The Lubbock Daily Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 1, No. 269, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 9, 1923 Page: 3 of 12
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THE LUBBOCK DAILY AVALANCHE, SUNDAY, SEPT. 9. 1923.
PAGE THREE
CORPORATION HAS BEEN FORMED!
FINE GRAPES CAN BE PRO-
DUCED IN THE LITTLE
FIELD SECTION
AND CAPITAL RAISED FOR DEMON-'
STRATION OF FARM BY IRRIGATIONilS^SfiSB
iternoon by Herbert Mueller. They'
-- I were grown on his farm about two]
PLA1NVIEW, Sept. 8.—A eorpo- stock company with their money. nljies northwest of Littlefield. Mr.
ration that will have for its pur- !t is now thought that the urn- E. Mueller, owner of the place has
, . , , , i gated truck farming industry will i two rows of vines, each about
pose the promotion and demonstra-1 so()n be tbe Plainvi<.w country’s 200 feet long, well laden with the
tion of truck growing with the use' main producing factor. i vintage.
• f irrigation has been perfected in ---—— j There are a number of other
Plainview The matter has been ABILENE MAN ENTERS ivineyards in this vicinity, and with-
* * inv^tio-u ! BUSINESS IN LUBBOCK out an exception they produce well
a topic of discussionand investiga-j and regularly every year. Several
tion for a long time and the eorpo-( D Wood of Abilene) who has' farmers are growing arbors of
ration is the outcome of long de-;, . tb w t Texas Teachers grapes in the back yards and gar
Resolutions Of S.
P. leachers Pass-
ed In Session Here
jerally for the expenses for same, the Texas State Swine Breeders
, Sixth: That we sustain the action Association. He was raised on a
■ of our State Superintendent Marrs farm and says farming deserves first
iand his supporters in obeying the consideration ol all occupations. He
j instructions of the Legislature in did grading on the road bed of the
regal'd to text-book matters and Santa Fe and Cotton Belt railroads,
his method of supplying needed text- He is a son of a Confederate Vet-
books for the various schools. i eran and was commandant of the
SEVENTH: That it is the unani-jW. W. Merritt Camp, Sons <>f Con-
mous wish of the member of tile I federate Veterans when organized at
executive and resolution commit- McKinney,
tees and almost uannimous wish of__
Resolutions passed by the South
''iivwi'ivcn' 'Irf1'*' 1 the South Plains Teachers that the
RESOLVED: That we, the mem- jnstitute continue with five full days
hers of the t.outh I lains Teachers antj fu|| pay for same.
Institute in session in the city of I E. j HOOD. Chairman Con-.
Lubbock, Texas, offer the follow- j SPEIGH
ing resolutions towit: n’ JOHNSON --------
FIRST: Thai we thank the city. MISS ADAMS', Sec. Com.
of Lubbock for the hospitable man- __________
ner in which we have been enter-]
PLAINVIEW SCHOOL WILL
START MONDAY, SEPT.
10TH. MANY BE THERE
tained by its citizens, the Parent-
PAT MOULDEN FOR
PLAINVIEW, Sept. 9.—Monday
September the 10th. school bells will
again ring in Plainview as on that
liberation and investigation by ex- ; College at Abilene for the summer dens, some of them watering them j Teachers’Association and other
■ ”v — . . ■ . i ttnn iciiwln l i I . h i iii*/»- 1 l! .
perts in this (
£? fSlEwtohS* a0mfiren Tnsurance “'offL-e '.Grapes are one of the sure fruit | woT k ‘SupC Haynes"'and' ''otiV; j Moulden, head of the ’'Accounting; now hag a wel, equipped high
here, and will take care of kindred crops ot tins country,
businesses, having: located in the, O I? y matter ol time
LeMrei V^oo^comes to Lubbock high- scale, bringing
iy recommended by the lending ( u‘ producers,
bankers and business men of Abi-' le __
lone, and we are sure he will find ABILENE IS LACK OF
this country, and it is
until the,
on a commercial
handsome leturns
ties represented, for their untiring
■conditions here favorable for his
TECH COLLEGE—WOODS
dea-ant and profitable to the teach
Lets and the greatest possible ser
"it"1 to the schools that” are i'epre
r nted
line. The Plainview j as associate professor of history, has from the windmill pump, o.he.rs pro- j ganizations.
• made his home in Lubbock and es- ducing from natural rainfall. , SECOND: That we commend the
extensive water supply and the for
mation of the stock company is a
great step of progress.
The stock company was organiz-
ed by Plainview business men who
after careful study and observation
together with reports of experts, see
a new industry for the Plainview
country practically assured as sue- i conauiot
essful j business.
The' company was organized|. He.is » ^est, Texaa prodiiict hav-
Thursday night at a meeting of thej*'1? SP " exception of Vwo vea's'*188 just established a fire insur
on SgaUon made Us re- during which he was with the Ameri-i«we business here. Mr. Woods is
committee on migation made its ic ^ Expeditionary Forces in France. ia fading business man ot Abilene.
The insurance business is not atif^d assured us that the people of
all new to him, as he has made . J section ot the state feel a keen
a life study of this work, and will ’I1 ■ Lubbock since her being
prove a great benefit to the businessidesignated as the official location
men of Lubbock. if0" ^e Texas Technolog,cal CV.
______ .. lege, and that they are going to do
STATE COMPTROLLER i day the Public Schools of the city
_____ i open. A large attendance is ex-
attutikt t u DiJpeeted by Supt. W. E. Patt in the
AUSTIN. Texas, Sept. 8. Patifour schools of the city. Plainview
superintendents of the several eoun - Division of the Comptroller’s De-
partment, has tendered his resig-
efforts in making the institute both nation to become effective Septem-
■ 1 —1 ‘ her 15th and will he candidate for
State Comptroller.
He lias been
school that boasts of the fact. that
every subject taught is affiliated
with the State University, together
with the three ward schools. The
public school teachers returned late
connected with- the Department ^r|d from Canyon City where
R. H. Woods, of Abilene, is here
his life in thircountry! visiting his son. H. D. Woods who
MANY WILL BE EMPLOYED port^of'^hePinTt\tiftion.Wa ll SU!'
TO CONDUCT BIG FOOD
CONTROL SURVEY
AUSTIN, Sept. 8.—-By Nov. lj
sixty-three Federal Engineers, each,
—. — -- . , - ... at the head of a party of engineers,
It is now equipped with w;j] be engaged in topographic sur-
worth of irrigation equip-jvey work along the principal streams’
port. The stock company was or-
ganized in about thirty minutes,
the capitalization being set at $20,-
000 and the directors expect to in-
corporate in the near future.
The stockholders, who are Plain-
view business men, now have sev-
eral sites in mind. The site will
be selected in a few days and plans
are to pay spot cash for the prop-
erty. One site now being consid-
ered and thought to be the logical
place for the demonstration farm
borders the city on the south and is
a plot of land of approximately 125
acres.
$10,000
nient and is said to be one of the i Texas in carrying out the pro-1
best pieces of land in the Plain- j ^ram for flood control and reclama-1
view country most adapted for truck■ tjon 0f lands, according to the State)
fanning. ! Board of Water Engineers, which is
What the Plainview business men: co-operating in the work with the
want is not the dividends that are j United States Geographical Survey, |
sure to be reaped, but tor exper- j through its special representative,
imental use as irrigation experts in j Maj. c E Cook, who has establish-
their visits here have advised such, od headquarters in the Texas State,
a move on the part of some one as| Capitol
they believed it would be a paying j claim is made that Texas is to)
proposition. The Texas Land and, have in the flood control work
Development Company now irrigate ] bbe largest party of Federal eng:-j
on both a large and small scale j neers eVei assembled in one state. I
and find it to be a very profitable! Maj Coo]{ and the members .if
industry. Judge L. S. Kinder a the Board of Water Engineers are
member of the irrigation committee , J)ow WOrking out preliminary plans1
of the Chamber ot Commerce at-, f 01. the work and they say they will
ier investigation reported that pen- jH, pUShed to completion an rapid!v
ole in the Plainview vicinity who as ,)0SSjh]e
are now irrigating truck on a small! ’ Because ‘of the large interests of,
scale are clearing at least $.>00 pel the State, the first survey work,
acre. He set this estimation as the
minimum. The Plainview Nursery
Company owned and operated by
D. -C. Aylesworth will this year
clear $8800 off of 10 acres of to-
matoes. uciivii
Next Saturday the Plainview j Kimbair\imi Seymour.'
Chamber of Commerce are sending ___________
,rn' RUNNELS COUNTY FAIR
MEETING TO BE HELD
(twelve years, serving in various im-
THIRD: That we are deeply jn-lportant positions under the admin
d btod to Miss Laura Hamner, Mr| istration of W. P. Land, H. B. Ter-
T. B. Horne and Mr. F. E. Savage Irel1. L. W. Tittle, M. L Wiginton
service in the
foe their efficient
class rooms.
FOURTH: That we are grateful
for the prompt and careful supei-
vision by the conductors, Mr. Sons,
Mr. Humphries and Mrs. McDaniel,
of the different sections.
FIFTH: That we approve the
educational survey that is being
planned by the Department of Edu-
cation and commend the action of
the Legislature in providing so lib-
and Lon A. Smith, and was for
sixteen months Chief Clerk of that J
Department.
Mr. Moulden is a former deputy
sheriff and a former county clerk
of Collin County, and just prior
to his accepting a position in the
Comptroller’s Department was a
member of the City Council of Mc-
Kinney. During this time he tool;
an interest in the raising of fine
stock and is a former president of
they have been attending the Insti-
tute for one week at the North
West Texas State Normal College.
SHRINE MEETING
A meeting of Lubock Shrine Club
is called for next Monday night
at 8:30 at Masonic Hall. All mem-
bers are requested to be present.
Election of officers will be held and
other matters of importance dis-
cussed.
GEORGE W. BRIGGS.
Recorder.
will be along the Brazos River, j
where over 40,000 acres of State
priso nfarm lands are subject to!
overflow. Engineering parties are
j to be stationed at Waco and at,
points near Belton, Mienral Wells, i
an experienced committee
•aration which includes men who are)
acquainted with the local situation'
for Roc-ky Ford, Colorado, the cap
ital of the irrigation country of
Colorado, where they will make a
study and observe and compare
the situation there with the one
here and then return to Plainview and
make their report. Definite action
is contemplated on their return.
While on the trip an experienced
man on irrigation will be employed
and earnest work will be started.
A. E. Boyd, President of the
Plainview Board of City Develop-
ment in commenting on the propo-
sition said “When the proposition is
completed this demonstration farm
will be worth more to Plainview
than any other commercial organiza-
tion now in operation or located
in Plainview’s vicinity.
“Irrigation has proven itself in
the Plainview country and this is
rot considered a step into the dark’’
says R. D. Bowman irrigation man
■fir the Texas Land and Develop-
ment Company whose* headquarters
are in New York City, and who
owns large tracts of land for ex-
perimental use in Plainview’s vi-
cinity. The soundness of the prop-
osition is proven by the way in
which Plainview business men are
going into the organization of the
Public Accountant
and Auditor
T. B. ZELLNER
Room 109—Phone 208
Security State Bank A
Trust Co. Bldg.
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BALLINGER, Texas, Sept. 7.—;
A mass meeting will be held in this
city in a few days to further plans
for the Runnels County Fair, a trade j
trip is planned for Sept. 12 and 13,
the annual banquet for Sept. 27 and
the countv fair for Nov. 14, 15, and ;
16. ,
Lubbock, Texas
Or. R. B. Hutchinson
Dentist
Office, I 31
Res. 122
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LONE STAR STAGE, LUBBOCK TO SPUR
Every Day In the Year
8:00 Morn.
$1.00
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7:00
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Rails
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2:00 Eve.
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Dow, James L. The Lubbock Daily Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 1, No. 269, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 9, 1923, newspaper, September 9, 1923; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657412/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Archer Public Library.