The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-16
FOR THE
PANHANDLE
Provisional Organization Made
Saturday Will DeVsIOpe In
teTeStS Com. in Clubs

enough TO contain all that the mem
bers OF the Panhandle Farmers con-
gress and the representatives OF PAN
handle Commercial clubs wished TO
do. So the members at committee
meeting Saturday night rounded up
the last details and put the Panhan-
die Association OF Commercial Clubs
In line for concerted work, Formal
organization OF the association will
not be made till later, as the resolu-
tons printed below will show, but in
the meantime the work OF the clubs
will be directed by an able and .
tive executive committee with j, II.
Avery at its head,
Paddock, Grant and BoeSen.
Captain b. b. Paddock, the Fort
Worth Board of Trade man, made
one OF his characteristic talks at the
closing session Saturday afternoon
and folliwng him, Editor A. w. Grant
OF the Fort Worth Telegram, gave
a thoughtful talk on the means by
which a farmers congress becomes
valuable to the farmers and of things
which organizations like the Pam
handle Farmers congress are actu-
ally accomplishing.
p. Il, Boesen, editor OF the Daily
Panhandle, came late In the program
with an address on THE Future OF
the Panhandle" which was enthusi-
astlcally applauded.
The Contributions to Park Fund.
Il. A. Paffrath came in as usual
Saturday with a big unsolicited con-
tribution for the campaign for the
establishment of the Palo Duro ma
tlonal park. lie gave the committee
which has charge OF the work, $50
for the campaign and pledged his eff
forts not only in pushing the cam
paign but in getting more contrlbu-
tons for the work.
The resolutions embodying the
plan for the organization OF Panhan-
die commercial clubs are as follows:
Recommend Temporary Organization
We, your committee beg leave to
submit the following report
First, we recommend that the tenn
porary organization of confederated
clubs and associations OF the Pan
handle be continued not later than
the first day of April 1908, and
prior to which time the chairman
may call meeting of said club TO
convene at Amarillo, at which time
shall be permanent. organization af-
fected and officers elected.
Second, that the committee in the
mean time, submit to said meeting
the following set of bylaws for the
action of said called meeting.
Third that each club and asso-
citation, desiring to confederate, send
representative or proxy to such
meeting.
Thank People Of Amarillo.
Fourth, be 1t further resolved that
we express our thanks to the good
people of Amarillo for their general
spirit and hospitality during these
three days of convention, for We 'be-
lieve that a great deal has been ac-
complished and established to pro-
mote the agricultural and dairying
interests OF the Panhandle.
Fifth, and we further believe that
the idea of finishing young steers,
hog growing, poultry producing,
sheep raising and the growing of SUI
gar beets has been SO we'll established
in the minds of the people that a
packing plant and sugar beet fac
tory will be established in the Pan
handle country at no distant date,
Congress VIII Realize Importance.
Sixth, and further that the Palo
Duro national park movement has
been properly and permanently set
before the general public, and that
congress will soon be made to realize
that it is necessary to establish same,
Seventh, this territory shall en-
brace that part OF Texas lying north
and west of line beginning at the
southwest corner Of Cochran coun-
ty, thence due east TO the southeast
corner of Baylor county, thence
north along the east line of Baylor
county and Wilbarger county to the
Red river. Respectfully submitted,
j. II. Avery, chairman.
II. 4. (PAT) PAFFRATH,
JASPER n. HANEY,
L. GOITGH