El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Breathing Spots Throughout
the City Lend a Touch
of Beauty.
~ ERHAPs the best thing that will
, $500 - III oseo IN 1914 min

n ERHAPS the best thing that viii
come to Ell Paso in 1914 Will be
4 the construction Of the Scenic
driveway upon the rim of the Mesa
This has been practically assured, and
It is expected that the city council
will appropriate S1O,OUO as a starter
to build the driveway. This view from
the rim of the Mesa is one of the most
beautiful to be seen anywhere in Ell
FasO 1t commands a splendid view
OF the mountains across the Rio
Grande, in the direction of the smell
te-. and Of the Franklin range; q most
expansive view Of the Rio Grande val
ley, Juarez and of the city of FL Paso.
With the development Of this scenic
boulevard, Ell PasO viii have one Of
the most beautiful driveWays in the
country and one in which the city may
take pridei The driveway is expected
to require about $50 600 to put it in
perfect condition, but it is the plan to
ask the city to expend only $1,000 a
year until the driveway is completed.
What 1t Would Bring.
For many years people who were
fOreslghted enough to realize what it
would mean for FL PasO, have been
advocating The construction of this
scenic highway. Besides becoming q.
popular driveway for automobiles and
increasing the value of the property
through which the driveway viii pass,
its establishment would mean the
permanent securing for all of the peo-
pie of the city for all time, OF a recre-
alton place, where the poorest as well
as the most rich may go and get the
Inspiration which comes from the
sight of broad expanses Of plains and
hills: the encouragement that comes
from viewing the success Of mans eff
fort in tanning the wild prairies and
supplauting sand and Cacu with Wav-
ing fields Of fragrant alfalfa and
thriving orchards that can be seen in
a n
Too many cities, it is argued. have
neglected thought Of the future and Of
establishing parks and adding to the
civic beauty of the city, until the city
has become so built up and so thickly
populated, that the creating Of beauty
spots and breathing places have be-
come absolutely necessary. Then the
making of parks and driveWays has
been an expense many times greater
than if these things had been cOnsid-
cred in the early life Of the city. That
FL PaSO is to have such a scenic drive
way it is argued viii be a source of
qualification to every resident, and
cause an increasing appreciation as
the years go on.
Parking Of Canal VIII Help.
Another feature that viii beautify
large section of the city is the park
ing Of the Franklin canal by the city.
With the enlargement and concrete
lining Of the canal by the reclamation
service, the city will set out shrubs
canal through the city. The canal banks
are already lined with Cottonwood
trees, planted to strengthen the en-
bankments and with the grass and
shrubs, the canal viii furnish an
avenue OF beauty through the poorest
and most crowded part of the city. As
II is, with the cottonwood trees, it is
the only attractive spot among the
novels and filth of Chihuahua.
This parking will have another pur-
pose besides adding a touch of beauty
to the sQuaHd surroundings It viii
supply much needed play ground for
the little children of the poor. No
longer viii their little barefoot have
TO be scOrched by the hot sands in
the summer time and scratched by the
sharp stones. They can rOmp and play
TO their hearts content upon the cool
grass. under the shelter of the big
cottonwood trees In parking the canal
the city viii expend about $4,000.
Endorsement to Cost $4,000.
In charging the canal the reclama-
ton service viii expend about $3.50, 600,
employing a force of 800 men, with
their teams The enlargement viii ex-
tend all the way to Ysleta, but the
concrete lining viii only pass through
the city proper.
FL PasO is counted fortunate in its
city parks, of which there are 13 val
ued at over $4,000, 900, for the real es-
tate alone. Washington park with its
90 acres, ls-the largest, and the small
est IS the little triangle of green in
ront Of the Toltec club, at the inter
section Of MagOffin avenue and San
Antonio street, which furnishes q re-
freshing bit of green against the glare
or the sun on the asphalt streets, and
contains big drinking fountain