The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-30


Land area OF 262.39s square miles,
plus water area OF 3,4gS square miles
making total OF 26b,sv6 square
miles.
An acreage Of i67,93472o, with
32,377,32 acres improved.
A total population OF i,663,22s.
In 1920.
A combination Of eleven cities
over 10000 population, showing an
average increase In poulation OF over
rs per cent for past ten year period
A maximum length Of 7f0 miles,
and a maximum breadth Of s25
miles. -,
A total Of $1,000 farms, with
over 5000 900 Of It's total popula-
ton residing thereon.
A farm producing value OF ST.
OIL 1927. 900 In 1920.
Manufacturing plants, with total
investment Of 1898, 1877 900, produ-
cling a great variety OF products val
ued ut 1898, 100000.
Mines. quarries and wells, with an
investment OF 1891 ,0s4 1892, with
products valued in 1920 at $780,
387,15S.
Cotton mills with i70,296 spindles
and operating 1896 looms, uslng
total Of 36,702,377 pounds Of cotton,
which is Texas cotton.
4 production 81 mineral products
OF $3.50, 100000. inc uding silver,
iron, ore, sulphur, gypsum, phosnnte
rock. graphite. mica, lead, quartz,
fedspar asphalt. pyrites, tale and
soapstone, lime, coal and Tn.
Produces great quantities of salt,
saltpeter, sand, gravel, building
stone, fircclays, potters' clay, Full
ler's earth, turpentine, rosin, carbon
black from natural gas, mineral wat
res, cement, coke.
A total production Of over j.
$3.50, 900 900 feet Of lumber, and has
vet pine-stand alone Of over ~
900, 900 900 feet with several great
forests Of other timber
A production Of 100000 900 bar
rels OF petroleum. A reserve Of
$40, COO. 600 barrels
A production Of coal amounting
TO 500 600 tons. also field of
600O square miles area Of Ignite
coal.
A total undeveloped water power
whicl .s estimated 20 5000 horse
powe
Fine dairy cattle numbering over
I.2OO 900. Other cattle over 5,0OO,-
600. Horses 200, 900. mules 1927
600, sheep 100000 (prdoucing. fif-
teen million pounds Of WOOL, hogs
numbering 100000, angora goats
ahearng over 100000 pounds mo-
hair.
Railroad mileage 1913; highway
expenditure IN 1919, Sli,O9l,s3I
National banks, resources $685.
61O. 600; capital 500 1872, 900; depos-
its S5i5,S4s 900 Other bank de-
posts S287 1858 600.
A school system which calls for
an expenditure og S3l SIC, 500.
Assessed property valued at 3d.
39O,00O,0O0
To know Texas is 10 believe IN
Texaa. TO believe in Texas means
that YOU will work for a better Tex
as. and the rapid development Of the
great resources which are 80 evident
as 70 almost invite you TO take part
in their development.
Texas has $4,000 commercial and
industrial concerns doing business
within her borders. OF this number
there are about 10000 retail mer-
chants Their customers number a.
GG3 ,22s, which Us the population OF
Texas The buying power Of this
number Of people. reduced % the
average Of five members 10 a family, :
and rating the purchasing power Of /
the individual family % Sl.s01 per
year. would give "a total purchasing
power Of $1,000, 100000 annually. /
The retail merchants form the last .
link IN the chain Of commerce which .
brings 10 the consumer the products
Of the mill and factory a. well as Of
the field and forest II Is squarsly
up 10 the retailer 10 know why he y
in business: Just what kind Of scrv-
ice and merchandise H. required By
his trade. II is his duty as man
of business 10 be able 10 serve his
customers with dispatch. and without
waste. Il Is his duty, n you please,
to 80 keep his shop that 10 viii reflect .
credit on his community, his fellow
tradesmen, and bring honor To him
self. His establishment is where he
spends most OF his hours. 10 should
be a. attractive and clean as he
would like his own home. The eyes
OF his store the display windows.
should be bright and inviting The
atmOspherc inside should be- pleasing,
80 as 10 encourage the buyer 20 linz
ger % examine the various articles
OF merchandise which be- has already
displayed IN such manner as 20 IN
vite the customer attention and APP
prevail
After the merchant has attended
IN fheae things which cvcFy good J.