The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-16
PANHANDLE
PACKER|ES
A, S. Stinnett Shows AmarlIIO's
Advantages and Points Out
Other Requisites

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packing industries and why such in
dustrlcs arc not here now was taken
up in an able manner yesterday aft
emoon by A. 5, Stinnett OF Anna
rillo, representative of the Nelson
Morris Packing company MI stn-
nett read as follows;
| wish TO preface this paper with
a disayowcl OF any purpose TO infllct
upon the farmer and livestock pro-
ducer that unsolicited and gratutous
advice so often and so freely given
by men Of other and different pur-
suits and professions.
For the last fifteen years | have
been representative, in one capacity
or another Of some OF the larger
packers, and am at present sales
agent for a very considerable terri
tory Of one of the largest and most
successful packing houses OF the
world, and what | shall say will he
almost wholly within the domain Of
my observation and experience,
4 glance OF the map, giving you
the geographical location and the
railway outlet and inlets, together
with cursory examination of the
complete adaptability Of the prevail
ing crop, and the resultant rational
conclusion is that Amarillo Is the
ideal location for great packing in
dustry, ana lhat this great and need
full industry will some day be an ac-
tual entity right here in Amarillo Is
intntive and logical belief of every
one, But the question arising is
when can and will this be? Shall It
be at the end of a long period Of
! dragging evolutionary processes, or
by a fixed plan of concentrated ac-
ton shall the requisite preparations
and readiness be made an actually
within the reasonable period entirely
feasigle and possible.
Has Transportation Prerequisites,
Some of the more important pre-
requisites are such as transportation
facilities, freight rates, contiggity Of
markets, geographical location. and
raw material. The several trunk
lines of railway as at present radiat-
ing in all directions from Amarillo
guarantee ample distributing facill-
ties, even II no more roads were ever
TO come, a thing unbelievable and
this Is too evident to invite comment
of discussion As to freight rates
there can be no apprehension, as the
federal government has been kent
busy in an effort to make railroads
charge higher rates on the product
of the packer, However, the rail-
roads are always most liberal in fos-
toring institutions which are Of such
vital interest to them and the Sec
lions Of country they traverse. Con-
tiguity of market and geographical
location are important points in
which Amarillo Is almost unrivalled,
At present Amarillo has one direct
railway outlet to Galveston and very
shortly will have another, and the
rates from Amarillo to Galveston
would he practically the same as
from Fort Worth to Galveston and
likewise the case to any other point
in Texas whose demand for packing
house stuff is almost insuppliable,
and furthermore with the opening
of the Panama canal. now not far
distant, Amarillo would be on par
ity with any primary market in
reaching the market of all parts Of
the world,
Amarillo now has one great trunk
line Of railway reaching the Pacific
coast, and with the closing up OF a
short gap now taking place and -
to be consummated, will have an
other. and such will give Amarillo
striking advantages over any other
point and these advantages can
hardly be estimated, owing to the
shorter and more reliable routes to
the greatest markets Of the Pacific
coast states, the Alaskan ad Ash
attic trade. as well as that Of Old
Mexico. The present rival packing
centers for this trade are those OF
Denver Omaha St. Paul, st, Joe
Kansas City and Fort Worth.
Territory Being Peoplcd,
Another important feature bearing
directly on location and contlguity
Of outlet Is the great empire Of terri
tory now developing and peopling
with amazing and assured rapidly
and certainty, consisting Of North
western Oklahoma, Panhandle OF
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, in
which there will soon be popula-