Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-01
EXCURSION COMMITTEE
BUSY ON COMING TRIP
Makes slight change IN Dsies ,nd
other Important Announre.
nIsuts.

The Trades Excursion commute"
/ of the Amarillo Board 81 CHS d.
gel0pmcnt D. already getting very
uuy M flc preliminary arrange
mems Tor the tVo days excursion
/ % the south Plains ON FRIDAY
/ about tO return post card serr
mailed out to Amarillo live wires
and business men and more VII De-
mailed out later
The committee states that the Boo.
tel charges for be- Two days viii not
sRreed 80 n0.
Al a meeting held Friday morn.
iug n Ras decided ~ change the date
fn wednesday ana Thursday Aux
uet 2 and ~
The committee already has ever
aI namea of persons Uho want 10
be- boz on the excursion and who have
sent boz their names without walking
Tor formal request This action Us
very much appreciated by the com
mittee. all of whom are a. busy men
as We have 10 the city
Huslness men and others desiring
~ make the trip are asked ~ phone
their names i1 Immediately % any
member OF the committee. 20 that
the time that might otherwise Do
spent In hunting you up may Do
spent Boz preparing for q more suc-
cessfuI trip. for more and better en-
rrtainment. etc.
Uniform hats or caps viii be- sup
piled ~ the eycursiOnists and this
expense Hill be- included in the
amount collected from each member
of the excursion for railway fare and
entertainment
Following are few important at
fractions which viii be- revelation
90 any Amarillo business man Tho
has not already seen them
AZ post city. the famous cotton
mills. the finest IN the United states.
vim boz visited These are the only
cotton mills IN he entire country
where the cotton o. taken from the
wagon. passed through the plant and
comes out ln the form Of q completed
sheet 0r pillow slip
These are the only articles manu-
/ INtN NIfN UNIV hNN NNf fi"NN'' i ~
81 very fine Grade There one may
cc every step in tho mauuiaciur"
ur cotton good from the raw ma
/ t.ral 40 the finished product
The main factory building is
about 500 feet long and several hun
bred people are employed
At rlalnyiew. Lubbock and other
points the great irrigation wells VIII
be- visited some of them with ca
pacity Of a. much as 1900 Gallons
per minute. these great streams be
| ing poured on 20 the surface con
Iunu0ualy from great underground
/ lakes ar streams some lifty feet be-.
/ loW.
The names sent In already include
many who were not with the eVcur.
/ sion on Tuesday but are anxious FOR
the south Plains trip There ought
/ 10 be- 1880 people ON the trip. in
/ cluding the fifteen piece tand and
the names should be- In early .o that
| the proper arrnnremenis can be-
made for transportation and other
/ accommodations
Following b. copy of the inior
nation tina g. being mailed out by
I the committee 10 our local business
\ and professional men and i've wires
of whatever pur NIT
Dear Sir
Arrangements for another Trade
excursion are under way The itIn-
srary Is 10 include CANYON. Happy
TuIa. Kress. plainyicW. Locknoy
Floydada. Hale Center. Alternately.
Lubbock. Rails. loren2a. Crosbyton
Slayton and Post city. The eNcur
sion Is TO leave Amarillo on the
mourning OF August 18th and re-
turn ON the night OF the 18Th AT
necessary arrangement for the com
fort of the eNcursionists viii be made
iu advance.
The COS. Of the trip, exclusive OF
Motel charges. will be apptoNimaieN
50 80 for each person. providing
one hundred will Join the excursion
To ayoidmuch labor and save time
the committee desires that You sien
and return attached stamped and al
dressed postal card at once, IN order
that We NAV know whether 20 pro
coed further with arrangements
Very truly yours.
j l.. MUM. Chairman
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