Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-21

W ~ W. NaH tnf UNANIMOUS re-
Sponsc following the statement by Pres.
ident chisum that this In an opportune
time 10 lay out and perfect an automo.
bile show and II agreeable 10 the mer.
chants. style show to be put On dur.
ing the three days of the annual meet.
ing of the Buyors and Sellers Aasocia.
tion convention.
Following the close of the meeting a
number ~ merchants were called over
the telephone. and expressed deep con.
Germ In the proposition "a combine the
autolnbile ana style shows on the dates
designated by tho executive committee
~ the Buyers and Sellers Association
At,cn,p, WAS made 10 get IN touch with
others, but they could not be reached
NJ that hour by phone.
To have charge of all dlrcctlonal mat.
tors of the enterprise. the following CON-
mi;tec was named with Mr.. Chisum
~ cxofficio chairman W. u. Erwin.
jack Rogers Lindsay Num-. Fred y.
Quailc. u. y. Johns and Frank r. Jam.
Ison.
From this committee viii come the
heads ~ the various sub-committees
into whose hands the detail tasks incl.
dent 10 the show. must paSs. The com.
mitlec has arranged for n luncheon
newt Thursday. at which time reports
viii b. made and plans laid for program
and general outline 81 work.
Prominent among the visitors attend.
lnE the meeting WIS o. u. Smith. fac.
, tory representative ~ the Eiles depart.
mcnt ~ the Chevrolet Motor company
of Texas. from Fort Worth When ln,ro.
duced 20 the diners. Mr. smith said:
I'VE see the dawning ~ n fnr better
day. and ! am not at all certain that
the present season ~ semi.quiet will
not prove of lnesilnAble value 10 all
concerned The slow down In the fac.
tories the lowering Of stocks In tho
hands ~ dealers the dlminuiion Of de.
mands hy the retail trade gives time
md opportunity for n house cleaning.
-ondius,mcn, and foundation work
4 ,iih, WIS impossible while business was
at flood tide.
Mark ~ Progress.
we feel that there IL dawning n day
"f stability and evident progress and
substantial expansion In the automobile
business of tho country We are not
4 feeling desperate by any manner ~
means and cannot sympathize with tho
| lly based cries ~ distress heard 90.
nsion1ily from those engaged In our
line of business We know that our
country viii rally. as u has done IN the
las, Americans do not know the mean.
ng of the word fail and NJ We do not
consider such possibility In making
our estimates al the present time.
"You cannot begin 90 imagine how
much I am pleased 10 witness such en-.
thusiasiic optimism. Your organization
s to De- commended fer the lively spirit
~ trade aud general interest In behaif
~ the community. ! predict for the
coming show greatest success and rs.
SUR y1u that our people ARE behind the
venture to the fullest measure"
Those present IN the meeting were:
Tncy Chisum. Harve crudgington.
Jack Pitiman J. ~ RiEgs. 7 s. LIkins.
Win \. Garter. A. H. Dozier. Guy
Barnes. Claude Roone. T.. w Glenn.
Hcnry Go~rh George Waadill. Ray
pii,man. \. W. oberstc, Fred p. Quaile.
George Maggard. v. y. Roos. W. r.
,Srickhnd. Chas w. Dixon. Edgar Me.
Donald George Williams otis l.. VIII
'lnns. Earl Culum. a. l.. Grisom. Dick
Ruilcr. z = Johns. John Wise. Ray An
ir,ws. Goy Cullum. Frank Hayes. $. NJ.
Finlcy. u y. Hcdrick. ". Y. Erwin.
lindsay Nuun and Joe l. Pope. the
two last named by unanimous vote. be.
INK added a. membership of the organl.
lsltion IN an honorary why.