El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-16
The Stockyards Question


~ PAsO wisdom she should fail
4 consider sOcyd packing question aspect that
IL now Special should taken
at this time to official unofficial that might be construed BY
any one as a public the public interest," that might De
construed public permission anything incompatible with public interest
of the present. should be taken not to omit any act that might
be valuable in if special need should arise
Certainly people entitled to all the information that can be gathered
they shall be called on through their official
to sanction any which, cOncb involve conditions Vy
affecting Pao future as place Of residence &na as fTe 5fT press
dusal oent tE line m M Il seems to be remarkably one sided
interesting even loQg 50 Ia orSS IN Cation addition evidently
that they engaging business Wholly lge r y thew violate
consideration from the public and the 81 g onbe act
no law or ordinance a io1 the Dat ston or citizens
considerable body of stocken has taken the stand that
conditions such the limited size and strategic location ene
market packing seriously hape Those who
on side tTacs8 in the interest packing its projectors
otion & the marketing moving the o9ieos
houses here This phase the discussion should
possesses responsibilities the city of the present and future that must be
pertain perhaps |ost nearly od the S city 1
all who are interested in FL PasOs
Generally Speaking limits should be permitted In
question seems to duty the council at this
sosr FL Pasos city limits But they
conducted that far as The Herald knows no
complaints have ever been registered against them as nIsanGe T y S1
not Be constructed or oPeTs on strictly modern sanitary Standards
generally recognized young growing
that needs the cooperation Of outside as wen as local capital f4T IT'S uPo
legitimate business here So there has been no public demand for rigid
industry has developed practically outside of municipal regulation up to now
question of the moment earnestly seeking
the matter with to forming just opinion
packing obtaining privileges position
compete sentiment outside of the
cattle trade against alow0ng ock or packing houses to remain in city
the first Of the the arguments and allegations Of those
oH ~ Rat =. & tho 5sva not bIonSbt sTcb conviioT
would serve to outline opposition
plan Of the company the grounds set forth
We persuade ourselves that the industry whole the 81 PasO
the the declare is by the plan
which the engaged 1t that this phase properly
allowed to work itself out nor does to be within the province OF the
this time radical action premises incomplete
part question: general
enough known Applying general principles the particular before
tracs place residence at the present time; years
locality or anywhere else in city limits city enviTOns
by three considerations chiefly that prevailing winds FL
tending minimize the possible nuisance that might otherwise arse from files
smells and dus-h uthey point of the
adhered to- ought TO reduce all nuapc h minimum Third that the region
about the proposed yards populated and apparently
sary housing n
On the fully
best breeding for flies coward; that flies great of
disease and that chihuahua With already without
eag its handicap If the nghborhood of the yards increases population
reasons may arise to make the presence Of the yards that area nOera6
PfOleGlng e rights ana interests OF those that come AFTER
Naturally the city council act reference yard without its
Immediately stocards nghborho
Possibly the immediate necessities of the case would be met bv e1actng an
ordinance recurring an stocvds in civ limits TO be kent sanitary e7eT
employ methods that detrimental to the health
the people; and setting time limit after which
removed at the option Of the city council
they ed rights" present
embarrassing obstacle to necessary sanitary reforms
Whatever or may not be done the council well reasser at this
IN us s ib DaI $500 ~ respect S 10 al seckyaa
The city afford to impose burdens
but after ALL the public health
notice be officially before
made there can be no cause in future for dmsnt investors forward
viii have the feeling that its interests have been duly egudd