The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-28

mad theirs beat city block, and he
said that whom they got home they
we're going 10 dress up their banks
lie then gave facts Of the thriving
conditions Of Wlchitas four national
banks and eight state banks.
when came here" related W..
II. Fuqua, something less than
twenty years ago, there were great
many banking games, and there was
one dry goods store that took de-
posits. There were other places
where you could-lcaye your mon
ey" Now he said there were not
30 many banking places but there
were three national banks and two
state banks and he showed by their
capital. deposits, and available cash,
the prosperous condition Of the in
stitutlons lie congratulated the peo-
pie OF Amarillo on the visit OF the
Wichita men at time when the peo-
pie here were just launching the
packing house enterprise and he pre-
dicted greater success for the move
ment on account OF the lessons
taught by the men who have built
Wichita,
G, n. Potts, president OF the Potts
Drug company, recalled his visit two
years ago with the Wichita excur-
sion and commented on the strides
Amarillo has made IN the interyen-
ing time, This time, he said they
had gone down in the Pecos valley
and had found II one OF the wonders
OF this great country,
A. Lahey, editor Of the wichita
Eagle, did not talk newspaper as he
was told to do, but he did tell Of
the coming down TO the Panhandle
on the first Santa FEE train and Of
finding Judge Nelson here already
boosting for the country, and OF
coming over from Panhandle City to
the dedication ball at the new court
house building. He remembered the
beautiful woman VINO had given him
dance that evening and he said
that on this visit he had been look
ing and looking for that same lady.
lie had seen many Amarillo women
on the streets and at the meeting
and they we're all beautiful but his
belle OF the ball twenty-one years
ago, he lamented, he could not find.
When we look around at the de-
velopment OF one country and an
other, we ask, What is the greatest
power, the instrumental agent, the
most potent factor in this develop
ment?' and invariably we come back
to one answer--the press" said p
Il. Boesen, in talking on the sub
ject OF newspapers. He continued
by following the life of a man from
babyhood through childhood, school,
into business life and through life,
every step OF which was recorded by
the press; of his achievements, re-
corded and assisted by the press, OF
his declining years and death, dealt
with by the press. at is the great
educator, the great motive power,
the greatest factor in human en-
deavor. II 1t we're not for the press
the United States today would be
largely an uncivilized country. II
you will pardon me for a personal
reference | will call your attention
to a few facts here. 1t was two
years ago that | first set foot in
Amarillo At that time Amarillo
had no newspaper. They had a
weekly, a so-called newspaper. /
came and / established a newspaper
Now when Amarillo people go home
after their days work they can take
that little two by four sheet and
get the news flashed by the Asso-
ciated Press, clean and fresh, from
all parts OF the world. believe that
have done a noble work for my
town. While man works part Of
the time and must sleep part of the
time, newspaper Is working all the
time, every hour and everywhere,
for the town and community, getting
more people to come and more de-
veIopment to be made in the coun-
try. II is with reluctance that / have
made these references but have but
told the truth and When a man tells
the truth. he can shame the devil
himself Continuing he told the
story of the Irishman who advised
Ingersoll to join the Democratic party
and he'd be saved and he pointed
out the proper thing for loyal citi-
gems to do is to get in with the news
papers, help boost the country and
the country would become all that
its citizens hope for 1t.
Col H. T. Groom came in with a
characteristic talk in which he lauded
the farming development OF the Pan
handle. the typicAl products In the