansas. where he was a
delegate to the Camp Funston-F Fort
Bliss Military Highway. He reports a
splendid meeting. The next conven-
ton will be held in Dalhart next Oc-
tober.
The proposed route is to be located
as nearly as practicable beginning at
Fort Bliss, Texas (El Paso), thence
parallelng the route of the FL Paso
and Southwestern to Tucum ,ari and
following the Rock Island through
New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas via Hutchinson to Mcpherson;
thence following the Meridian road to
Salina, thence following the Golden
Belt road to Fort Riley and Camp Fun
ston, then following the Fort to Fort
route as approved by the Kansas State
Highway Commission and by the Fed
eral Department of Agriculture to Fort
Leavenworth.
The Hutchinson Gazette says:
Enthusiasm, defniteness of pur-
pose and determination to see the
biggest internal improvement project
ever launched in the west-the first Of
its kind ever launched in the United
States--through its completion, mark
ed the convention here yesterday Of
the Fort Leavenworth, Camp Funston,
Fort Bliss National Military Highway
Association.
"A permanent organization was eff
fected and a definite program COM
prising military roadway connect
ing the Missouri River and the biggest
military establishment in the United
States-Camp Funston and Fort Riley
with the Mexican border, along the
most direct mileage feasible was out
lined This program will ut once be
certified to the state legislatures Of
the four states with the recommenda-
ton of the association that these leg
islatures memorialize the national con-
gress impressing the military utility
of the proposed highway, and urging
the national congress to empower the
war department to declare the pro-
posed route military highway, and
TO provide through necessary legisla-
ton, a plan for its financing and con-
struction.
AT the hour of assembly, yesterday
morning, in the Elks Club auditorium
Mayor Frank Vincent welcomed the
delegates and briefly outlined the work
of the previous tentative organiza-
tion meeting in TucuEicari Dec. %.
&c. w. Oswald, president of the To-
cal Commercial Club and II. w. Ma
gruder, of Liberal, were made tenn
porary chairman and secretary of the
convention. The chair was thereupon
authorized to name committees on
permanent organization, resolutions
and legislative program, log, route and
markers and publicity"
"Tucumcari always goes over the
top, and she'll 20 over the top in this
matter" was the enthusiastic declar-
alton of Mr.. Oscar Sandusky of Tu-
cumcari, n. NJ. Mr.. Sandusky de-
clared that all necessary to get action
from Tucumcari in this project is to
let Tucumcari know what is expected
of her."
The convention unanimously accept
ed the invitation of Dalhart, Texas,
for the next convention, which will as
semble in the Texas Panhandle town
in October.
This achievement was accomplish
ed by the Tucumcari Chamber of Com
merce and when it is completed will
he worth many dollars to this part Of
the country. This one thing should
repay every member for what he has
paid into the Commercial Club.
The idea was conceived by its first
president, Mr.. 7. A. Muirhead, of Tu-
cumcari. He asked the Secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce to get busy
on the proposition. A meeting was
called and it was attended by n rep
resentative bunch of boosters all the
way from Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr..
Muirhead is moving away from this
city but he has left monument to his
memory. The Commercial Club has
proved once more that it is necessary
adjunct to thriving community. No
one person can accomplish much bus
when community is tied together
with live commercial club there is
very little of value that can get away.
So while at work on various other
propositions let every public spirited
citizen become u member of the club
and help put Tucumcari on the map
not only as a road center but fac
tory and business center.
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