The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-14
LUBBOCK To Be CENTER Of SOUTH PLAINS DISTRICT
Williams, Of Houston Here In the Interest Of the Association
and Men Are Selected to Look After the Proposition
In This District

OHt Ol the greatest moves nov
on foot for the advertisement o
the state that has ever been in
augurated. and will be don,
through the medium of agricul
tural exhibits from all parts o
the state which will be HANDLED
by the Texas Exhibit Association
Mr.. Williams of Houston. is
here today in the interest OF the
Association and will put men tC
work In the Lubbock district
which is more fully explained
further down in the article. The
following are some OF the .eading
points with regard 10 the a $50
citation and its purposes.
The Texas Exhibit Association
was organized in Austin on Aug.
18th the present year and grew
out Of a call issued by the Hon.
Ed. X. Cone. Commissioner Of
Agriculture for that purpose.
The purpose Of the organization
Is 10 gather, pack and preserve
an exhibit OF the soil products of
the state with a view of main
tanning the same as permanent
fixture ready for display at all
the principal attractions outside
OF the State in the future. The
initial plan Of the association is
that this exhibit first be shown
m Pittsburgh. az the Information
al Land shows % be- held IN that
city October II to p next.
The next exhibit will be AT
New York at the Madison Square
Land Show November 3 90 l3.
From Madison Square the exhibit
will then be moved 10 Chicago
where II Will be shown in the
Tubunes international Land
Show November . % December
10th
After the eastern eXpusiti0ns
the exhibit will be- returned 20
Texas where 10 viii De displayed
at the Texas Land Shows al
Houston during the month Of
January 1912 Beyond this date
no engagements have yet been
made except that plans are now
on foot for entering the same IN
the World ; competition for hon
ors at the Panama Exposition IN
San Francisco.
After the return of this exhibit
from It's eastern excursions this
winter. and It's subsequent dis
play al the Houston event il will I
hen be boused In a permanent /
IN the State 20 be
added 10 and built up from time I
% time under the direction Of its I
general manager. IN order that ,
{ may be kept up trimmed and {
eady for all feature events of :
ne future both in and out OF the q
,tate. a
PLAN or CAMPAIGN y
In view of the short time in q
which the Association has 10 I,
aise this exhibit the institution
( a whirl-wind campaign was r,
ound necessary. and m order 10 il
the most good in the a
,ast time II was deemed best 10 T,
wide the State into two divi- a
Ions-Eastern and Western-and n
D subdiyide these divisions into cl
)urteen collecting districts each. i,
In the Western division m
. . Williams will have h,
large Of the field work. M
ID have in hand the matter of co
tabllshing e district head ca
larters anubmploying the dis. to
ict managers 10 have charge of ex
e same An assessment OF "a
O0.W has been leveyed against po
ch II these Western e mites. h
ID The Association b, .eking "a
Veral L. q -. .organiz ID ms Ia
raising this fund from a. .se ~
lntes also IN coaeciing a Ar
sditahle exhibit and makirra "A,
preventative showing in each
trici In i''T lection hfis
'ing - lcr the ad rcl
- aru 49, iafiun of the -,