Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-30
THE PANHANDLE
A Prose Poem.
by L. p Loomis Editor Canadian Record Delivered Before
the 1920 Session Of the Panhandle Press Associston
A Prose Poem.

gazing from q tarpnnlin he'd AZ the
friendly stars as his only ncighboi
lend cOnfidani he goes a. sleep and
! dreams ~ further prow"ss on the
morrow with the rope and spur. Hut
I be- awlkes a. dawn Ia find himself
10 .hr midst OF n hus'ling. bustlIng
commonwealth ~ farms. little cities
land petroleum fields
It's 10 the Panhandle that scien-
tisls come TO uncover the history OF
ages and cons before the time OF
man The Panhandle is both thu
oldest and ncwos; country Of Amer.
tea.
Tho Panhandle Is the sunshine
land. the paradise Of the health.
seeker the final challenge and op-
poriunIty ~ the home-secker For
y,ats the range and realm Of the
cattle king. Il l. now the last and
greatest undisputed field Of capital.
itiic investment
~ lies not Fast nor West. hut like q
scroll uniufled
where the hand ~ God hath hung II.
down the middle of the world
n lies where God hath spread IL ~
the gladness ~ his eyes.
Like flame OF jew,lrd tapestry be-
meath the shining skies
Tho Panhandle Is the home of
heroic home building pure Anglo.
Saxon citizenship The Panhandle 10
q vast s'orchouse of natures gifts 10
maintain and build oi real manhood,
20 develop loo per cent efficiency IN
character and clean citizenship.
Field and ranch and forum con-
tribute % the world physically. so.
Gally mentally
fho Panhandle e. a great unlyer
.'ty ~ nature cqulpt with compr--
heusi,o laboratory oi geology. an
ihrorolory. eihaology and archaeo-
ley
"Go. then. " Sir Iaunfals. in
oarrh ~ the Holy Grail.
Go publish glad ,id!nFs. for your
guest D. Ger.
C., horald abroad the spot whore
'ho chalice OF Gods love has o'.r-
flowed and mingled with na-ure GO.
hut come back soon. for We wish
YOU 10 share with Us the joys OF
heaven in the Panhandle " Texas
The Panhandle Is natures play
ground natures vacation campus
adorned With such handiwork -
'ho il'o Duto. IN whose recesses of
imncncirabl, Businesses life giving
streams leap and plunge In the JOY
and freedom ~ ap untrammeled
,p!rit and flower and fish aud ioli-
go AMOUNT tn beauty and grace aud
be- water spritc feyels IN the delight !
Ut an things a'tuned 10 nature |
think the beautiful japanese gar
lggs were really drafted after min !
iiuro patterns Of these matchless
paradise plots.
This wonderful land of the Pan
iaudlr j. Gods temple and the palo |
Durc is he chanoel. more sacred |
han the Ma,terhorn See the founda-
lion laid OF rocks In the Palo Duro. !
paycmcnis of packs rising like steps |
.p the altar above. affairs drape1 |
with the trinity eolors OF green. And |
overhead the twinkling s.ars rs altar
.lghis softcning the chcir music o,
he running streams which chan, the |
sacred anthems ~ q higher eternal
owe.
No wonder.
"Wc love these rocks and rills
hose woods and tempted hills"
No wonder.
Or a heart with rapture thrills
? ke tina above
Like a dew SPARKLING on the petals
u a rose. like q diamond cleaning
within casket OF jewels. like a
.uby glowing upon my lady's breast.
he Panhandle lays as heavens sane
nary.
Slga and sand and oraggy land
brazen sun IN vault Of blue:
acius thorns and toais with horns.
snakes and 'trant'las too.
iulches deep and streams shat seep
Meath the rocks and sand and
silt.
Valleys green with peaohblovnI
sheen. where the low hogan is
built
iigh perchcd balls In canyon walls.
where the Canadian River flows.
Bound Is all In mystic thrali you
tecl hut cannot penetrate.
Though Il fills YOU. holds YOU
thrills you
me Panhandle. Say amt she great"