The Lubbock Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1911 Page: 1 of 17
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THE LUBBOCK AVALANCI
OLUME XII
LUBBOCK LUBBOCK COUNTY TEXAS. THURSDAY JULY 20 1911
NUMBER 2
THE SOUTH PLAINS SOAKING WET
FAINS OF THE PAST SIX DAYS HAVE PUT SOUTH PLAINS IN
EXCELLENT CON DITlON BIG CROP ASSURED
THE PLAIN TRUTH
I am Opposed to the Saloon but I
am Also Opposed to the
Amendment
PRECIPITATION GENERAL OVER MIS COUNTRY
Reports from All Parts cf the Plains and West Texas Bring Information
of Heavy Rains West Texas the Greatest Beneficiary People
Greatly Relieved Business will Open up Anew
In our last issue of the Ava- and the drouth struck them just
lanche we were only able to re- at the critical period and con-
. i ; tui.tinn tinued until it was too late to do
port partial rains in this section much whje jn thj8 part &f
of the country but I nday of last i the colJntry tne crops had not
week brought a splendid rain all reached the critical point and
over the South Plains and was 'were not far enough advanced.
The caption to this short article
has become quite a favorite
phrase with most of the anti-
prohibition speakers. The saloon
not possessing a single virtue
bars most respectable men from
defending it. One of the best
ways to ascertain what a man
standa for is to And out what he
stands against When we amrm
a proposition he who opposes us
must take the negative position
else there would be no room for
discussion or difference.
In- this proposition of the
amendment let us ascertain w hat
it seeks to do and then we will
be able to locate absolutely what
one defends who opposes it. Let
us inquire into what the amend-
ment seels to accomplish and
there is no better way than to
take the amendment just as it
reads which is in substance as
follows:
"That after the 2nd Tuesday
friends fur any and all result t hat
shall follow. No one but traitors
will refune to enter the greut
battle of votes next Saturday.
Texana be patriots!
J no. VV. Baker
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I
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CONTRACT
Many Improvements
There is something doing in
Lubbock. There always is. She
is ever on the firing line and her
game is greater things. Lubbock
has always been among the list
of progressive towns and has
been in the foremost ranks of the
procession lhe Avalanche has
been here eleven years and it has
seen many and various changes
in the general make-up of the
town. We have seen the town
grow irom a mere crossing oi
roads to a city with more than
three thousand happy and con-
tented people but never in the
history of the town have we seen
such a substantial growth as at
this time. Brick buildings going
uo on corner lots two and three
story high means that there is! Last week we announced that
something permanent about it. 1 the cotract for the Sewer and
It means the heavy expenditure; uwir avtm ot tha
money and it means that tne I . . .
people who are spending this ! T""5 !" OT " "
mnnov hnvp the frreatest rnnfi. uay OI rtUgUSl. UUr
dence in the upbuilding of the
CITY COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT FOR LUBBOCK SEWER AND
WATER WORKS SYSTEM TO OALTON AND CAMPBELL
PROMISE THAT WORK WILL BEGIN BY AUGUST FIRST
Material will be Shipped Right Away and Work Will be Pushed to
Completion Water Works will be Installed Mrst Sever?
Months Will Find Both Systems in Operation
gallons of water which is the
same size and capacity of the
tank at Amarillo. The fire pro-
tection will practically cover the
old town
and within hose rpaeh
authority of Waco street in the Overton
was first class for this statement ! addition. There will be forty-
tim'n ami ara u.M liner ti haplf nti 1 lint PirrMiotanrpn rf fpn a rtr rna. I nnc hvnranta or nlncra arH tha
i or me purpe or saie oarier or their contentions by placing build-; es and in this instance this was water works 9stem will be what
tracuaiiK arm ne 8a.tr uai trr anu n that wj stand QUt ag evj. the ca9e Tne cty Councl af.
exchange of all intoxicants shall h . u.ho tn nurtpr further deliberation derided I
be prohibited within the State of . town t(iat there 9 9orne class to that thev would not wait till!
le.xas- . . . j our people anu this will encour- August but would beat that by I
Let us analyze the .effects of! others to do likewise. having the contract let and
these statements hirst: who is jUflt at tnj9 tjme tnere j3 m work promised to begin on the
IS engaged in the manufacture of nmi tn j. : i.hiWw.k n.t first of Amrust. whieh nuts the
less than $200000 worth of im- proposition away ahead of what
provements. hen we sav to be we had expected last week.
in January. 1912.the manufacture
followed the next day by a still I in most cases to injure the yield
heavier rain which covered the to a very great extent. Cotton
entire Panhandle and South had never suffered and the feed
1 Mains territory. (crop all over the country was
From the rejKirts we have ; looking fine and w ith the fine
gathered during the past few season now in the ground there
days the rains have been general need !e no fear for the future
all over the South Mains and for the lack of moisture.
West Texas and in fact we might ! 1 he people of this section will intoxicants for the purpose of
sav the entire state has had more ! 1h? greatly relieved. They know sale barter and exchange? The
i r .. . l i ... .... ... U I .-... .... .. . U . 1 . i i r 1 1 t
"r '"''. .. snniwiKci uui aman "' " : done we do not mean next year
thor.ty. U-fore the fine rains of the past.eries in Texas of course and no t f this dat but
The season that th . country wvk they were ! these improvements have-en
has rece.ved has put this entire futures that did not luk m h( f engaged ir ' contracU for and work is to
fy-ction in tine condition and promising. 1 he farmer and the t the sale barter and ex(nane f bevin within a few weeks To
tnose w ho are in a jxjsition to ranchman are alike happy and intoxicant in Texas? The xeven . Dnve what we state we wili give
know say to us that the matter confident of the future outcome large and four small brew eries; j a jjst 0f tne imroVements that
of crops so far as rain is concern- of their lalrs. ! the over four thousand saloons' ha" art.ajv teen contracted for
.;d is settled and there is the j l he general opm... now is and numlers of ltleggers and Ln(j Wine actua con9truction
i.nesi ou ..h.k ai mis un.e iur .e u a - u K'""' no one euse. oi course .Vthm th npxt j t d in th
record br-aking crop of the shape and the j.eople will feel This being absolutely tre. 11 ' cjtv of I ubbock
plains country. The season hax more free to reach out and send follows as certain as day liht jWo .atj0nal Hank Huildings
come jukiai ne ume wnnin u. . ins wiwws ine sun. mu me ininK j niojern bricks with the
were on a siamj sun. u nan i-iunirj. i nwcinni win Kn ine amendment seeKs 10 accom-
reached the climax and it was begin to come here from other : phsh is the abolition of the brew-
hanging in the balance with the parts of the state and other states eries. saloons and bootleggers
weather man as the deciding and will want tn buy id in thislof Texas. It also follows beyond
quantity. The rains came and i section of the great Suth Plains ! any reasonable question that!
the crops take a new siari wmcn ""'"n. "km ai m:s nme we my wno oppose tne amendment. about $25.00. The Sewer-! back to Dallas to have the nec- sewer connections
with tne age ana sizein meir u.ueu io uruu woru oi warn- are m ravor or sustaining tne ajre'tnd Water Works plants to essary machinery and material The sewer will be of the
favor they will push through to ing to our people who have land breweries saloons and bootleg- t nnt ip than SM Of)0 heSide shioned to this noint. and will! tic tank design and the
a ereat deal of concrete sidewalks begin operation as soon as the
and residences that are being tquioments and material arrives.
they call a circulating system
w hich means that there will be
no stale water in the pipes in
some parts of the town caused
by a pipe coning to an end. It
will have a circulation which
guarantees pure water in all
parts of the system
The sewer plant we have in a
Mr. Dalton. the civil engineer I manner described before and
of Dallas who was here some-; there is little use at this time to
thing over a year ago when i go into details in this matter. It
the proposition of sewer and is up-to-date in every respect and
water works was being agitated 1 w ill have a capacity for a city of
for the purpose ot voting bonds. ! many thousand people. It is
was in the city last week and ; fashioned much after the order
made the council a proposition of Amarillo's and has fully as
that w as to their minds a fair j much capacity and they can ac-
one and w hich they decided commodate several thousand
they could not beat and the con-1 more people than they claim they
tract was finally let to Dalton have. The system will cover all
i both modern bricks with the and Campbell for putting in the thickly settled parts of the
very lst and latest furnishings both plants the water works and town and is contracted to Ik?
! and equipments that will cost not sewer. The contracts have been constructed in a manner that all.
less than $10 lK) already under i signed up by the proper author- or practically all the homes
construction: The Southwestern I ties on both sides of the ques- within the incorporation at this
J Telegraph and Telephone Com-tion and Mr. Dalton has gone time will be accommodated by
maturity within a remarkably lor sale and that is to keep r on i eers of Texas.
short time and within a few the market and that at a reason-; Is.thire a single bootlegger.
weeks the harvesting of the able ngure. Lt the man who or fellow w ho would run a blind
greatest crop in the history ot
the South Plains will U-gin.
Maize. Kaffir torn. June Corn.
(tun. Millet and all kinds of
vine products are now beyond j
the stage of doubt and with no;
ot'ier calamity tfalling them
wants it for a home and wants
to improve it have an opiortunity I
to make aometr. ing out of it him-
self. Don't drive them away'
with
tiger joint in all the State of
Texas that will vote Statewide
prohibition? There isn't a single
one of course and no one who
cares for truthfulness in the
that
unreasonable prices and
try to accommodate them in ! smallest degree would say
every way possible. Make the ar.v of them would da no.
the graineries of the South Plains terms liberal and sell them any Now if there are more boot-
will have to lw enlarged. We I a--vint that they want from one legging and blind-tiger joints in
are strictly in the sw im. j hunured acres up to a section. It I the prohibition states than can t e .
The Panhandle and South Plaios takes that kind of settlers to de- found in the states where there
rjuntry will pntably be the j veiop me country as it should t are saloons why doesn t the
greatest lieneficieries from
recent precipitation for the
reason that in Kast Texas the
croj were further advanced
the i develo;ed. and we hope the po- bootletrirer and blind-tieer vote i at Roswell to a press correspond
pie of this section will take this for his own selfish interest and nt July. 5. by Creneral Superin
into consideration and act ac
built at this time. Lubbock is up .They believe that actual con-
and doing and many ether things struction work will begin by the
are in contemplation in the town I first of August and the con-
that has not as yet developed suf- i tract calls for the completion of
ficiently to permit mention in the systems within seven
this Daoer. but are certainties : months which would put both
for the near future and they will i systems in operation not later ; pleted to thoroughly
amount to several hundred thous-' than March of the coming; the people of Lubbock
and dollars. year. The water plant will be
. . installed first It remains yet
Misleading Statement for the city to provide the well.
. .... and the exact location of same
p J " Z l has not been decided upon defi
cordingly.
E.
Canyon Clippings
Off to California
P. Covington accompanied Rain! rain! rain! That's all the
by his wife and children left on I weather does now in this country.
via nVTAm.uin t in i 1 1 am . n i'
I auri ipjuii nam i urmjaj vi
SnU Ana. California where
It has rained in thij community
. . .1 -: i ti i
thv will .-nd the fall and wm.l" ua JMl inursuay.
ter months. Mr. Covington j A heavy one fell Monday which
stated to an Avalanche represen-' was accompanied by some hail
titive that he would be hack in 'although no great damatre was
Lublxick himself atout October
but his family will remain in
California through the winter
as he will place his children in
school at that place and does not
want to change them during the
done. We have the best season
now we have had for some time.
M. (Jreeh andK. D. Looneyare
serving as jurors in the county
court this week.
Our revival meetinir closed
term. He ordered the paper sent here last Sunday evening. A
to his address that he might keep numler ot our young people and
abreast of the times here. He some older ones professinl faith
stated that all his interests are m Christ. As it was a union
in Lublck and of course wants meeting several additions were
to keep up w ith what is going on made to each denomination that
nitely. but will hyelv he located
vote the prohibition ticket? There ' tended George C Starkweather pi th k and .er
is no sort of a question but i ; of he Santa e lines southwest I ntrgct js tQ et 8eparateiv
mere are more ooouegging ana : i "" 'TVTrlu we understand it and will be
Diinu-tiger joints in me pronim- re win. uy -ui urui un
tion states than in the anti state n the road from Slaton. sixteen
. I t .1 1 I 1 m. i mi'Ia. ..iU r4 f 1 KiiwaU ToV. !
me uuiit'gKer anu oiina-uger "u"J U4 iuwn i
fellow will know it better than : . N. M.-Texico Trumpet
any one else hence they would This is the second time that
vote the prohibition ticket every " announcement nas gone
opportunity. Let this soak in. abroad from that place and it is
My friends it doesn't matter rather misleading as to tbe point
what your ideas of personal lib- from which the road will realy( n .
erty local self government or .start when the work begins. This Another Business Open. Prohibition Rally.
Statewide prohibition is. if you i !ne of road is already built and; iublock is fast coming back to The pros will have the last
rote against the amendment you n operation oeiween uocs; grand rally before the election.
let on the first of August The
tank to be used will be elevated
kettle shaped and will be KK)
I feet and the tank is 30 feet
making it 130 feet from the
ground to the top of the tank
which has a capacity of 75000
sep-tank
will be located south east of
town in the canyon about a
mile from the east end of Broad-
way or South First Street
As the work progresses the
Avalanche will give more defi-
nite detailed account of the sys-
tem and hope before it U com
acquaint
with the
0)erations and requirements of
the city in the matter.
The installation of the sewer
system means a great deal for
the city. It means a healthier
city a cleaner city. The water
works means a great deal to the
city from a fire protection basis
and a decrease in the insurance
rates that are at this time most
unreasonably high.
Lubbock is reaching out for
everything that will make her an
ideal place for people to live and
make her the model city of the
west and the queen city of the
South Plains. Come to Lubbock.
in the town.
J. I). Hart and wife who have
been visiting his sinters. Mrs. J.
W. Honker of this place and
Mrs. McCmb. of tedar Hill.
Texa left Thursday for their
ranch near Iington N. M.
Mrs. Hkcr. Kate and Jeff
Hoker. Mr. McCuinb and her
granddaughter little Kuth lias-
well accompanied them home.
They will viitit K'well while
theie.
Mrs. W. N. (Jreen. who ha
been viiting relative in Okla-
homa. eath rford. Port Worth
and other points for the pait
m-rith. returned home lue
afterrion.
Judge Jrij. Iu kfy if Willing-
toriWMhtrt Priday. and while
mhe nty was a guwt cf Judge
In-org It. Un.
is represented here. Kev. Host.
of Lubbock is to ljrin another
meet.r.g here on Friday before
the second Sunday in August
.Messers Lundell. of Ta
and she
several differ-
that when they vote against the
amendment they commit them-
Or IS . Malva MnnPl'...ll. tr I a i.r
v.s.ting their old fnend E M. lK.tuation of thhnmt' In
Aderholt and family and lintking Vexas
after their pr. rty here. I you fMt vour ialIt
1 t'.'lJ T fi l'n"1"' U'n ' nxt Saturday. sen.Mi.ly meditate
wire nioKing around in our Com-!.. h
ano iM-e mat our ow n iieart d'e
i it.
.. . - . ? r - i .1 . .mi v arnn anil u'nm unrk i.v. " . . ' " v . .
breweries salens and bootleg- resumed on the main line of the; quiet during the early summer
gers of Texas and thereby say to j Cut-off. it will begin at Lubbock months but she is feeling the
them that it is your desire that ' continue due northwest to etTect! 0f the fine rains and the
they Cfntinue in business not- lexicu. ludikk win ne tne 8l)1 ndi(J crx n)st)ects
i: j . t.Hm.r m nt inH t rrtH "P'enuiU irp prospects
m...m . .ni that mi worn win iiemn. nirni .
steeped in every vice imagin- away but there is no official an- ent places. This week on our
able. nouncement to that effect rounds through the city we dis-
Asnratmanyof mv warmest t r .ViZn :- i.T covered another business firm
friends are anti-proh.b.t.onist. ine cvi(. improvements
but I am comrelIed to charge i k;. ; i. .
square. He is cutting down the
weeds and tnmming up the
trees in such a manner as to im-
Friday night in the court house
yard. Seats will be provided for
all who will come to the rally.
A nice program w ill be rendered.
Special music by the ladies of the
town and speeches will he made
by Judge W. H. Bled. Kev.
Sanders and Prof. J. K. Wester.
These gentlemen are well quali-
fied to take cart of tht rirotak.
l l .. . i . j . . . : - . r
nau nung oui lis sign anaoienea sition and handle it in a manner
up for business. This new store! that will be convincing. Thev
tnunlty Sunday.
Feelin' f i mm)
can't write.
' cn c
over the rains
Wild Waxes
Pcstpone i
; state w ho
and desire to help the U s and
girls men and women of this
'gnat commonwealth evi.l thr
On account of the rain !( mor.ster: the uncomjimiiing t Je
lu. li tt.e picnic to have been ; of every virtue and the assassin
rad l v thernemlirrsof the Home of every uwn in which it get
and J reign Mimi n StcieUrs flu damnable bold goto the Poll
the Methodist churrh. wa in-j rext KUirday and ot for the
d. tinat!y i-ntp-.ned Tlie l?ni..n anendm nt. Lerjr n4ittion-
prgram will U rendered at the.t who ft any reaaon fail to go
MdboUist churxh Jnday after ta tt tJl ad m mii l
prove the lks of the
very' much. He will move into
that house as Kn as hi house-
hold effect arrive from San An-
tonio. The old timers w ho left
t i.l.luL 1..... at- .Inflinir
Ut efrry voter in this ack Sotnt how there is a-Kne-is
tired of the saloon k .k.. k I .
lck that attracts them and
after a few months sojourn in
other places they come hack or
at least they all want to come
hack. Gme to LU'k. It is
the bet ft?
is what the general Mtnager
J. A. Moore calls the Pargain
Store. He expects to carry a
lariro atrw-L' nf nau' on. I ao-nnit
premises 1 r" ; '
t iiaitM tui iiuuir a 1 1 v uaiujair
and in fact he will have a little
bit of everything that is offered
him for sale. mwt t h"v
and t ll any old thing tou kowc
new things too. If you have
any trade in your general make
are interesting speakers and
those who go will no donbt
receive great lenefits from what
they have to say. The exercises
will U'gin at 8:30 promptly and
it i hoped that the j-ople who
are interested in t'us question
frvrn lrtn sids wid attend the
llieetliiK.
W'. L. Simpn was in the city
noin.
efcHy fMponaLl with his aati' this week.
up. Mre wi.i iinir a neai mm Juesdav. and report a very
you. He ha a car of new furni- damaging hail in his community
ture en route and will te here je reports his cotton badly
within a few days. He will 1 damaged. A number wf others
pleased to have you call and ee n immunity were a!o ba Jly
him when you hae anything to damaged
aell in his line r want to pur- -
I. Jthr.ann. ho i a tirg ' rhae new or second hand good. ' Jese Iajra anj family and
II. M. Pinr in the agricultural he ha o;wih1 up his buines in' W H. Gmes. of Jackaboro. ar-
deiiiunttraUon work fr th the tPre building formerly rivH th s r k. and are M t-
.vanLa . wasber ttte f.rt of occu(iel by him as a saitle and ing the famije s of Wilt and Ib
lrr.t- shop.
jtirate of this 'la-e.
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Dow, James L. & Turner, John F. The Lubbock Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 1911, newspaper, July 20, 1911; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth287827/m1/1/: accessed June 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .