Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-26
RAILROAD NORTH
GIVEN IMPETUS
ASSURANCE OF BONUS SUB.
SCRIPTIONS AT ROUSINC
MEETING

Al the third Of the successive No..
ries Of citizens meeting 10 The Inter.
esi Of the proposed railroad line
north from Amarillo 10 TexhOma,
held yesterday afternoon. The great
est impetus vas given the project
which n0e seems nearer consumma-
ton than At any time since Il was
/ first put boz active motion.
Many neR faces we're noted among
the many IN attendance when the
meeting vas called 10 order in the
Chamber 81 Commerce rooms aud
interest vas even keener than that
which marked The previous meetings
! Hon 4 y Understood vas unani.
mously called 20 the chair, and dur.
INK bis incumhoucy OF the post OF.
fefed telling aud convincing remarks
in behalf Of The project which by
general consensus means much 20
Amarillo
on request. the folloVing gentle
men made briefs talks. ali direct. 70
the point. all strongly in favor Of
the railroads construction. an pledg
ing their hearty support OF tho move.
mont. and assuring financial aid
when the time FOR raising the rcquir-
ed bonus arrived Judge u W.
Crudgington. q LanderFIn. o r.
ware. ] q Wells. 80 W Cunning
ham and W - Fuqua
Mr. Landergiu pat ginger into the
proceedings Hy making q flat state
ment of me generous amount which
he would subscribe 20 the bonus
raisors. ana bis utiDraucrs ELECTED
hearty applause Later W. " fuqus
assured those present mat the -four
larger property holders Of the city,
including himself q B Masterson.
Lee Rlyius and Mrs Ellen Sanboru,
might be- relied upon Tor substantial
subscriptions. and that more definite
statement might boz expected by Mon
day afternoon llIs statements we're
ACCOMPANIED by vigorous and en-
pha'ir expressions. atrossing import.
auc. OF tho project aud declaring that
the new road would go Ear toward
assuring the future trade supremacy
OF Amarillo It's remarks. as were
those Of Nr laudcrriu we're follow.
ed by enthusiastic applause.
G. 70 pash injected new and In
tcrcstiug feature Tor consideration
when hc stated that the thirty miles
of new railroad would Increase the
taxable values In Potter county by
approximately million dollars. aud
would serve 80 approciably lower the
ta2 rate This only increased belief
that the road was necessity. aud
gave new spur 10 the energies Of
those who are working IN behalf ~
u.s. construction
So encouraged were the active
workers. belief was generally voiced
that the bonus proposition could be-
put through with but little difficulty.
so soon az the advance details are
worked out thoroughly In order 20
expedite this phase of the work. mo-
ton was offered and carried that the
finance committee proceed 10 arrange
la schedule of honus-pa,crs. accord
INK 90 their ability TO give or TO the
yaln, of their individual interests in
Amarillo. and this viii b. presented
an the next meeting
After consideration Of further de.
tails the meeting adjourned until
Monday afternoon az O'Clock on
that day, and within q few brief
hours. Do Is deemed certain that new
and progressive history for Amarillo
will hc made Tho outlook Is roseatc
and every man has so declared
Those present Yesterday we're i.
- BARTLETT j ~ Jones. T.. 7. Miller.
" ~ Fupua y T Ware. l.. Pen
ry r % Naslcrsou. !. smith. Tom
turrie. T. \ Wells. J w. Crudging.
ton. y Boasloy. T vs. Brazelton.
" 7 NiHirct John Trolngcr. D. u
uovlur ur N q Harris. " S. Rule.
\ Enerstadt VI " Cunningham. "
d Zimmerman. Fred lIorsbrugh. =.
li Laudcrcin. T. y NcVhy. u ".
Galhrsi'h " Wills b W Hardin.
Ray Whcatley. Warren \ Blackburn.
D. % Thomas % \ Wagner, u c. J..
hynm Lloyd Fletcher and Il. Glaz-
brook