The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-27
WILL LUBBOCK COUNTY HAVE BETTER
ROADSp

A better roads movement was started at the
kiwanis Club today In fact, il more OF a
continuation of the work started several weeks ago
by the Rotary Club when committee was APP
pointed or authorized to be appointed to JOIN a
like committee from other organizations to work on
plans to start movement for better roads in Lub-
book county.
The program Thursday the road ques-
ton and some good talks We're made along this
line and we believe that there is going to be some
definite work done in the way OF better roads in
the very near future Col Neal Douglass. OF Lit
tlefield who is OF the Commissioners in Lamb
County addressed the club, and gave them some
good pointers on the building Of roads in this
ton of the state, and pointed out the best method
of procedure in getting the roads movement start
ed He says that the idea that good roads cannot
be built out of this soil is all a mistake, that II can
be done but that the proper maintenance OF the
roads after they are built is just important as
anything else and it is a waste OF money to build
roads and expect them to last always without
pair, and they should be looked after closely in
order to keep them in good repair.
He was followed by Judge Sowder who
planned that the cos, of bad roads was much great
er than the cost of good roads and by number
of good illustrations drawn from the OF the au
tomobile showing the difference in the cost OF op
Grating car over bad roads and good ones. He
pointed out that the difference in the cost for op
Grating the for year would more than take
care of the interest sinking fund. etc. OF bond
issue sufficient build good roads through Lubbock
county. To say nothing OF the many benefits to
be derived from good roads through the county
Mr. Duggan. who is prominently known in Lamb
county and has been of the leaders in the de
velopment of that county and one of the big boost
ers for good roads pointed out that Lubbock
should from a purely cold blooded dollars and
cents view point see to it that the roads from Lub
book to Littlefield and connections in the various
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of the neghboring counties. it would mean many
thousands of dollars lost in business it the roads
were neglected longer. He stated that Lamb coun-
~ had two good highways through the county.
One from the Southeast up the Snata Fe
and on toward Clovis. and the other in the North
part of the county from the east line Of the county
on West toward Clovis. He stated that the com
nissioners had made arrangements to connees
hese two highways and that while Plainview is
sixteen miles further from Littlefied than Lubbock.
he bulk of the trade would go there in preference
to travelling over the roads in Lubbock county
between here and there 'Iie did not mention this
IN order to frighten the people OF Lubbock. but
i just natural that people in autos would rather
ravel over sixteen miles OF good roads. than to
ross five miles OF rough roads. and this all
know to be a fact He stated that Bailey county
West of Lamb had financed their roads, and the
ponds had been sold and the engineer employed
% take charge of the work of building the road
lie also stated that Hockey county had made the
arrangements for financing their part OF
he road between Lubbock and Littlefield and that
work would begin real soon that stretch OF road.
lie said further that who have been the
-oad through Cara and Scurry counties knew that
he roads thru these counties good. it left
I up to Lubbock to put the proposition over and
make the roads good in this county
Anyway glad to know that the road
question is gaining the attention of such men as
he members of the Rotary and kiwanis Club and
We believe that when these organizations get in
behind the movement, that something definite will
De done and that soon
Let's go for better roads.
Use common sense in building them.
Be economical and conservative, but let's act