Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN
7. CARSON COUNTY NORMAL
GROWTH IS PHENOMENAL

the highest morale. To this county
have come the energetic the ambitious,
the young thr progressive and ,h" en-.
lighicacd from every part Of the United
s;a;cf The shif'lrss the degenerate.
the profligate and the dependent are
not here. No McNlcans or negroes live
In the county. Every community has
good schoolus. churches, You will like
your nelghtor- In Carson county and
you viii like o. raise your children up
here among us. over 500 sun shiny
days a year afford the maximum a.
working aud living efficiency and you
won't have time 20 do anything but
live honorably and prosper.
Our population Il 100 per cent Amer.
lean: our highways are good and sui
ficient with the activities that promise
TO keep In advance ~ the development
~ the county. Tho county Is no longer
a doubtful region for agricultural pur.
su,is. and on the wideflung plains Of
IA ecoun,y and under iis crystalline
skles turks lure stronger than the
spell Of the Waters of the Caney Ford.
Who drinks once % It's viializ!ng air
must needs return 10 drink again. and
he who once falls under the spell of the
prairie. the glory q its sunsets and the
wine OF it, morning air knows that
here life finds It's greatest yigor and
zcst and effort It's surest reward Ma.
turc has endowed the land with Its
choices, riches for all production 70
meet the needs q man and beast. and
here the pioneers Of the land have laid
the foundation broad and deep for the
needs % commerce and all require
menis " civilized man. When all the
story has been told and our country
comes into It's own, here will b. found
the warm beating heart and founda.
ton ~ yigor % the greatest empire the
world h ascver known. the most soush,
and best loved spo, In all the vast ter.
riiory % merica."
Judge Paul. n Pioneer.
Among those pioneers who have
''hullded we'll fer our county IL no
other person than Judge J. c. Paul
Mr.. Paul IL recognized among the bank.
ers a. a leader and pioneer In his pro-
fe-sion. having established az Pan.
handle In 1881 the first banking insti.
tuition in this section % the southwest.
The fact that this bank--,he Pan.
handle Dank-has had thlrty.threc
ycars-a third Of century-of con.
tinuous and successful operation.
coupled with the fac; that Il Is pri.
vate bank. only speaks further and
stronger praise for Us founder and d.
rector.
A. citizen. no man ha. stood out
a. a leader and guide % the citizen.
ship OF Carson County s.nc. Us OF.
ran!zation and founding s'has Judge
Paul. Ever ready and foremost in
supporting is high civic Ideals and It's
practical work In the development OF
the commercial and industrial inter.
ests. lie believes In our great Pan.
handle country and never MISSES an
opportunity 20 sng It's praises and tell
Of It's golden opportunities 10 the new
conner and the "unbelieving" when on
hts many extensive trips TO which his
varied business connections calls him.
Z. y. Carhart Is tho cashier OF this
oldest hank" In the Southwest. and
no man among Carson Caunty's folk liz
better known and better liked than ne.
Mr. Carhart having lived In the county
since IT, organization and knowing IN.
customs manners and habits OF tie
people. has established himself In the
favor and patronag. Of a long list OF
hank customers. Under his EXPERT
management the business % this hank
has grown from q oapiializatluo ~
$4,000 to sSo.ceo. The banker who
st.ys IN one community and succ-ods
through such a period a. the early
days % our country necessarily pos.
sesses the hes; qualities Of business
settled policy Of
square dealing and the ability to win
and hold the confidence and respcc, o;
a large banking clientele.
The l25th representative district has
further distinguished Carson County
IN calling into ~ deliberations the Hon
Lee Satierwhi;e. editor and owner Of
tbs Panhandle Herald.
Born In the sias u Texas Mr. sa,ter.
white loves her every history and ira.
dit.on and IN early manhood represent.
ID an east Texas district In the state
legislature. In his youth he rendered
valuable service % the state and IL a
veteran % the Spanish American war.
About dozen years ago Mr. satier.
white came upon the south plains and
engaged in farming and stock raising.
going through some OF the hardships
% early day farming on the plains.
Drifting hack into the newspaper husl.
ness Tor which he was strangely adapt.
I'd he acquired the Panhandle Herald
which he operates In connection with
his extended farming Interests in this
county.
Not only has ha brought tlstInc.
ton 10 this county. hu, he has ike.
wise brought 20 us and reared In our
midst family that i- loved and Is.
ieomed. \ few months ago after a
lingering ailrneni Mrs satterwhi,e was
called % her reward leaving a sadness
TO he enshroud-d IN a halo q respoo,
70 her memory.
Ma Saitcrwhi,s IL a; this time In
Austin snd u regarded - one Of the
outstanding member of IN. s7th ieg.
isisture. receiving appointment on an.
propfia,ion committee and i destined
to b- otherwise honored In the body
which viii not only brink we'll m.rited