Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-21
BOARD Of DEVELOPMENT
HOLDS REGULAR SESSION
Many Matters ~ Importance To
Amarillo Are Carefully
Considered.

The Amarillo Board ~ City De
Fel0Dment held is regular session
100 the CTS Hall last evening al 5 10
nine of The fourteen heads 81 de-
partments being present
Frank a White. Of the cOnyen-
,ion committee. reported on his trip
10 Colorado @pf.asa. 90 attend thr
OF the ColOradO-to-the-Gulf
Highway Assuciaiiuu. and announced
that hs had secured thc grs' meeting
of the association for Amarillo
Secretary T. T. iOesen made q
brief report Tor the entertainment
committee calling attention 10 the
way the delegate 10 be- meeting Of
the Northwest TeEa. Pres. A-socia
ton had been cared for
Mr. White announced that ar
tango ment- were being made Tor
sOciabillty run from the Panhandle
division OF the tOlOrado-to-the-Gult
Highway. down over the southern
division 10 the Gulf The mountain
--yisiou viii be- asked 10 send a
number OF autos alous ~ accompany
{ he Panhandle party
N,xt slmmer 10 will be- the inten-
ton 10 have similar ,ociability
Iun from here 90 fne mountain d.
vision
The hoard expressed Itself in fa-
yOr OF raising money by voluntary
subscription 10 cover the expenses
OF banquet which 10 is proposed
to give 10 the visitors ~ the Pan
handle Farmers Institute and short
Course 10 be- held iu Amarillo next
week n Is expected that 100 peO-
pie viii be- here tor the banquet.
The board drew for their long and
short terms last evening with the
following result
- =. Seay. T. II l.anderein "
Il. Childers. T.. ". Hardin, Or VI W
cunningham. - - Dewing aud Earl
cobb viii each hold their positlont
on the board for one year
s. T. Sullenberger. sam - Nau-
lhn. i Lindsay Nunn. Ford Bran
denburg. ". S. Rule. Frank A
White and T.. y Newly viii each
held their positions for two years
Mr. Dewing suggested that ar
Engagements should be made for the
AGRICULTURAL exhibits winning prizes
IT the Panhandle state Fair. 10 bee
Kept together aud sent 10 the Inter
national Dry Farming Exposition 10
bee held at Wichita. Kansas An ef-
fort will be made 20 carry out this
uggestion
Dr Cunnin ham. of the immigra-
ton department. Announced that he
expected 10 las before. the board.
perhaps AT it, next meeting. plan
of advertising which he hoped To
have ready hy the time OF the Pan
handle Fair. 80 that advertising mat
'er could be intelligently distributed
ht that time among visitors from
other states.
Secretary BOesen made q report on
work OF the committee looking at
ter the farm demonstration work lie
reported that Messrs Sullenberger,
NeWby. white aud Cunningham had
waited on the board OF commission
ers of Potter county and that the
hoard had agreed 10 pay their APP
portionment OF 5000 toward defray-
mg the salary and expenses OF q
government agricultural demonstra-
tor Tor the coming year
\ committee consisting OF Or
Cunningham aud Mr. Mobiles mad
one before the board of commits.
toner's OF Armstrong county and
they readily agreed 20 appropriatinr
$500 as the,r portion of the expense
a committee also went before the
county commissioners Of Randall
county and they voted 20 appropriate
ipeir appOrtiuumeu; OF $3.50.
Oldham county has not yet made
her appropriation of $3.50. but Is
be- believed that she will readily dc
so and that the services OF Mr. Ben.
ION. the demonstrated. will be- 70.
.aincd for another year
As proposed. the tour countie.
rill appropriate Sl.iUO and the
rnitcd States government $500
/ This Nill pay Tho salary OF the eX
/ pert. $500. and leave S2uu Tor an
| 'omohile expense. etc
The matter Of pushing the fedora
building AZ Amarillo wa discusse,
40 some length Chairman Hardin
etated that when was 100 Washington
r. g.. recently Senator Morris Shep
prd had stated that every thin
was hoius done that could Doe dom
to hasten tHe erection of the build
Ing 100 Amarillo
Mr. Hardin u...- tr.frugfaN On "a L,
the matter up farther with Senate
Sheppard and Repre-. entatiye Steph
ems
IL was stated thar the delay va
largely due go the fact that the gov
eminent architects have been simpl
.Namped With work. on account q
The great number OF buildings 20 b
erected all over the United States
n was announced that "a smoke
would b, held 40 the city Hall "a
nitht where the events of the trad
excursion Go the South Plains woul
! np reviewed aud other matters pei
taining 20 the general welfare ,
amarillo discussed
br Cunningham announced TIA
The prospects are good for a larg
attendance at the Panhandle Farm
ers Institute and short Course.
The sentiment prevailed ths
while the board of development
making an the Arrangement, q
bringing the short Course here N
. citizens should bear the expense Z
"utertaining them