Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-10

u was great time The trade trippcra
had ai Clovis Arriving thor" ut u 80
p'cluok they marched from the station
through the business section 0i the civ
tu the music furnished by the Amarillo
band. After circling the center ut IN"
intersection ~ twu streets ana playing
a Few numbers the band waH met 10y
the Clovis band which required only
one chance to prove to the AmarillOns
It's ability to make real music. The hour
and thirty minutes spent In Clovis was
short. especially considering the mag
nitude of the luncheon served ~ tn"
Harvey HOUSE. Al the Amarillo news.
pnpcrinon un the trip We're the guess
~ T.. l.. Manson. editor of The CLOVIS
News and senator !. II. Hull editor
uf The Clovis Journal, at the luncheon
Get Acquainted.
Before finishing the noon day meal.
each person present was called upon
hN President T. H. Durham ~ the
I,nard of city Development to intr,"
iuco himself and tell his line ~ busi.
ness. Applause was rife when ]. y.
Vernon uf The Troy Steam Laundry.
characterized himself ~ "Amnrillo's
leading washwomnn." Others took a..
rcsssion to claim leadership IN their par.
ticulnr lines.
III. visits to TcNico. Mulcshoc. Sudan
aud l.lttleficld were marked hv the
large crowds that awaited the arrival II
the Amarillo houster special and greet
.d the trade eVangels The lucky thir.
teen composing the Amarillo band fuf.
nished under the direction uf Bandmas
ter i. II Croft several numbers NJ
each place and were heartily applaudel.
Merchants Close Stores.
The shortest thirty minutes spent 10
any one town to-day was nj l.ittlciiell,
where the merchants had closed their
nluc.s of business and gave the TRADE
tripucrs hearty reception at the sta.
lion An address ~ welcome was de-
liycrcd by Ewing lloyd diyirict Judge
~ Houston Whose discourse was re-
spundrd to 10y \. ~ Stinnrtt. President
- the Panhandle Plains Chamber ~
Commerce.
At Ittien.ld James 4 Bush won q
i've dollar prize fnr successfully riding
trick donkey lie priics himself IN
the fact that he stayed well on to-
rear end of the animal
\ feature ~ the trip " the unsur.
PASSED flutc playing hy slim McCliG'
took uf international Harvester fame.
who takes opportunity uf the long rides
between stops tn demonstrate his un.
disputed ability "Slim" WIS acriden.
t,iiy ioft hrhind ~ ToNicn AMI when
the rpccinl arrived nj Mulrshoc he WIS
found standing en- the station platform
awaiting it, arrival. lic declares be-
mad, the trip nfoot
Refreshments Furnished.
Through M" courtesy uf J. u. Dick.
son uT The Texas NJ. and VI Company
and Gsorgc r. Maerird ~ the Nissiry
Creamery Company. the boosters are
supplied with refreshments ~ al hours
uf th EBAY 90 night \ temporary bar
where Schliiz. I'~l Cola and Ice cream
are served has been established IN "a"
haggng. ear and ~ supervised hy a
dusky hlrkerprr. Chancellor cigars
We're passed out Un the train hy W a.
Cation. the Amarillo manager of tie
Magnolia Petroleum Company,
The Pullman S"ryicr un the trip Is
personally supervised by =. -. f,t
nald of the Pullman company. wis
iuin,d the Amarillo delegation aI
clovis. lie l. banner b"'leekel an
wears nll M. badges of an Amarii'
bo1sier. placing him In the peculiar
position uf host and guest
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