Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
GROWTH HAS
BEEN MARVELLOUS, PEOPLE
PLANNING FOR GREAT CITY

4 the need Of the city for years 10 como,
equipped az II In with chemical appa,
ratus.
The streets are wide and well graded.
hut as yet practically no cement walks
or paving has been laid. This. how
ever, II to come. and the time IL not
far distant when the work OF laying
sidewalks will begin In earnest.
Other sections OF Texas may talk Of
n financial depression n they want 10.
Banks here, II Is true. have been forced
TO mako and extend loans. But AZ n
plain matter Of fact. the citizens Of
Perryton know little Of business In.
activity save what they read In tho
newspapers Pcrryton IL prosperous
and there are no gloomy ones 10 bs
found In lts limits.
Probably this Ii the reason that bust
ness men here in spite Of the high cost
Iof materials and labor. have never
ceased construction work. Time In tho
most valuable thing In the world In
Perryton. Folks are getting ready 20
take care Of future business which
they have no doubt viii grow rapidly.
Handsome brick stores are being erect.
ed on the main street. tho Farmers
and S,ockmcn's Bank 10 occupy one Of
the corner buildings now under con.
struction while the plan now Ia 10 be-
sin work upon the $4,000 school
building. PATTERNED after that at clo-
Wis. by tho first Of March.
Amarillo has a hotel proposition.
I'lnlnview has a hotel proposition and
score of other towns have been dis.
GUESSING the erection Of more modern
and more commodious hostelriea. but
Il Ii safe bet that Pcrryton In going
to erect n building, 10 cost around
$4,000. 60 accommodate visitors while
most Of these other towns are stIll talk.
Ink about II. $50 -
Half dozen new business houses acs
certain 10 be erected In the sprinR.
while II would be the purest guesswork
To venture an estimate upon the mum.
her 81 residences that are 20 be builded.
Pcrryton is bidding for homeseekers.
either an residents Of the town or pro.
ducerH on the farms OF the county.
The soil to be found In this section
~ Ochiltree-ln fact almost every.
where In the county--is described BY
the government an rich field loam.'
much like what Amarillo people would
describe as Amarillo SILT" II IL very
productive and In from two 10 ak feet
IN depth. underlaid at a depth OF some
$50 feet by an abundance Of pure wa.
ter. Wells are not hard 10 drill. the
crudest sort Of hand outfit being suffI.
Gent TO penetrate the soft formations
encountered.
Ninety'five per cent OF all the county
Is tillabie. this percentage being In OK.
cess 81 that TO be found In any other
county 81 Texas. and Sc per cent OF this
IL level land
In Pcrryton now there are two
churches which house tho Methodist
and Baptist denominations. But tho
church of Christ IL preparing 10 build,
and expects 20 have an edifice ready
by early summer.
The people Of Perryton are looking
TAR ahead into the future In the making
OF all Of their plans. They are deter.
mined TO he ready 20 take care OF the
hosts Of settlers from other parts Of
Texas from Oklahoma. and from Kan.
sas. Who will be attracted 70 this rich
country OF low priced lands. They en-.
pcct 10 double the present populations
within twelve months. but they do
not call this n boom.
IL Is just steady growth for a new
town In a wonderfully productive new
country.