The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-12-13
THE POSTOFFICE
Stephens Is After a New One
for Amarillo Presents
His Bill
he ASKS FOR 100000
CiI Deserves Recognition and Increasing
Population Demands More Aae-
QuaIe Quarters.

AlnAillio lh 20 nave l'uelAl
building chat viii be notable add.
aon 20 the towns institutions and
which WIN DO thoroughly adequate.
10 Che needs OF Che various depart
mcnis OF the iedaa service here
According 10 House BIN no 2O9Se.
now Dendlng before The Flfy-nlnth|
Congress. a sum not 20 exceed $l007
600 may We appropriated for the
purpose q eroating such building.
The Hon. JOHN u. Stephens intro
ducel enc hll pee. 4 ADD Ct S. now
ln the hhnds OF the committees. The
following text OF the bin was fur
nlshed the Only Panhandle by Mr..
Stephens brother-ln-law, Dr. NJ W
Cunnlngham
q a BiLL 4
= For ih6 erection OF Federal =
~ baildlng AZ Amarillo, Texas +
= BE L enacted by The Senate =
3 and House OF Representatives. :
= Of the United States Of Amer =
= lea in Congress assembled, ,
3 That tho Secretary .of The &
n Treasury be, and he Is hereby =
3 authorized and directed to ac- =
= quire by purchase, condemna- :
. lion. Or otherwise a site and =
y cause to be erected theron n =
H. suitable building. including fire =
= proof vaults, heating and ven- =
y tllailnS apparatus elevators :
= Approaches. ahd other neces- 4
4 sary appuitthances for the =
. use ana accommodation Of the =
q United States IA a postoiflce ,
= at amarillo, Texas The cost :
: Of sald sfe and building. in- =
. clodipg said vaults, heating =
= and yentllatlng apparatus, ele- =
= yatoia approaches, ana appur- =
. tonances, not 70 exceed the sum
. OF one hundred thousand dol :
4 dalra which sum Is hereby APP y
q proprlated FOR said purpose ont v
h OF ans money In the Treasury q
y not otherwise appropriated. II
Probability OF the BlI's Passage
OF course the fact that the BIN
has loen introduced and referred toI
committee cannot be taken as an In
dication ibat Il rs likely 20 become
a law Hundreds OF bills are buried
ana fofeotten m the committee
rooms at every session OF congress
aial there are probably q gross orI
SO Of hopeful cities that have been
fagored as Amarillo has, by their
representatives AZ The present ses-
sion. But there are several odds in
Amarlllo's favor Actual need Of nee
Communications are going to be reck-
opad as Of almost equal Importance
with rodefnl patronage and Amarillo
undoubtedly has need for Tho build
Ing. Another thing IN The bits Ia
yor IS the fact that the Panhandle
has asked for very little AZ the hands
81 me nailonal government and has
mover before secured q federal build-I
ine The blll vim have The undl-l
yided attention Of Congressman
slpphcns whose iafiuenae viii bel
much stronger from the fact thatI
IA has asked f9g Jew appropriations
81 the past ana Is sponsor for mol
other building bin This year.
Will Re Paused at Close ~ session.
AR appgeafhatlon bill eueh as mel
one IS rot LIKELY to COME WI
for aecieive action before ihe close
of ibe session. ]. viii reR thel
sNanig ~ fosaails.es sooass ana W
deamed worthy Of further consider
s,on. will be reported dGiag thel
elqsluG RQngs the session whep ap-I
Precipitation bills are being lapipel
t9gough o. tho fecommendatlop OH
Gro committees. In tho moan time