Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-18


various counties aud towns upon
which they were requested iu cX
press The sentiment of the citizens.
When asked 10y Examiner None,
u h. Thought that the membership
uf the panhandlc-plains Chamber VI,
Commerce would be- satisfied II the
1.-The Of demarkatlon should be- placed
a. far west as Amarillo. he answer
I'd that he did not care Ia express
the wishes uf the Panhundlc-p Plains
Chamber uf Commerce but the Ail.
Ol the people uf the various com.
munilics whom ne believed from In.
t"sligation To be- amos, unianimuu.
IN favor uf the proposed change.
Levy On stand
j. Levy OF The Fair testified ~
behalf on the retail mercantile In.
lgresis. stating that they would wei
come central zone time again lie
mentioned that much delay WAS cX
periencod IN eXpediting kilograms To
other cities In the central west be-
cause Of the difference Of time. When
questioned IN regard ~ store hour
of the saving Of time under the
Daylight Sa Wing law ne said that
the retail clerks union would b.
sure 10 make amy changes In store
hours demanded.
&. " Martin. representing more
than one hundred banks In North
western Oklahoma. testified that the
members of the bankers association
were unanimously In favor of the
proposed change When asked II the
farmers and other citizens of III,
section of the state favored the
change. he said that he had vet 30
hear the first farmer express him.
SELF ~ being against the removal TO
thy Central standard Time Zone. In
answer To the question rs Ia whc;h-
or or not he had ever heard one cx-
press himself rs fayoring the Cen
trail Time he stated that h. hal
heard hundreds OF them so express,
themselves.
W u Estes. secretary Of ths
Board of CITY development. testified
In favor OF removing Amarillo and
the Panhandle of Texas into the cen
trail Time Zone. stating thi In his
canvass of the business and proles
si0nal men only u few dissenting
voices were raised he showed hv
illustration how the business con
Germs ~ Amarillo automatically los
one hour each day with their COM
mercial associations in cities IN tn
central Time Zone. saving that when
the business concerns uf Amarillo
open their do0rs.n the morning. con.
Germs IN Eastern cities have already
been opened Tor business one hour
Si\ Exhibits Eilcd
SIX exhibits were filed for cvi.
dcncC hy Mr. Estes. they being state
ments from various local orpanil1-
lions expressing their favor ~ tn
proposed time change
Rev. u Thomson. pastor ~ m.
Central Presbyterian church. tes'i
fled that under the present tim, So
tenn he and his congregation and u.
congregation, of al other thGrclk.
of IA" city we're greatly Iuconycn
fenced, stating that dark comes So
early nov a. iO rcc"ssiiaio the hnld
ing Of church services under ~,
Central Time the churches would b
enabled Co hold their services ~ IN,
usual and customary hour which
would be about dark Rev Thomsc.
said that De- did not officially rop
resent tho Ministerial Alliance hu'
that h. was president of the ORGAN
talion and WIS positive that h. Wa
expressing the sentiments ~ the
members
Nlun", orrn> Conference.
NJ Noury In opening the con
f,rcnc" clll,d nitcntion tn tho pas-
,.pc .uf m" zone lct in Mrrch 1918
hy Csnrres, and of the extensive in.
Nestisntior made before the ZONES
we're definitely sni hy the Interstate
Commerce Commission Reference
YVES mIdc then Co. the modification.
which we're later made. throw .ur
riaciicIll, all IN" state of Oklahoma
INTO tthifil tiuir
llauliu Palmer m1de the opening
plea Ter the persons tayoriuc the
chang IT time. calling attention Co
lho fici thtt 'hc people had hrcomr
a,cus om"d ~ Central zone time and
ct hos ihs 'ai'ons ut the rauhln-
lie Wcr, primarily with people to
me east. ail uf whom use ,rL.II'
Z ne
None, iuirtruui>.
NJ None, interrupted Mr. TAI
Nor To- pass around fuur en- five
charts which we're prepared b, the
NIyal Observatory aud which show
81 The exact status of any prupo. a
change 1T lime An iutruWuctnry ff-
ticlo prrpar'd hy HE uhsrrNatar,