Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-11
THE BAR AGAINST CHILDREN

We had Intended 10 take up the subject long
ayo but since It has been so thoroughly covered
and completely dgested and diagnosed by the
Daily Okahoman we will simply borrow the
complete text II applies to Amarillo as we'll as
to Oklahoma City and ST LOUIS, and We ask every
owner OF Amarillo rental property to read u and
apply It to himself:
FOR RENT-Nice 7-room modern bun
galow, every convenience moderate rental,
NO CHILDREN (Adv)
That ls the sort OF thing the identical thing,
which made the Million Population clubs work IN
81 LOUIS "a Sem serious farce and worthless and
suucpuuousy gnawcd INTO the numerical strength
o. that city people until real estate men realized
1t menace and put stop to It.
Il Is one little big thing that will retard Okla
homa City population gam. II ought to be stop
ped night now
The adults only advertisement may appear
plululy narrow evil nevertheless It Is OF suiii
olcui breadth TO promote an exodus and prevent
an influx OF good citizens
There's not an entcrpusing town IN America
that docsn : advertise ITS school prominently. Who
are going 60 people the schoolsp Aduts}
And every town thar expects to attract attcn
ton procla,ms the number and superiority OF It,
churches In whose behalf docs the church espe
cialy labor these days} Adults}
Oklahoma Citys chief boast is the superlativC
elegance OF ITS h,Fhschool the superiority OF II,
grade schools the great number and magnihcenc,
OF its churches Not a boosting individual or as
ISOLATION of individuals OF business house but tue'
to burn those alluung symbols OF high character
attached 20 this town INTO the minds OF people they
are trying to draw here.
Why do we brag of schools and churches} /,
induce men who have families 10 come and lave
with US and work with Us and help upbuild Okla
fl. 81 -. tFktr tie
they come m response to the impression We hav,
windy conveyed. do shut the doors OF GU
uutcnantcd homes agains, their children
We vaunt our facilities and processes tor chi
dren culture and education. but home owner
demand that the young camp outdoors
Can We reasonably expect parents to deser
then Offspring 20 enjoy the honor of residing it
Oklahoma Cityp Hardly II We wan, to retair
parents We must provide shelter Tor their children
Il We continue the adults only. home propose
ton we must expect to lose both
We have been advised that newcomers. VII
expect to establish permanent residence here ar,
living at considerable expense IN ho,els the
household effects in storage because they canno
lind homes adapted to their desires. Is Il becaus
OF a scarcity OF homes caused by a great influx o
people or because the suitable homes are barred
against children How long will these people re
main with US homeless}
Men who only few years ago were childrei
are the aggressive upbudng factors IN Oklaho
ma City today Who will be the builders a iev
years hence It children are denied the night to Inv
comfortably here now}
We direct the attention OF real estate mel
and property -owners TO the adults only evil
which - apparent daily in every rental advertis
ing column impressing upon them the necessity
Tor its elimination. st LOUIS had to resort TO ex
tfeme methods going into court and compellin
landlords TO remove the ban. Il Is to be hoPe'
no such heroic remedy will be necessary IN Okla
homa City.