The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-09

Inr apparent nun fTtHtc 81 int
city government to the fate Of the
$40 acres Of land on the mesa Of
forcd 10 this city by the govern
ment. practically as a slit, and which
UP. TO this time the city council has
refused TO accept, 10y failing 20 pay
the $3.50 required by the government,
today brought expressions from many
business men urging immediate gem
oral action by the people Co save the
property for Albuquerque. The city's
right TO buy the land will expire GA
Monday, juno 10, the register Of the
land office at Santa Fc having OK
tended the time to thpt date at the
behest of the Commercial club. Eek
pressions from business men today
with regard 60 the city goverpmcnti
attitude ranged from disgust to posi-
tive anger. The value OF tho land.
the INSIGNIFICANT sum necessary To Sc
cure e. the money which has hcen
Apent on n By the Commercial club,
wi.n funds raised by public sub
~ rirtion, the strong possibility OF It's
fuiure demand as a military post site
ond the certainty Of tho city's need
for such "A tract In the future, all
were referred TO in interviews given
90 The Herald by a dozcn prominent
business men.
The general feeling was summed
up In an interview with George l..
Brooks, the man who made possible
the governments gift to the cts
when after Il had been determined
that no military post would be To-
Gated there, and after he, as chair
man of the Commercial club COM
mitteo, had superintendent thC devoi
opment Of water on the tract. ook
prompt action 60 secure the passage
OF the special act of congress giving
the land TO Albuquerque.
"No thinking man can question
the wisdom Of securing this land 10
AIhuouerque." said Mr.. Brooks this
morning. 1T o. n good Investment.
~ will be "A very valuable public as
set. a great majority OF the cl,iZona
and business men OF this city want
IL because Of the great and %increas-
ing value n VIII continue 10 have for
tho community. They want II he
cause u will be actual property that
viii belong 10 every man, woman and
child and cannot be diverted. through
NNkNNENU UT NAiNN ANfr ANN MNN WV
Than for their benefit and pleasure.
They want u because they kaow the
time g. coming when the uplands VIII
he provided with water ana all the
mesa lands viii become n great
orchard, the soil being especially
adapted 60 the growing OF fruit. and
undor such conditions all land in hat
vicinity viii have % value - ~ least
S2OO an acre. giving such n hieh
value 10 this particular section aA 20
mako the $500 necessary now 10 pay.
for n look extremely small. They
want u because Albuquerque Is cX-
c~eptionally Lacking in parks. breath
inR places. and outing grounds FOR
the people.
"Cltics Of any consequence, such as
Atlanta, birmingham. Dallas n
Denver. am have beautiful park sys-
TENS located five or six miles from
their centers containing hundreds of
acrcy. which large acreage was 90
tanned hy m foresight of the city
authorities back at a time WHOM
these cities were small ana lands
cheap.
at Is not true. rs has been stated
bv some 81 tho Councilmcn. that tho
land must be improved at once In or
der to hold a. for these rs no such
requirement ln tho congressional acf.
The exact words 81 the act uro; That
there be and hereby Is granted In fee
simple unto tho city 81 Albuquerque
la the county % Bcrnailiio, in tho
territory Of New Mexico. for park
and other purposes. 20 revert to tho
government whenever not 80 used.
"Under the terms al the grant tho
city can take MS many years as II
ploasor before spondine another dol
lar upon the land. Tho one Hnd oniy
reason for the reversion clause Is 10
prevent any designinT mon In the fu-
turo from taking this land away from
the people through any kind % a
scheme.
ssThe granting clause does not re-
quire that the land shall be used for
park purposes az n can be utilized
for any public purpose, such as q
poor farm. militia training or drilling
grounds. rino range. fair grounds.
racing tracks. white city. otc. In
fact, there are 20 many valuable uses
20 which the land a be turned In
the future Tor the benefit OF the peo-
pie Of this city, that Il seems almost
like insulting an intelligent body 81
men. BY bringing up and setting forth,
srtnh nrunu4tafa a. these.