The Amon G. carter Room
Amon G. Carter was sent to live with his grandmother in Nocona when his mother died in 1892. Although only 13 years of age, Amon was quite the entrepreneur. Carter would gather up discarded liquor bottles behind the saloons in the evenings and sell them back to the saloon owners the next morning. Always a big dreamer, Carter yearned for travel and adventure. After living with his grandmother for a few months, he hopped a train with plans to end up in Montana. With only 40 cents in his pocket, the conductor unceremoniously dumped him at the next stop - Belcherville. He walked the twenty miles from Belcherville to Bowie where he sweet-talked the owner of the Jarrot Hotel into hiring him to do odd jobs in exchange for room and board. It was in Bowie that he started the infamous "Chicken and Bread Boys," buying chickens for a quarter a piece, paying a boarding house owner $2.50 to fry it, then making sandwiches to sell to the train passengers at the railroad depot for $2.00 per sandwich.
Amon moved to Fort Worth in 1905, where he continued with his enterprising spirit. By 1925 he owned the Fort Worth Star, purchased the competition, and created the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He also estabished Fort Worth's first radio station, WBAP, and was the youngest President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. His legacy lives on with the Amon G. Carter Foundation, supporting Texas and Texans to this day.
Amon moved to Fort Worth in 1905, where he continued with his enterprising spirit. By 1925 he owned the Fort Worth Star, purchased the competition, and created the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He also estabished Fort Worth's first radio station, WBAP, and was the youngest President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. His legacy lives on with the Amon G. Carter Foundation, supporting Texas and Texans to this day.
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