The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-28

hUlr e1hAAOAAhi th'ht
are not 500 men in the city who can
not afford to pay $500 a month for
three months, and the same old re-
liable 200 will figure they are get
ting off light II they should only
have to pay $4,000 or $4,000 in one
lump.
Half Of this 100000 could be
paid in before April /. and con-
struction started, and the other half
could be paid by pre-dsted checks
due the first Of May and the first
Of June, and by the first Of July
every cent due on the building could
be paid, and nobody hurt.
These are things that must be
done II Lubbock Is to hold her lead
as the Hub Of the Plains. No 20
or 30 men in the town can fulfill
the obligations Of the city towards
its citizenship, its trade territory,
and the state at large, unless they
are supported financially and NOR
ally by the whole town.
or course, you can rare back on
your dignity and enjoy the fruits
Of the labor Of the progressive men
who are willing 90 carry not only
their part. bat the part left vacant
hy the man who refuses 90 be a real
citizen; and Lubbock will continue
20 hold her head as the Hub Of the
Plains. But you are not playing
fair, and 10 Is an injustice % the
man who b. willing 10 do things.
Towns do not just happen they
must be- built, and II takes money,
and time, and thought, and
cooperation to build them. No
man who lives IN town has any
right 20 criticize anything connect
ed with The town, IT'S government,
rs improvements, OF lack Of inn
provemcnts, It's financial, social, or
moral conditions, unless be-, him
self. has given as much time, money
thought, and effort towards the inn
provement Of conditions in proper
ton 60 his ability a. any man in
the city; and it Is very evident
fact. that Boz the many queer twists
Of human nature. the old crouch
that makes the most noise, kicks
NO the most dust. and does the most
cussing. paws the least. and does
the least towards the Improvement
If conditions than any man in the
town. II be- would put az much time
and thought into really doing some
thing Go relieve the conditions that
he bowls about, he would learn
enough about the problems 81 the
city or the matter under consider
nti0n 90 better appreciate the diff
faculties attending its development
and Improvement
The same things holds true IN The
operation Of the cities affairs
through the city government. II,
instead Of cussing the officials and
the operation Of the various mu-
nicipai utilities. you would take the
time 90 inform yourself Of the
actual facts in the various ques-
tions under discussion, you would
find that Lubbock has been most
fortunate IN It's selection Of com
missionors and managers, and stands
out among other cities Of the state
a. one Of the most efficient organ
izations Of its kind known.
One good example Of this
One citizen 81 the city rushed up
10 a commissioner, all excited. and
about half way hunting a fight, be-
cause he was unable 90 get tied on
10 the circuit. why all they need
is one pole and little wire to tie
me on. | have my house all wired,
and want the lights; and yet they
tell me il will be thirty or sixty
days before they can tie me on.
II looks 70 me like somebody Is
either just lying down on the job,
or Just trying 20 be hard-boiled. -
The commissioner promised 90 IN
vestigate and make a report within
day or two as 90 just why he
could no, be tied on just al that
time, and this il what he found out
The line that came near the house
under question was carrying all the
customers that II could carry un-
iii n larger transformer had been
put in that ncighborhood Trans
formers and electric wires are jui
like pumps and pine. You get so
many folks using juice out " one
circuit that the pressure gets down
until nobody has satisfactory lights
In order 90 tie this man on. 10 wa.
necessary that the city invest some
thing like $4,000 in addifiOnaI
equipment TO give the neighbOrhood
satisfactory service. OF course, h.
could have been tied on and every
body's light in the neighbOrhood
dimmed below the standard Of high
est efficiency. The transformer had
been ordered, and would be erected
Just as soon as IL could get here.
When the commissioner explained
that 20 the aforementioned rate
citizen, he understood the situa-
tion, and was perfectly willing 20
wait until the proper Improvements
could be made 20 take care Of him.
The same thing holds true IN your
telephone. your water. your lights.
your Chamber Of Commerce, your
Red Cross, and every other civie
organization dealing with the prob
lens Of n town making the growth
that Lubbock is making at this time.
and, unless the citizens Of the town
have enough confidence in the Off
cials and directors that they elect,
and in the solid foundation Of the
ci,s as the Hub Of the Plains and
the first city in West Texas. O.
really get behind these officials and