The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-09

won in the highway meeting calico
at Spur last Monday for the purpose
81 forming an active organization TO
mark and advertise the highway,
Known as Highway IS by the State
Highway Department, but as the road
from Lubbock 90 Albany, by the
travelling public with the purpose OF
attracting "A heavior flow ~ tourists
thru this city this coming summer
The meeting was called following
conference between Secretary
Keen. President Rix and Harry Locke
the lending authority on tourist trav-
el and good roads In the Southwest
and IN connection with the Stanford,
Snrr and Crosbyton Chambers Of
rornn,orcc More than n hundred
delegates were present from al the
towns between Albany and Lubbock,
q delegation of ten rcpresenting TINS
city.
The delegates were served lunch
con a. the Spur Inn as guests ot tne
spur Chamber u Commerce and the
meeting was called 90 80 az the
pirture show. Clifford 3. Jones was
temporary chairman with Curtis A.
Keen, temporary secretary. Inc
convention got down 90 business with
the minimum of delay and the follow
ing permanent officers were elected
President A. B. Spencer, Cr1shyton;
p. Won Roscuburg, Lubbock Homer
u Wade. Stamford. and =, 5 shan
non Of Fort Worth. Vice President,
I,otspeich Of Croshyton, Secretary
Treasurer and Curtis A. Keen. Lub-
book. Director Of Publicity
The highway is 20 be known as
The For4 Worth Plains Air Line and
10 be marked with the initials p
A l.. black letters on a white band
with possibly a red band above the
white II win be marked into Fort
Worth. but will extend. proper, from
kbarv % Roswell via Stanford.
spur. Croshyton. lubbock and West-
The completion Of the bridge over
the Braras makes n che shortest and
most practical highway from Fort
Worth on 90 the Plains and VIII add
"a fubboeks already established poo
sifion In the pivotal point Of ATT
western travel Already six desig
mated highways lead ont from this
civ and even tho this highway comes
In on an already established highway
will in reality make two more
highway outlets or one primary trunk
line highway ~ tourists travel
"Au Roads Lead to Rome was
the statement Of old--bat at roads IN
TEXAS lead thru Lubbock. via the
wesferr route 20 the Northwest.
Few people realize how many hun
dreds of people each year pass thru
our city In automobiles The regis
try maintained Of the tourist park,
shows that more people spent the
night NJ the tourist park since 4
was opened than live in the city. With
the advertising being given our tour
ist mark and these additional high
ways. the proper marking of the ex-
isting highways and their proper ad-
vcrtising il will be an easy record %
average three hundred cars per
month thru the coming tourist sea-
son with an average Of men 20 the
car They not only spend an average
Of from s. ~ $40 per car per night,
while here. but carry away a wealth
of advertising that permeates the en-
tire United 81 ates with dependable
information upon this town and sec
tion.
The SPUR bunch are Lubbock boos-
tors OF the first water and are royal
entertainer on their own part. The
great imnortance Of his meeting.
aside from the highvuv matter. was
the fact that the men representing
the towns aiorC this highway are the
same men that will take the lead IN
the constri etion OF a railroad when
the proner time comes. between this
ci.y and Fort Worth. Tbs. this mat
ter Is in the minds 81 all West Texas
will be realized from the following
resolutions passed at this meeting.
OF course Lubbock was not mention
ed BY name-it Is not time for that
vet: but that Lubbock viii be one ~
The strongest contenders for this rail
road Is a f,~Cg'nc conclusion that
needs no discussion'
whereas, the State Highway De-
partment has designated highway
number eighteen from Albany to-
Bronze.
whereas a porl ion 81 this highway
has not been improved. and since the
re- en- world vide war, the improved
portions have been allowed 10 deter
ioraie,
whereas, lhis highway has not
been properly marked for the guild
anee ~ travellers,
Therefore, be II resolved that We
the representatives Of the various
towns along this highway In mass
meetlnn assembled, pledge ourselves
h. the State Highway Cnmmla lon to
use our best efforts to make thla one
% lha main arteries ~ travel Ia ths
state, and that We
REQUEST and lnslal thai the Com.
mlsslaners Court ~ the farlaua oaun'
llea through which this highway past
~ espend such funds A. y poaslhlo
In The batter maIklnE and ma'nls
naaea " aid highway