Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-10
PLA|hVIEW PLEA FOR
HOME Of ODD FELLOWS

Plainview, Tex. March e0.-To the
Odd Fellows Of Texas:
Dear Brethren: Plainview Lodge.
Nc. Il, l. O. O. r. comes 10 you with
;he request that YOU assist is In
securing the Widows and Orphans
Home. which the Grand Lodge will
,o,ate at the ensuing session in April.
In support of our request, and, In
vindication Of our claim that we
should have this home located at
Plainview. we urge the following
I. Our Climate-We are situated
on an elevated plateau. 5000 feet
above sea level; our winters are conf
paratively mild and our summers are
ideal. In winter Il is seldom that
the thermometer marks zero. and In
summer no night is warm enough 10
do without a little covering and NJ
day Is so hot as to eneryate. We
have no malaria. no chills
.. Soil-As fine as any In tn
world. and every acre as good as tho
other acre.
o. Water our water supply is as
pr-e as the snow-fed SPRINGS Of the
mountains. and as abundant as the
flow of the Mississippi river over
the vast territory OF the plains, il
has been demonstrated that there is
an underground flow that is mex
haustible Thousands Of windmills
take their toll might and day, aud
never a well has failed. Besides
there are many great pumps at work
drawing from this underground sup
ply, and not once has there been les
sening OF the flow. These big wells
pump from loco to 5000 gallons
OF water per minute From these
wells there is being developed a sys.
TEN Of irrigated farms that rival
those of California. From these
farms and from our farms that are
watered by rainfall. the Plains have
during the past twelve months large
~ furnished the feed supply OF Texas.
4. Society-Our people are all
white: no man leaves his home dag
or night with the horror over his
mind OF having his women folk iu-
suited or his house robbed. We have
no saloons. have never had any, and,
by the grace OF God. We never will
have any. We have no houses OF i'll
fame and no Joints to furnish a loaf
ing place for the criminal element.
our district court records show that
an the last term OF the grand jury nc
felony bills were found and only one
az the term before, and our records
in that respect cannot be equalled by
any county In Texas off the Plains.
our record as town. comfy and
people gives the lie 20 the statement
that where such conditions exist stag.
nation follows for We have the liyes
people in the world and are doinS
business at rate that astonishes
even ourselves.
=. Churches and schools 1t nat
urally follows that we have churche;
and schools There is no respectable
community in this state that does moi
take pride 10 their churches, and
this town, above all else, delights in
pointing with pride" To its fino
churches and great schools and col
leges. There are eleven church or
CARNATIONS here, nine OF which arc
housed in their own buildings, and
Two of which have buildings that
would grace a city OF fifty thousand
people We have two colleges, Way
land and Seth Ward, each of which
has fair attendance. Two fine
brick buildings house our publ
schools.
4. Conyeniences and Necessities
We have an up-to-date electric
light and power plant. a sewer sys-
TEN, and a waterworks plant for fire
protection: a complete gin and flour
mill that sends flour 10 all parts OF
the United States Being a new town
We call attention especially. 10 oUf
cement walks, and state that We eX-
pect in the near future g. begin street
paving
We have as briefly as possible.
stated our advantages and ask tho
question. Where can YOU so 90 bet
ter the proposition We offer 10 the