The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-01
LUBBOCK HAS MANY WHOLESALERS
NEARLY EVERY LINE OF TRADE Is wHOLESALED AT THIS
POINT AND ENJOY A BIG TRADE.
LUBBOCK IS AA|lROAO CENTER OF SOUTH PLAINS
Good. of Every Description Shipped Every Direction the
.hhccL Trad. Territory which Embraces Fourteen Com
ties m Texas and Many Points in Eastern New Mexico

The principal railroad center OF
the Plains country aside from ANA
rillo, and furnishing the majority OF
the commodities used in the Plains
country, with a system Of railroads
now in operation covering an exten-
sive territory and other roads con
templnted. makes Lubbock whole
sale and distributing center CONTROL
ing an extensive territory.
Twelve years ago, or prior to the
advent of the railroads into this sec
ton, there was no distributing cen
ter Every community secured its
supplies and necessities AS best Il
could With the advent Of the rail
roads and the extensive development
Of the vast field Of natural resources
which exists in this section II was nee
es~ary TO establish some city as the
distributing center. Its geographical
location, and the progressive spirit of
its citizenship makes Lubbock that
city and while there are other cities
in the Plains country claiming this
same honor the vast volume Of bus
mess done. and the number OF
Wholesale houses already here and
the extensive territory controlled by
the Lubbock houses without ques-
ton Of doubt settles the question IN
favor of Lubbock. the second city OF
the Plains country.
To-day there are four extensive
wholesale grocery houses operating
in Lubbock. The largest Of these
houses are the J NJ. Radford Whole
sale Grocery house. operating
branch from the Abilene house. how
ever. the house operated m Lubbock
being a. large n the main house at
Abilene and covering practically as
large q territory, and the Waples-
Platter Company operating a branch
from the Dallas house. Both OF these
institutions have erected substantial
brick buildings for warehouses and
contain the most extensive wholesale
stocks Of groceries and stpdries 70
be found IN the great Southwest. In
connection with the Radford house
a cold storage plant is operated
Both ~ theSe houses, in fact all ths
grocery houses operating N Lubbock
zre equipped with sufficient stocks
of goods to supply the market IN
car load lots II 80 desired Mobiles
Bros also maintain a house. a branch
from Amarillo. which IS a very I'M
portant factor in the making of this
section wholesale and distributing
center.
The I'd S Hughes company. Of
Abilene. has erected a very substan-
tial brick building here and handles
an lines Of hardware. IN wholesale
lots. The I'D Hughes company1is one
Of the most extensive wholesalers Of
hardware operating IN West Texas
and considerable percent of the
hardware carried by the retail stores
of the Plains country i handed
through this institution.
In addition to these houses there
are SIX Wholesale grain and feed
houses in operation here. which
maintain adequate markets for the
handling Of all feeds and grains for
this entire territory and cover a vast
territory in the Plains country.
These institutions are all operated
by substantial concerns who are play
ing an important part IN the whole
sale line throughout West Texas and
the Plains country.
The McAdams Lumber Co. does
an extensive wholesale lumber bust I
ness in the Plains country. supplying
the majority of the independent
yards operating IN this section as well
a. supplying some part of the mater
ials handled by many Of the line
yards This company also operates
sash and door factory in Lubbock
for the express purpose of furnishing