The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-12

long fight for place on the roster
OF cities. won the final and decisive
victory BY subscribing the remainder
Of the money needed to complete the
santa Fe deal at the rate OF 500
minute for over an hour, From the
time when the netting was called to
order shortly before o'clock to
few minutes after 10 o'clock there
we're few who had anything to say
who did not make the money talk the
loudest. Cheers followed each sue
ceedlng contribution and when the
larger amounts we're announced the
applause amounted to oyations.
s6,6iI TO Raise.
I'VE have ground hog case here
said ]. w. Crudgington, as he open
ed the meeting last night after he
on motion OF II. b. sanborn had been
made chairman OF the meeting and
vernon Beggs had been made secre-
tary. This matter l know came to
many Of us unexpectedly and we
have hardly been prepared to meet
the situation at once, But there is
no question but that we have to meet
H. We are ready for action. The
amount the secretary tells you after
all the other subscriptions are added
up is S6,ell. Understand me now,
this is not the amount that we are
going to try TO raise, It Is the amount
we are going TO raise"
A Real Estate Proposition.
II have subscribed some before
this said l.. A. wells, the first to
take the floor. but | will be one
OF ten real estate men to come In
for 500 each, more"
"Put me down on that list" spoke
M Charles l.. Green, for another
800"
II subscribed $3.50 the first time, -
said ]. II. Wills, and $3.50 this
time. but you may put me down for
another 500 In that list"
"our firm has subscribed twice
before" followed E, l.. Dohoney,
"but doubling up is going to have
to be the order OF affairs. Put Cur
rie & Dohoney down for $500 more. -
"And to keep that list growing,
you may figure me In the business
for another hundred announced
Chairman Crudglngton. a.
Patterson Was n "Jiner."
81 never went TO revival meet
ing in my life," confessed w, B. Pat
terson, "but what felt that ought
to Join. And when they bring out
tho mourner's bench, know ought
70 10 up. Where that first hundred
OF mine Is coming from, don't know
hut you may put down another one
OF the same kind"
II like this real estate proposition
so WE'LL" spoke up Charles L, Green
''thAs am going to put Green Bros.
furniture store in the business for
500.
"Put o. G. Roquemore, the ar
chitect in the real estate business
for 800" called out W. B. Pqtter-
son. who was doing personal work
back among the seats,
II wish TO add 800 TO that list
volunteered George W. voss. the
lumberman, lin addition to the
amounts already subscribed by my
firm"
II gave all that thought could
said Judge o. H. Nelson, when th'
list was presented to me. But yol
may put down another 800 for m'
personally"
Not a Property Valuation.
II don't know whether l shoult
ta considered a real estate man or
Corner" testified J. NJ, Medley. "an'
rtgld prefer to be considered tn
pg-- IN my deliberations out Of
STE r2rgA, figured out that on
&roas-.y valuation basis which woul,
he arrest means OF distributin
e burden for these improvements
>Ma man in Amarillo should pa
lat one-iourth Of one per cent, tn
ssassed valuation OF his property
flowing for those who would refus
ana who could not be reached, fiG
ured that about one per cent woul
be fair basis for men here and gay
accordingly, but you need more an
you may put me down for $40
more"
"si, 200 subscribed all in add
Observation-Disclosures announced se'
saiary Begss- RI