The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-09-08
AND BEHOLD. HE is SUSPICIOUS

A writer in this issue OF the paper. who is well
known as being opposed to almost every progress
sve movement that is started in the CITY says
that he is suspicious of newborn projects that
needs to be persstenty doomed and defended,
and further states that good and sound business
never needs any defense whatever. We do not
wonder then that this is constantly IN hot
water and continually fighting progress Nothing
in the world that has life, has developed into
the state % maturity without continual care and
protection and coaxing along. Take the trees, the
grass that grace the yards OF the people oil the
city they had be cared for, protected and coax
ed along in order to get to the point where they
cculd be of value or importance. axe the young
I;fe of any kind From the beginning it must be
cared for and given much attention and persuad-
ed to do the things that for its best interest
and yet no says they are suspicious OF
dc thing simply because it needed this attention
and care and boosting along to make 1t do the
things that is expected OF it.
This great and glorious country in which we
Eve did not Just grow into public favor. The great
Panhandle country would still be the board ex-
panse OF uncultivated undeveloped country that
Il was years ago. had men who knew about it.
and had confidence in it not told the world about
II had not boosted II along. and influenced the
minds of homeseekers with desire to see the
country, and to become interested in its progress
by becoming owners of farms small ranches IN
this territory The people did not become SUSPECT
Gus of the country and said; Oh. there is something
wrong there or the peOpic Wouiu HON nave " w
all that boosting for it.
Boosting is merely an educational proposition.
Il is simply matter of bringing before the peo-
pie the conditions and the advantages OF the pos
sibilities OF things. This is age when progress
is rapid 1t is too rapid for the sluggish minds and
dispositions OF some people. here are people
who are not willing to prosper-these people look
with suspicion disfavor upon anything that
will cause them to move up. The old OK wagon
was a good way to travel years ago. but progress
has put this mode of travel out OF existence. The
horse and buggy was a faster and much better way
to travel till the automobile came into use and
now the fellow who has to depend upon the horse
and buggy to attend bargain sale, would get
there after the bargains all gone. and the
same conditions exist in every walk OF life The
fellow that depends upon making crop with a
bull tongue plow and other similar farm Implements
would have a mighty slim show at competing with
the progressive farmer of today. The markets
would change dozen times before he could gel
his grain gathered and to the elevator. The same
Is true of every business enterprise. he exis-
tence of the fellows who clamoring for the old
time schools and the old method of doing things
are really blessing to the community after all
for they the means of spuring up to point OF
activity some of those who inclined to become
di6wsy and go to sleep the job
We believe in boosting things along. We be
lieve that if thing IS good. 1t Is good enough
for the people to know about And the best way
we know to inform them is to boost it, This
is a new way of educating the people. Just the
riding in auto is new and improve
method of travel over the OK wagon. The tee
phone the old method Of communicating with
your neghbor by going across the mountain TO see
him and find that he is not there. and have to
plod back and try again other day
Just at this point too. become suspicious.
and decide that those who are suspicious about
the new born things. were also knfolks to those
who were suspicious when Noah built the ark
and oh, hue ~
America. Were suspicious when Fulton invented
the boat, and when the first air plane raised
it's body into the air and sailed away. all along
down the line OF life suspicion fills their life and
they not satisfied with anything that is pro
jected because Of their uncomfortable suspicion.
These same people have to be dealt with in every
progressive movement. and though their property
may have enhanced in value under the new condi-
ton of things they still hold on to their suspicion
and fight progress.