The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-29

est meeting Of the Plains people IN
the history Of the Plains country
started this morning. when many
cars from over this district began
10 arrive at the fair grounds 70 at
tend the ninth annual fair OF the
South Plains Fair Association.
The agricultural hall was without
doubt the busiest place on the
grounds yesterday, when agricul-
turalists from all over West Texas
began 10 arrive 10 place their pro
ducts on exhibit
The counties represented by
booths are Dawson, Lamb. trosoy,
Terry and Lynn. and from the ap-
pearance Of the booths We admit that
the poor fellows who have 20 Judge
these booths and designate the win
ner has task which will in All pro-
liability require much thought and
time
The Dawson County booth was
prepared By Claud Ray and Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Nsal. Mr. O'Neal being
Treasurer Of the Iamesa Chamber
of Commerce. The exhibit l. well
arranged, and reveals with beauty
fnt NUI1HUll TX AAhAANh N'N"fff
ties Of that county
THE Lamb county exhibit was pre-
pared by men from Olton and Lit
tlefield. Gus Shaw. G. d. and Rev
Jordan representing the latter, while
two progressive agriculturslists rep-
r~~erfed Olion. and the fine array
Of exhibits gathered from mat coun-
" makes that section of The Plains
show up mighty well In comparison
with the other counties about over
the district. The lamb County ex
hibit. those IN charge claim. WIZ
take is place among the leaders
but with keen competition from eV-
err angle we viii make no further
comment and leave that 20 the
eiudge" We will state, however, that
an arrangements are made 20 nave
that exhibit carried to me Daiias
State Fair.
con 10 Dallas for The STATE
prize" : the slogan of hessrs. W.
i. Duun. d. p. Ayres. g. ID Atkin-
son. Harry Sherrod and W X Lamm
Who have the Crosby County exhibit
hero. a. they won the community
prize at the Crosby County FAR
and declare that they viii win the
District prize here, and are ambit-
i0us % get % Dallas % tackle the
other counties of the State m keen
competition for State championship
and TO this end have already charter
ed an cxprel car % have the exhi0-
u taken 10 Dallas immediately after
the close OF the fair here. Those
fellows are 50 ambitious tp get
things under way that the Avalanche
- going 10 leave Il 70 them 10 say
IN. rest about their booth. only do
We wish 70 give them credit for hav-
ing assembled a lot ~ products that
reflect well upon the productivity
of West Texas and the great South
Plains
Terry County citizers still main
tain that Terry county soil is super
sor 90 al other on the plains, and
have an exhibit here 20 substsntiaic
their statements, which We viii have
O. admit are made without amy
hesitanrv whatever. J. n. shelton.
Geo. ". Nell and John s Powell
have had charge Of the booth thus
FAR, they having supplied the think
ing and energy necessary In IFS ar
rangement and construction, which
anyone will appreciate after taking
a view Of the exhibits. They still !
hold that as producer Of every I
thing that grows that j. good 10 eat
Terry is ON top Of the earth, and
as the writer wishes TO hang out |
around the agricultural booth until |
at least more than half Of the fair 1
season is passed. We viii not argue,
but assume a perfectly natural poise
and "naes the buck" 10 the Fair Il
Judges for further decisions.
Last but not least among the
county exhibits II the booth prepar-
ed BY lynn county. Those fellows
claim 10 be on the job before Il
Il too late, and while We have not
become well enough acquainted with
the fellows who put the exhibit TO-
gethcr 10 know whether or not they
Were Kidding ua, We didn't know
whether they meant that they were
here la plenty n time 10 win the
pri1o 0r not At any rate Rob
HAYNES, of tho Lynn County News,
n D Leedy, r. \ flsmlng, NJ. and
M. N NJ nray, y. u. hallhstt and
Nm. \. NJ Wlndham brought SOM.
lllna 81 iuhhllk when hey landed
hat exhibit here. and regardless nl
tha writer's understanding ~ lhn|f
a1arrllons W believe thoy are hHl0
lnr more Than ihf foo M Ihf u|n.
IlHIa CoHnlf exhibits aIa nHIIH
sale. anl lho11 attending ~ fa|I
a||| realize ihaI ihaI0 i a great dNll