The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-14

Are you native Texan7 II NO
how much do you know about TexasY
Are you proud Of your state and the
fact that you are native OF TexasI
Why wouldn't anyone be proud OF
the dear old State which has been
and Ii now making such q notewor-
thy record In National affairsy
Had you ever stopped long enough
10 think and realize that Texas Is
the largest State In the Union, Is
four times as large as New England,
larger than either France, Germany,
or Austria, and equal 10 six New
York or seven Ohios. It's greatest
length Is 825 miles, breadth 1i0
miles rs area Is 26b,7s0 square miles
and has a population Of about 1000
900. II the whole population OF the
American Republic were 10 be car
ricd 10 Texas Il would be no more
densely populated than Massachus-
etts. II has a coast line Of 37J miles
with four good harbOrs; also IL has
many good and navigablc rivers.
Let US now examine the resources
Of the country. We find In Eastern
Texas, great forests Of pine, oak
cypress, magnolia. etc, while In the
southern part. beyond the Pecos we
find famous gold and silver mines,
also rich deposits Of coal, iron, mar
Bile, copper, salt. etc, moreover Tex
~ leads all States In the production
Of cotton, and is second only 10
Louisiana as a rice producer There
Is a notable livestock industry, In
fact: we find Texas supplying the
greater amount Of the cattle and
sheep at the worlds markets Texas
il a land IN which most any occupa-
ton may be practiced. There are
rich farming and ranching lands
there are about 5000 specified manu-
featuring establishments, which In
clude flour. cotton seed oil and cake,
meat packing, etc. Recently, too,
immense quantities Of of and natur.
al gas have been discovered In the
various sections Of the State
Now let us turn 90 the educational
view Of the subject. We find Texas
setting part sometime over Ss3,-
100000 for school fund, this Is not
even considering what these private
and UNCONVENTIONAL schools cxpend
annually. There are many colleges
and universities in the state, includ-
ing special Nhools Tor the deaf and
dumb, the blind, etc Baylor uni
ycrsity Us the coming Yale 81 the
nations, Is now the best in all the
South. The State owns and con
trolls several charity institutions, al
20.
Commercially speaking, statistics
show that in 1914, Texas had ] i,2sl
miles Of railway and 62i miles Of
electric lines, but these figures have
been steadily increasing until now,
they are much greater. In 1914, too,
statistics show the cities ranked thus,
according 20 population San Antonio,
Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and
Galveston. These are some 81 the
commercial ccntcrs IN all the South.
Moreover do we find many Of the
leading newspapers and magazines
published In Texas.
Thus summing up matters as n
whole il may be ns someone has said
Texas occupies OF Of the continent
OF North America. except the small
part sct aside for the y s ard Can
ada. She is bounded ON the north
by twenty-five or thirty states. on
ne East by an the oceans in the
world besides the Pacific, on The
South by South America and the
Gulf Of Mexico and ON the West hy
The Pacific Ocean and the milky
wny."
The q. s. with Texas chopped on
would look Ike u threc-leggcd Boston
terrier. Texas has enough land 70
supply every man, woman and child