Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-21

W. Hamilton Wright director ~ pub
ilclty for the West Texas Chaulb.r oi
Commerce. headquarters az stamford
has written an article dealing with tho
nurth plains country. particularly
perryton and Spcarman which has
been widely distributed. II follows.
The northern part 81 tho Texas
Panhandle semcs % the casual visitors
10 h. cut of from the rest uf West
Texas by more or less natural houniar.
les. Tho Canadian river which crosses
the northern rart ~ the state divides
that section ~ country known as tho
North Plains from the territory reach.
ed hy the main line - the Santa Re
through Canadian. Miami and Pampn
says W. X. Whipplc. field representa-.
tive Of the West Texas Chamber ~
Commcrce. who has Just finished an
extensive trip into that section. II T.
IN this section just south ~ the Okla.
honna Panhandle that a year ago wvrr
the towns u Hansford county seat ~
Hansfcrd county and ochiltree. county
sgat q ochlltrec county. Both were
small inland towns served hy the Rock
Island ralirtad fifty miles io the north
east. but they were located In q terri
tory that L. proving "A great wheat pro.
duclng section.
Extends Rranch Line.
About a year aro the Santa Fc cX'
tended a branch line uut ~ Shatiuck.
Okla. into this great plains territory
hat this line was built seven 90 eight
mites from either town. The situation
wna--two good towns In a prumising
country without railroad. and au
eighty mile stretch 20 railroad without
a town. The solution ~ the prohlrm
vas no, simple. hut In West Texas
t~ople 60 Co the mountain " The NOUN
tain viii not conle Co them. The result
was that Hansford and oCh.ltrcc had .
moving day They not only packed
their household goods and china. nu'
lhcy loaded their buildings on sSld'
ana with the aid q large tractor
hauled them "a the railroad. Every
thing from the hank 10 the tarlsrshni
Was thus transported and tu'iaN W
find two thriving young towns with z
railroad. hanks. water systems. el"o q
light plans and hotels. where Nv
wears ago was the laid prairie covcrc,
with buffalo grass
The towns are a. miles apart. Hans
ford has changed it, name to Spar
man, and Ochilir.e 10 ferryton. Ih'
town q Gray. Okla. also packed ul
and moved down into Texas. iuintn.
the nelghboring town 81 Pcrryton
which has made this the larger town
i:emains of Town
As one drives through this new
country h. SECS IN The valley west ri
Spoarman the remains q what wa'
eRce n town. The foundations ~ wha
WIS once n town are partially cover
Cd rs a growth ~ weeds. the Old tanl
vault q brick l. stili standing. IN
town pump still supplies water Tor th'
oyerheated Ford. But the old place y
quiet. the court house alone remaininf
~ the town ~ Hanrford Dust almof
an inch deep covers IT, rooms ans
floors.
Eight miles east l. the new town
rapidly becoming a C.nier Tor all TIA
great section. Surrounded hy thOus
ands upon thousands II acres - virgil
nairie land WAITING only fuT the pillow
IT, location predicts that. a. the coun
try around develops. it, power and IN
fiusnce viii h. felt.
These people q the North Plains arr
alive "a the possibilities ~ their coun
try. Spearman has an active chamb.F
II commerce. a newspaper nan VII
noa only boosts hut works. hanke
Who believes IN his town and i on han
foe anything that viii help his com
ulnnify. New buildings are gong ul
and Al the prcscnt time there arr tlV'
elevators ON the railroad. three lumte
yards. hotels where YOU can st a rea
meal and a picture show. The tow