Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-22
Panhandle Press
LAS VEGAS ALIVE.


Tho meeting Of the Las Vegas Com
merclal club last week demonstrated To
the state nj large that Las Vegas has
an alert boosting organization OF 100
active members with an income from
dues of $4,000 a year: that II Ia going
after a new hotel 20 cost $4,000; that
the new Baptist college In conjunction
with the State Normal University viii
bring 10 the Meadow City a summer
population Of 1900 To 1000 extra per.
sons: and that Las Vegas fully realis.
,ng tic ya.uU u ihr tourist business n
going to provide camping ground thst
win make motorists glad 90 arrive ana
loath 10 leave. &. W. q. Ward made
the suggestion which Santa Fe may
well follow that committee Of citizens
De created 10 make II q business 10 call
ipnn tourists In the city and establish
the personal touch with the COM
muniiy.
Sell Las Vegas 10 yourselves before
selling II "a others" was the advice OF
Attorney W. J. Lucas. who urged Las
vegans to feel and utter their faith In
the community In order 20 convince
others 81 its advantages and opporto'
mites. This In the best Kind 81 boost.
ing gospel and advice that In applicable
20 every town.
4 high light In the Las VEGAS sltua.
ton IL the fact mentioned at the meet.
ing that Colorado parties have reoentlv
bought $500 acres ~ land around tho
city-significant of the tremendous
agricultural resources of Las Vegas aud
their inevitable development. bringing
a substantial foundation for perma.
neni prosperity. Las Vegas In qulta
evidently awake a. her own possiblli,
ties. II may he suggested that 20 Tar
- the tourist business IN concernsf
the interests ~ las Vegas and Santa
Fc are largely Identical and what helps
one helps the other.
We believe closer relations between
the capital and iis northern neighb0r
are desirable and will be Of continuous
mutual benefit. II In fortunate that
rivalry between the two places must
in the nature of things be always
| friendly. because each has assets %.
cuiiarly It's own. so here's 10 the con.
tinued growth and prosperity Of Las
Vegas. and may the highway from
here a. there and there 10 here bear
an ever increasing volume Of traffic
Santa Fe New Mexican.
u. l.. IIankins, manager Of the Chill.
dress Battery Station. has received the
following letter from the willard Stor.
ige Battery Company. which IL quite
IL Loost Tor newspaper advertising. as
Il shows that the concerns are learning
which publications give them most r..
suits. The letter follows: -
Have you noticed the amount OF
advertising bcing published In the
newspapers these days? AL the wiss
merchants are recognizing the news.
| napers as being a real factor In the
| success Of their business and the us.
Ing ~ space 20 an unhcard Of amount.
THE people have reached the place
where they have real faith in what
newspaper advertising tells them. The
newspapers have recognized their re.
| sponsibility to their readers Co a great.
er degree than ever before and exer.
Use a closer censorship on advertis.
Ing No good paper accepts adverils.
INK about which there can be any
question.
IAN this makes the newspaper more
and more valuable 90 you. The conf.
dcncc which the newspaper II building
in the minds Of the public increases the
value 81 your newspaper advertising
many times for being an advertiser In
the publication. you canno, help but
share the cnfidence Of the public
which 1t ersoyes.
III you have good newspaper IN
YOUR town--one which enjoys the con.
tldence Of your patrons--dont over.
look u as an asset 10 sou for the sue.
'ess az your business depends largely
on the confidence In you which your
are able TO create In the minds Of the
public. "-Childrcss Index.