Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-14
REST OF STATE NOT FULLY IN
FORMED OF THIS SECTIONb
ADVANTAGE.
VIEW Seems PREJUD|CED
Stinett Declares Great Fair hsao
wlmld Enlighten uFnf"-
med aud Change the
False Attitude.
"a. s. sTINNETT)

great truth upon the people OF the
Panhandle, and that Is, the very pc
culiar and unfavorable attitude the
occupies with references
to all other sections OF the state oi
Texas, and by reason of which thero
IS prejudice and ignorance existihs
as 10 the resources and purposes Oh
the people of the Panhandle. that
have from the very beginning
wrought mischief and disaster. dam
age aud injury. to the forward ana
upward movement of all things IN
and pertaining TO the Panhandle.
This is a grave situation that stiii
obtains. aud Is not understood ana
combated as II should be by Fan
handle people. The seeds OF TINS
ancient prejudice and distrust were
planted IN the minds of the aduit
population Of Texas at time wheh
nothing definitely and accurately
we're known of the Panhandle, ana
in the minds of the youth of the
state of Texas through the current
conversation heard, and the text
books employed I'm the schools,
which described the Panhandle as
barren desert ~ only for the habi-
tation OF the coyote. prairie dog.
and rattle-snake, and from that day
a. this there has not been any orga-
nized. systematic. determined effort
10 undeceiye the people of Texas,
which TO say the least. is not an I'M
possible task. II approached intelii-
gently and aggressively
There are great number Of peo-
pie who realize that In n political
way, and in the channels OF govern
mental interest and concern the
State of Texas. manlfests but little
love. ana taxes hut little notice OK
the Panhandle. and when moved TO
do so to any extent, such is at the
end of long. hard struggle, and
then done gruginely"
This is due 10 that same ancient
lproiudicc aud distrust with the un-
DERIVING feeling and inquiry. us
liz worth while II seems az II other
sections of Texas are all the time
lapprehonsivc that they themselves
viii Doe Judged By the Panhandle
Ifrndards they have devised. such be
ling an added incentive for them to
Isa, that the Panhandle is another
land different quarter OF the globe.
!of which they know nothing and care
less
I'm the North and East ! have come
On contact with Texas people. from
lothor sections of the State, whom
II had known formerly and heard
Them say IN reply to Inquiries made
luf them. as to whether or not they
knew anything OF the Panhandle.
that al they did know was that II
was no good
Sow 20 Is known that many thou
sands of Texas people visit the re-
sorts and markets OF the Northern,
Eastern and southeastern States dur
ling AN seasons OF the year, and that
Imany thousands are travelling thru
1.-The various sections OF the United
Estates. more or less. In pursuit OF
business or pleasure all the while,
land there would not be perhaps one
Iout OF ten thousand to say a good
word for the Panhandle.
I'VE. therefore, stand discredited
land condemned by practically all
Texas. outside of the Panhandle t.
..olf. which of course is a mere bag.
atoic compared to the population
.of the state.
40, very long since I was in my
.uld nome county In Central Texas
land cblucod 10 meet an old school
|t.inu3. who was then the representa-.
lave 10 The state Legislature from
I'Uat county After exchange OF salu
'atons. his first inquiry was as &c
.uuy would live In the Panhandle
(which had noting OF which II could
boast outside OF billiards., sand
storms and grafters. answered
Uayo YOU ever been in the Panhan
. .Glc'' and he replied that he had no
and hoped that he never would.
ro.1iuod that 1t was a pity that rem
rc-onatives TO tho Legislature OF IN.
|lwaJ state OF Texas should be a,
icusey ignorant. but that realiz
ei that that ignorance prevailed IN.
halls OF the Texas Legislature ius
thc same as it did the masses OF IN,
TEXAS people.
prevailed upon him TO give m,
, a little Of his attention. and pointe,
out that the object of my visit In NJ,
, home city was for the purpsoe !,
placing Panhandle products, arranr
ius for brokers. etc. and furths,