The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
A TRIP TO THE SOUTH PLAINS
no Daily Panhandle Man Hins Wish y. nnudM and Other
Towns Of ThstPn;pNws StdSu sy.ig .f

Towns Of ThrfPr;psTvus StclIsO,

tho business houses Of that cit
would be credit 10 a. city scLera
times the size Of st. PialnYieW ha
only hbout 1900 people, but yet on
Of the largest cities IN the Unite'
ssatss without railroad. IL has
nice courthouse, tiiroe banks with I
combined capital Of 1896, 900, 4
large hoist and new two story
bank building now being erected
that would do great credit even 4
Amarillo. A ] said before. business
was Eood 10 Plainvicv and at p. m
I vas rSady 10 move on.
In oonpansy with two ether man
We started for LosIsnsy. in = llvsry
Tig. One of thu gentlemen aslA
this section Ia the best part Of the
Panhandle ana We al agrssa that he
was correct. It was hard for an Am
agillo man 70 coneede such but
could not find any argument 20 beat
mis-, 60 had 10 abide by the decl'
sion. It was a nice evenings drive
to Locknsy, hut very dark and every
time we would SEQ two or three
lights W thonsht that was Loekney,
but not so. In due course OF time,
we arrived In the town. the land
lord Of the hotel, a big burIy fell
low had supper fixed Tor us and We
hte 10 our hearts desire, soon after
which we retired.
(Frlday morning, Nov. 6.J
Aud the wind did blow and the
plains land was on the move proper
all day. the dust being SO bad Of
times that you could not see across
the street, but the people OF Lock.
ney could SEQ to take the Daily Pam
hanadle. which theydld in good
shape.
Lockney Is nice little city OF
about 500 people. II has a cotton
cir that runs night and day and Is
also noted for It's fruit. grains. and
other farm products, being one Of
tho hest farming countries In the
South Plains. LocNney has some
good schocls ted. lsrIs situated Ia
Floyd county eighteen miles east
and south from FlalEview, After
dinner decided that II looked like
a storm was brewing ana that the
wind meant bad weather. l left my
two friends to so on to Flodada by
themselves and | Clipped In with an
other drummer and started back for
Plainvlew, eighteen miles facing the
wind After due time we were back
TO the metropolis Of the South Plains
and the people somed glad to see
the Daily Panhandle man again, for
the money CAME my way that night
for subscriptions.
We stayed At the hotel had a
good supper, bed and breakfast.
Saturday morning, 1900 al
! took the specials hack back 70
rulia and on our way we had quite
IN exciting time aa the hacks s(the
nail and the special hack) ran a.
ace across the prairie for some. dis
ance. After this nothing trans
fred OF Inherent until we left Tu-
Ia on thei4traln. OF course got
nofe subscribers at Tulia. We left
'ulia on the local freight about .
/. m. and stopped five times TO pull
ut prairie fires that had started
rom sparks from the engine. val
The weather turned cold and then
OF colder. AT Canyon City we had
, change cars and chat caused a
clay Of about one and half hours
nd I toll you twas cold. At last
e boarded the train for Amarillo
nd in forty-fiye minutes moro were
the "Queen City OF the Plaips,g
rush for hack for 1t was showing
lst little ana after being drlvan
! over the city the hack stopped
9OS Pierce street. where a warm
upper awaited the Daily Panhandle 7
an. As Y
Now ] am home with the best
Tile wifein all the land. l win draw 9
'e curtain and bid you all good
ght. Yours for business. n
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