The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-01

yany has done a. much as any other
line in making Lubbock a wholesale
center. Everything necessary for
the building Of structures. demanded
from n sash and door factory ls man
ufactured at this plant and dlstribut-
ed over this territory Under the
management Of Mr. Atkins this com
pany u rapidly extending its terri
tory over the entire Plains country
and into New Mexico.
There IL an extensive wholesale
produce house Opersted here. the
Lubbock Produce and Commission
Company This institution has done
much to encourage the fruit produc-
ton industry in the Plains country
and distributes fruits and vegetables
over this entire section Of the
Plains country. The commodities
handled by this institution include
fruits vegetables and all lines Of pro-
duce. All the retail houses in the
Plains making an effort 10 handle
fresh vegetables depend upon this
store 10 secure them in a wholesale
way The institution has been un-
der the management Of Mr. Meadows
for the last year who has made a
thorough study of wholesaling Of pro
duce and is one Of the most import
ant factors in n wholesale way in the
Plains country.
One wholesale cigar distributor.
one wholesale oil distributor, in adj
dition 20 the wholesale oil concerns
opera ing filling stations in the city,
one wholesale packing house. five
Wholesale automobile accessories and
car distributors. and one wholesale
produce and hide house handling
poultry. dairy products, etc. one
wholesale creamery, one wholesale
bakery and many smaller Institutions
in a wholesale way distributing pro
ducts TO the Plains country A large
cotton compress. which in the past
has not done a very extensive busi-
ness. will this year be the medium OF
handling the cotton Of this section IN
q wholesale way. Il is estimated
that $1,000 bales of cotton VIII oe
handled BY this press aud prepared
here for export across he water %
the foreign trade
The territory covered m a general
way by the wholesale houses Of Lub-
book can best be seen on the map Of
the Plains country. Il extends 20
the north through Bailey. Lamb and
Hale counties and as far to the north
IS Canyon. supplying considerable Of
the trade at PlainviewN 70 the west
through Hockey. Cochran counties
aud an of eastern New Mexico South
Though Yoakum. Terry, Lynn. Gar
"a. Gaines and al the border cOun-
lies The railroad facilities are the
rialn line Of the SAINTS Re from the
Gulf 70 Los Angeles through Clovis
and the Main line The Panhandle
and Santa Fe from Amarillo 20 Kan
sas City connecting with southern
points through Lubbock at Amarillo
and South 20 the Gulf Lubbock TO
Crosbyt0n branch and Brownfleld to
Seagraves branch. As soon as con-
ditions warrant. which will probably
be when the railroads are released 70
their owners by the government the
Santa Re announces Il viii build a.
road through Hockey and Cochran
counties tapping the state Of New
Mexico on the west. The Panhandle
Short line has been surveyed through
from Dalhart through Hereford TO
Luhb ,ck and on to the Southeast.
which will give another excellent
feeder to Lubbock. All these roads
make Lubbock the main point on
the Plains for distributing and mar
keting and all grains, cattle. and
for the Plains counties
must pass through Lubbock the same !
with outgoing commodities. That Is
why Lubbock is the logical distribut-
ing center for West Texas and the (
Plains country.