The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04
LOCAL RETAILERS Do BIC BUSINESS
REGARDLESS OF WAR AND ADVERSE CONDITION
THROUGHOUT WORLD OUR BUSINESS MEN PROSPER.
BANKS OF LUBBOCK SHOW VERY HEAVY DEPOSITS
Thew Have Taken Care of of the Lubbock Territory
w. Th., E. Made Them Business and Enabled Every
Legitimate Business to Move Right Along

or Injuries but are investing tneir
money in a substantial manner in the
best the market affords This will
be shown II a glance is but given TO
our stock which includes some of the
most expensive nationally advertised
lines"
Many merchants of Lubbock and
the entire Plains country, for that
matter. earlier in the season did not
realize that the demand was going to
be so large and as a result hurried
trips 70 market have been forced, to
meet the demands placed on the bus
mess institutions for this class Of
merchandise.
The conditions which have existed
in Lubbock and the Plains country
this year, and with the future pros
poets ahead Lubbock has rapidly
brought TO the front as the Leading
commercial center of the Plains
country. New business institutions
have been established and still more
are coming to the city. Plans are
being made for the erection Of new
business blocks and old buildings
have been repaired Today there is
not city with more up-to-date
business section in the entire state
Of Texas with the population Of Lub-
book. Wholesale houses report that
their territory is rapidly being ex-
tended and more help is necessary TO
handle the trade which comes 10 the
city. Railroad officials announce
that the freight shipments both in
and out are larger than In proceeding
years. With this demand for more
business there is field Of oppor-
tunity here for the commercial man
who wishes 10 establish business
house 10 assist in caring for this ex-
tensive development. There are now
here. three wholesale grocery houses.
one wholesale hardware house. one
wholesale produce house, and many
wholesale hay, feed and grain houses.
In fact the surrounding cities can
receive from Lubbock for the retail
trade practically all the commodities
that could possibly be required for
the carrying on ~ their business.
The reader may get some idea Of
the extensiveness of the business
section Of Lubbock by the listing Of
the business houses which now exist
here and comparing this with condi-
tons twelve years ago, before there
we're any railroads into this section.
The decision will be unanimous that
the growth ard development Of this
section in a business and financial
way has been little short Of phenom-
inal Following are the business
houses which are making this a com
mercial center
-Four banks. two large sanitar.
iums. doctors and surgeons. dentists.
five hotels. four of these smaller in
stituti0ns, one extensive land and de-
velopment company; four drug
stores: fifteen grocery stores; three
hardware stores. four furniture
stores; three mems outfitters. five
life insurance companies maintaining
branch headquarters here; twenty
five real estate dealers. four candy
stores, two saddleries; five large lum-
Der yards; one creamery: one laun-
dry; two power plants; one ice plant;
one newspaper and job printing de-
partment. one exclusive job printery;
four extensive feed dealers; one
poultry and produce house; two pro-
duce houses; six garages; seven au-
tomobile dealers; five retail oil COM
panies: six extensive coal dealers
two news stands: one bakery; two
racket stores; two boot making shops;
five barber shops; one wagon yard;
one trade barn; blacksmiths; two
gins; one compress; one machine
shop; one mattress factory; four ex-
tensive dry goods stores: three meat
markets, and other business institu-
tions which are far more extensive
in the stock Of merchandise and gen
eral appearance than the average
reader would surmise.
Cooperation among the business
interests Of the city is one of the i'm
portant factors in the extension of
Lubbock as commercial center.
Legitimate competition is recognized
among all the institutions. The city
is free from factions and factional
fights. Every business man has the
idea in mind Of pulling with the
other fellow TO bring about maxi
mum development and with the as
sistance Of the Chamber Of Com
meree, which is one Of the strongest
organizations Of its kind in the State
the city is rapidly gaining an envia-
BILE reputation from the standpoint
OF being the leading commercial
center OF the Plains country.