The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-09-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTIVE
SECRETARY BRIGGS GIVES OUT SOME OF THE MANY
THINGS THAT ORGANIZATION HAS DONE PAST YEAR
MANY IMPORTANT THINGS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED
Advancement Lubbock Being Well Looked After and the
Directorate Solcts the Co-Operation of the People In
Bringing Matters Before Them.

The West Texas Chamber Of Com.
merce is taking a West Texas Exhibit
TO a number OF State Fairs in the
North. Lubbock has n small but
rather complete exhibit along The
reports we have received show that
we are getting large advertising at
all OF these fairs.
Early in the summer, the Chamber
Of CONNIE rec assisted in promoting a
Wool Growers Association. This 70.
suited in centralizing about 100000
pounds of wool in this city, and
bringing buyers from all parts Of tnu
country. This Association is grow.
ing in strength. and will be an in.
creasing asset to Lubbock, and 10 the
sheep raisers.
Through the cooperation OF the
Agricultural Department and the
classer was brought 70 this county,
and he is now headquarterng in this
city. He will be in a position 70 elias
sify the farmers cotton, and also as
sist him in the sale Of H.
A few weeks ago the agricultural
department and this organization
started a moscment TO bring IN labor
70 assist the farmers in harvesting.
Every effort Is being made 20 ar
tract labor 90 this section, and prob
ably much good will be accomplished
though labor is exceedingly scarce.
Saturday. September 20th, the
Chamber Of Commerce will hold a
Rally Day for the boys and girls and
womcns clubs, and have offered a
series Of premiums for this purpose.
This to encourage the work Of Miss
Ilalsey and Mr. Thompson along
these lines This is being done IN
lieu Of there being no fair. Some
people have rather criticised the
Beard for not holding fair this
year. But as there is not a building
or buildings in the city large enough
fpr this purpose vacant. the Board
reluctantly decided to drop the fair
for tins year
There is no doubt but that this year
'he opportunity for advertising Lu0-
book r. better than \ has been i)r
some time, and there is no doubt but
that people are looking this way more
than ever before IN times past the
cshiha AZ the Dallas State FAIR mas
accomplished wonders in the pubic ~
lire 80 the Board decided TO ask The
people 70 finance an exhibi; % Dali
las. aid II possible 20 the Cotton Pal
ace al Waco a full report viii be
maie ON this not only as 70 subscrin-
ton out as 20 expenditure.
The above. while lengthy. is a
brief report a. 20 the activities Of the
Chamber Of Commerco Many items
have not been mentioned. such as the
work for paving and good roads. but
Editor Dow's space Is limited. and he
has other items Of interest TO pub
lish
4ust a word more. Questions as
70 the handling Of the finance Of he
Chamber Of Commerce are often
brought up. We wish TO state that
there IL not a cent expended, eXcept
through a voucher signed by both
president and secretary. on the order
Of the Board Of Directors. The books
are open Ut all times TO the members.
and we would be glad to show them.
Your Board gives many hours a
month to this work, and your secre-
tarics are trying faithfully to carry
out the work for the development of
Lubbock.