Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-20
IMMIGRATION BUREAU
BRANCH ORGANIZED
Cooperative Efforts To BE Made To
cut out Land sharks. Graft
ers aud CurbStoners.

Hon lno. Lee Brooks. editor and
state lecturer OF Truth About Tex
as monthly Immigration. Land
and Industrial Journal and official
publication of The Texas lmmigr6-
ton Information Bureau, located a.
Dallas has spent the past few days
in Amarillo organizing the work Of
the Bureau. preparatory "a a cam
paign against land shdras grafters
and curbstouers covering the main
counties of the Panhandle and Lower
Plains country
So good did the Panhandle look
TO Mr. Brooks that on Friday he
was joined by Hon Justin Stein
president and general manager Of
the Bureau, coming from san Angelo
and working together the following
members were secured aud strong
organization perfected for the Bur
eau among the leading land and
real estate firms Of Amarillo as fol
lows
L. A. Wells. w Latuoy Barnes
u. u Gaut. O * Gilyin other lead
ine firms viii undoubtedly come into
the organization when bushes. De.
comes more active
Mr. Stein said ~ am pleasantly
surprised and gralified az the sub
lautial growth and evident progress
OF Amarillo since my last visit here
something over year ago have
mover seen finer crops On the history
of the Panhandle We are deeply
gratificd az the quick recognition
aud enthusiastic cooperation of the
land firms OF Amarillo with the
ideals aud work ui tl" Bureau !
have NOT found cleaner. more pro
rrcssiyp. higher class of real estate
and land firms BOO Texas than you
have right here Boo Amarillo We
intend 40 DO our part In telling the
truth of Texas and the world about
Amarillo. the capitol and the Won
derful people, products. soil aud re-
sources of the Panhandle of Texas.
The Texas immigration. Information
purouu was organized by Texas men
under Texas charter. for the protoc-
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reliable real estate and land men.
against land sharks. curhstOners and
graiters.
Our purpose II 10 secure the pass
axe by the next legislature of q Tex
as Land shark Law. requiring agents
local aud foreign 10 be- licensed by
the local county officials. registered
with the Secretary of State. maintain
an office and be- bonded ma reason
able sum. thus rendering real cs-
tate men as responsible for their
stock 10 the public as is the bank r.
or other business men
The people of Texas and the en-
tire state administration strongly in
dursp the work of the Bureau. and
are determined tu forever Dust the
curbstoner the professional land
shark and gambler ia ficticious land
values that have injured Texas aud
the Panhandle more than drouth, ely
clones or floods
Mr. Stein and Mr. Brooks go to
Hereford tomorrow where Mr. Brook
will address the citizens ~ D M.
and President Stein will assist IN
pcrfecting the organization Of the
Bureau in Deaf Smith county They
will return Tuesday 90 Amarillo 20
perfect details OF organization and
win work from Amarillo as cen
ter until the opening OF the ANA
rillo fair a. which the Bureau viii
have booth aud boz properly 70.
presented Anyone Interested may
reach these gentlemen hy commuui-
eating with Mr. p T. Boeseu, Sec
Rotary Board of City development.
Amarillo who deserves special com
moudafiou for his splendid editorials
denouucIng land sharks in recent I--
sues of tuo Amarillo Daily News and
for his uniform courtesics io tho
officials OF the Texas Immigration
Bureau