Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-08-01
HEREFORD GIVES FAIR
Project GREAT BOOST

4 delegation Of fair boosters lef
Amarillo Thursday morning for Here
ford for The purpose Of meeting am
communication with the people o
I that city ~ establish better anl
more iniriltp relations and to adyor
! tisc the Panhandle state Fair. Til
rem 60 Hereford Uar uaGo in excel
lent tino and The afternoon was civ
en- over 10 talks and work in behal
OF the fair az ociation, aud the part!
',.;uruod 10 Amarillo at $3.50 =. M
Thursday risht
The Personnel
The following is the personnel %
the party which lett Amarillo fol
Hereford for hc extension Of III,
fair project b. fryant. president
of tho Chlmncg of Commerce 4. S
SIguctt. judge Walker HAN. q. "
Fallor, OF thn CITY Light aud Water
Company Judrr D. l.. Penny. Secre
lary Sotn a. Holman. col G. z. Her
iiug, lIof T. J. Phillips. Grady AMI
lawrence Mobiles. aud Miss Plilcy. a
visitor Ia The Mobiles home. The par
N Travelled in two automobiles pro.
,idcl By Mobiles Brother. The tri.
to licrcfoid was made in excellent
limc. the party arriving about noon
Have Rig Mass Meeting
At y. N there was q biz mass
mcetius called A. described by one
OF the moubcrs everybody In Hero
ford must have turned out To this
meeting. as the hall was crowded
There we're talks o. ali of the party
The talk by Judge L. Walker Hall
Wa humorous and provoked many q
happy minute for the crowd Judge
Penny spoke and his address was
very brilliant The talks OF Messrs
Herring aud the remainder were
lacking in nothing
,!ig Reception Accorded
The reception received at Here
ford was that of the true Panhandle
STYLE There were no reserve OF
enthusiasm aud good will for the
Amarillo men and they were every
where advised that Hereford stands
ready not only 90 assist with attend
aucc az the biz fair but would liber-
ally take stock Ia the giant under
taking Personal talks we're indulp-
ed ia and much of profit was accom-
plishcd The citizenship of Here
ford were iu line for anything that
resembles q fair aud iu every way
accorded the VISITING delegation the
time of their lives The returning
autoists report that they had never
been treated with more cooperation
and respect and that they believe the
Hereford people will be- one of the
banner communities To assist aud On
gaze In the undertakings Hereford
passed resolution 10 take space a.
the fair and advertise their section
thoroughly and take stock In the pro
icct
Taken For Auto Ride
The party were taken about the
country contiguous 20 Hereford and
shown the remarkable resources OF
that PROSPEROUS section They had
occasion TO witness four huge wells
In operation and 20 see the waving
fields Of grain They saw oats which
Will produce 80 bushels Ia the acre.
and which g. a. nmitless as the water
in the wells Then there we're the
mighty alfalfa fields. which had un-
dergone their third cutting this sea
son. averaging we'll around tons
to the acre Then the Amarillo boos
ters saw fields OF early spring wheat
10 the eye and prosper
Gus a. the owner This wheat had
not been threshed. but the eye OF the
business man was not needed 10
show that the yield when measured
would run Gar in excess of anything
iu that section OF the state.
Given Hearty Farewell
Tho party took their departure for
amarillo AZ even 30 o. M The
crowds enjoyed the visit OF the Anna
rillo citizens. pledged their unstinled
desire 20 BE- of assistance in thr
work. and made arrangements for
space 10 display their worlds OF re-
sources through the God given pr
llegc OF shallow water and fine arri
cultural land Tho party whisked
into Amarillo at 70 an o. M. having
been DE- The round au even two hours
The whole paris feel that the trip
VAS ,cry profitable, and they plan
10 make many similar Journeys -
ueighboriug toNus boz the Panhandle
10 advance the fair movement as
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