Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-02
FL PASO PLANS
FOR CATTLEMEN
Five Thousand Visitors Ex-
pected at Convention
in March
Special to Daily News.

Tiled II is expected that hundreds OF |
temporary cots will have to be put
into service to accommodate the crowds
at the Panhandle Cattlemens con-
vention. II is probable that the. up
per floors and the vacant offices Of
the Mills building will be turned into
hotel during the three DAYS Of the
convention, March Sd. Some 1000
visitors are expected.
Plans for the accommodation of
the great crowds were discussed at
n meeting Of the executive committee. |
IL was voted that man be hired by
the chamber of commerce at least |
two weeks In advance OF the conSen- |
tion to canvass every hotel and room
ing house in the city. A complete
list, giving the location. number of
rooms and rates of each will be made J
and will be kept at the headquarters |
will be general information bureau |
The program of the convention will |
also have list of the hotels and |
rooming houses. with the rates. and |
a request will be printed tina, any
cverchange over the printed rates be
reported to the committee. Work on
the new Plaza block will be rushed |
and It is probable that the Grand !
Central hotel. which is TO occupy the
five upper floors of the building. |
will bee so far completed that q large |
number Of the visitors can be ac-
commodated there
4 number of the various dclera- |
tons that will attend the convention
will arrive in private ears and this |
will decrease the number of rooms |
required as these visitors will room
In their cars. Among the delega- |
tions from Fort Worth, ST. Joseph,
Mo, Kansas City and probably from
Chicago.
The decoration of the city hall will
he made one of the features Of the
convention. II will be planned on
larger scale than for any other con-
vention that has been held in FL
Paso. Banners will be stretched
across the streets with "Howdy" and
Welcome in large red letters.
Strings OF electric lights will be run
across the principal streets ana in
front OF the Chamber OF Commerce
building a large electric lone star
will be hung. All the merchants and
residents will be asked TO decorate
their premises.
III paSo Committee.
4 committee composed entirely of
cattlemen will be appointed as tho
entertainment committee An amuse-
ment and general guest committee,
composed exclusively OF citizens OF FL
Paso. will also be created This com
mittee is composed of every citizen
in FL Paso All are invited To- Sc
cure the badges of the committee and
upon pinning II upon the coat. any
ri Pasoan is full-fledged member
OF the committee
The matter Of special rates to Mex
leo City was taken up by the eNccu-
tive committee.
The convention badge has been de-
cided upon. II will he in The form
OF star with circle around Il. On
the star will be a raised steers head
and printed on the circle will be
Panhandle Cattlemens convention.
FL Paso, Texas. March 81" The cir.
Gle will be suspended by a leather
strap to a bronze bar upon which |
will be engraved the title of the hold
or. The strap will be so arranged |
that IL can be unfasjcncd from the
bar and the whole can be worn as a |
watch fob
big doins are planned by the
amusement committee The smoker
will Pee held in the Chamber OF Com /
mercc building on the last night OF /
the convention, March Z The entire |
building will be converted into a
frontier mining camp. There will bt |
a pine board bar, a postoffico, JUS
tice of the peace offices and a
'phoney' gambling layout This lat
ter can only be "bucked" with |
'phoney' money which will be in the
form of chips that will be given out At /
the door. Roy Bean. of Il law west |
OF the pccos' fame vii! be imper-
sonated by Judge T. A. Falvcy. He
will hold mock trials and the police
patrol wagon will be al his service 10
carry ont The sentence The Jury"
will be- chosen from tho visiting cat
tlemon Justice OF the Peace" Billy
Bridgers. arraved In a froCk coat and
high boots will also dispense - JUS
tice. The sheriff. gamblers" and
Others will be cast later.
The finance committee Yesterday
reported that Sl1O0 had been raised
so far. instead OF 225O as Il reported
earlier In the week This morning
John WYATT. chairman Of the com.
mittec and G. A. Kline. will start an
active campaign to collect the bal
ancc. The total amount required TO
entertain the convention Is s. GOO.
To advertise the convention $4,000
dodgers will be distributed 10 the
railroads and hotels. Besides this
1,c0h invitations To members OF the
association, cattlement buyers. and
commission will be- sent out Con-
sentative estimates. given by mem.