The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
LUBBOCK BUSINESS MEN ENJOY
TRADE OF PROSPEROUS FARMERS
LARGE CROWDS ON STREETS DAILY MAKE MANY
PURCHASES AND SELL PRODUCTS
LUBBOCK GROWING WITH WEST TEXAS
Overpoducton Has Not Hurt Our Farmers So Much As Undro-
duction Has Hurt Their Neighbors-Essy to Diversity
Here With Both Stock and Crops.

No one could hardly judge Lub-
book anything but really live
town after witnessing the large
crowds that are on our streets daily.
And that they are not just merely
here 20 kill time can be secn by
taking a look into the various busi-
ness houses and noticing the large
amount Of merchandise they are
purchasing. Then take notice again
az the produce houses and see that
they are each day bringing loads of
such produce az they can 10 market
proving that great deal Of our
farmers attention at this time n
being spent In caring for their dairy
and poultry stock.
These people have long since
learned that there are many why's
to make big money on the Plains,
and by diversifying, not only on
farm products, but on the various
herds Of livestock, a constant In
come can be kept up that makes
the cost Of living a problem Of easy
solution.
A report Of the various business
men on the amount Of daily sales
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simist take notice Of the spirit of
prosperity that seems 10 be envel-
oping the immediate territory adj
jacent 10 Lubbock, for really and
truly we have something TO be proud
Of and thankful for. In that while
other sections Of the country
have suffered from small crops and
smaller prices the farmers Of this
section have been able 10 raise
enough Of everything planted 10 car
ry them through the coming year,
and are az least even with the world
so far AZ production is concerned,
and as compared with their neigh
bors Of other tections are absolutely
on top, and the feedstuff that they
have for the maintenance Of their
livestock Is just that much advant-
age 20 them.
Regardless of what farm experts
may say about over production ana
its bad Influence on markets, Lub-
book county will come through this
season that Is so trying on other
places, In the lead, because Of our
fine farms having yielded greater
amount of products than IN other
sections, and whether this Is a bad
prcdicement or not, 1t is hard for
The writer 20 look upon 70 IN any
other than q favorable way.
Lubbock county has q place in tho
producing area Of the states that In
really cnviablc, as the adnptability
Of our soil 20 the many crops makes
diversified farming easy, and the
ideal conditions for livestock raising
and fattening makes that work more
pleasrablc and profitable N Lub-
book county than anywhere else
when feeding and shipping facilities
are considered the great essentials
in this business
Take a look at what the people
Of the Plains who have Stuck" for
series Of years have accomplished
and you can see very plainly the
immense possibilities for every in
dividual who has cast his lot with
the progressive element Of tho
Plains and Lubbock
Good reputation for a country is
M necessary 10 the investor as good
reputation with the individual 10
the employer, and when Il ia re-
membered that those who have tired
Of homeless. useless toilsome life Of
less fortunate sections are turning
TO the great South Plains for homes
and n place to make an honest liv-
ing il can surely be imagined that
those people will expend worthy ef-
forts in establishing themselves here
which will result In greater achieve
ment, more development and great
or prosperity IN general for West
Texas. and no one acquainted with
the progrossiveness of our entire
citizenship will doubt Lubbock's de-
vclopment with this country.
Lubbock is Growing