The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

The Dallas News OF Monday hac
the following to say Of the Panhandle
delegations;
The Panhandle train came In oyeI
the Texas & Pacific from Fort Worth
and discharged the eKcurslonists al
the downtown station. from which
they proceeded to the Oriental ho'
tel, where accommodation had been
secured in advance.
The parlors OF tho Commercial
club were open TO the visitors yes
terday and during the day most OF
them called and wrote letters, read
the newspapers and met representa-
tlyes OF Dallas business houses.
Early in the day Amarillo head
quarters and a bureau Of information
for Panhandle people were opened
in the lobby of the Oriental hotel.
Members of Excursion.
The excursion, which Is under the
auspices Of the Amarillo Chamber
OF Commerce, brought TO Dallas
bankers, stockmon, merchants
farmers and the representative bus
mess men generally Of The North
west There are about fifty ladies
an tho party
Vernon Beggs, formerly assistant
secretary OF the Dallas Commercial
club. but now secretary Of the Anna
rillo Chamber OF Commerce, who Il
vith the party said:
"There are about $50 IN our party
but there are already a hundred OF
mere Amarillo people In Dallas, and
as many more will arrive by tomor
yaw. on regular trains. We expecI
70 appear 500 strong at the meeting
~ the Five Million club at the state
'siy grounds tomorrow, morning We
desire the News to say that all Pan.
handle people In Dallas are request
ed 10 meet IT O'Clock in the morn
Ing az amarillo headquarters in the
oriental hotel so that they may pro
coed IN body We understand that
the state fair management has or.
dered band TO play at the hotel In
the morning for the Five Million
Aclub delegation and the Panhandle
people. The Panhandle people will
have no program Of their own at The
fair; we are here TO meet with the
Five Million club"
Distribution OF Transfers.
The excurslonists are distributing
an oblong piece OF paper resembling =
Dallas street railway transfer check
with these words printed on IT,
panhandle Short Line. II is Thu
rule OF the company that every per
son IN the country be invited to make
their home in the Panhandle ofsTex
As, and participate In our prosperity
Write us for information. Amarillo
Chamber OF Commerce. Vernon
Beggs, Secretary"
A card with panhandle Shor
Line. Ship Me to Amarillo" printed
on both sides OF It, will be founC
hanging on the door OF every bust
uess house in Dallas this morning
In tho party are: Col II, b. San
BORN, president OF the Amauillc
Chamber OF Commerce; II. l.. String
fellow. vice president OF the Cham
ser OF Commerce and president o
he Amarillo National bank; VIII A
MILLER. mayor or Amarillo; George
{. Williams, a director OF the Cham
~. OF Commerce; II. Joe lsaacs, {
merchant; P. p. Boesen, editor o
he'Daily Panhandle, Or. Davis di
,ision passenger agent Of the For
Worth G. Denver railroad, and l.
B. Simmons, travelling passenge
lgent
viii buy the Fair.
Ex-Lleutenant Governor ], n
browning, one OF the first settler
n Amarillo, who Is in the party
aid: "We have brought a big buncl
" our best people to the fair, ant
Z the fair is as good as II Is salt
o be we will buy II and take il t
ne Panhandle. There is nothinI
90 good for the Panhandle. w,
fave a great growing, free countr!
n the Northwest. Sometime age
ge adopted the constitution Of tn,
rec state OF Van Zandt county. w,
brought the Panhandle yell Will
Is and will have It on exhibition a
he fair grounds tomorrow"
J. H. Avery of Amarillo, also
member OF the party, said;
II went into the Panhandle coun
Fy in 1899, settling In Moore coun
w. The country was then open ant
attle could roam over several coun
des. as there we're no fences to turf
hem You could then ride from
twenty to sixty miles without seeing
settlement. About 1901, small