Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-20
SHELTER PROPOSAL
IS To Be SETTLED
WITHIN one week
Continues From Page onej


ri o0urauv had vet closed with tho
counter proposal he replied that moth
INK had yet been closed. but that an az.
tractive offer had been made his com.
pany, and that the offor would ho nc
oeptcd within the next seven days uu.
lesF Amarillo would definitely accept
ME terms within hat period when
asked whether he would grant % longer
tire for consideration. De replied that
hc would rrt that Instructions from his
| company wDrr tn clo.. with the offer
| mnie hy the other town tsaid r. o. Pan.
! handel within seven days unless Ans.
| rlii accepted the terms offered within
! that time u was stated that Pan
hflt.1 had agreed 90 the same terms
That IRE now offered Amarillo. VIZ
100000 stock issue 90 BE- taken hy
town, site 90 be- furnished and right.of.
| Huy guaranteed hy the town
Stinneti Makes Talk.
| Aleri ;, Stinnptt, IN a short talk
made u plnin that he considered Il II
the greatest importance Tor the city 90
close with the offer without dclnv. stat.
irg that Amarillo had the largest nat
| ural gus field IN the United Stnioa and
me q the largest In IN. world and was
making little use az H. As a. the ob.
lection raised by some. that tho locn
! ton ~ q smcltCr would mean the ox.
huusiion u orr gls field in a few years.
Mr Stinnett ridiculcd II. ana stated
That it would take care 81 fifty smolte-s
Tor nn Indefinite period
| Continuing he went on 90 relate the
natural advantages 81 Amarillo. stating
that u WIS IRE logical center ~ tn
! Panhandle; that iis railroad facilities
1 O.. o
/ that itg opportunities as city wrrr
secf nd 20 those ~ no other city In tho
West; hut that advantage had not been
! taken ~ those Cpp0rtunitis4 Suerking
- the sum which ths city was asked
20 invest IN the enterprise. he stated
.hni 100000 wa bar small SUM FOR
uuh a project H. pointed out how
CANYON city had raised an equal sum
Tor the state Normal school. and how
Abilene had raised three times az much
Tor the Eaptists' school and venture /
the opinion that Amarillo could raise
d. desired wIm with e1se
Shelter Not Iarmfui
iic stated that tho question ~ de-.
icriDus effects From smriter had brau
gone into. ana that Investigation had
IN d.cHtel that % would d. harmfgl
neither % vegetation nor human health
such oppoaiilou as existed 20 The
e'hemc b. dennminated az selfish np.
position and affirmed that tho vsst
minority ~ citizens were anxious fOr
I ih0 coming ~ a.. smelter.
J. IT, Russell followed with frw
earnest remarks in which ho stated
'hHt BE- bad been IN favor AZ tho project
rom TIE start. and believed that 20 paf.
cent - The people N Amarillo were also
n ihtcr n lt He stated that u there
| sore any Objectionable clauses ln Tho
contract offered Hv 81 WarI 'st t-sv
Dn'd fU.H hr irmad n.' H .fr. vs.. Z
Wefn seated or ono side ~ u tHtIr and q
1 .tt rlirt .r'at.o ur thn U.h.r.
Company fuily Decided.
Whom called upon lg tho ph4Irua.
Str Ward explained ihrf biz fHrr.r,
J bad fully Oh. .ftf tn locate ir Tho p4r
handle E.t district or account q tho
ENORMOUS HIrIIv of rps available. ar1
J ih %. money bad already I.lr 90
1d' Or 'fe purpose ~ fir4. whom
| 7lfnhlff 'I $3.50 company. o. used 'h
| .Nurr~ .nu "tIls u0uI' IN. ,t.I.
uar asked h.. fn rr.tlft fgs, -.t., a.,
meant ay "flIE crowd" Hrl In s'ataT
that D. meant uhp T.. s. Zinc Cummr.
tni TINT that meant the GuFgpr helms
We added That D. was a Tremendous a..
- Tor any town Tor tho Gurgenhelrrs
% locair Boz u and that that would b. Il
magnet riiCh would draw many other
| enterprises hero
Mr. Ward declared tha' Amarillo had
Hu rrr lr f-t .r t.r'fr o. o.