The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-07
THE past twenty-five years have
demonstrated thut those

demonstrated thut those
communities which spend
tho largest amouuts tut puniic
enterprises enjoy the greatest pros
pority aud growth The pho-
uomoual advance % many south
cru cities can boz traced directly Go
the fact that the citizens have
awakened 20 The rcw ideal of come
munity interest "a aIe ready To-
spend money whenever it can Doe
demonstrated Co thom thtt the cN-
pcnditure is Tor the public good aud
ana to nll "a real want
4 quarter ot IL century ago BE- would
have been almost Impossible ia th"
average mail American 40 tu have"
raised any considerable amount for
public promotion az for public ad-
tcrtisiuE. Gu tho past few ssIf. tho
r@ukcuiuE ha. come. and business
Interests rptIilr thar what Is for the
good ot one is fot tho GOOD Df on
This awakening 20 th, good that can
be- .omplish,d uy aIl % tho citizens
uf a community pulling together ace
counts 60 % gte1t extent foe thr great
growth that the Y ~ , A has enc
ioycd during the present century.
q Is a peculiar thing that people
who pay o. support t police ana ire
department sometimes ro-ard tho cN-
pcnditlrc OF one for the promo
uon Of the health and happiness OF
"a community as charity WHOM tho
FIRE department goes g,attsr.ng down
the street. does anyone regard that
the city and its citizens nre doIn au
act ot charity uy putting out chat
ire Rather th,y hook utuu tho act
as one for publi, protection anf Tor
the conservation of th, ,ommuuity
wealth When au arrest I4 made Il
munIly and advance tine public NOR
ais
Tho greatest uud,esluped asset
that IHy community contains Be- thy
youth OF that community. 70 repre-,
-cntr more wealth thfr a.t-. raU,r-.
sewer systems auI greater than uI.
else us wealth WITH the uo.sIHI, OK
certiou of tbo earth ITSELF NIthHHf
the hannah factor 800 wealth. would
disapl,ar
U.s. 10 o., uc considered u charity
when We erect "a puu., IUIIIur auu
install O. DEPARTMENT fer 90, 0uusef
ing this wealth lr vs., rt.u.t afford
60 have NeHlth destroyed HE fire. $50
cannot afford tu have, greater
wealth made useless uy u.-,outlus to
protect % from tho influences that
destroy 3d. a fire department is Tor
IA" protection uf every building Iu Bis
cts, although 10 b. called up0u O..
save Hut comparatively few such
buildings a y ~ g, 8. Is Tor the
protection OF o,ory boy. although 10
be- possible that o. rcaIls saves ugt l
small per cent cod those under it- proc
tcuturttc.
While wc are stcpIiue thousands
ot dollars Co. protect th, IurI. wed.
fare ard morals through tHe medium
"t H police department. can vc uat
better afford tn spend Co few thou-
sand Tor the prevention of tht birth
of those forces which make "a police
department necessary A. wr af-
tempt to restrain ana cure 30 might
be- 70 saving policy to -.Nc f. part OF
our efforts to prevention
Let 81 Doe understood that "a y ~.
G. A. 81 NOT for ans ono class OF mon
ard boys. 70 b. for every bus and
for every man, tpr the ordinary flesh
and blood mortal In every CITY
where a-sorntions are maintained
the boys ~ tho rich and poor alike
minglc together Boz O. fine democracy.
The nominal charge necessary to
become n member co. the association
bars hut few hoss That CHARGE boz
Albuquerque Win amount 90 but ats
cents per month. How few are the
boys la ans tity, who do not spend O.
much greater ainouu every month IN
ways much less worthy So ns
regards the cXprrue of member
ship we can consider that the y. 81.
O. A. Be- practically "a free public en-
torpriac, buiit Dos q community for "a