The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-14
MANY THINGS Are DEMANDING at
TENTION OF LUBBOCK PEOPLE now
THE BIG COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM is DESERVING OF THE
HEARTY COOPERATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE
SCHOOL PROBLEMS ARE MOST IMPORTANT
Immediate Action Necessary to Prevent Rea Calamity the
Matter of Our Schools Attend the Mass Meeting OF Lubbock
Citizens Thursday at the Methodist Church

institutions will hunt the town out
without having 90 be sought for by
the town. "Tho travelling man b.
either the best or worst advertising
that town can have" a travelling
mans obligations 20 his town b. 90
report Misunderstanding thai he
hears discussed in the towns trade
territory. These were few of the
statements made by Keen IN out
lining his subject. what the Cham
bor ~ Commerce wants 10 do and
how the travelling man can help.
Bob Meyers Of Plmnyicw, was in-
troduced as having been q travelling
man on the Plains for lO1 ycnra
and proved beyond a doubt that be-
started peddiinC prunes across the
Plains Of Texas before Grif was
even born. Bob alwayg plcaacs re-
gardlcas Of whether be- b. showing "a
line of goods or q line " another
commodity often carried hy suctcHa-
ful travelling men.
The Homo Brew Quartet was the
hf of the night. They unloadcd
more harmony than ever came from
four black faces since the world
began. And believe me- that negro
gnl pyes certainly am there. Old
Dad Wilson was the colOrcd brother
for fair and Holland istay Holland
was so black that h. started TO
turning white on the other side.
And when he crhwlod IN the hole 20
dig up those bass notes be- sounded
like colored stokef on tramp
steamer While that hand Organ
Tenor, Lee Randall, brought the
house down on that "Oh Lhwdy
Stuff"
An told the Home Brew Quar-
toft carried an awful kick.
In the selling contest the follow
ing sales talks were made
Sell the Queen Of Shcha n Ford.
son Tractor for her personal use.
m passing through the hiary towns
of Abcrnathy Of Southland you come
upon gih attempting 10 commit
suicide by drinking butter, convince
her that soft H0np Is a slicker way
10 do the job. II. a. Davidson won
the prize. he sold pig 70 Percy
Spencer, representing j. u. kockefel-
Ter. Ho not only sold him the pig
but he also sold him enough feed "a.
feed the pix through the year and II.
the bell had not been brought in he
probably would have sold him isrg1
IN Lubbock county 90 keep the p'xl
IN. 81
Roscoe Wilson awarded Mr.. DaslU<'
son "a big loving cup and in apprecin1l
ton ~ his remarkable ability ~
constructive alosmanthlp n. a. IN.
wilson came through like . good sp5rs'
aud offered a toast 90 the trayclinR)
men and visitors ~ this time our1
first annual party -
Invitations were extended TIM
travelling men Go visit the ysrio,a4v
churches, golf courses and the othcr]
attractions ~ oar city as quests Of
the city. The anuouncemeut wa4]
made that the event would brcomo|
an annual event TO be held IN Lnb-
book each spring.
IL was the most enjoyable part = 4
~ well as the largest attcndc@ f. -
ever attempted IN Lubboek[ 1ho|
travelling men have been our {riDud1
ever since the first prunc rcudlOr
travelled 1875 miles across the coxu<rx
TO sell our combination mcrch4ntine'
store, =. o., and bar room thcte early
supplies, and Lubbock xtfn1 1ciates
their friendship and good wo<lcD-<he
frz<1r~r
This travelling mans .bnnfUot. II
simply blk get 70 gctlifk 'I|7otfing
and give the citizens an 0)portunity
10 know and appreciate olzr. ffvyeIing
men better. Hold II 10 that
there Is another one cord {pst q
year from today and. dtw 10
the fact t8t/ t(Ivelng
men that make the tovq 1850