Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-04

ttfrinl q" The News
DALLAS. July a.--ihc itinerary of
the Texas Farm Boy Special has been
completed with the exception of the last
Ian living between Lexington. Ky. ana
TeAaF. which viii be- announced during
the next few days. The special train of
five Pullman ears and observation
| cnnch viii leave the 4. a NJ. College
August ! under the joint direction Of
the Texas chamber of Commerce and
the \. & NJ. College. Travelling over the
g a.. y aud the Rock Island routes.
the train viii be operated through ok.
lnhomn Ia Wichita. Kansas, where the
first long stop viii be- made 10 visit
some highly developed farms. The next
stop will be- made at Manhattan. Kan.
ma. where the boys viii be received
by the Kansas Agricultural College.
From Manhattan. the route will be
over the Rock Island TO Lincoln. Ne
aud Dos Moncs. Iowa. At the latter
place the boys viii visit the farm OF
United states Secretary u Agriculture
Edwin r. Meredith and make n dctOur
~ Amcs. Iowa. for Writ tp the agri.
cultural region u that rich farming
state.
| From Dcs Moines the special will h.
i operated over the Rock Island into
Chicago. where elaborate plans are be-
lng made to SHOW the boys the sights
of the city From Chicago the boys
viii travel over the Grand Trunk rail
rad to South Bend. Indiana, where
they viii be- shown through sccvral
large implement and automobile fac.
tories
Leaving South Bend the next stop
will be- al Lansing. Mich. capital ~ the
state. where The Michigan Agricultural
College will bc visited and some of
| Americas most famous livestock farms
visited The Farm Roy Special will
then travel by easy stakes through the
famous lInlslcin region at Eastern
Michigan. finally entering the city Of
Detroit where some Of the greatest au.
tomobilc. truck. tractor and implcmrn,
factories Ia the world viii be- visited.
Enter Canada.
~ Detroit the Texas farm boys viii
hid Uncle sam adiou for trip through
the Province ~ Ontario, Canada. where
several stops will he made for the pur
pose Of inspecting Canadian agricul.
tural methods.
Visit Niagara Falls.
Coming out Of Canada the boys viii
roll across the famous cantilever bridge
below Niagara Falls and the first s,oi
will be at the city Of Niagara Falls
where they viii be shown the wonder
full falls aud the great hydroclectri'
plants. The boys VIII then go % Buf
falo. where they will take the Lchigl
Valley railroad through the beautiful
lake region of Western New York. Th'
first long ftop will be made at Ithaca
where the Texas boys viii visit Itha
cas- great manufacturing plants an,
Cornell University
Il Through Bethlehem steel Works.
From Ithaca the Texas farmers will
/, travel into Pennsylvania and proceed
to Bethlehem. where they will he takoi
through the famous steel works. II
III. Williamson ~ A. 4 NJ. College 4
, now travelling over the route so ther'
will be- prearranged program for caci
stop. thus avoiding any delay. Grea
4 bbN Cp''Ni
In being shown by every city along tn
. route and more thnn $50 letters hav
been from city. county and state Off
cinlr. and commercial secretaries AM
farmers. Offering 10 entertain the boy,
~ New York city.
. From Ithaca the train will run 4
New York city. where the boys vii
be- shown the sights In n "rubbcrncck
buss. and carried Ia tho top of tn
woolworih building. tallcst In IN
/ United States. for glance at Gotham
from the heights
The Texas farmers will travel fron
N"'Y York Ia Philadelphia. where stoI
val ne made for study ~ agriculture
methods ~ well az visit Ia famous ol
Independence Hall. tho Liberty bell
home of Betsy ioss and other histori
/ ~. cos. From Philadelphia the Farrl
r"v SpcCnl will move to Baltimore
l where short stop will he made.
Visit Washington.
Washington viii be- the next city vie
| tied and two days VIII be- spent her,
/ where elaborate plans have alrcad
been made for entertaining the boy
The white House will be- visited. a
we'll ~ the Smithsonian Institut,
Mount Vernon home of Washington
Arlington. home of Robert T. Ice. an
Transier.