Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-21
TI1SipUs FuGIT.

That's Latin, and when translated
into Albuquerque English, It means
that the Territorial Fair. which is the
biggest thing in the southwest, viii be
along In a few weeks. and II. Ike
every other loyal Albuquerquean, you
expect 10 get your premises cleaned
up and put In company condition be-
fore the company comes, you want TO
get a move on yourself.
orders have already been issued 10
the owners OF vacant lots TO have the
weeds cut and carted off But the
"clairin' up. and c%lairin' out should
MT stop with that. Weeds are not
altogether bad, a good lusty crop.
such as we are able 10 show In a good
many parts Of the town. bear testi-
mony 90 the virtue OF our Albuquer-
que soil. and present az peculiar dem
onstration OF It's ability 10 product Ia
great abundance. without irrigation or
the Campbell system. The trash
which the weeds very frequently
cover up. should go. too. Tin cans,
scraps 81 broken crockery and see
lions Of stove pipe on the retired lisi,
are more unslghtly thar weeds. and
don't testify to anything creditable. on
the part ~ the soil or the owner Of 1t
So when the weeds are cut let the TIA
cans be harvested also.
And fully as important as this is q
cleaning up and repairing 81 The
streets In tsrious parts Of the own
but to Do this It is necessary for the
city council TO let The street commits
sioner have "a little more help He
does remarkably well with the limited
force at his command, but he needs a
good deal more assistance during The
next few weeks. in order To put the
streets and alleys in condition ga re-
.ceivc company In the early days of
tho territorial fair anything would 80.
but we have to remember that New
Mexico is progressing, and many Of
the people who viii visit the fair this
year viii come from towns which are
regularly kept as neat as a pin, aud 10
they find the metropolis s@loycnly and
dirty. ani the streets full ~ holes. cs-
p~ecisily during fair week when a
town Is expected 90 wear ITS very best
they VIII be very likely to criticize us
Whcn they 60 home. IN a manner tina
will not do us proud,
Ana even worse than amy of these
things is the failure ~ property own
efa. especially in the central portions
Of the town. 90 build sidewalks which
were ordered months. or posslhl,
years ago The city authorities should
see 90 this without delay. where a
poor man. living la the outskirts neg
lccts 20 build because he b. in hard
luck. and can't raise the money.
ctory body win approve uf patience and
fo]rbcarancc on the part of the cts.
but iu cases Of property on the ln-
side. owned by men who are album
dainty able. aud are simply waiting to
Oct improvements made by their
n~eighbors enhance HE value of their
holdlurs-in an such eases public
opinion demands the enforcement Of
The ordinance 20 the letter aud the
proper authorities of the city should
take the ~ncccssayd steps 20 have al
work 20 this class commenced in iimo
ta have % out ~ the Way before the
fair A. the largest and richest cts
81 ihc territory. IL Is the duty Of AZ
buqueIque to set the other places a
g'od example. And aside from sons.
sIierauons - duty and s~elf-resprct u.
e good busincs~ policy. since ono so,-
emily lnkempt street might neutraiIre
e tery large per cent % the good The
fair may 80 us