Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-10
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An fnstitutioa that the community
csnaos afford NOT 10 naint1in Ii
The pablo ibrary. Ose 0f - most
certain promises ~ ske futare pros
p~rity q ths library lies d ne fact
thai IN energetic son<a u - cary
havc formed - sssoeisaioa the II.
press object Of which Il 10 advssc~
the Interests a the ln6umtiDn- This
associations sox iacisdes Il its mem
berxhip many ladies' from bath the
city and toxn oS Las Vegas. IN n
certain that with thee ladies b~hiad
the moveneat. the library win coz
tinue Ia be maintained and WIN In
crease 70 efficiency and importance.
But the expense u keeping up the
Institution u considerable. There are
salaries 20 be paid. mes books % be
bought running expenses 60 be met.
repairs 70 the buildings and fixtures
ID b. attended % The city. by The
terms of It's agreement With Mr.. Car.
negie. Is obligated 20 support the lib
rsry. The condition upon which sio.r
900 was subscribed by i man having
no particular interest IN this commun-
~. 70 found q library, was that the
city should expend $1,000 i year mr.
IT. support
Andrew Carnegie. when he made
up his mind % devote millions u dol.
lars 10 establishing libraries In this
country. with his hard. shrewd Scotch
sense. realized that In no other way
could money be made to confer tas
great . boon upon the country. pub.
Tic libraries 90 hand In hand with
the public schools In benefitting and
uplifting community. To many
millions of this country, the library
II the scto6l out 81 school. The
standard q Intelligence and culture
q ainaost any community ri be
Judged by the manner III which II
supports iti public libraries. Given
9 city n which tho public libraries
are . matter - prtde and favorable
comment, and past question. you find
. city noted also for It's education
culture md - 4 consequence its
moral tonel Wherever there II
ppposcd b publIe iibrar.
n i6ltows that the element Ia
t~ogfe6sive. dncuItured and Of no
khikh moral Standard Libraries ..re
Sressns the best interests Of the coln-
N1unfty: the expense Of sustaining
then d comphfatively trivial.
But the people OF Las Vegas. with
few unimportant exceptions. are
persuaded that the local public H.
brary must be sustained and improv.
ed IN addition 10 The bare expense
Of uaintaiAinx II. which the city is
Ohm Z 20 . i Cor. there are. many
additional OUTLAWS necessary 10 make
II Institution all inst II saodld be.
The latest books must be secured,
and these expenses must be met from
outside sources. The women's asso.
citation has shown every disposition
70 DO everything Il can for the sue
cess Of the library. II should never
be asked 70 raise money to pay the
ordinary running expenses.
AZ : meeting yesterday. tho asso.
citation learned with pleasure that
the park commissioa, had decided 10
lay walks ID HiIlsite park. The $3.50
citation viii cooperate Ia tho work
Of fixing NO the park, putting In
ssats. caring Tor the Erass, planting
shrubbery. etc, We are not surprised
TO hear that the property owners In
the neighborhood Of Hillsite park
ars willing to cooperate also ID this
matter. We have been considerably
astonished that citiaens, living IN
some Of the handsomest residences.
having the finest lawns ana grounds
In the city. were willing To tolerats
m ~unsishtly weed patch just across
the street. Il will Be 4 source o.
satisfaction to III citizens thai the
W0nitn's Library association will al
% take up In earnest the matter Of
creating ., park on the grounds set
aside BY the city for that purpose.
The ladies u their meeting yester.
day decided 10 hold . dance and
euchre. probably d Rosentha1 bail.
10 order to raise money TO carry o.