The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-02-12
THE PAST AND FUTURE jF LUBBOCK
IN THIRTEEN YEARS SHE HAS PASSED FROM VILLAGE
OF HUNDREDS TO CRY OF THOUSANDS
NOW IMPORTANT WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTING POINT
Agriculture Fast Becoming The Most Important Industry OF Sur
rounding Territory Supported by Da&ys Hog Raising etc.
and Lubbock s the Recognized Hob Of the Plains

which carried by an extremely large
majority. there only being an insig-
|nifcant half dozen votes cast against
with hundreds Of votes for the prop
ostion, and this is about the proper
ton that our city runs in matters
Of improvements and progress. To
day the prospector finds the livest
set Of people here that exists any
where, and city Of fine residence
buildings, stores and public buildings,
and city Of splendid sidewalks and
soon magnificent paving. We have
electric lights from two splendid
plants, ice plant and city water and
sewer system, big telephone system,
and telegraph plant that handles
a large volume OF business. The heav-
lest in this part Of the country. Our
schools are housed in splendid brick
buildings and this is the head Of the
University interscholastic league of
this district comprising about twenty
counties and is also the seat Of tho
South Plains Teachers Institute in
which about four hundred teachers
from ten counties assemble for
weeks study and instruction. Our
churches are all either housed in fine
brick buildings or planning an active
campaign for the building Of suitable
houses Of worship, and many Of other
fine residence and handsome business
houses are being planned and the
spring months are liable 10 bring
about a building boom such AS has
never been experienced in this sec
ton.
We have heretofore spoken most
ly Of the progress OF the city but
while this has been going on there
has also been something going on IN
the rural communities and as our
readers remember we gave an arti-
Gle on the rural schools not many
weeks ago, and there will be great
improvement al over the county IN
many Of the schools during the com
ing year Many people are moving to
Lubbock county, and many farms
have changed hands and new land
has been purchased which will be
cultivated the coming season, and our
two splendid gins that have not been
able 10 handle the big crop that was
raised in 1919 will incrense their ca
eacitv and two other plants viii be
nut IN here We also have a cotton
compress. and there is a probability
of m oil mill in the near future,
which win mean great deal 10 this
section 81 the country, and g real
necessity 70 supply the demand in
the Lubbock territory
The future Of the South Plains is
certainly bright The splendid seas
on in the ground az this time Is
sufficient 70 start the crops OF as
soon as the farmer can get the ground
prepared and the seed planted The
main thing in the way at the present
time Is The ungaihered crops pro-
duced last year II looks ike some Of
our farmers are not going 20 got
The old crop OF the ground in time
10 get the new one planted. but
there is certainly every indication now
that the Lubbock trade territory viii
make another bumper crop, possibly
far in excess Of anything that has
ever been known in this country. We
know that the acreage will be largely
increased. The farmers here will in
crease their farms and many peopel
who have moved here the past fall
will put in new farms. Lubbock with
her hustling citizenship will continue
to add to her facilities for taking care
Of the various industries, and from
the village Of half a thousand people.
when we came here. we expect to
see city in the very near future of
greater population than any on the
plains Of Texas People are looking
this way, and Lubbock is going to
take care of them when they come,
and make them feel like they are
appreciated Just watch Lubboe
grow.