Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-21
BUILDING Observation-Disclosures
J. AT[UBBOCK DESPITE TIGHT MONEY
Special 10 The New.

Special 10 The New.
LUBBOCK. oct. 20-Tho low piic.
az cotton and the 80 called tight mon
ey market IL not hating the huIIdini
programm. ~ the civ 81 Lubbock
according tn figures gathered hv ih'
Lubbock Chamber ~ Commerce o.
Gently. Tho rand growth of this en-,
has f0rc~i housing problem in a.,
city that bids fair Ia become acute
with the coming ~ winter wodthvI
and 60 meet tho SERIOUS problem =
presented exceptional activity IL be-
Ing shown In building operations ~
the city.
Demand l. Reflected
The business district 81 the city nrd
Industrial plants are likewise reflect
ing this demand 90 ear" Zoe toe rap
idly growing populations new gins ni'
being opened to care tor Oh" great
cotton crops and spirit ~ pr"rr,s.
and constructive optimism p,ru'ii'-
Tho entire financial ana business Do,
al the town.
II IL estimated that moro than 30
new residences will be- completed with
in the 90 day peilod 81 the months or
October and November These run
HON the NIIfHNf 81 NN.'''H H|'' 1000 "'|. Nh'
Co the more pr,tenuous 8, 200. $, 900
on up residences N'v frW really
high priced homes ar. b'Iur built no
this time. As a matter Dt fi. tur
homes and business huusts 81 tho
city Of Lubbock are built To ,lr, f.
thu needs and growing demands Uf the
Industrial and business populations ~
tho ciiy and not 90 hous. DO" retired
farmer. scckman or merchant ia
spite Of the great total of wealth re-
presented hy Lubbock city and tuun.
~ there ar. no idle or retired business
men in the city az county Every
man that goes to make up the citizen.
ship 81 this citv Is an active husi'
ness man engaged IN the building ~ q
sound. paying business 81 SOM" Kind,
either merchant. stoCkman. farmer
ginner on some ~ the other industrial
activities that 10 with a distributing
and agricultural Crntcf ~ such
great section az the South Plains de.
mands.
Active BusinesS Men
OF the 100 percent Increase IN
growth for this city - the past tea
years 20 percent 81 them have been
active business men esther merchants
professional men, industrial men orI
handlers 81 the pruduca that u flow
Ing through this market place of the
206 percent incrtaS in rufal popula'
ton tho great majority are active
home owning farmers and sicskmcn
This IL shown by the remarkable flg
ures given showing the great increase
in the number q farm homes On this
county. This figure IL $50 percent ar
instead 81 H.. 2os farms In Luhhock
In 1910 there are now l0GS farm
homes In the county. And Il this mum.
Der. according "a the tax roll - l.uh.
book county for 1890 there has been
an Increase ~ 20 percent In the Mum
her Of owners for this one year over
that o. last year.
construction Work
To meet this great growth and d..
velopment there has necessarily been
n steady and large volume u construct
ion work going on over tho county.
The dull season - well known 10 lum.
Der yards over the state failed 10 ma.
tcrializc In Lubbock this year. each
yard reporting n good business right
through the summer ans early fall
months An exceptional large part ~
this building for the summer months
was through the rural sections oi
The county before the harvest - the
great crops came on. Part ~ this was
10 provide barns and g1anaries foi
the great crops u H.. harvested. some
Of II was To provide houses for tho cot. |
ton pickers that are needed 90 handl. |
the great cotton crops 81 this county
but large part 81 II was to house the |
new land owner. 10 establish III. new |
fai,n home and To supply IN. pcrma.
neat home for the small tract farmer |
that has lived one or two years IN a |
makeshift hut until h., go, things into
shape 90 build a real h0me.
Attending this rural construction q |
home and home plants has been ~. |
construction work IN the gins and |
other Industrial plants in the rural
and civic oenters o. the county 20 |
lake care ~ these large crops when |
ehey started 10 move Included in this |
u The two new gins In the city II Luh.
book. built by Daniels Brothers and |
another by Webb and Dean. Both |