Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-20
SETTING 4 SPLENDID EXAMPLE


prise and town.bcautlfyins. the little
town Of Wagon Mound has taken its
place az the head Of the procession
! and has set an example which may
we'll be- cmulatrd IN every other city
and town In New Mexico. The whole
proposition can boz set forth no better
than II is ne follows iu % communion
ton published In the Cimorron Week.
Ily News
Editor Cimarron News
Donr Sir 4 week or so ago I had
occasion 10 visit the town ~ Wagon
Mound which is not ~ large az chm
AKRON, neither is II incorporated !
found while thore that every mcr.
chant business ana professional man
had entered into an agreement 20
close up his respective place ~ bust
ness every Wednesday afternoon from
I O'Clock untu 3 o'clock. for the pun.
pose Of working the streets OF tho
town. This agreement has been
strictly followed out. ana every clerk.
proprietor and business man spends
these four hours of each week work
ing upon the streets Those business
houses which keep team for pny
purpose donate tho usc OF such team
during this period and instead Of
considering these four hours zach
week an unpleasant duty. each man
makes the occasion u holiday and
gets mo- end of fun ont of b. This
plan has been followed for some
months. ana tho streets of Wagon
Mound have been placed In fine con.
ditiun
u seems To mo that % rs now time
Tor every man iu Clmarron to get
together with every other man aud
ull give fine exhibition ~ team,
work for the Ecttcrmcut of the town
.Cimarrou is favored with a natural
situation which Is not cuualled IN the
state. There is every opportunity TO
make OF Cinarron the show spot OF
th" country. u seems To- me that
with team work we can advance the
property value of Cimarron hy start
ing upon system OF making of our
village a thing of beatty II We adopt
and follow the Wagon Mound plan.
every street in town In the course OF
time, can be- graded up as II should
be-. The curb lines can he straight
.encd out, arroyos can be placed whore
needed, crossings can ne constructed
lot gravel until such time as the funds
.of the village are sufficient 90 build
cement crossings weeds can be- kept
down. ana rubbish. boxes, tins and
refuse ct all sorts can he cleared
away ln fact, Cimarron can bc beau
uned vuul o. viii Justly earn the tltlc.
"Cimarron the Beautiful" II seems
TO me that this is not only q matter
OF civic pride. hut is also business
proposition. Property m "a clean.
we'll KEEP, town is ALWAYS of more
f''''' 'f''.'' lIl fA N'"N 10 W tt NliNhW
upon IT'S face that its people are slow
EMILY ana careless Of appearances. A.
town with trees ana well kept lawns
streets free from weeds. holes and
rubbish. is the town which catches
the eye of the visitor ana the posi-.
BILE investor. Can not We of Cimarron
get together IN weekly cleanup day.
following plan similar Co that oil
Wagon Mound n an merchants and
business men of every class viii agree
TO close up ana work the streets. no
one win have an unfair advantage
over the other ana We can make the
result "f such work something worth
while. n YOU feel as do on thls|
proposition, IL would be- great favor.
IN you can advocate some such plan
az outlined roughly above through
the valuable columns az your paper
Very truly YOURS.
GEO L. HENLEY