Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-02
Special to The News.

Special 60 The News.
LCBiaJCk, sept The twenty
bl,rk paving piolrct nov undrr con
ntfuctiOn ia tue csty of Lubbock IA
sludes the entire retail s'7tiun 81 ia"
city.
an, paving II brick n a lNc,inch
concrete LaS SEPARATED hy band
cushion aud iillet With asph-- at'
cotding 10 the most approved pINiu-
engineering experience The Tan
handlr CONSTRUCTION Company tor.
maIly al Ilainyi'w but which has re-
Gently mad. Lubbock It's permanent
h-adauart-Is has the contract TOT The
paving at ,sss.vVO.
This project IN merely one phase Ot
mum, ipal development uf the dty m
l,ubbock. WITHIN the past week an
additional motive unit has been Ih.
htalled IN the Municipal Light ana
Mater Plant bringing ia. total value
Of this plant aud equipment Ia S-lo'.
900 In addition To- tn real estate anu
intangible assets. The hght rate u ie
putei TO be- the lowest IN tue state
a fiat rate OF ten cents Tor lsht cur
rent and four cents TOT cOuhins anu
industrial current The water rate ~
voirespondingly low with - pei cent
OF the customers on n meter
More than - per cent OF the city Is
cov,red 10y the regulation siNinch lire
mains which together with Tie lAes'
improved La France Motor equipmsn'
gives the city a fire rate Of u GEMS
In, psying when completed viii fyii
Their reduce this rate. Considerar''
extension ~ under way IN wat@l
mains at this time ~ we'll as furthii
extensions VI the light lines 10 cover
thu suburbs Of the city. =
The recent figures announced "a
final hy the census board gives IN
city a population of 4,Val or an ~
crease OF ios pei cent The incr"aJ1
'or III. county l. even more rena
abl. with "A total of II 06g making
increase Of 100 pei cent-ihc TN
largest for any county TN the INT
States. These increases arv the
salt Of normal permanent growth q
do not represent ~ any time AZ
bnom condition.
The Lubbock Inn under the ma
agem,nt 1T q. Clark Smith opened
business September LIST aud u u m
ern ftrepruuf hotel complete IN eve
detail with bath in every room,
Natp t.lenhuncs and excellent DIM
room ~.rvice. This IL i0ruom hud
and plans are under way To dout
the capacity within the coming &c
by the addition ot wing Of the "a
design connected 10y large dini
room aud lobby enclosing SpanI
Court.
Tn. architects plans fur the W
Texas Sanitarium Building for win
800 900 stock has already been -
sc,ibed have been received aud
meeting of the stockholders has IL
called TO vote upur she increasing
the capital stock t. SiS0.000 FOR
erection and cquirmcn; IL this bal
ing as submitted. This building
cludes a novel Nation In the way
hospital facilities IN the way 81
garden and sun parlors ter rupVeri
natients IL - four siu'N VI
with basement and modern in "NI
detail.
Tn, present I.ubbock Sanl,arium
q modern three. story building ui lif
ing design and completely cqun'
with every mniprn service. u ~
stantly filled To- capacity With
rapld deNlopmcnt uf this section
shown ny the census figures ana
d per cent increase over last year
number OF property owners IN
hook county alone the present q
tiles are not going to h. adequate
handl., the demands that VIII he n
upon Lubbock.
The crop conditions are Tar super
10 nnv at past history ~ every
diyidual crop and extensive prep
tons aTe bcing made for the har'
The entir. sev:.,n - In a stfunH
uanriai condition ctincing steady
prndablc prosperity and large IT.