Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-25
PLOTS TENT CITY
PREP ARATORY To
TRAILS MEETING
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Wien anu NNlhnAikfi HAhAht Nh'ib
.hasty and quickly eaten meals may
be obtained at the minimum OF cost
4 Beyo stand Mill afford relief TO
Thirsty Threats.
Then come other soft drink stands,
peanuts and other Injuries may be
procured az usual prices. Then the
novelty stand, with It's elaborate ar
ray of curios and attractive memen-
tos OF the occasion. Then here Is a
stand where YOU may replenish your
gasoline and OIL tanks. a stand that
is expected 10 do provcrbial land
,office business barber shop and
baths attached will be found on hand
lot begging customers.
Even Laundry.
The laundry concession may be
found hardly. where your laundry
will be taken and made presentahlo
while YOU wait" A real drug store
win be one of the enterprises on the
"main street" Of tho tent city.
Auto supplies and accessories
may be purchased IN one Of the new
business houses" along the way.
And II you need tire repairing there
WIN he an establishment there that
viii do the work eNpertly and quick
us. Several other business houses
OF rcpute are expected To spring up
under demand of the occasion. The
biz restaurant and dining room will
be just northeast of the big tent. in
the business district. But no direct
ions are required: you'll know II
quickly,
Just north OF the big auditorium
| win be the cOmmissary aud Of
flee tents, including long distance tel
ephone booths, and probably Il
branch telegraph office Just bc-
You'd these to the north and then
on the south of the big top" will
be tier after tier Of little 'wigwams"
OF two living rooms for rent 10 camp
visitors and residents OF the tent
lefty. on the west side OF POLK street
but north OF the Saint Anthony San
| itarium. will be several rows Of
ltCnts for renters. About 1000 tents
have been arranged for the building
lot the city" each Of which will
hold from four 10 eight persons oc-
lCUpying cots. The commissary will
rent the tents and blankets for those
desiring them. All the business mat
tiers of the convention will be hand
led at the offices north of the biz
TENT An these little homes" ar,
easily accessible since they are or
lone OF three streets Polk. Taylor OF
Fillmore. Both POLK and Taylor
have been gravclcd recently and ar,
ia splendid condition for travel
ItlW Au,us viii Bc Parked.
| Parking of autos was matter thar
gave the committee intense specula
tion until they finally struck upon
In scheme which has been pronOunc
ed most feasible ana deeply satlsiac
tory io 'ho visitors In front oi oaci
mans tent his ear may Do parked
lsincp there is distance oi nry feel
between the lines ot tents and eacl
tent IN O. tier Is twenty feet from
the next one
Such biz convention with 10.
IIninute and intricate details require.
special and subcommittee VII,
must know their business aud os
Dcclally in phenomenal eases lik
that brought about by the tented
city I'm making selection OF com
lmlttces members were chosen from
the ranks Of business which has
connection or bearing ou th. duno
laesignod them. This was tho reason
FOR tho general committee 10 solec
Fire Chief Jones as governor of the
tent city zone The city will b,
ls completely iu hls bands as Ger
many is Boz tho hand of the Kaiser
under the direction OF the .ouefa
ID committee, OF abich J. L Nuun d
general chairman. and &. a. los
D IC, chairman.
Jones Has Real Job.
Chief Jones win have charge %
, The task Of erecting the tents an,
lperyision OF arrangements Of tents
. and seats. ilc will see that an reg
: Ilations with reference 10 fires ga
lfaI aud SO forth are strictly 0bscf,
e I.l and that everything 900 tho ten
7, lefty is properly erected in conform
lity with the plans outlined Dos th
b. general committee.
& George Williams has boon mad
, chairman of the concessions commit
Zee. The business district" MOI
. .hauts and piolers will get fHci
4. permits aud licenses from him
DE will see chat there arc Uo viola
b ltious of THE tented rity ordinance
land that merchants conduct tbei
. business in conformity with the rule
/, ! and regulations 90 tHc cOuyc1tio
committee.
An emergency hospital unsor "a
direction OF DR. u. n walker vii
be- established on the ground 90 SCI
after possible allideufs aud 90 ad
\ minister first aid. This aIIl be- th
Red Gross department oi thr ten
lcitF and will Doc fully equipped au
managed along approved lines. H.
- eaI pl5 .lr.aus viii take turns ZOO li
lang 100 the Red Gross rYsH..HI i0r au
o. .,entualities. huI 90 make 10 NOR
' complete. r. trained ulI' Hill D
- constantly % attendance. no. alll D
th. most complete Trims nf fs kia
+. Nat has ever been uau.1rlfnl
r lars tented city, Dol addition
u fle hospital ladies rsI room ai
to fitted up This eIl uo con
b. rlein throughout and lu a'fHudai
slI be- present lf 100 times
Gus ia.irr Df the city Ligtt
Water COMPANY will le head of
> r0muIftee on eater. IIrHf and san
taiion lic vlil aee that plenty
later D. provided Cor all neef ,
Ifhe occasion. hook after flc ..uIfI'
iusels of tho "Di'f." and arrange q.
.u'l.Isuf lighting to mar. tra ..ifs
Ia FsrifalIe feast 90 Urlf sf ngh
do addition. fIr streets leading Old.
tha uusiaos. district OF Amarillo eI
Pa. H.T I...s d. 80 ..