The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-05

here before / appeared before a
meeting such as this. do not feel
at this time as though / could make
YOU definite proposition, would
bc glad TO answer many questions
that any of the gentleman here
might wish to ask
Experience in the Business
My experience In the business
covers a great many years and has
had TO do with every part Of the
country and every part Of the
work, started first In ST.
Louis a good many years ago with
a small packery, delivering my own
hogs and marketing the product,
Later I was with the Schwartzschild
and Sulzbcrger plants Then after
my health failed | was in Mexico
and built a plant in the City Of
Mexico and Chuauau ! have not
been directly connected with the
business for several years. n |
came here It would be on a business
basis. You must remember that In
running a packing plant YOU must
have a man that can run tho packcry
itself and one also that can handle
tho product to the best advantage, |
don't prtond to he possessed Of OK
traordinary ability but can say that
am able TO handle tho business
from the beginning to the end"
Judge Nelson Endorses Friend,
Most of YOU know who / am"
said Judge o. H. Nelson, taking the
floor after Mr. Butts, "and want
TO add something here to the modest
statement that Mr.. Butts has made
OF himself and his plans, ! have
known Mr., Butts from boyhood up.
We were together in our school days.
I know that he means everything he
says and that he Is fully competent to
carry out every statement he will
make. His experience in the business
is, as he says, from The bottom up.
1t takes three things TO make a pack
Ing house successful man with
some money man who can run tho
packing house, and man who can
dispose Of The product, He has all
three OF these essential qualities.
Some Big Facts.
It's not necessary for me TO tell
you that Amarillo has the proper To-
cation for this enterprise, We know
IT, But he doesn't know It, Now
you will pardon me perhaps for go
ing into our prospects as | see them
from an intimate acquaintance with
the conditions. Amarillo will be the
next point south Of Kansas City to
be "A great packing house and live
stock market center We believe
that. Our stock yards out here will
be two years old this spring 1t is
a fact which you may verify for
yourselves II you wish that our stock
yards have handled more cattle and
hogs thon those OF Kansas City did
at the same age, more than Chicago
yards did at the same age. AmarIl-
10 has better railroad facilities than
had either one OF those centers at
the same age.
Now Mr.. Butts is placed in a'rath-
er embarrassing situation here to-
night, He has well outlined plan
to submit when he Is sure of the con
ditions. 1t will take several days for
Mr., Butts to get acquainted with con-
ditions as he wishes, but when he
does he will be able to tell precisely
what he can do"
An Experience Meeting.
"Mr Turner and Mr.. Meyers arc
both out Of town tonight" said Will
liam Penn Anderson, livestock agent
for tho Pccos Valley lines, when
called upon to say something about
the packing house possibilities from
the standpoint Of the railroads, but
both would have been here if it had
been possible. Both of them heart
lily concur in all efforts OF this kind
to build up an industry, and | am
sure that the other railroad autho-
rites here are kindred in spirit on
this matter"
Mr.. Anderson then went on 10
state some facts from his acquaint-
ance with the cattle and hog indus
try in the Panhandle and in the Pc
cos valley, showing that Panhandle
hog ralsers have an advantage of
about $1,00 per 100 over former
conditions since the completion Of
the Belen cutoff on account of the
outlet to the Pacific coast market.
He further stated that there are now
in the Panhandle and the Pecos val
lev nearer 100000 than 100. 0Nn