Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-30
#. WORTH TRADE
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.incere welcome on behalf OF the
commercial organization and The cit- /
lzenship OF tte Queen City. sayinz ia /
part
The time aas aheu For Worth
sas long Ways from Amarillo. that
va. when our modes Of travel eas
with al OK wagon or prairi" ..hoon
er
Twenty five years ago. the SPLEEN
Old railroad of the Fort worth q
Denver brought % in much closet
touch today. win the modern 20.
cllliiea % transportation and com-
munication. We are a suburb Of your
splendid city We are glad 20 be
such You are our greatest. nearest
and dearesi cIiy our people look
upon you ~ being their foster par
ont
what 49, have .s your,. @hat
Sou have. 49, are going 20 Try aud
got a part OF h.. 81 will help us. and
son have u IN such great q1antiti's
that you Nill not miss b.
Ne are glad that We are la some
respects making good some state
mrufs that we're made Boz your ritg
when certain legislative UafIsrs'
Aare .1usiderrd some five years ago
Il TH. statement aas made i.af 'h"
time would come Nhrn your c''F
souM use our feed stuff TOdlj Sc
are delighted 20 tell you that With
\ in less than 100 mile radius 1f this
rIty there are more than 10000 cars
OF grain shipped out. 10 say nothing
OF what Is used al home That b.
easily seven and half 20 eight mill
lion dollars
That may not sound much 10 yol.
gentlemen. from the interior whore
you have great quantities OF HealtF
from your Immense crops OF cotton
and corn. etc, but i Is a big thing
Tor 'hc Panhandle
We have a number o. Wholesale
houses here that are doing a most
profitable business of several mil
lions OF dollars annually
TO-. possibilities OF our Couutr.
hero AS @ cattle feeding proposition
are uusurpassable with the SPLEEN
did quality and high grade % cattle
thar are now being raised In this
entire section and with our great
quantities OF feed and the numerous
silos that are being erected day by
day over this splendid Panhandle
country. we are ere long going 20
command the attention. respect aud
consideration OF this great south.
west rs 90 what We produce
In the past twelve months. am
not cNaggerating. there has been
commenced aud contaminated sales
ana exchange OF live stock 10 tuI,
ci,y OF more than ten million dollars
n thc aggrogate.
In our little clearing house assD
citation of which there are only four
banks that are members. our total
clearinrs for the past twelve month.
have aggregated twenty million Col
lars
I'VE Want 20 say TO you before
closing that Sc are delighted TO have
sou with ms We cannot In our zee,
BILE way do az well hy you as 500
deserve. or a. we'll a. We would like
tp. but We can only DO FOR you all
that Vs. can. and give unto you our
best. and that is an that 'he Blll
Moose or me Great Progressive could
do
In the name and iu behalf Cf fhr
citizenship OF this city and OF our
splendid men. who are hcre aud
members Of this Chamber OF CON
merce. and our beautiful ladies'. and
our happy children. of which more
than 5000 are attending our schools
daily. we bid you Welcome. yen. even
: thrice welcome TO our city
Following the hearty applause Win
which this address was greeted. Hon
/, Clarence Ousley. editor OF The For,
Worth Record. vas introduced and
delivered brief. forceful and feel
INK response 10 the city's welcome
Mr. Ousley expressed qualification
! az the warm reception which had
been accorded his party. declarinr
that Il was both gracious and uue1-
p'cted lie stated that II vas the
intention OF the trades eXcursionists
10 slip into Amarillo. stop over night
and get oui quietly without making
a stir
For We realized de declared
that We were in another city OF our
own class We look upon Amarillo
as sister city and congratulate her
upon her wonderful success.
When I think OF the develop
ment Of this city and section within
the past few years said the speak.
or. and speculate upon what "a i
10 De- az no distant day. ! feel like
hoNing my head and bending ms
Knee So RESPECT and admiration for
the pioneers Who spied out this land.
endured the countless hardships OF
those trying lays. and paved the way
Tor us 20 enjoy its iunumerabls
BLESSINGS
Cries OF Carter Carter. arose,
following conclusion 81 Mr Ouslcy :
short address. and Anon Carter
presideu, of ths Fort Worth Board
~ Trade aas presented Mr. Carter
mad, short hit-the-nail- on-the