El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-24
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INTERVIEWS
LLT WOULD like to see every vacant
lot in EI Paso turned into

lot IN FL BdSO turned into
4 a small vegetable garden said
superintendent R. j. Tighe of the pub
lie schools. with a little cooperation
/ among the people Of this city, this
could easily be accomplished and would
do a wonderful amount Of good. 1t
would also greatly improve the appear
ance Of the town and keep the vacant
lots from becoming trash and dump
heaps. There is nothing so productive
of thrift as a garden. In a comparative
ly small space enough vegetables for
the entire summers supply can be
raised at very little expense. I would
like to see every land owner, who does
not intend building on his lots this
summer, give the use of the land to
some family that has not the garden
space about their own home"
while we all like to believe that pa
triotism is natural instinct in the
heart of every person, it nevertheless
needs to be trained and cultivated" said
Mrs. Paul Atkinson, regent Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
1T is for this purpose that the various
patriotic organizations came into exist
ence, to encourage patriotism, to pre-
serve historic traditions and landmarks
and TO Keep the memory of the brave
heroes Of the past fresh in the minds
Of the present generation, as examples
and inspirations"
Now is the time to visit the EIe-
plant Butte DAM" said George LeBarOn.
Until recently the big project has not
been far enough advanced TO give any
real idea Of its immensely but a view
of the dam 1t this time gives just as
good an idea as the completed structure
viii. 1 understand that there were
hundreds of persons visiting the Salt
river project when il was at the same
stage of completion as the Elephant
Butte and Z think that il would be an
excellent thing to work up interest at
this time and run excursions to the /
dam The roads from FL PasO are good
and the trip can be made. without [
rushing at all in six hours. The whole !
anyone's time
NO state can spend too much on good /
roads, said Del NJ Potter. the Arizona
Texas could profitably spend 500. O0C,-
600 on reads. L know that is a lot OF
money, but the results would more I
than repay the outlay. The Southern
National highway, as it is now laid out, !
IS. of course. gust n single strip of road. !
As soon as it is completed. however,
hundreds Of lateralS will be run from
towns near the route and there will be /
q huge amount of new road building in /
Texas The road Is going to be adver-
ttsed from coast to coast one feature
Of the advertising campaign will be the
praintipg and distribution at the Pana-
ma exposition of 100000 magazines
giving complete data regarding the
route"
"The fact that Ell Paso landed the
next convention Of the Texas Adclubs
at Waco recently was largely due TO
he showing made by our delegates al
Toronto last year" said T. l. W Polk
The Toronto trip brought the FL PasO
Adclub into the Hmelight before the I
lther clubs of the state and made them
solid for us for the state convention.
which viii bring between 500 and 400 I
i've wires here next year
The plan to have the school children
IF FL Paso plant trees is. in my opinion. Z
me OF the most effective ways Of beau
flying the city said Walter Kohlberg.
There are several thousand school
children in FL Paso. II each school
.hId should plant one tree. a wonder
ul impetus would be given to the
movement to improve the streets Not
lnly would there be one tree for every
chOol child, but the movement started
monG the children would inspire older
'eople TO improve premises in the same
manner and the result would be a gen
raj movement within the city to i'm
rove streets and premises"
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Much interest is being taken
throughout the country in the coming
light between Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard for the heavyW ght champion !
hip OF the world" said Charles r.
iriffin. travelling man of Kansas
Ity. 1T is needless to say that the
ympathy Of the sporting world is with
he white hope. yet not all are Of the
piniOn that Willard viii win out"