The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-25
BANKERS TALK
over BUSINESS
Special to DAILY Panhandle.

Dalhart, Texas, June 1.-THE sun
rose clear and bright this morning
on the District Bankers Association
in full force, After assembling in
the opera house, Rev Hendricks in.
yoked divine blessing on as nice look.
ing body of men as one could find
anywhere w. b. Slaughter in a brief
and well worded talk made the Wis.
ltors welcome, w. II. Patrick re.
sponded In behalf OF the visitors. lie
related some interesting series OF the
industrial growth OF the Panhandle
Mr., Posey OF Lubbock, was booked
Tor talk on fidelity bonds and bur
glary insurance, but as he was not
present, w II. Fuqua OF Amarillo
took his place and responded in his
usual mastery style.
Tie currency question by John II.
p, Jones OF Childress was well writ
ten and delivered with perfect into
nation.
The state depositor laws as ap-
piled to counties which John Hauser
was to have elucldated was responded
to by Mr.. holland, president of First
State Bank OF StratIord.
After the business session the
Rock Island placed train at the
disposal OF the city bankers and their
guests, which took a Jolly crowd to
the experiment farm about four miles
from town for barbecue. In this
section as we'll as some others man
proposes but the wind dlsposes.
1t had been planned to show the
visitors the most beautiful grain crop
IN he west being harvested. About
1875 acres OF ripe grain had been Sc
lected for the purpose, but Monday
afternoon the winds came and the
nail fell and, 10, the whole field was
as bare as ball park The farm
was badly damaged by hail, the glass
being broken out OF a number OF
windows. But as 1t takes more than
mere rain and hail and wind to daunt
the Panhandle spirit preparations for
the barbecue we're carried right
along. A huge tent was stretched
and tables placed under it loaded
with good things to cat. Just as the
crowd arrived at the stopping place
on the railroad gentle zephyr watt
ed the tent into the heavens and II !
came down with a dull thud that
spread havoc in its wake-dishes
were broken and flowers and food
badly scattered. Mrs. e. e. Kersey
was caught under the wreckage and |
slightly hurt A gentleman whose
name we did not learn, was also
slightly injured. However, the buoy
ant spirit and ready hands of the
hosts soon brought the chaos into
order and the remaining unspolled
rood into nearby barn, after which
a dinner fit for the gods was served
and thoroughly enjoyed.
After dinner the crowd returned
to town where bail game was sched-
uled for their entertainment, the
contesting teams being Dalhart and
Stratford.
r. L. Stringfellow was last seen
with a nice looking bunch of ladies
headed for the ball park. al
Mr.. Fuqua was seen in close con-
lab with the local Baptist minister
ind a banker from Kansas.
Mr., Fisk was intensely interested
n-well, We will get back to dry de-
ails.
Dalhart people have set a pace in
Entertaining that will make the town
hat gets the next meeting of the
ssociation sit up and take notice.
Among the bankers present are,
ir. Curtis, cashier Of the National
iank Of Commerce, OF Kansas City;
. w. Slack, cashier of the First Ma
Ional Bank of Fort Worth; Mr.. !,
ephens, president Of the First Ma
lonal Bank OF Clarendon; r. L.
tringfellow, w. H. Fuqua, .Chas.
isk and o. H. Nelson of Amarillo;
II. P, Jones, OF Childress, and quite