Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-28

than Il usually does that would Wrob.
ably be- your experience.
Il have understood tina, the Amcrl.
can Metal Company was figuring some
what on locating there. and am pleased
Ia say that they are a nice bunch 81
fellows. and chat they are absolutely on
thu square NJ we have had considerable
dealings with this company. - H. y.
IIulen. Cashier"
SIN another letter written boy Mr.
cobb, this time to the First National
Bank ~ Blackwell. Okla. elected the
following reply. which seems Ia indicate
, that Blackwell values It's smoltcr highly.
and yet wishe slt had not located there.
MIR Earl Cobb. etc. Dear Sir-I.c'
plying To- yours ~ the 22nd inst, VIII
say that our town hns Zine Smcl,or
owned and operated by high'class burl.
ness men, and We. ~ u town. consider
the zine smcltcr 81 much importance Ia
our commercial welfare.
I as YOU may know. smcltcrs consume
n large amount ~ gns. and the writer
knows that n number of business men
feel that we might have been better off
had We not induced the nmel,cr To locate
here. " your gas could be- conserved
and sold Ia small Industries II II our
opinion that you viii be better of In
the long run C u. Davis. Cashier"
Mr.. H. !. Holm. Vice President of
the First National Hank ~ Barllesyillc,
okla. wrote To- Mr.. Cobb on the subject
Of Smclters In part he said:
4 "Thc induccment that may be- offered
investors Tor tho establishment Of In
dustrics In new localities is: an album
dance of good water. cheap fuel and
transportation facilities Yon will find
b Il somewhat diffouH IN show the lifc
~ your field NJ Amarillo. ~ II hns only
been opened rec 'ntly The distance 81
your field from Amarillo II so great
that II will require an enormous In
v,stmcnt Ia trnntpnft the gns tn ~,
factory tsmoltcrl YOU may locate.
"Thc following are some ~ the re-
Cuircnents ~ locators. especially IN I
shs.produclng SECTION: amount " acre
age ;hnt can be- Eci aside for present
and future requirements, life Of th'
field. quality ~ the Ras. and price al
gas delivered NJ the site,
There are many so called promoters
who may desire 90 enter into contracts
with your city for the location ~ fac
tories but unless they present the prop
or credentials II will not nay you 20 en-
tcrtaIn their proposals. and our advice
gained by pnst experience. would h
that you deal only with legitimate con
cerns.-H. J. Holm. Vice President"
+. u. Dunlop. presiden, ~ the Speel
Hardware Co, Fort Smith. Ark. had q
say;
Undesirable I.aborers.
Dear MIR Concerning YOU
Question M 90 whether or not smeltcri
are desirable acquisitions to commun
i;y, viii advise that In the beginning w
were vcty anxious 10 secure as man,
smcltcrs ne possible. and finally sue
cecdod In landing three. Hut II has beef
n matter n considerable regret 10 tn
thinking portion of our citizenship tina
we were able 20 secure them. The!
conf umc an enormous quantity 81 GA
and usually bring 10 the community nj
undesirable citizenship. We had no In
bor troubles here until after the arriva
Of the smelters-F. II. Dunlop"
From the above quoted letters M
Cobb drew the cnoclusion that a Kin
smeltcr would not be a desirable a,
QUESTION for Amarillo He wrote T. =