Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-09
Panhandle Press
THE WEST TEXAS A. a NJ.

An agricultural and military college
In West Texas has again found favor In
the eyes ~ the legislature. West Texas
needs mn agricultural college to give
special training In the peculiar sort Of
stock farming and dry and irrigation
farming that this country must use.
Setting aside all selfish reasons as 10
why We would like Ia have this lnstl'
tuition In san Angelo. and looking nj
the matter from the standpoint of the
honest legislator who wants 10 place
the college In the hest possible location
to serve the citizens OF this section ana
the people II the state. We find many
reasons why San Angelo II the logical
location for such "A college.
Geographically San Angelo IN tho
very center ~ the territory from which
this school would attract its students.
Midway between the Panhandle and tho
border and almost In the exact center
~ that part of the state which lies
between meridian % and the New Mex.
leo line, Il offers a location that will
bring the school within "A reasonable
distance 81 all parts Of the sections II
IN o. serve.
Clinatically II has the advantage of
amy other section Of West Texas. The
wonderful weather with which this city
II favored. the freedom from the biting
northcrs which sweep across nearby
sections 81 the state and the altitude
which relieves the intensity Of the heat
In summer. makes II an ideal location
| for IN institution where drills and out.
door work Ii essential.
II IL the general understanding that
this school ~ 10 specialize In the pc.
/ cular kinds ~ stock farming which In
/ followed In West Texas. San Angelo
/ has long been the Center--nnd the rec.
/ ognizcd center of the cattle and sheen
/ industry of the West. II IL here that
| the cowmon and shccpmon have rallied
for ycar'-ii II here that the school
that whose purpose II should be 10 i'm.
/ prove and perfect these industries
should be- located
/ But the greatest ~ all arguments In
San Angeles favor IL that besides be.
Ing accessible to all the sections ot
West Texas II Is also near Mexico.
Some day the Orient railroad will 10
completed and the two most direct gate.
ways into MeNico--that through Del
lilo and through prcsldio--wili Join "a
fcw miles below san Angelo. San An.
COLO will become center ~ Mexican
trade. 4 college here viii b. the near.
est college Of any consequence from tina
Mexican border II will bc a school that
VIII specialize In q very kind ~ train.
INK that Moxicnns ii want their sons
20 gc,--dry l1nd. irrigation and stock
| farming
Anyone at ~ familiar with Mcxlcana
know they have n great preference for
cavalry service. a cavalry school. such
as this will BE-. VIII do more 20 get
young Mexico To- come To- this country
Tor study than any other one thing.
Nothing could IN ~ greater lmpor.
lance toward ccmcniing the friendship
~ the two countries than that tho
young men ~ Texas and the young
men OF Mexico should 70 To school 10.
gcther No other section Of West
Texas can offer such an induccment to
the locating committee.
san Angelo itself IN rccnmmcnda.
ton for the school being located hero.
With perfect health condltions--wlth
fine broad strccts--an unlimited water
supply. and n real city 10 care for this
school. all lend favor 20 this city as
ita possible location. and should and
win bc given attention by the locating
committee.--San Angelo Standard.