Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-01
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
N CITY IS GROWING

-Four million, touf huhuI'n wv" W"
,yt three thousand three hundred ana
..v.uty seven dollars was the agEre'
..,. volume of business handled by the
.n,.nohllc firms II Amarillo during
he pnst year
Th,., n.pcnaous figures were
mought on, by George waddill In an
address before the Rotary Club at i'S
mann luncheon Thursday at tho ANA
r,llo Hotel. On the subject what the
Automobile Industry Il to AmarilloY"
otb.r figures brought by MIR. Wad'
am vcr, that there were liS persons
,mnlo,,d hy the industry In Amarillo.
thor, ver, ggss automobiles and trucks
,rld In the city. twenty-five buildings
M, ncciinird aud the rent ON the bulld'
Iur- amounts Ia sGi,G5o per year. tho
un,r,il Of all nt the firms II s2I5.29o.
the freight paid Was 'sa'''oO, ana mo
total investment IN the Industry IN W.
200 goI which II $4,000 more than tho
amounts invested In the six hanks Oh
the city. A.
AIR. WaddlI also stated that ibx
years ago the Overland Texas Company
vus organized with 5000 assets ana
TINT today the assets ~ the company
wcr. approximately 100000
That the automobile ranks with the
TELEPHONE the cotton sin, the sewing
machine and the steam engine ms ono
If the milrstuncs In the progress OF
m, world was the statement u j, N.
nirgs. who declared that the automobile
wns m absolute nsst 10 any man.
your tanker may not think NJ some
times" said Str. RIGGS" but when he
sees the bloom ~ health that II put
/ on the cheeks of our wives and chill
dren thrugh their bclng able To Eet
/ cut into the fresh air b. means Of tho
automobile. II there any man who VIII
tell m. that the automobile In not an
asset"
That the proposed Industrial and
| Automobile club should be- organized
Immediately and that Amarillo should
begin nj once t. attract the eyes of
/ tourists To- the city as over half the
! tourists are looking for new locations.
was the statement ~ G.. II. Dixon In
| addressing the meeting on the value
! 81 a club ~ this kind to Amarillo.
/ Mr. Dixon said. THE people 81 this
| city do not realize the value of tho
| tourist trade. not only do We derive
benefits from them when they pass
through our city for they all spend
/ Of .sle
tut II we accord them the right kind
NJ treatment the man from Maine. IN.
nnis New York OF any other place
becomes booster for Amarillo and
many oi them will eventually become
| citizens ~ Amarillo. II should be the
! purpose ~ every citizens ~ this city
to look into the future and To assist
In building Tor the future ~ Amarillo
and the proposed club il the thing We
| need t. do the work."
Service" was the subject assigned
| T.. T.. l,oos. ~ car owners Of this
city" said MIR, Ross. would stop at
their service stations one a week and
have their ear tested they could cut
/ their repair bills 40 per cent. lf your
horse goes lame. you have his feet
locked after. II YOUR roof leaks you
have II mended hut " your car rattles
and the insides groan and the cylinders
misfirc you lust drive on until II stops
| and then you cuss the car and the
dealer who sold u a. you. Il that the
| proper way to do? Can YOU expect
service. when you do not assist the au.
tomohilc man when he tries 10 give Il
| In you?"
a. :, Stinnct, n the Public Affair
committee made O report " his recent
trip 20 Washington when he appeared
before the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission In regard TO the suspension
II the 10 per cent increase on cattle
shipments, which was secured. lie also
told how he told Secretary II the In.
terror Fall ~ the Canadian River pro-
tcct and that the secretary appeared
&C. be- greatly interested and declared
that he would have survey OF the
project made by government engi.
nccrs and that u II developed az Mr..
s,innctt said the government would
Immediately take steps TO carry on the
work
The members of the Columbia Ladies'
symphony Orchestra were the guests Of
the club and several numbers con.
sisting Of trombone solcs, a harm solo
and trio composed Of harp. cello
aud violin were rendered and highly
enjoyed hy the l,o,atlans and their
| guests
AZ the luncheon next Thursday Il
! was announced that the committee that
went to Paris TO attend the Rotary
district conference would make their
formal report In the way ~ a PRO.
giam Amarillo was third In atten.
dance at this meeting and of the twelve
model lunchcons given by the visiting
clubs. Amarlllo's was voted the best.