The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-04
Scenery and Good Roads VA Not
Ahsoci Tourists Permanently

I way would unieck the tfrasurea Of opl
mines ana csneo me hills 40 sIVc mp
+. thor wealth. such wealth would IN
turn hulit mills. erect factories, main
: tain our crurchsd and Hchools. These
are things we cannot do and thlnRa
which. n We continue our present
picghod. We shalt never do. A conn-
trr such az this cannot be settled like
the states further east whore the
pioneer who took up his farm could
raiFe = crop m first a Into those
states the man cnmc who had nothing
hut his hands and his Industry 10
make his place iun the world. such
men. Tor the most part. would ntartc
In New Mexico. We are dependent
upon capital 20 unlock and develop
eur resources. II ~ useless 10 Try 20
soil f~rrlaatiar bonds IN New York
thousands ID miles away. The invest
orn are snspirious. They have no the
I time 10 examine into the project and
see N their money is honestly spent
nnd 80 they wiseis leave Il arose.
All this would ~ changed II men
of means were located among us. Men
~ that kind settled Los Angeles. SAN
Diego and other California towns and
4 their wealth made the land n pam
3 disc. Had any other method been
tried ID would to-day a been n
desert. New Mexico has been settled
longer Than California. II r. nearly n
~fhoueand miles closer the other set
tied sections Of the country. II has
a better climate and better scenery.
naturally more attractive. and yet
nothing has beer done in all these
years 20 change this condition.
building circle drives or any other
drive or Dad CT highway viii never
change Il. Tho tourist will come but
he will 80 on as long as he sees cities
and with unpavcd streets.
growa up with weeds and no attempt
AZ Identification. The man of wealth
seeking n home does not want to Tive
amidst such surroundings. and what
IL more. he wiz not DO II. IL goa
Wish to attract him YOU are compei-
led TO approximate the conditions he
demands or he will pass you by.
our cities and towns are IN their
present condition because there Is al
ways a LARGE class In every town who
are afraid 10 improve because OF
axea and the result il these condi-
tions persist n you should AJAX me
how ] propose to make our towns at
tractiye. I would answer-pavc yaur
streets. cut your weeds. and shoot
your dogs.
The weeds and does can be gotten
rid Of with comparatively little ex.
psnse. The paving proposition Is one
which costs the money. Mention paw
ing in the average town and every
one lodges. II Is the same with every
N Ira .rlas.s.. nNN... - -
liens In every town which objects To
every municipal Improvement for the
reason that Il makes high taxes and
these Will keep people away. There
probably neve was a greater error
than this. When a man worth hav-
ing comes into a town with the inten-
ton OF making Il his home. does he
stop 20 inquire about taxes? Vcry
seldom Indeed. What he does do u
look aronnd and soc what. you have,
II your town is beautiful and attrac.
tive. " T. has well paved streets.
pretty lawns and attractive homes
the chances are he viii locate. The
man worth having knows that these
things cannot be obtained without ox-
pense. II he wanted a cheap town he
could 1.-Two in any village. II YOU want
10 live In Podunk YOU can DO Il at
Podunk prices but wou wiz have Po-
dunk accommodations. The man who
wants the good things OF life and de-
I sires 10 live in a live up 90 date town
will be willing Co pay the price for
= such privileges. Such people DO not
make Inquiries about taxes. They
I are Interested In seeing what you have
Tor your money. II your town looks
good they will stop and stay with you.
\ Did you ever know "A town whose peo-
/ pie were constantly afraid OF axes.
forever afraidl OF spending a little
= none to beautify the town, thai ever
= amounted to anything Look at the
villages over the country. They are
y an Inhabited by people who were
z afraid Of taxes. But here and there
a for no apparent reason in nature. a
r large town "a found. In seeking tho
[ cause why Il became such YOU viii
. ma that al some time In rs histor,
1t had a bunch OF men who we're not
afraid OF spending a ligtle money. who
> were not constantly shrinking from
n taxes. They were not content 10 have
the water drained on hy the gutter.
n along the Sidewalk. they were moi
2 satisfied with weeds growing In tho
D streets. Men WHO desired paved
streets and electric llehts who
thought more Of comfort and bcnut,
d Than dollars Tho result has been q
p magnificent city. Ii has also noer
good business. The men who hay,
q done the a. a rule. have becom,
wealthy, while a tax fearing vlIlagei
has remained forever poor.
! ] rccehIly visited my former hom,
IN Iowa. thirty years ago there wer,
> two towns about fifteen miles apart
They were about the same size. one
81 them feared expense. did nol want
high taxes. II vas a burden upen
the people ard would be a handiciI
70 enterprise. The other thought
differently. II was improved and
beautined. The streets were paved.
The former town today Is about what
u was thirty years ago and the lat
ter Is a beautifGl city. nlled with rich
retired farmers vs. no have built maF-
nihcent homes. None such ever go
10 the former town. They do not
seem 10 be afraid OF the higher taxes
az the other. There IL no greater
mistake thau that pcoula viii to tn a