El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-14

There is but one right way to 90 after thing.
We want army camps at FL Paso- If we get them,
they should be gone after in the right way
San Antonio, Dallas Fort Worth and Houston have had
representatives IN Washington working for army camps
for months-and they are still there
When they placed their claims before the war depart
uent they ask the government to buy land They
offered the land free are told and the government
lust why EI Paso lost the cauoument after had been
ordered located here nobody knows We were first desg
mated as the location national guard camp and later
stated that also to have cantonment for
the training Of the National army Neither was gwen
Us. Both went somewhere else.
We have had all sorts Of reports as to Why. Al are
The secretary of war himself said that he did locate
camp here because Of the dust-and he straightaway
located other camps in localities dusty
There came report that the environment was lost be-
Sands convicted for killing sergeant Bierne
The chamber Of had transcript OF the testl-
ony prepared sent It to Washington, but after dill
gent effort failed to find anybody interested enough to
look into it. President Wyatt Of the chamber Of
erce saws officials the department had knowl
edge. apparently, of the Bierne matter
Now comes Burt Orndor who says politics took the na-
tonal guard camp TO Demng from FL Paso Politics may
have got the camp for Deing but Deng did not neces
ay get the e Paso camp, for Deng and FL Paso were
both designated at time for camps
Army officers high IN authority have frequently said
that high for the lands FL Paso for last
year effort the part Of FL Pasoans TO sell land
TO the government for canonments this year. caused
this city to be passed up FL Pasosns who ought to know
that the government not charged high rentals
last year and that the land priced to the government for
which had asked for options land with view to pera
nenty charging Fort Bliss True, free sites were Of
fered for cantoumens these E. Pasoans say but they
thought after government had initiated the matter Of
purchasing land enlarge the post 1t would not to
locate environments other land other land was
offered.
Whatever the truth may be- the fact remains that
got environments and If expect to get one must
start again The way start to tell the government It
can anything have free Of rent If those owning
land give its free then 1t up the c
zens to and offer It to the government free The
that the citizens paying the leases viii prevent the
owners-f they wished to exact big tbutefrom holding
lands for exoIbant prices It Is worth money to Fl
Paso to environment and the city must spend money
If It expects one.
Accordingto E. ". Kayser the city Of Little Rock, Ark
raised $3.50 buy site for the army cantonent there
and when necessary to have money raised
other $4,000 for the purpose Just how much the
other cities receiving cauOnments raised and expended for
sites has not been divuged. The citizens Of Deming
the money lease all the land used by the govern
ent for Camp Cody The leases inexpensive because
much Of the land public land, but it all given the
government free anyhow.
FL Paso If It wishes to be in position to 90 after that
artillery training camp that coming Texas, II II
camp the government IecupeTation hospital should BE-
gin the others have begun by offering the government
all the land needs, without cost Then it should follow
with its arguments regarding railroads. climate, convent
ences water and general adaptaby. But the first offer
should be free site
Whether the land offered to the government for sale