The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-03-06
III Pas0, Texas, March 6, i:30 p. IN.
We lost the fight for the Cattle
mems Convention. Tucson won, good.
night. JAMES.

The above message was received by
L. S. Devor, president of the CONNER
cial club this evening from Mayor M.
X. James, who accompanied the band
TO FL Paso. While the news was sur
prise to Mr.. Devor, he believes Tu-
cumcari will he wel-paid for the ex-
pense of putting up "a fight for the big
convention. In other words he be-
lieves "it is better to fight and lose
than not to fight at all" SO the band
has done its part. The boys let FL
Paso know that Tucumcari is on the
map and must be reckoned with in the
future.
The Tucumcari delegation in FL Pa
so accompanied by the Cowboy Band,
is making quite an impression in the
pass city" and it now looks like the
boys would bring home the bacon"
Word was received this morning that
they were pulling off stunts that were
quite enjoyable to the visiting cattle
men as well as the citizens of FL Paso
and from the FL Paso Herald it looks
like the fight had now narrowed down
to two cities-Tucumcar and Tucson
with Tucumcari being the favorite.
The following clippings from the Her
aid and the Times will give the citi-
Zens of Tucumcari some idea of what
the boys are accomplishing and we
= i'm 10 20 kav
the big convention next year as it now
seems sure of coming here. Tucum-
carl has never yet failed to handle
any proposition it has been called upon
to handle, 90 the cattlemen may as
well look forward to their visit to Tu-
cumcari in 1920.
Herald: with Tucumcari about
settled on as the next meeting place,
discussion hinges on who will be the
next officials of the Panhandle l. South
western Cattle Association. After the
session Wednesday morning the cattle
men were taken in automobiles by FL
Pasoans to the Peyton packing plant
for a barbecue and an inspection of the
packery at o'clock. This evening
the cattlemen will be entertained with
Il boxing match in Liberty Hall"
A three-column picture of the Tu-
cumcari band was printed in an ad-
joining column und,. the heading Of
"Tucumcari brings a Cowboy Band
After the Cattlemen for the 1920 Con-
vention" with the following writ-up:
Throw your lariat for Tucumcari
in 9-teen-20" is the inscription on the
cards the Tucumcari bunch is passing
out among the cattlemen. Tucumcari
is here "strong" with cowboy band
after the next convention of the Pan
handle and Southwestern Association
and it looks as if that New Mexico
city would land the meeting.
THE members of the band are p. A.
James, band leader, engaged by the
Tucumcari chamber of commerce for
this purpose; f. j. Corn, +. +. Dunn,
Chas. Mcfarland, l.. Blitz, o. San
dusky, Milas Hurley, Jim Rhoades and
Tom Ridley.
"Tucumcali's cowboy band" is made
up of leading business men of that
city. They wear broad brimmed Stet-
sons, silk shirts, chaps and all the US
ual cowboy trimmings" including vari
coored silk neckerchiefs. Mayor NJ.
X. James is with the delegation, and
+. c. Beebe, the very live secretary OF
the very live Tucumcari Chamber of
Commerce, is helping to keep things
in shape. He can prove to any in
quiring cattlemen that Tucumcari is
the only logical place for any sort of
| q COW gathering on earth.
I'VE are here TO get that convention
and we want the members to know
that we can take care of them in good
shape, too," said Mr.. Beebe. I'VE took
care of thousands of people last Au-
gust at our third annual roundup and
we are To have new hotel of 100
rooms, or more, built now very soon.
At our last August roundup our Round
up Association, of which ! am secre-
tary, distributed $4,000 in prizes. We
can promise the Panhandle Il South
western Stockmen's Association a good
time and every inducement to come to
Tucumcari."
Fort Worth has done some talking
about going after the meeting, but
the members consider Fort Worth too
far away, so there is no chance for
the Panther city. Carrizozo is also
after the meeting, but is not consid-
cred large enough to properly care for
so many delegates.
The Times gave lengthy write-up
of the convention and started off with
the heading "Tucumcari and TT. Worth
Fight for 1920 Convention Of Stock
mems Association" following with the
write-up:
Where will the 1920 convention OF
the Panhandle and Southwestern Stock
mems Association be held?
"Who will be the officers of the as
sociation for the coming year,