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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
For Manufacture of Sorghum.
IErpn, Tuncdav'c noiIv

(From Tuesdays Daily)
Editor Panhandle:
! am moved to drop your valuable
paper few lines in behalf Of an en-
terprse (although apparently a
small one) that think would help
develop an industry that would not
only be a benefit to the city In a
small way, at least, and of great ben
eft to the agricultural interests of
the surrounding and tributary coun-
try. | notice that all the grocery
stores in Amarillo, and presumably
every grocery store in the Panhan-
die, imports sorghum molasses from
Iowa, Missouri and other states,
which is purchased by their custo-
mers. | presume thousands Of dol
lars are sent abroad every year by
the grocery merchants of the Pan
handle to pay for sorghum molasses
that in the writer's opinion, could
as well be manufactured right here
on the ground that is especially
adapted to the raising of sorghum.
Then why not establish a sorghum
molasses factory in Amarillo, thor
oughly equipped with modern ma
chinery, etc, for the making OF a
first-class article, Such a factory
would not only supply the local de-
mand, but would certainly stand its
own in every town in the Panhandle
in competition with the Iowa Mis-
souri, or East Texas product.
Being a farmer, exclusively en-
gagged In farming, am sure that the
surrounding farmers would furnish
all the sorghum necessary to supply
such a factory. If such a factory
were established farmers for fifteen
or twenty miles around could and
would bring in the raw material to
have it manufactured into molases
for their own use at least. As in
places have known the factory
could manufacture the syrup either
at SO much per gallon or on shares
as might be agreed. ! am informed
that gas could be used as fuel and
If such be the case you already have
a successful gas plant in operation
in your city and no doubt a salts
factory arrangement could be made
for the use of gas as fuel.
While urging the raising of sugar
beets and broom corn on a scale
large to assure the erec-
ton Of both sugar beet and broom
corn factory, why not advise the
building of a sorghum molases fac
tory also. 1t is not wise to ode
spise the day of small things" Such
an enterprise would not call for
very large expenditure of money, and
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

During the giving and hearing OF
the solemn responses OF the cere.
mony, Miss Thompson played softly
ana after the invocation, she played
the march from Lohengrln az a re
cessonal, and Mr., and Mrs Harding,
the matron OF honor with Major
Cobb, Mr. and Mrs, Stnnett, and
the ushers, left the church to take
the cabs In waiting to carry them
to the train.
Mrs, Harding Is tho daughter OF
Major Cobb, OF wichita Falls, a dis
tinguishod Confederate veteran who
was commander of Cobb's battery
during the civil war; For over four
years she has made her home in
Amarillo with her sister, Mrs. A,
S. Stnnett Her charm aud her So
cial graces have made her a fayo.
rite with her friends and she Is sped
with best wishes on her wedding
journey by a host OF friends who
walt to welcome her back home.
Henry c, Harding Is one of the
best known and most favorably
known men in West Texas today.
As n member of the Tx ranch till
It's dissolution, he showed the same
ability to deal with the changing
conditions in the business, that has
made him successful in his own bus
mess and as a commission man. Be-
sides owning extensive ranching in
terests in eastern New Mexico, Mr..
Harding is a member of the recently
organized Western Land G. Com
mission Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Harding left on the
l2:45 train this afternoon for lei
Paso and points in old Mexico whore
they will spend several weeks. Aft
erMarch / they will be at home in
their new residence at sixteenth and
Lincoln streets, in this city.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
$26O,OOO IN
new YARDS
Santa Fa Appropriations Covers
New ROundhOuSe and Other
Division Facilities

AS part OF the December appro-
priations for various expenditures
100000 appear on the balance
sheet OF the Santa Fe here for inn
proyements in the Amarillo yards.
About $4,000 Of this has already
been expended in grading the yards
and laying the sldings that have been
put In. The remainder Is ready for
use as the engineering and build
ing departments have need for 1t, and
will be expended, according to estl-
mate, in an eighteen stall brick
roundhouse, storage coal shutes,
large tuntable, cinder pits, sand
house and further Necessary parts
OF the yard improvements aside from
shops, depot, and office buildings.
Fourteen Miles New Grade Complete
or the new tracks in the yards
which the company is now building,
about fourteen miles were complete,
according TO the estimate, up to the
first Of this month. Four miles Of
this was OF seyenty-five pound rails
and the other ten miles was of fifty
six pound steel, All OF the new yards
was graded up to about two feet
higher than the surrounding ground
before the tracks we're laid.
To Get the Line Clear.
The appropriations made thus far
do not, as stated before, provide for
the depot and office buildings but
for the strictly necessary part OF the
yard and roundhouse facilities. This
is in line with the efforts every de-
partment is making now to get the
line out of a construction condition
and into the actual handling of the
transcontinental business. The work
in the offices and on the road which
the constant changing OF the lines
and keeping account of construction
operations mean an endless amount
of hard work for the men on the
lines and in the offices and make
big consideration apart from the
enormous expense which such condi-
tons entail So every part of work
that will hasten the completion OF
the transacontinental line Is getting
the right Of way over work that can
wait With the completion OF yard
and roundhouse improvements here
such as are indicated in the estimates
given the division facilities here will
be equal to handling the transconti-
mental business. Then when the
through line is in working order and
the confusion of the construction pc
Rod is being overcome, the manage
ment can take up the other improve
ments and will provide the offices
at Amarillo with the quarters they
so sorely need, and will give ANA
rillo the depot accommodations
which the importance of the bust
ness here warrants
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Chicago HOLSTERS to Dine.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-William Dud-
ley Foulke, the slver-tongued ora
tor of Hoosierdom, who is cham
pioned as the peer OF even Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, will he the principal
speaker and guest of honor at the
third annual reunion and banquet
of the Indiana Society of Chicago.
The literary lights of the Hoosier
state will be here in force, among
them Booth Harrington, Wilbur d.
Nesblt and Meredith Nicholson. .au-
thor OF "The House of a Thousand
Candles" The banquet will be held
tonight at the Auditorium Annex.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
FIRST BALLAST WITH SAND.
Santa Fe to Use Temporary Ballast
for ROadbed.

TO finish the track for immediate
use and as a temporary measure, the
Santa Fe will put on a surface sand
ballast over most OF the new track
between the Canadian river and Tex
leo. This sand ballast can be sup
piled much faster OF course, then
crushed stone or gravel, and as 1t
will unite with the clay and gum
bo" Of the dirt grades in such a way
as to make reasonably firm roadbd
it will enable the company to be-
gin the through business sooner than
IL permanent ballast had to be com
pleted. For this work coarse sand
from the Canadian breaks will be
used and as this Is found close to the
track and in unlimited quantities,
it can be loaded by steam shovel on
flat cars and can be easily distrib-
uted where it Is needed,
Superintendent Dan Elliott, OF the
construction work along the line
stated yesterday that from Glazler
north of the Canadian river, to
Hoover, north of Panhandle, dis
tonce of about fifty miles, the new
track Is complete with the heavy
steel and is ready for this ballast
Between Hoover and Panhandle the
track changing is neai.y complet-
ed. The Panhandle cutoff between
the main line and Amarillo is still
unfinished Orders OF steel are ar
irving slowly and this shortage is
making the work slower than It
would otherwise be.
Between Amarillo and the Belen
cutoff at Texico, the track changes
are, with a few minor exceptions,
complete. The Cameo cutoff from
Clovis to Cameo on the Pecos Valley
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Mcfarland IN Philly.

Philadelphia, pa Jan. U.s.
Packy Mcfarland, the husky Chicago
lightweight, will meet Young Lough-
rey, the clever philadelphia, in a
six-round bout to take place before
the National Athletic club tomorrow
evening Loughrey has given Tom
my Murphy three hard battles and
has met other good men, and should
be hard nut for the Chicago fight
er to crack.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

holland gave his assets al S3,O19.-
56s,9S aud his liabilities as Sl,s04,-
S6S, One thousand or more cred
itors, scattered in eight states, are
affected. In his list OF assets Null
holland scheduled everything from
railroads to private libraries and per-
sonal belongings, The creditors
meeting was held in East 81. Louis.
Mulhollend began his career OF
high finance a few years ago with a
working capital Of scarcely nothing.
His first brokerage office was estab-
llshed in this city and later branches
were operated in New York, Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit,
Buffalo and Kansas City. In each
OF these cities he opened elaborate
offices, incorporating under the laws
OF the state, bonding his companies
and signing the paper himself. Itls
believed that little can DO real'No"
on the $3,OOO,OOO scheduled as ID
sets.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
NEW TINE INSPECTOR.
Santa Fc Appoints Hugh Whitcomb
to Examine Watches.

On his visit mere last week P. H
Montgomery, official time inspector
for the Santa Fe system, appointed
Hugh Whitcomb as official time in.
spector for. the Santa Fe lines al
this point, P. H. Seewald has been
time inspector for the companS
since the beginning of the division
here but on account of the conflict
which the work sometimes made
with his other business, he rendered
his resignation some time ago. The
new time inspector will continue at
his stand with the Amarillo Drug
company.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Ne AIRING ONE
THOUSAND
Poll Taxes With Two Days More
10 Pay--BrOke Records
Yesterday
CFrom Tuesdays DaIly)

A record today like yesterdays
would bring the total Of poll taxes
paid In the city up to nearly 1000,
Yesterday was the biggest day for
poll taxes that the office ever had
and between o'clock in the morn
Ing when Deputy Buckingham began
writing receipts Till II last night
when he quit the office nincty-seyen
citizens were issued poll tax receipts,
Many OF these also aad taxes OF 9TH
er kinds to pay so there was no time
of the day yesterday when the office
was not occupied by a crowd Of tax
payers waiting for their receipts,
The poll tax figures now stand;
Precinct l ,,,,',,''..'.,,' 20 q
Precinct D ., ,.,,,,,'..,,,,.,3 b9
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
BANKER WALSA
ASKS NEWNHIh

Chicago, jan. 2s.-"I have Just
begun to fight" declares the aged
John r. Walsh, recently convicted OF
misapplicatlon OF the funds of the
wrecked Chicago National bank, of
which he was president. Walshs
attorneys appeared before the court
today to argue a motion for a new
trial. The aged financier, although
broken in health and fortune, is con-
fident that he will yet be acquitted
and maintains the same determina-
ton that enabled him to rise from
an Irish immigrant lad to a multi
millionaire and the owner OF rail-
roads, banks and newspapers.
Walsh is now at liberty on bond,
pending the decision of the court In
today's application for a new trial.
If the verdict should be sustained.
Walsh could be sentenced to total
of $40 years in prison. He was con-
victed on "a counts, and the penalty
fixed by statute is not less than five
nor more than ten years imprison-
ment on each count.
Assistant District Attorney Dobyns
is confident in his declaration that
the verdict will stand, and that II
will have wholesome effect upon
the banking operations of the ma
ton. asa
I'm these days OF high finance
some such substantial warning is
needed" said Mr.. Dobyns "The re-
suit shows that the government en-
forces the law against the rich and
powerful as we'll as against the poor
man who violates the statutes"
United States Comptroller William
R. Ridgely Is quoted as saying, that
in his opinion, there can be found
no basis for a new trial or reversal
of the verdict that will be taken Sc
riously by any court. He asserts
that the trial was uniformly fair,
and that the result has already had
very beneficial effect on the bank
ing practices of the entire country.
Walsh's attorneys are hopeful OF
finally securing the acquittal of their
client. They assert that there was
in the evidence no clear cut iscue
presented TO the distinct transaction,
and that the jury was overwhelmed
by mass Of unconnected testimony
having no direct bearing on the
transactions of which Walsh was
convicted.
John r. Walsh came to this coun-
try in 1S47, when 10 years old, end
began his career in Chicago as a
newsboy. He was at one time the
principal owner of the Chicago In
ter-Ocean. and later OF the Herald
and the Chronicle. The latter pa
per suspended after the collapse OF
Walsh's financial structure, which
included, in addition to the Chicago
National bank. several railroad, gas,
quarrys, A~seball and mining cor
porstions.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
WORKMEN ENJOY EVENING.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

In their hall in the Eakle build
ing last night, the Degree of Honor
of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, besides giving the initia-
tory work to one candidate, gave a
social evening to their members and
friends. Refreshments were served
and with music and conversation the
members present enjoyed a good
time till a late hour.
The Degree of Honor, which the
ladies' auxiliary of the A. o. U. w.
has continued to prosper with a
steadily increasing MEMBERSHIPS 3ver
since its installation last fall and it
now has strong list OF members
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Orders Stacked Up.

orders from tax payers who have
directed that their taxes be paid
and who have presented the money
for their payment continue to accu-
mulate on the collectors desk and
this morning he estimated that there
were at least a hundred of these,
Adding these to the total now paid,
the figures would be within a few
Of 1000. Today the rush at the
office has not been so continuous as
yesterday but a considerable num-
her of receipts are being issued.
Deputy Buckingham state this
morning that he expected the total
this year to reach 1900, This would
would more than double last years
total OF 694 but it is possible that
1t will he reached. Last year there
were many citizens who had moved
from other states and who were
voters but who did not owe a poll
tax. All these owe poll taxes this
year. In addition to these a large
number of voters have moved from
other parts of Texas and these help
swell the total. now
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Snidcr for Marshal.

City Marshal John Snider is
candidate for reelection. Mr. Sni-
der has held his office for one term
Of two years, and previously served
ON the police force as deputy mar
shall Mr.. Snidor says he has en-
deayored to do his duty by the vot-
ers In sparing no effort to direct the
police force in an impartial and
business-like manner. That he has
at all times aimed to engage com
petent, sober and honest man, and
that his own record In these respects
bears investigation. Mr.. Snider is
at present first vice president of the
state Marshal's association, which
connection In many cases Is of great
advantage to a police oofficer in the
quest after escaped criminals. Mr..
Snider says he has resided in Anna
rillo nineteen years, long enough to
get acquainted, and that the two
years of his experience as CITY mar
shall equip him the better for the
discharge Of these duties for another
term. lie asks the support of the
voters on his own merits.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Sell Naval Dry Dock.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2S.--Un-
der the hammer of the auctioneer,
the government today disposed of
the old naval dry dock at Port Roy
al, S. C. The dissolution of the ma
val dock has been slow but sure, and
for all practicable purposes 1t was
abandoned some time ago. Today's
sale at public auction makes its end
as a government dock.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
DRILLING THIRD NEW WELL.
thur Street Satisfaction Shows
Good supply.
(From Tuesdays Dally)


Two wells at the new Arthur
street sub-statlon OF the Amarillo
Water, Light & Power Co. are now
ready for use and the drillers are
well along with work on the third,
Both the wells which have been
brought in show fine supplies OF
water, Tho company plans to put
In a small receiving reservoir at the
Arthur street station and then to
connect this by a low pressure main
with the central reservoir at the
main plant. Later a high pressure
main will probably be put in to sup
ply the territory east Of the Pccos
Valley tracks,
The ground owned by the water
company for the new station lies
along the east edge Of the tract re-
served for the Santa Fe shops and
yards and extends from Tenth street
north for several blocks, The wells
are being drilled in short distances
of each other but the company may
put In wells at various intervals for
several blocks. These will all be
operated by motor driven pumps
from power supplied by the central
plant The machinery will be auto
matte and one man will he able most
OF the time to care for all the pumps
at the station,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Exposition IN Ohio.

Toleo, Ohio, Jan. 2S.--A great ex-
position in Ohio in 1918, to mark
the centennial OF Commodore Per-
RVS memorable victory in the naval
battle off Putin bay in 1913, is
now being seriously considered and
preliminary arrangements are al
ready being made for the festivities,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
HARDTNG-CoBB NUPTIALS.
Well-Known Amarillo People Mar
ried at st. Andrews Church.

ried at st. Andrews Church.
(From Tuesdays Daily)
At High Noon today, in st. An
drew's church, Rev. T.. Mcqueen
Gray, of Carlsbad, N. NJ, officiated
at the wedding Of Miss Virginia Lee
oma Cobb to Mr.. Henry Clay Hard
ing.
For the wedding the attractive
interior of st. Andrews church had
been touched with color, with sprayS
OF southern smilax which lined the
arches in the front of the church,
twined about the organ, the desk the
pulpit ard crucifices. Smilax and
ferns arranged over the rich cloth
OF the altar centered and completed
the quiet beauty of the whole.
At IL o'clock, to accompaniment
by the organist, Miss Sadie Thomp-
son, Mrs. Adrian briggs sang "All
for You" Then to the measures Of
Mendelssohn's wedding march, ush-
cred by Mr.. ]. w. Hoover and pre-
ceeded by the matron of honor, Mrs.
Avery Turner, the bride on the arm
OF her father, Major Cobb, entered
the door of the church. At the altar
where Rev. Gray awaited them they
were Joined by the groom, ushered
b. Mr.. A. P. Mitchell.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Smaller Number City Taxes

During the month OF January up
to the 2Srd, $50 receipts had been
issued for the payment OF city poll
taxes. Since the 23rd and before
January | number of taxes had
been paid so the total considerably
exceeds that figure, hut Is probably
much lower than the total county
and state poll taxes paid for the
Amarillo precincts at the county col
lector's office. This Is accounted for
by the fact that a number OF voters
in Amarillo who owe county and
state poll taxes do not live in the
corporate limits and therefore do not
owe city taxes.
Pay City Taxes to Vote.
II Is probable also that a number
OF voters who have paid county and
state poll taxes have neglected to
meet their obligations to the city.
Heretofore it has not been required
that voters in county elections ex-
hibit city poll tax receipts but one Of
the points raised in the recent pro-
hibitlon election was that the law
seems to require that all voters who
owe such taxes must have paid their
city poll taxes in addition to their
county and state poll taxes in order
to vote in a county election. Much
greater emphasis Is being placed on
the city poll tax this year on that
account and at the collectors office
Deputy Buckingham or Sheriff
Hughes usually reminds voters pay
ing county taxes, that they should
also get their city receipts in order
TO have the right to vote in this
years. elections.
Subject to Fine for Failure to Pay.
Not only does the man who fails
to pay poll taxes which he owes lose
his vote, but no is ALSO subject to
beaTy fine. The poll tax Is legal
obligation upon the citizen assessed
whether he cares to vote or not and
failure 10 meet this obligation may
mean the imposition OF fine, Shcr-
iff Hughes furnishes the following
clipping from the WaXahachie Light
as a warning to citizens against ne
glectlng the payment:
For failure to pay his poll tax
when a receipt could have been pur-
chased for $1.75, William Swe
must contribute $3.50 toward the
support of the county government.
He was fined SO in the county court
Monday afternoon on plea of gull
ty. The costs in the case amounted
to $3.50"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
POLL TAXES
STILL COMES
-Four Days Left for Securing City
County and State
Receipts
(Trom Mondays Dally.)

Four more days are left after to-
day in which male citizens Of Potter
county over twenty-one and under
sixty years OF age, who have not al
ready done so, may meet their OBJ
legations TO tho state, county and
city, without losing their votes and
running the risk OF fine and penal
~, Since Friday firty-seven voters
have secured their receipts and 9TH
ors still wait their turn in the col
lector's office. The figures in the
Amarillo precincts now stand:
Precinct ................457
IlVCiuCI '....,,....,,,.. 332
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
BURIED TO-DAY.
Mrs. j. A. Troxell Victim of Heart
Disease.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

This afternoon from the residence
on Tyler street, Rev. j., c. Kirkes
conducted the funeral Of Mrs. j. A,
Troxell, who died Sunday.
Mrs. Troxell was the wife of J. A,
Troxell, the partner OF Elmer Byars
in the automobile and machine bus
mess. She was 81 years of age.
Rheumatism which developed into
rheumatism OF the heart caused her
death. Her death is made doubly
sad by the fact that she leaves two
little daughters besides her husband
to mourn her loss.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Thirty.seven Measures.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 2S.-
Thirty-seyen measures are recon-
mended for passage by Governor
Dawson during the special session OF
the West Virginia legislature, con-
vened today. The most important
OF these are the limitation Of the
amount Of rate of levies for taxa
ton, to prescribe the duties of coun-
ty Officers and regulate their fees
and commissions, to provide for the
supervision OF public offices and in
situations and to establshe uni
form system of public accounting
and auditing. The governor also
recommends a more effectual law
prohibiting the sale of liquor on
Sunday and providing for a thor
ough Enforcement of the license law.
An act providing for the examina-
ton and supervision OF all trust,
guaranty, surety and bonding COM
panies will also be considered. The
matter of the representation of West
Virginia at the Alaska Youkon- Pa
cific exposition will also be taken
up. A law requiring mining COM
panies to make more thorough pro-
vision for the safety of the miners,
with the view of preventing the rep
etition of such terrible mine disas-
ters as have recently occurred in
this state, may be considered by the
legislature.