Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-30
FAIR As FACTOR
IN TEXAS GROWTH
SIlNNETT TELLS Oh RESI- LIS
ACCOMPLISHED ~ OTHER
SECTIONS OF STATE.
STORY OF DEVELOPMENT
Repeats in First of Daily Series oi
Articles Prophecy Concerning
Greatness Of the Panhan-
die Country.

This IL the first .nstallment OF a
daily serial story. relative TO the
needs and plan for Panhandle Fair.
other installments will appear con
seculively In these columns
"a. =. stinnctte)
wish TO emphasize that II Is not
In the spirit OF egotism that there
will be- frequent use of the pronoun
OF the first person. II Is often times
In -tory there will occur such eN-
preston as, They say" or 1T has
been said. whereas. In this story |
shall speak from actual experience
and observation, and therefore with
authority aud with accuracy.
There may be parts of this story
somewhat prolix and apparently r.
relevant. but the appropriateness
and application will be clear enough
towards the completion, and all in
the direction OF strengthenlnE the
object aud subject IN hand
There are many residents at the
Panhandle from other States who
know but little OF things that have
gone before. and perhaps sull less
OF the history and settlem' At Of Tex
as, aud have nothing In the way OF
the past by which - measure or
Judge the future of the grca' Pan
handle
II must be borne in mini that Tex
as. the marvellous State thar 't Is.
is comparatively new ind that lt
has Jumped In population from :12,-
5s2 In 1859 to 3, S9G.5l2 in lall.
! consider also important to state
that the Panhandle Wds comrara
tiyely terra incognita" up 20 the
year 1889, when the Fort Worth G
Denver Ry., extended ~ lile NJ
mile vest srlm For " orth. to
W h'ia Falls, AZ i,s ,crm.nns.
Statistics VIII show that p-icr 70
that tine the PaIr an ilc was pTacii.
can, ilhoni population and nn-
k.owi by the srsa' maturity OF the
iecple ~ Texas. aud no,vithstaaj-
int this misfcr,lns mtst r'.maikallc
s" des In growth AMI devclvpn ent
lp,, leeu made. and Ia ccEtcmplai-
lnz the further rrpsreis and resour-
Cas- of the Parha0 e.. I an remind
9. OF the coinelli1se that was thc
impeliing force IN my removal TO
toe Panhandle In TIE YEAR So
Along about 1870 Col n. L. Nor
tnr established his r"aidencc In 81.
lado. Bell county. Texas, where ! was
reared Col Notion enisrataI thi Il
G, from KentucA' where he hJl
been distinguished citizen and a
powerful factor IN the development
ana advancem,nt OF the lead'Lg r-
dLstries OF that State and aside ''Cm
beiug unusually progressive. was a
very serolarly man.
! recall that col Norton brought
with 'm the first Durham rattlc
that i bad ever been my pleasure 10
see. o.. 40 that time ! was very
small ai Not long after C1l Nor
ter hll established his residence In
Salado be- was engaged by the state
OF Texas TO make q survey Of the
topography and soils. also to assist
In establishing the lines OF the Pan
handle counties.
This Aas a tremendous task al the
time % was performed. a. Indian
raids we're then OF frequent occur
renee Ir the Panhandle region. Col.
Norton made up his staff OF assist
ants mainly from the young men OF
salado. and the State furnished a
certain number OF Texas Rangers as
an armed escort
Tn distance from Salado to the
Panhandle was 30 great. and as
there we're no railroads at that time
Col Norton was engaged something
like taa years In his Panhandle work
befor, return visit To his home. and
when ao did return such was moth
lng L.. than sensation. as there
had ben anxiety for hi safety with
the further fact most everyone was
desiror- Of particulars concerning
the unknown Panhandle
Wit col Nortons first appear
ance upon the street he vas quick
Is surrounded by his fellow towns
men. e0uzratulating him upon his
safe reform. and eagerly asking him
for Information as TO the Panhan-
die. In a conversational way Col
Merton related the progress of his
work. and his words. descriptive OF
the Panhandle made such an i'm
preston upon my mind that | resolv.
ed then that as soon as | approach
ei my majority would remove to
that wonderful country and contri
butte nv share towards the develop
ment OF the new empire. and Incl
dentally endeavor To work out ny
own fortune.
Col Norton stated that he wa,
familiar with the soils. climate and