The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-04

Lubbock holds a very vital posi-
+ior in the Tourist travel OF the
state and South West" said Mr..
focte owner. compiler and manager
OF the Locke Good Roads MAPS tnns
have been accepted as the siahearu
authority on Good Roads tnrougho,u'
the West, South and East neio" t"e
Mason and Dixon Line
I, isguing his Road Maps IN book
f.rro q division Is made between tne
v,.eterp states Of California, Arr
"a Colorado, New Mckee and the
wcs+err mali ~ Texas and the rest
~ The south including Florida, Ana
bs,,, Louisiana, Arkansas, Iennes-
see and eastern half Of Texas. lhesS
a,e issued in two separate BOOKS anu
7. tbird hook, known as the ocean
=. Orean book covers all OF these
s,..cs combined into one big BOOK.
A. T. result Of this division Lubbock
IA fuhbock Highways are SHOWN IN
Al three Of his books.
aYou have six cardinal outlets
f,on your city that 90 Somewhere
a,A that Il most remarkable eN-
@ention Lots Of towns and cities
hsve a. many as six highways, some
- tbep designated by the State as
uishwavs leading out Of the town
bnf they a. not Go Anywhere.
"rhe impor. ance and value Of car
dip.l highwavs passing throngh your
rfv ean scarcely be estimated ana
~ value Is growing each year Inc
season Just closing saw more tou,ss. ~.
travel than was ever recorne" ~ Wy Wy
world before. The coming season WIZ
surpass the past season py tNehss
five per cent al least. mere va
one iiltlc town in New Mexico las, a
wear that recorded more than i,9vv
ears passing thru on their way r.as1
80 West With an average OF i've
re,rie 10 the car you can see thal
,bat volume Of traffic thru your town
,neaps-not 50 much for what tney
LII mend while altho tnat
~ lean estimated 90 average more
,ba, a. per car but from the point
IN Inc advertising you Wiil get out OF
s,,b a volume Of people passing thru
pariicularily II you take the trou-
HE 40 make a good impression upon
tbsss travellers with your Tourist
Parks. Good Roads and Friendly spir-
i and Interest in their welfare.
aNot In critical or ankind spirit
b.t NJ constructive suggestion 70
your businessmen, the Chamber W
Commerce and 20 citizens OF 'ne
County--your roads are Tar below
the par established BY other counties
ip this state Of relative importance
with your own. As a matter OF TACT
vo,,r roads are far below the average
set by many counties In the state oi
nothing like your apparent prosperity
and wealth.
II have personally mapped every
road OF any importance In the South
,Set within the past two years and
have been thru Lubbock not less than
four times a year for the past twelve
vears and not one Of the SIX high
wavs that lead out Of the city are kept
In the condition that they should be
Len, upon the basis Of their import
ance. That is particularly true OF
the two Highways toward the south
and East. The Highway between TINS
town and Slaton Is particularly pad
in view Of Of the heavy traffic that
h carries. And that Is a Highway
that can never be kept IN good con-
dition untl II Is hardsurfaced- II -
worked. possibly more than any other
stretch of the same length IN the
county and seldom II ever IN
good condition. The same u more
or less true Of the Highway toward
Tahoka and Big Spring that Is carry,
ing a heavy volume Of the North ana
South traffic.
An OF the Highways throughout
mi. section need to be more defi-
uatelv marked and with just as SIM
nile a marking as possible. The COM
n. tition that is going TO develop be-
tween these two Coast Lines-the
one thru Tahoka, Big Spring and San
Angelo and the other thru Slaton,
Post City, Sweetwater and South 10
San Angelo should improve both OF
these roads throughout their entire
length and that is greatly needed.
Both Of these Highways viii always
he important Highways in this Coun-
tv and through their sections for
there a a large volume Of travel over
both OF them and they offer very
satisfactory option for any tourists
that do not want 10 retravel the same
road two times.
There Is a great demand for an
East and West Highway directly be.
tween Fort Worth and the Plains and
agitation has already been started TO
hiring such a Highway out the paved
Highway 20 Albany. through STAN.
serd. SPUR, Croshyton. Lubbock and
Mesl 10 boswell thereby opeHln9 the /
taosl direct route West out Of Fort
Worth 10 the Plains and after pass
ins luhhock allowing the tourist 10
hr.neh either North into Colorado.
due West Into New Mexle, Arizona
asd into California 90 take The south
Route Va VI raso. Arizona and Cali
sClo.s attention 10 these mstiefs, +
the eomfuFl sed satlsisetlen ~ Ne
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