The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-22
PARADE FOR FAIR Is TO Be THE
BIGGEST EVER Held IN LUBBOCK
FRENCH TRAIN, COMPLETE, HAS BEEN SECURED BY THE
AMERICAN LEGION FOR THE OCCASION
PARADE TO START PROMPTLY AT 10 A. M.
City, County Fair and of C. Officials Rotary Kianis and Ladies
Clubs Boy Scouts Girl Scouts, Local Battery, Business and
Private Cars to Compose the Parade

II remained for the American
Legion 10 put one over the Fair
Officials Of tie city, in fact over
an of the State Of Texas. That
bunch of fellows slipped one over
Kaiser Bill and haven't forgotten
how to turn a difficult trick in a
pinch even yet
Through means only hintcd at,
full details of which can never be
made public for reasons that are
very evident, a complete French
train engine and freight cars-has
been secured for the grand parade
of the South Plains fair There
was some talk Of omitting the parade
this year-but since the Legion has
finally completed arrangements for
showing this historic relic Of .he late
great war the fair officials have
placed Col. Clark NJ Mullican in
charge Of the parade arrange
and il is expected that the parade
that win open the coming Fair will
surnass anything Of this nature hat
has ever been attempted IN West
Texas
Certainly this is the first time
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in the South When the army be-
gan 20 leave France the government
sent ship loads of materials, supply
parts. cannOns. field kitchens mill
lions of tons of war materials to
concentration camps IN America.
Due i0 the adoption Of the Ameri-
can railroad equipment To- the
Franch railroads this salvage Of
course included many spare parts
and repair parts Of French railroad
equipment.
In addition 20 this material own
cd by the government the individual
engineering regiments donated ur o
itself various and sundry souvenirs
Of the late lamented war--among
these the more interesting parts Of
such railway equipment, cafe signs.
street markers. and other relics NJ
their occupation Of Frogland One
0f the officers of this regiment lives
in Lubbock. and through him, thru
our Representative In Congress anc
through a little money iudiciously
placed among the guards Of these
concentration camps above referred
t0-the Legion has been able To- as
semble a complete French locomotive
and freight car.
OF course parts of these have bad
% be rebuilt IN our own local shops
The wheels Of the freight cars were
not returned 90 America on account
Of lhe shortage Of metal IN Europc
and So temporary wheels have had
% be substituted bat the real cn-
giuo and loc0mtivo is lmplete and
if tun on three more parts chat have
been shipped srs received. Do VIII zee
possible 20 have the train unGcr it3
own power.
1t Is Of course known that Fren b
railroad practices are entirely dif-
fercnt from those in America. \
full grown French locomotive weighs
scarcely two tOns--as against more
than a hundred tons for an Ameri-
can locomotive. French-in fact all
European passenger cars have their
openings on the side instead Of at
the end as in American cars. Each
compartment holds only eight per-
sons and has separate outside
opening.
II was not possible 10 get a pas
senger car from the salvage divis-
ion for passenger cars were seldom
used by the American Troops during
their visit TO Sunny France. The
Side Door Pullman was the car most
familiar to the American Soldier
aud il Is this car that has been
brought TO Lubbock. complete IN
every detail.
II is interesting to note there
that French freight ears each have
the little cupola that only our ca-
booze cars have in America.
But enough Of the French train.
The genuine, complete French en-
gine and freight car will be in the
parade manned by ex-service en-
-ineers who saw actual service IN
France on these same types of rail-
road cquipment. This feature Of
the parade will be of sufficient his
tOric interest TO make trip 10
town on the opening day Of the
fair worth while. Through the cour-
tesy OF the local Legion this train
will possibly be on exhibit at the
Dallas Fair.
In speaking Of the parade, Col.
Mulhcan gave the following outline
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its successful completion IA 4 nerves.
sary that everyone fall into the spir-
u of the day, carry your part ac-
cording % Instructions and IN every
way help instead of hlnderlng the
smooth operation ~ the parade
feature of the Fair.
Just say for the Parade Commit.
tee that We are lining thls parade
up just AZ conveniently as possible
IN order 20 take caTe of tr hum
dreds ~ cars that ~ hope WI par.
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