Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-30

man present volunteered to assist Ia
the work today.
President Fuqua opened with Z
forceful though informal speech set.
ting forth the yigor with which the
campaign Is being pushed. The pres.
ident finishing his remarks. Ben b
Cain OF Dallas, who departed for
home yesterday following a brief Wis.
II in Amarillo. vas introduced, and
asked TO say something about or
ganized effort The request met
gracious response.
Few men are capable Of making a
more pointedly pleasing speech than
that rendered by Mr. Cain. He told
OF years OF service rendered by him
self In the organized work in Dallas
and followed with q forceful resume
OF the Importance OF boards OF trade,
/ commercial clubs or chambers OF
commerce. he declared that In Dal-
las that stage OF development along
lines Of importance has been reach
ed that the commercial organization
deems h the part OF wisdom TO act IN
an advisory capacity ln naming can
didates for municipal offices.
Am my brothers keeper" that
( qucstion propounded by murderous
Cain 10 The God OF love. when the
| former was asked relative TO the
brother Abel. vas put forth and an
swercd by the speaker II was declared
iIn emphatic language by the visitor
| tuaj eyedy man b. his brothers keep
or to the extent that an are inter
ested no the general good Again he
called 20 his support holy writ: No
man liyeth 90 himself. neither dicfh
10 himself
From figure 10 figure the speaker
moved each time lmpressing the
worth OF real cooperation and con-
Germ. the one for the other and the
one and the other for all Mr. Cain
declared that % is a case OF give and
take. so that an may be benefited and
none overlooked in the great struggle
incident TO human progress
The visitor declared that he sees
much of promise in store for this city
placing this estimate on the fact that
the young men are furnishing the
yiror. bouyed by hope as is ever the
case. supplemented Bog the rare good
Judgment of the more mature men.
Then Mr. Cain came 10 a LISTING
and consideration OF the recent i'm
proyements In Amarillo including the
paving. sidewalks. public and private
buildings. and he stated that he Is
far from being an outside party, as
he has property holdings in this city
(about $50, 00Ol Before concluding
his remarks, Mr. Cain called atten-
ton to the vast importance OF farm
development In the Panhandle. He
declared that farm development and
productivity Is the basic necessity
for real and enduring growth. in view
OF which fact the problems OF the
farmer become the problems of the
business and professional man the
merchant and the banker
In closing his remarks. Mr. Cain
gave assurance of his personal co.
operation and concern with and for
the Chamber of Commerce. and Sc
cured membership In the organiza-
ton
President Fuqua then set forth the
fact that 1000 memberships should
be- disposed of, and the names of $50
persons enrolled by the organization,
coupling with the statement OF de-
sires. an appeal 10 workers TO push
the membership campaign.
Secretary Priddy made happy
little speech in which he inspired
those present to fall In line and as
sist with making Amarillo's Chamber
of Commerce one of the greatest In
the entire southwest
Col G T. Herring was next on
the speaking list and gave ample evil
dence OF his thorough cooperation
In all matters. He spoke in comlcal
vein Of the vigorous campaign now
being waged. declaring that the high
and low places are being worked and
the wild yarmints cleared from the
jungles
a S Stinnet, declared himself in