The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-01
CONFIDENCE IN ONES Home TOWNS
NECESSARY IN Making A PATRIOT
LUBBOCK PEOPLE ARE FOR HER ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
STRONG WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR HER RAPID GROWTH
GROWTH is CONSTANT AND SUBSTANTIAL
Fer People Too Intelligent Further Tolerate the Walns
Lamentations of the Pcssimis Who Compelled to Seek
More Fertile Fields for His Activities

And still Lubbock keeps growing
Notwithstanding the fact that al
ready Lubbock has taken leading
place among the towns IN West
Texas .hat have really done things,
she is siill growing. and wi within
a few months have assumed an ap-
povrance that will compars with
Lubbock Of today only as Lubbock
of today compares with other towns
Of similar population in the State
and anyone who has been out Of
the city limits far enough 70 get
within seeing distance Of our neigh
boring villages, will certainly admit
that as compared with a lo, Of
towns in West Texas whose people
think they are doing things, Lub-
book is head and shoulders above
the earth, and still clamoring for
more ground on which to lay
stronger foundation for greater
heights.
The rows Of brick structures now
being built along Broadway are
nearing completion, and as tho
workmen add here a substantial
accessory, there a neat ornament.
or here and there something that
makes that building stand out as
characteristic Of the things that are
built here, one can dimly visualize
the magnitude Of what those build
ings mean TO our city, and so doing
contemplates taking part in the
building program Of the greatest
little city anywhere, placing his
shoulder TO the wheel as evidence
Of his belief in the Substantially
Of property here.
Yes, Lubbock is growing. The man
who thinks she is not is kidding.
himself into a shameful loss, for
without belief In Lubbock's posi-.
bilities, no one can hardly put
enough money in property here to-
realize a noticeable gain as that
property advances in price, and as
we are aware Of several local peo-.
pie whose confidence in Lubbock.
enables them TO make good many
dollars through investing and re-
investing in city property here, and
learn that their success in cleaning
up in that business lies wholly upon
that the man who has confidence in,
the constant increase of Lubbock
property and exercises good judg-
ment In expressing confidence thru
investments IS Co be looked upon
with admiration, for Il a man who
believes in his home town isn't
patri0ti we wonder what a patriot
is.
II you have becn standing around
mutterinr lamentations as The folly
Of some of the poor fish" who
have invested good money in LDb-
book property TO receive IN return
more good money, and are awaken
ing 20 the fact that those lamenta-
tions have been a source Of much
unrest and dissatisfaction in your
everyday life, blot out few Of
those pessimistic ideas, take a look
at Lubbock through the cryytalizing
influence Of giving your home town
its just dues, and see II Lubbock
doesn't deserve better considerations
from you than you have heretofore
shown.
Yes. Lubbock Is growing. In
fact she has Outgrown so many OF
her old sores that some Of them
have decided to 20 In quest Of more
fertile fields for their fostering,
and those who are holding on have
90 swing too hard 10 the rough and
toughened outer edge Of her good
citizens tolerance 90 ever hope to
gain a strangling grip upon the fair
throat Of progress.
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