The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-12-29
Typhoid Fever and white
washing

notably the Ell Paso News, one
is convinced that an effort wat
made to smother out and white
wash the news of the existence
of typhoid fever in that city ,and
that the whitewashing is done sc
as to protect business interests
If such is the fact nothing
could be the more damnable.
Human lives are as chaff when
the almighty dollar is ieopar.
died!
Kill members of the family
circle but dare you disturb the
interest of a dollar!
Filth and carelessness are re-
sponsible for nearly every ty.
phoid epidemic but dare you tell
it to the world!
People III every city or town
know how to keep premises clean
and thus ward off diseases but
the time is too precious and the
value of the dollar too sacred!
Some good people in Ell Paso
are trying for The sake of the
health of human beings and for
the welfare of Ell Paso to clean and
put the city in sanitary condi-
tion while a lot of misers are busy
whitewashing the news so as
to misinform the world at large
of the real situation in Ell Paso |!
| Keep clean and tell the truth
is the way to avoid whitewash-
ing!
Whitewash was made for the
devil and it is used by his imps !!
But, if it is true, land we
have a communication in the Ell
Paso News before us to prove it, J
that even scarlet fever in that
city was kept a secret as much
as possible then the whole
scheme of delusion becomes a
double crime!
But, such is the case in every
city or town.
In Alamogordo there are, or
have been, or will be, just such
human kind as are in the Ell
Paso whitewashing business.
1t is dubious business, though,
for one paper to publish letters
protesting against whitewashing
bad news that another paper in
the same town or city has re-
fused to publish, as it is claimed
has been done by FL Paso papers.
If one paper butts against a
click that has for it's business
whitewashing it is liable to be
boycotted by certain element.
1t is very dangerous for local
paper to wade into the public on
account of filth and unsanitary
conditions.
1t means the loss Of a few sub
scribers or advertising patronage.
From business standpoint It'll
would be better for the poor
editor to hold his nose while he
SHES that part of his duty and
allow the filthy scoundrels to die.
This paper has ever been q
fighter for good sanitation in
AIamogordo, as we'll as for our
pure water system to be protect
ed, and though we have made
enemies by such a policy we pro-
pose to continue along the line
of duty local paper owes the
public, no matter what a few
may like or dislike.
1t is possible for AIamOgordo
to clean up before the spring Of
1907 opens and it should be done.
It is possible to protect our
drinking water so that it may be
as pure when it reaches our lips
as it was when it left the noun
tain springs and this should be
done.
1t is possible for us to live
right with ourselves and act right
with our fellow beings regardless
OF the selfish whims Of any one
and this we should do.
AlamOgordoi is the most health
full place in New Mexico with
the Gods blessingof pure noun
tain spring water to drink and
we should take a pride in pro-
tecting the fair and envious
name Of our town.
1t can be DONE
It must be done