El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-12
PROTEST AT sTockYARDs.


FL PasO. Tex, April IL, 1910.
Editor Ell Paso Herald:
From a permit applied for TO estab-
lish stockyards in the second ward,
which. it is said, are proposed TO be
located on some five or more acres of
ground in the Magoffin addition, the
people. residents and house owners. in
that section have entered their signed.
unqualified, and indignant protest to
the mayor and council of FL Paso.
The establishing Of such business
is fraught with dire results TO not only
that part of this growing city. but TO
all other sections 1t is case Of civic
pride vs.. cattle herding, and all of the
attendant evils
City Improves Ward
The mayor and council of the present
administration have placed themselves
on record by establishing uniform street
grades. macadam paving, eliminating
mudholes, and helping educate those
who live in that part CT the city TO
maintain a progressive spirit
The residents, seeing that the city Of
ficials are working 10 their best inter
ests, are now actuated by spirit OF
active emulation. and are erecting
brick and concrete buildings, are
gradually abandoning the old style of
unsightly -'shacks'' and adobes.- This.
in itself alone. shows what can be done
by mutual efforts
Now, il is proposed to locate stock
yard in the midst of these progressive
people. thereby destroying values as no
person who owns lot or two in that
part OF the city will care to put up
building that is truly ha bftabIe. but
would consider shack" sufficient.
Congested With Traffic.
The city in that part. is even now.
with the wonderful increase Of transfer
railroad traffic. much congested- I'm
agine hundreds of ears of cattle to be
added To this and IL is plain TO be seen
that this congestion should not be en-
larged
Besides, the mayor and council have
passed an ordinance that no citizen shall
have over one COW or two horses in his
or her yard, or on the premises and even
then an inspection will be made on com
plant and the cost Of said official must
be borne by the owner of one COW. or
something to that effect. Yet here is
proposition that asks for right TO
corral from one carload to thousands OF
cattle. and placed in the midst OF people
who are striving TO better themselves
and to live sanitarily and up to the
laws of their city
1t is a we'll known fact that cattle
are more or less liable TO be attacked
by hordes of flies. and scientific re-
search has demonstrate I'd that these
pests are certainly carriers OF diseases.
and it has been recommended that all
citizens should adopt measures for
their destruction. The diaries and
slaughter houses were compelled TO
move out into the sparsely settled
districts of the county. and yet IL is pro-
posed. IN their stead, to herd cattle In no
uncertain numbers in our midst. 1t is
not thought that the mayor and council
viii sanction this.
Want to Go Forward
The protest of those who reside in
this locality should be needed and moth
ing allowed to interfere or jeOpardize
IN the remotest way, with health and
advancement People do not wish 10 go
backward when it is more 70 their inter
est 10 go forward.
Infuse into the citizens of the south
side of FL PaSo an admiration and love
for the beautiful with all sanitary regu-
lations complied with. and II will not
be long ere that portion Will be close
second to other parts now being made
beautiful by pavements. the parking Of
streets and the adornment OF homes
which has been adopted and greatly
augmented by valued suggestions from
The Herald.
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