The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-30

the South Plains Fair Association.
This fair has had an interesting his
tory. In 1913. the Chamber Of Com
merce held one day fair in a small
frame building on the north side of
the square. This fair was financed,
as were the succeeding fairs, by the
Chamber Of Commerce. Premiums
were offered for farm products, as
well as for stock. The frame build
ing was crowded to the limit with
exhibits. and the stock was tied
around IN vacant lots 10 be judged.
So successful was this little fair
that IL was continued the next year,
and finally enlarged 10 a three-day
fair In 1920, the County Of Lub-
book voted 90 purchase and maintain
several county parks. one of which
comprising eighty acres is situated
Just east Of the city This park is
partly IN the canyon and partly on
the plains. The canyon has been
dammed. and a lake is being develop
ed. a large number Of trees have
been set out, so in a few years this
VIII be beauty spot. The Fair As
ISOLATION leased the part of the park
on the plains. and has erected several
permanent buildings where for two
years the South Plains Fair has been
held. People come from long dis
tances to this fair, and II is rapidly
becoming the center Of such interests
in West Texas.
The park is being used also for a
free tourist camping ground where
all proper facilities are provided for
the auto tourists. such as water.
lights and fuel This summer the
park is used for baseball, Lubbock
being a member Of the West Texas
Baseball League.
Money has been raised 20 build a
stable az the Fair Park for forty
head Of horses belonging 70 Battery
G. Of i3lst regiment Of Field Ar
tillcry The armOry is now nearly
completed. and Is located just across
the street from the postoffice. Space
viii not allow "a full description Of
this building, but Il is brick construc-
ton and fire proof The annual pay
roll for this regiment will be about
SIS. 100000.
An auditorium is now under con-
struction with seating capacity Of
$500 people Il is built in octagon
shape with one balcony and a stage
large enough for $50 people.
The churches and schools have al
50 been instrumental in the develop
ment Of Lubbock. The churches are
rapidly erecting modern buildings,
and IN every way are keeping pace
with the growth of the city.
Beginning with few hundred pu-
pills. the Lubbock schools have dew
eloped until eighteen hundred are
now registered. At present, fifty
teachers are in charge of seven diff
ferent buildings. In April, bonds
were voted for the erection of new
high school building and three small
ward buildings. This will give the
city one of the finest school systems
in the state. The fact that these 5
Ia bonds sold at $2.250.0O over par.
with bond buyers from st. Paul,
Mimi, TO New Orleans making bids.
shows the demand for Lubbock Sc
curities. The Lubbock school has
twenty-seven and one-half credits
with the State University which IS
more credits than any other city of
its size in the State has.
The Lubbock County rural school
system has developed to high point.
There are now nine brick buildings
ranging in value from six 10 twenty
thousand dollars. besides a number
Of modern frames in the rural school
districts. Several districts now hav-
ing frame buildings have already
voted bonds for bricks. Among these
schools are three rural high schools.
Lubbock has become the health
center Of a large territory, having
two large modern sanitariums TO
which people for hundred OF miles
come for treatment. The Lubbock
Sanitarium. a three story structure
with modern equipment and a corps
of doctors and with DIR. Kruger as
surgeon. has had a wonderful sue
cess.
The West Texas Hospital IS a
new four-story structure, also fully
equipped. with DIR. j. c. Wagner as
surgeon. The equipment OF these
institutions Is equal TO any this side
OF Chicago.
Another reason for the rapid
growth noted above Is the fact that
the city Of Lubbock has become the
railroad center OF this territory, hav-
Ing at this time five railroad outlets
besides a large number OF truck
lines. This has rapidly made l.ub-
book the distributing center OF a
large territory, and there are now
twenty-seyen wholesale and iobbing
houses In the city. II a an inter
csting fact that more than seventy
five travelling men make their head
quarters here. Lubbock u also "a
uatcd that products can b. easily
shipped into Lubhoek, and lusi a.
commercially shipped out, and can
easily reach 4 large territory - rail-
larger than anY other houlh Ilalna
ioen' Luhho0k Il the Hub u ne
Plains. and more npalsa v||l hs add
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