The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-24


~ this uaper many times before,
there IA much needed IN the way OF
public improvements O. BRING Llp-
book Up 10 the place where Hpe can e.
begin 10 take care Of our increase ~
population, commercial and mln'll-
oai requirements. In plain Language
hat ig easy tO read We shall outline
eome OF the most urgent needs oi
me city. In doing this, q b. no re-
Election vhatevcr on The town, bui
rather 10 the credit ~ The fiiy, aH i
shows growth ana Advancement, ana
aq In every enterprise thc increasing
growth. and development uecctl1i-
taiea the tearing down and building
over increasing the capacity TOY 40,
ing business, and that is considered
rood busineas. and everyone rejoicea
4, see the progress being nndc along
uleh lines. Town building is Just
great big business proposition loWhA
Ike other large enterprise. must pe
kept up 10 the requirement. on ,l.e
allowed to 70 ~ the bad. Keeping
Lubbock. and al ~ i's branches 81
public affairs up % The TOP. noich
and up 20 date, h about the higgcs,
bnvlnesr on the Plains We have had
no oil boomr We have had no land
hoomx We have had nothing ab-
noymal to bring about the present
congcsted conditions, except that the
uonderful agricultural possibilities "
this great, rich South Plains section.
Thia last. however. is attracting =
wonderful amount 81 attention, and
people who have been struggling
sionv a. tenants in the strictly one
ron actions ~ the state. are being
attrarted to thls section on account
~ the fact that this country will pro,
duce n great variety of crop. hno
Weld heavily of each, and WIN the
reasonable price of lands. the chhns ses
are IN favor of the poor man getting
g,h Of few acres 0f land ana pc
coming hnme-owncr instead 81 o
lave 10 landlord. with no hopes Of
every being anything else Along
With these people come a proportion
ate number u people from me same
sections who follow various occupn-
tiona and trades In town. and ihcse
naturaiiy become citizens ~ Luh-
hock and wiih this going on Tor SOW
eral wears. and the facilities Tor do
ing business have not been material
~ increased. Lubbock has gotten be-
hind in many respects, and row We
iced a greatly increased water system
The plnni We have b. nigh class and
IN good condition, and was ample Tor
fhe needs M the time and Tor several
Years ahead, but ~ now far from
what the city needs, rs . does not
cover enough territory 20 supply the
domestic needs ~ hundreds Of homes,
10 say nothing ~ the fire protection
Tint should be given property owners
~ the town This " likewise true
n tho sewer system, which u necen-
ssry in the building of modern homes
and the operation Of factories, and
huslneus enterprises. Then too, the
City Light ulhnt, which ~ as good
az YOU win find srNhcrc, and has
heen added 10 ~ the earnings OF the
plant would justify--and i has made
good dividends each year, and many
homes and commercial plants have
h>cn addef 20 its lin Of subscribers.
But the old town has simply walked
away from this plant, and Il is abso-
utely inadequate 20 the present needs
of the town, and many people arc
doomed TO disappointment u they
think they can get on, for the limit
has been reached, and while Joy o'
material II now on hand and will be
used for extension purposes, the re-.
lief will hardly be noticeable and
will not fill The requirements, or
present needs 20 say nothing OF the
future. A city hall, fire station, and
additional fire-fighting equipment rs
needed. all of which is necessary Tor
me proper protection of property
owners in the city, and without ~
the additional cost Of insurance rates
IN Lubbock business property viii
amount 20 d Rrent sum for even one
year--much more than the increase
of taxes 10 take care Of additional
bonded indebtedness would come 20.
To do this a bond issue properly pro-
portioned 0f three hundred thousand
dollnrs -four hundred thousand would
be better), would be required. and IL
necessary for the future development
n the city and 20 furnish conven-
,i~,Vros FOR the people Of the city.
- ~ have long ago out grown our
school buildings, and the tax rate,
for mnIrtcnanre purposes, ana we NJ
fa~e 10 face with one a the grayest
needs Of the are. looking TO the bet
Ter interests Of the children Of this
SETON. The same rate tha' main
f.ined the school ten years aR1, will
~ suffice for the upkccp ~ three
times As many teachers and a pro-
nortionate amount II cxrense In ev-
erv other wav. The wealth of the
town not having made the same pro-
norsior ase increase as the population.
hord ieape IL no~essary here OF
not le-~ than sl25, 900 10 build new
hlvh school snd for tie erection OF
sene ward schools IN the rural 7or-
tlons Of he Lubbock '1d~-endcnt
s hool District The fifty cents on
the hrndred dollar valuation u prop
erfy should be raised ~ <i-oo Z, take
care of The maintenance OF these