The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-03

He is president of the school board.
which has had put up one Of the
best high school buildings in the south
and several modern ward school
buildings
He is a good roads advocate, and
is a builder He is now erecting one
of the largest garage buildings in
that section of the country. In adj
dition to giving employment in his
hardware business to the heads Of
twenty-five or more families who are
prospering, he is making room for
still more The profits on the mer-
chandise he sells 90 to paying sal
aries, 20 charity, to the erection Of
new buildings, to the improving of
streets, roads and schools. His state
and county taxes amount 10 more
than $4,000, besides his income tax,
and it is estimated that he pays sal
aries, taxes and rents amounting to
$4,000 per annum.
Suppose our people had sent all
the money that has passed through
his hands to catalog houses. what
would we have 90 show for 10? And
this is just one Of many men who
have made success Of merchandis-
ing IN Hot Springs And the greater
portion Of their success has gone into
the upbu.ld.ng Of our city and coun-
try.
He Helps Build up the Community
This man has been directly con
nected with and largely responsible
for the erection of school. bank. store
and residence buildings at an argre-
gate cost OF nearly a million dollars.
He has given back to the city and
country a service Of far more value
than be has taken from Il. and !
want 20 ask this question: Has Do paid
this community 20 do business with
this man, OF would this country have
been better off had all this money
been sent TO the eatalog houses7 Can
Won think Of n merchant in your
town who has not given back 70 the /
community as much or more than he /
has taken from u? II you have such |
merchants, they are not the kind that /
am referring %. How would you /
like TO have all the merchants in your |
town 80 out Of business. thereby /
forcing you 10 buy all your farm i'm I
plements, wagons, hardware, stoves. (
ranges, dry goods. clothing, shoes. I
groceries. etc, from the catalog hous- I
esq Is il not fact that a great many |
Of our people use the local merchants /
for convenience and buy staple ar |
ticles from them and send away for
he proht-bearing goods because they
ihink they are saving few pennies7 n
The truth Of the whole matter IL the
people do not think ahead. They are
'rying 10 save n few cents today nj
! cost 10 themselves. their families,
md 10 the communities Of many thou
and dollars in the future.
This man that ] refer 10 has beg
red the farmers 20 buy improved
arm implements and % improve their
logs, cattle and poultry. paint their
Iouses and keep their wagons and
implements under shelter. 20 raise
heir own feed and food, raise more
hcep and goats and less dogs, and
> now helping 10 establish n market.
ne place and cotton yard, 30 the far
nera may have n place % store their
'otton and obtain the highest mar
go prices for their products Do you
NOV 81 any cataloR houses trying
u help anybody except themselVeaf
WIZ Do They DO ~
What want h faf some 0no h.
ell NJ why send their money a. cal.
Hog houses for anything they can
'Hf ~ home A person ehn plilunll
.a ihr caialnr houses h willing %
rusi strangers siih hIa money ani
fuIi ihf sirangrra' WaIi. and salt