The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-07-14

whose business made il most import
ant that the streets be effectively
named and houses numbered. This
committee included an attorney, an
abstractor, a light man, an insur-
ance man, n tax man, and one other.
II there is anybody in the town
competent to appreciate the needs OF
an effective system Of naming and
numbering streets and houses II is
representatives from these lines OF
business, and effectiveness was the
basis Of their operation.
New York City, Washington, D.
c., and some Of the other small
towns in the country furnished the
suggestion for the present system.
IF more than six million folks can
find their way under this system II
should be easy enough for our five OF
six thousand TO get around fairly
we'll
Every member Of the committee
had a different idea as 20 how the
streets should be named but there
vtle not So aary 81 them hit -hlt
some sort Of an agreement could be
arrived at II every man IN town
was given an opportunity 20 suggest
plan for the same thing, there
would not, al the end Of ten days, be
any two suggestions alike. We al
have notions. But the present sys-
tenn was worked out and has been Of
ficially adopted by the City Commis-
sion and has received very favorable
consideration from men who are ac-
quainted with the systems IN force
over the country and know what an
efficient street naming system means
20 a city.
The wild idea seems 10 have got
ten into some folks head that u will
cost thousands Of dollars 10 change
the existing abstracts 20 the deeds
effecting all city property. But ac-
cording TO abstract men. that Is all
wrong for there is no deed that con-
Germs itself with the street name or
house number but is based absolutely
upon block and lot divisions Of sec
ton numbers that is in no way ef-
fected by street names or house
numbers.
There was one lawyer that got
very irate on just that point--and #
anybody should know how deeds are
made il should be lawyer He
threatened to stop his Chamber Of
Commerce dues because they had
fostered something tina, would cost
the city so much money. He was
shown his mistake and still belongs
10 the Chamber of Commerce.
1t is funny the things folks threat
en- 20 stop their Chamber Of Com
MERGE dues on account Of. One dear
brother rushed into the office recent
ly, called the Secretary out 90 one
side and broke the sad news into his
ear that unless the city did a certain
piece Of street work within the next
thirty days he was going TO stop his
Chamber Of Commerce dues.
OF course he knew that the Cham
Der Of Commerce was not running
the city's business but unless this
was done he was going to stop his
dues.
So it goes-lf your hens are not
laying as many eggs as you think
they ought 10 lay-come down and
clean up on the Chamber Of Com
merce and stop your dues Incident
ly il might be well TO mention the
fact that the slow business and So
aaiiFA iuiN iiiitN VI tue lttA BIN
months has reduced 'he Chamber Of
Commerce budget less than twenty
Ave dollars through cancelled sub
SYMPTOMS and reduction and that dur
ing the saiHc period more than fifty
dollars a month of new members
have been signed up TO counter-bal-
ance that loss
The Chamber of Commerce, the
City officials, the County officials,
the School board, and every other
body of men who do things make
mistakes. Everybody does, that does
anything. A dead man never makes
a mistake, and that holds true re-
gardless Of whether he has been
buried or is just dead and don't
know It and still hangs around town
and kicks.
We are about what we think we
are. as individuals or as a city. II Is
time we began to think Of Lubbock
more as city than an overgrown
country town. Use your house num-
Der. When you tell anybody where
you live. say "i324 Seventh Street."
when you call the tailor say 1854
Thirteenth Street" Get 20 thinking
in up town class.
ANY fool can find fault-it takes
intelligence to do things"--pick your