Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-03-29
HoIIer Like an Apache for Our
Splendid Water, Our Miles
Of Shade Trees, Our Beauti-
full MiIe-Long Park.
ONLY BOOSTERS TO GET
AN ADMISSION TICKET
Proposition to Reorganize the
AIamogordo Business Mems
Club Meets With Favor From
the Live-Wire Citizens.

Tom O'Reilly wants to see the
Chamber of Commerce reorganized
and put in charge OF a secretary
who is a live wire, who knows his
business and who will keep some
thing doing all the time. Toms
idea is good one. He is not alone
in this desire to see a business
mems club organized and maintain
ed in our city. The idea advanced
is feasible one, and there should
be no time lost in getting togeth-
er. The people of Alamogordo are
awake to the fact that something
is going to happen in his neck O. the
woods in the immediate future, and
by all means let us be in a position
to take care of all that comes and
let nothing that is good get away.
There is no denying the fact that
a live organization is the one big
factor in towns advancement. But
this organization must have had the
breath of life blown over it, or in
Jeoted into it, and be up and doing
all the time. An organization which
will meet occasionally, or, at best,
semi occasionally, with a half-heart-
ed interest in what might be done
If we had the money, or the leader,
or the inclination, won't amount to
a tinker's damn. 1t has got TO be
life-size club, with everybody pull
ing in the same direction, and will
ing to meet outsiders considerably
mere than halfway. Judicious ad-
vertising will result in untold good
for the community, and with the
community taking a good big step
up every one of the citizens who
contribute to the united community
Is going to be benefited.
Get the idea out of your head
that If you can't make a dollar out
of this or that proposition, no one
else in town is going to have a
chance to do 50. That is the dog
tn-the-manger attitude. If it should
happen that something is to be had
which will directly help a certain
class of our citizens, or dozen. or
maybe six of them, and you cant
Just figure out where you get off,
help all you can. nevertheless. Indi-
rectly you are going to be better off
for having helped some one of your
neighbors. Shut up your knife and
get off that storebox, and il you
can't do anything else. holler like
an Apache for our splendid water;
for our beautiful park. which no 9th
er town in New Mexico can dupli-
cate and which they all envy and
are endeavoring to initiate; for
our miles of beautiful shade trees;
for our most equitable climate; for
ed flowers: for our public-spirited
merchants who are contributing ey-
cry day to the betterment of the
town; for our Civic League which is
untiring In its efforts to help Ala
mogordo; for the best lot of people
ever drawn together in one COM
munity. Oh. you have many things
TO shout for II you will Just do II.
Keep your heart full OF laughter as
you look around you and drink In
the untold beauties Nature has Law
ished on you. II you get down-in-
the-mouth. take a trip to most any
other town in the state and you will
be glad to get back.
Alamogordo has had her ups and
downs. and when she went down
she hit with a rather heart-rending
thud; but she has weathered the
gale OF adversely and is shaking off
her load and climbing up to the
10000 mark. Help!
The News-Advertiser suggests
that. along the line proposed by Mr..
o'Rielly. an immediate effort be
made to reorganize our commercial
club. This paper Is going to do its
full share in the matter of boosting
our town. and II isn't going to do II
for immediate gain. II will coop
crate with any organization looking
to the advancement Of our interests.