Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-19
AUTO EXCURSION
COMMITTEE BUSY
Active i'm Efforts TO Enlist
Large Following of
Citizens

The committee was busy Yesterday
afternoon among the merchants and
other business men to the end OF
determining who will 90 on the auto
trades excursion. leaving Amarillo
May 6, and to make a trip q approx
imately six hundred miles. This trip
is 20 he shared by leading business
men. the autos being furnished fer
the spin free OF charge.
The business men OF the city, sign
ing the agukement. obllgaie them
selves to pay SOS for each concern
or establishment represented, which
payment carries with It the privilege
Of one passage throughout the excur-
sion. and also the carrying OF sam
pies. souvenirs. posters, dodgers or
other similar matter. The scheme
has met with uniform approval OF
those 20 whom n has been presented,
and the impression is current that the
Limitation will be on the numter OF
autos. rather than the men who VIII
he willing to 90 on this journey.
Walter Crossett OF the Cadillac
company, who is furnishing the path
finder car. assisted by W + Gr0en-
dyke of the Ford agency, will leave
here early next week. carrying press
representatives and an official pho
tographer Ne expects to make this
rrip hy easy stages In such manner
20 give best possible facilities Tor
finding the most desirable route over
which 10 pass II was the first in
tention TO start out the pathfinding
cars about March l =. but this was
changed and now the purpose is for
the starting on or after Monday
March % This change has been
determined in order 10 the more per-
fectly meet the conveniences Of tho
men who are billed to take the trip
Following is q copy OF a letter
from the Plainview Chamber OF Com
meroc showing the awakening Of in
terest ont Of town:
Plainyiew, TeNu March ~
Mr. Sam Vaughn,
Amarillo. Texas
bear Sir.
We hear considerable down this
way NJ am Auto Trades Excursion that
lt seems the merchants OF Amarillo
are planning. We are writing "a
learn somewhat Of the itinerary and
other particulars.
Does the Excursion plan to visit
Plainvicw' II so. when, and what
length stay viii you make here How
many cars and how many peorle will
likely make the trip. and what is
planned In the way Of a program, and
what is expected of the fortunate
towns that lie along the route pro-
posed
Down in the South Plains we don I
know much about Trades Excursions
for one OF no description has hon
nred Ms with its presence TO date.
However We want to do what is right
about tits matter-provided It is de-
.cided 10 visit plainview and we
would like for YOU people 10 feel free
in telling MS what might be expected
Of us IN tire way Of courtesies and
entertainment that Is, what Is GUS
toWary on such occasions
We are satisfied that this pronosi-
ton will mean much in the way OF
cementinr ncighborly cooperation
and linking the business interests OF
the Shallow Water Belt OF the South
Plains with the Metropolis Of the
Panhandle And We wish to com
mend Amarillo for her far-sighted-
ness and progressive energy which
she Is showing in this matter
Also will YOU kindly tell MS wher
We may expect the pathfinding car
We thank Won In advance for an earl,
reply Cordially YOURS.
PLAINNlEW CHAMBER or COM
MERGE Ry y. f. Black, See
Wien lou Come 10 yellow
front that means the Amarillo Drll