The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-13

The plan Of the West Texas Com
press and Storage Company Is pro-
pressing at a satisfactory rate, ac-
cordlng 10 n. n. McCurty, super.
intendent Of the construction and
who vii have charge Of the plant ar
ter Il Is completed. This Is a class
Il compress. and the largest IN West
Texas west Of Abilene. II required
seven railroad cars TO move the ma
chinery, 10 cars Of lumber, cars
corrugated iron, 3 cars common brick
/ car cement. and when finished the
platform will have shed 200 by
$40 feet, with a large platform out
side, trackagc capacity Of ten cars,
10000 gallon tank on a tower lob
feet high, with nine standard fire
hydrants. This plant will employ
about fifty men while being put
into operation, and will be running
by next cotton season.
The city water and sewer system
il now IN operation and running
good The water rate has been set
at a minimum Of sl.50 per month
for 1000 gallons, soc for the next
900. i0c for the next, and 25c per
thousand gallons for nll over five
thousand The city will sell meters
90 the customers direct, or rent them
at 25c per month. A service depos-
II Of $1,000 will be required from
all water consumers
The sewer rate was fixed by nm
ordinance published some time ago.
It is $500 per month for everybody
except hotels, boarding houses and
other large users, which rate will be
$3.50 per month. " you want wat
er and sewerage see w. + Olive,
City Secretary, and get permits for
connections.
S. n. Stages was elected Secretary
and Manager Of the Slaton Chamber
~ Comerce at a meeting Of the
board OF directors last Monday. Mr.
Stages has been connected with the
Santa Fe offices in slaton for the
past two years and knows the local
conditions. He Is well qualified for
the place he has accepted and we
feel sure that the board made no
mistake IN their choice out of a
large number Of applications.
Mr.. and Mrs. A VI Watson receiv-
cd surprise last Tuecday evening
that surpassed any since the time
that Mr.. Watson popped the ques-
ton" TO Miss Navarro Uvalde Dyer
At Lipan, Hood county, twenty-five
years agb. Their daughter Miss
Cleffc Watson, assisted By her aunt,
Mrs. Robert Dyer, planned surprise
for them on their silver wedding an
nivernry. from Z 10 = o'clock Rev
John r. Hardesty, Baptist minister.
was let into the secret, and he de-
coyed Mr. and Mrs Watson away
from home about o o'clock telling
them that he had q matter Of vital
importance 10 discuss with them.
They went for a drive and the most
important things discussed were the
weather and Stations smooth streets
With perfect confidence IN their pas
tors truthfulness and honesty, they
drove about the city until o'clock,
returning home Entering they were
surprised 10 find % large crowd as
semblod, all logged out IN their Sun
day clothes Mr. Watson said,
"What's this about" Some one re-
piled. eve are going 20 have we'd
ding. M Watson turned red in
the face and looked az his daughter
and said, well. she hasn't told md
anything about IT," Some one then
suggested that Mr.. Watson tell what
he was doing twenty-five years ago,
but he couldn't remember much
about it until Mrs Watson prompted
him. Others were also asked 90 tell
experiences Of their courtship and
wedding, and In nearly every in
stance the good wives had 10 furnish