The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-09-15

'sOn To Post City and Bigger,
Better South Plains Fair" we're the
outstanding features of Special
/ Meeting Of the Junior and Senior
| Chamber of Commerce called Tues
day afternoon in the Justice Court
Room at 2:30 by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce in preparation for the
First Fair Trip Of the year TO be
taken Friday.
More than seventy-five Of the
leading business men and citizens Of
! the city were present and things got
away in a cloud Of enthusiasm. "The
Fair ie going over with n Bangw was
/ the substance Of every talk made
While this is the attitude and belief Of
every director, BUSH rs men and
citizen who has looked into the ques-
ton-still the problems of the Fair
are not being minimized. There are
I no less than a round million things
10 be done within the next three
weeke
1T is a quiet day when less than
/ fifty men come to the Chamber Of
Commerce office these days" said
Secretary Keen. as he stirred around
on his desk in a pile Of papers.
] hiEWN VI 10 NUI FtdfN ifl nuIhF AE
be- expressed II.
Fifty visitors, almost as many
I letters, twice as many phone calls,
aud several times as many problems
and outside Of that there is moth
ing % do before the Fair But gem
eral conditions are more favorable
today three days ahead of the Fair
than they were the day the Fair
opened last year And the end is
not in sight yet-intercst is growing
every day throughout the entire
South Plains Section Every day we
hear Of more exhibits that are com
ing and more inquiries come in from
possible exhibitions far away az
Knox City. San Angelo, Hereford. -
they are all looking this way.
"Mr. Jennings Of the Swine De-
partment tells us that he already has
more hogs lined up for this year than
We had last year and there are still
lot 10 come This is true in every
other department. Last year we had
less than dozen industrial exhibits.
Already this year we have 3S such
exhibits signed up for booths The
entire Main Building will be given
over % Industrial Exhibits.
Three extra tents have been order
ed 10 house the overflow of exhibits
that are already assured There viii
be room for every body. everything
and all the time
The Main Building IS now being
floored. the Woman's Building is be-
ing completely floored. additions be-
irg made 20 the Hog Department. a
Poultry Tent ordered, the Race track
will be inproved, light lines are be
ing put in, connections made in the
water lines. the grounds cleaned up,
the grandstsnd reinforced. and feat
ures for the Fair whipped into shape
ready for the opening day.
Lubbock Dsy--Pubiie School Day
Tuesday, the 4th has been iesig-
mated as Public School Day and Lub-
book Day. The County Superinten-
dent is advising all Rural Schools to
close for that day and for all School
Children TO take part in the Days
Programme that has been arranged
especially for the children Of this
section. II is expected that the city
schools will close in the afternoon in
order that LUBBOCK DAY may be
fully observed.
Stores Will Close From IL to 4
On the first day, Tuesday. every I
store in the city of Lubbock will close |
from twelve until four and the whole |
town turn out to LUBBOCK DAY.
Special features are being arranged
for this day and il is expected that \
the opening attendance win break all
previouz single day attendance rec
ords
Grand Parade Al I O'clock
Promptly at one o'clock the big
gest parade ever formed in the city
of Lubbock will be formed and after
parading the city will proceed to the
Fair Grounds for the afternoon races,
and other special programmes Of the
day. II Is expected that more than
1000 cars will take part in this pa
rade. Many Of the adjoining towns
have already signified their intention
Of taking part in this parade. /
Decorated cars will be featured by
all firms, individuals, schools, classes.
communities and industries. II Is
requested that these decorations be
conservative and not extravagantly
wasteful as is often the case. There
will be no awards made upon these
DECORATIONS on tntr hScouuts ~ n
not desired that any individual, busi-
ness house, community or industry
waste any great smesnt of money
upon their ecorations--which shall
be effective for less than an hour. IL
viii be more profitable to put that
money into a more elaborate exhibit
at the Fair that win stand for thel
entire three days for thousands to
Judy.
ks<s Prcsrsmss
Starting promptly AZ z 80 each at
ternoon, there win be biR race pro-
gramme. The first day'e programme
viii by Bicycle and Novelty Races hy
the school children of the city, coun-
~ and adjoining counties. some nice
awards are offered IN this Depart
msnt and a u oxpseted thai large
number ~ entrants viii take part N