The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-22
FAIR BOOSTERS LEFT THURSDAY
MORNING FOR AN ALL DAY TRIP
COURT YARD WAS SCENE OF MUCH ACTIVITY AS CARS
GATHERED IN LINE TO FORM BOOSTER TRAIN
ACCOMPANIED BY "DARKY" QUARTETTE
Fire Siren Cow Bells and Many Other Noise Making Devices En-
ooved to Announce Their Departure From Lubbock and to
Announce Their Coming the Citizens Of Towns Visited


o'clock the siren from the Lubbock
fire station was heard, the starting
Of a great trip Of Fair boosters was
being announced. and there was a
rusb 10 the Courthouse yard, where
the ears were properly numbered
and placed in line, al occupants Wen
supplied with fair advertising liter
ature. horns. circulars, and every
noise making instrument mag inanie
from the siren u the local tire
station 10 huge COW bell, suspend
ed M the end Of long wire, with
which Bennett Slagle Of the Avaian-
che. declared he would compete with
the rest 0f the gang IN noise max
ing
That was one of the most enthua-
,as.ir crowds the writer has seen m
a good many days. and we assure
our renders that the people of ne
towns visited, Idal0u. Lorenzo, Rails,
rrosbyt0n and Post City, VIII have
something 20 remind them that Lub-
hook IS Stin on the Plains, and thht
we are going to have a bigger, bet
Ter South Plains FAIR here the =,
~ and 30 of this month
The members of the Junior Cham
her Of Commerce are 20 be con
graduated for the success they en-
i0yed in getting fepresent ntaii ie
from every class and klan in tne
city 10 90 along on the trip, az ne
old adage that d takes 'ail KINDS
people Ia make a world bad % ne
remembered. a. q result Of which
four dusky citizens, putting hugr
ten centers. well armed with mhsi-
cal instruments. swsddling stick
were ably handled by "Cap'n WI
son" all dressed IN typical darky
"go % meeting" clothes was 10 be
seen. one Of the darkies proving hH
financial standing by pressing the
steering wheel Of his Cleveland Sir,
which took third place IN the parade.
Tins quartette. composed et
"Darkies" Wilson. Dyess, Holland
and Wendell. attracted no httie at
tention. and should their many ad-
mirers of the dusky race be tn az
TENDANCE AZ the fair We VII not te
At all surprised
The Fair excursions are being
made under The supervision of ne
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the
Young mems business organization
IL lgbbork X. members II which were
IN the majnrty on the Thursday :
excursion.
Taese Young fellows are awake
10 ne need II Lubbock. and spare
neither effort NOR money in putting
over every proposition designed tn
add enc hit to Lnbbock, ana tner
Efforts are greatly responsible fof
the rapid growth the CITY has made
The organization n systcmai icaily
planned. and members ~ each and
every committee are wiling and able
workers. who have proven their ei-
ficiency In 50 many instances that
The directors 0f the Chamber ot
Commerce are 50 well impressed
with heir work that problems of
great civic interest are shifted to the
Young mems responsibility
The city Of Lubbock Is 20 be hos
tess to her neighbors about over the
Plains. and while the fair In an
institution in which every town IN
It's territory Is a part, and has Just
ax great an interest IN its welfare
aS has Lubbock, It's being located
here naturally makes Lubbock host
10 the visitors, and the success the
people enjoy in putting Lubbock
part Of the program over IN great
ayle depends entirely upon the ciu-
zens, and We Judge that with thai
fact evident our part Of the FAR
will be ably cared for.
Ask most any Lubbock man what
Il on his mind, and nine times out
Of ten be will answer Fair" That's
iust how strong Lubbock people are
Tor the fair. and for that reason
alone We feel that It's success IS
assured.
The men in charge Of the fair are
eapable Of doing big things, and
their efforts have been consistent
and willingly given over 20 the
problems that have confronted them
along those lines for the past sew
cral weeks.
Another excursion was started this
morning. with about the same mum
Der Of participants, and with that
remarkable enthusiasm and pep that
typifies each Lubbock delegation as
much In evidence a. on the Thursday
.xcuraion. The places 10 be visited
on todays excursion are Ropesville,
Meadow. Rrownficld. IAmesa, Ia
hoka. O.Donncll and Wilson.