The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-06-30

for further directions-or to spend
the night at the Tourist Park on the
fair grounds. Point out the hotels
to him-be human and you know
what he viii say about Lubbock all
the way back TO the back side of no.
where and back.
A three-minute conservation with
a tourist in the right spirit will do
more permanent good for the city OF
Lubbock than $40 worth of advertis-
ing and $40 worth ow advertising is
worth ten times what 1t costs.
You meet folks on the street you
have known for years and you never
break the superior dignity of your
face 90 even grin, much less say
"howdy." Yell il out--"HOWDY,"
and smear a grin all over your mug
and see how soon you will really be
liking the folks you meet in the
morning. They have not changed a
bit-but you are different.
Let's make Lubbock the most hum
an town i'm the world. Not only IN
the city. but let's write "back home"
and tell the folks back there what
they are really missing by not living
here. There is not single family
in the town or county that cannot
within one year bring one family TO
Lubbock county. II you will take
five families, friends of yours, who
have confidence in you, and once ev-
cry month write them a good, friend
~ personal letter telling them about
what is happening m Lubbock ana
Lubbock county, how much we nave
grown in the past ten years and are
growing right now, and what great
opportunities we have for the COM
ing years-one out Of the 1--WE Will
move here before the year is gone.
This Office has distributed more
than $4,000 pieces Of Lubbock lit
erature in the past ten inonths-four
or five folks have read some Of these
pieces. At least a round hundred
thousand have read about Lubbock
through that means alone. Ten daily
papers in the state have carried more
than 5000 inches Of Lubbock news
in the same period of time, that has
been read by more than-it Is i'm
possible TO estimate--but at least a
million different folks---and all OF
that counts in the long run.
You don't know what human sort
Of folks we have here until you have
tried being a bit human yourself;
Timber up and say "Howdy, and
see how you feel afterwards.
We have more real problems 10
the square inch here than any town
in the world il seems. cit seems the
same way in all the others, no
doubt. But none Of them are hope
less and IL we can develop the habit
Of putting a little grin into our work
the problems will not be nearly so
hard and much more quickly solved.
We have a few natural born crooks
possibly, though doubt it--but
about g99, 999 out of possible l.
600 900 folks who live here are q
pretty decent sort and II is your
fault IL you don't know IT,
Come down of your Crouch and
\ be human.
Flies Breed Disease
Files breed disease" is saying
so old and trite that we are apt to
lose the full value OF the statement
but the worst pest of flies are found
throughout the west this spring than
ever before in the history OF the
| country. This Is due to a number
! Of things in Lubbock--and some
remedy to the fundamental eondi-
| tons must be found before any
great results can be had from the
situation.
First among the reason for the
/ great number Of flies In the city q
the fact that we have had 30 much
rain. The city Is making every e.
fort TO drain every pool OF water IN
and around the city to keep down
II flies and mosquitoes
Next. the weeds and filth Of the
city. OF course II does not seen
nice 70 speak Of the dlth Of our own
home town. but II you wiz pass dowi
some Of The alleys Of the city and
see and smell some Of the Cow lot
right down IN town ytu VIII D.
thoroughly convinced n the ~!
esl.t.nx In the eits. Th5 CIty uealtl