The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET
FOR TRAVELLING MEN SATURDAY
ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR IS ARRANC-
ED-WILL BE A STAG AFFAIR AND A LIVE ONE
IS FIRST OF ITS KIND EVER INAUCURATED
Designed to Travelling Men Become Better Acquainted With
The Progreveness of Lubbock, Who viii be Walking Adver-
tisements for Lubbock and Her Possibilities

They're coming" Did some
body ask who? They evidently are
not keeping up with the times. We
were talking about the travelling
statesmen and believe me, the cards
are pouring in, according 60 Griffin
who is in charge Of attendance and
invitations 20 the travelling mon's
stag party 10 be held Saturday
night
II you haven't got ticket, call
me, see Red kuykendall, MusgrOves,
or phone the Chamber Of Commerce
how many you want and we viii
get them TO you. They are Si.00
each, and every sure-enough
citizen in the city Of Lubbock ought
10 buy one for himself, and one
for visiting travelling man and
take him under his wing as his in
dividual guest and make him feel
at home
That is the whole idea, to make
the travelling men feel at home in
/ Lubbock.
Every travelling man is a poten-
tial jobbing house," was the state
ment made by the secretary Of the
l
( Wednesday afternoon. "A travelling
man makes this territory, looks over
| the different towns, and picks out
4 the town that he wants TO live in.
| Upon his recommendation the com
pany makes that It's headquarters
/ for It's salesman. II the Judgment
Of the salesman is born out with
the passing months in the Develop
u II
the company gets ready for ex-
pansion and naturally look TO the
travelling salesman for information
upon possible opportunities. II tho
salesman is thoroughly sold upon
the city in which he has been liv-
ing, or possibly bought a home, II
is but natural that he will desig-
nate that city for Wholesale
branch.
That is the history Of every sue
cessful jobbing center. II is =
good place for the travelling man
10 make headquarters, and then IL
Is a good place to locate a jobbing
house. There are not ten people
In Lubbock who can guess Off hand
, how many Wholesale houses we have
in the city at this time. You win
guess from 10 IL and won't be-
licve me when ! tell you there are
p, including wholesale oil and
grain.
We estimate that 75 travelling
men make their home i'm Lubbock.
When We have 75 wholesale houses,
we will have five times that many
travelling men and about six times
this much city. and by that time
we will have Go begin 90 look for
more room
Letters are pouring into the Of
flee from every corner Of the state
complimenting the organization up
on the idea Of n travelling mans
banquet, and many Of them have
assured US they they are going to
try the same thing II has gone
this far, and II is now up TO the
citizens Of the city TO turn out Sat-
urday night, tuck him wholesale
man under his arm as his personal
guest, and make him feel at home
and have good time.
"You can tell 'em for one thing"
said president Rix, Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, "and that is there
will be no long-winded orator turn
ed loose on the bunch Saturday
night" There will be a good loud
COW bell operated by about four
mule-power men that will stop all
talking when the allotted time of
two or three minutes II up, This
Is to be stag party, and good
time. get together, and not an ex-
hibiiion Of oratorical endurance.
"You can count on the Junior
Chamber Of Commerce taking care
Of their end OF this party as they
always do in whatever they 20 into"
said president Douglas Of the Junior
Chamber Of Commerce. We have
appointed committees 20 arrange the
tables, place the chairs. decorate
the rooms, and take care Of other
details In getting things ready for
this party, and every member OF
the junior Chamber Of Commerce
will be on hand early TO give our
travelling men the glad hand, and
make them know that we are glad
10 have them as our guests.
II is unnecessary 20 quote the
presidents Of the Rotary Club and
the Kiwanis Club In regard 60 this
party, because every Rotarinn and
kiwabian Is member Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce. That IL one Of
the first requirements as we under
stand Il Of both of these organixn-
tions. II IL work Of this Kind on
the part Of the Chamber Of Com
merce that has established the rep
utafion throughout the country that
Lubbock enjoys. II Is not what the
organisation actually does with its
own hands and backbone. bat the
movements that Il originates. organ
izcs. and directs that build the town.
II would cost the Chamber of Com
merce a tenth of its yearly income
10 put on this travelling mans bsn-
aust snd pay fer !, OF q -. n: :ss..1S cs.r-