El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
NO SLACKERISM; NON RESIDENTS
MUST HELP Ell PASO DEVELOP

3HE Lon resident property owner is in some respects
favored individual He draws benefits with the rest
Of the community but by his absence often escapes
some Of the financial responsibilities Unless be
6ucsd to shoulder his part the load he is too apt to
dodge g. The reason is that he away and out Of touch
and OF sympathy with local conditions thus local
problems do not interest him The only interest be is apt
20 have Is In the dollar be expects to get Except the
taxes which be cannot escape he is apt dodge conbu-
lions Of any kind to community progress unless Il is
Tomorrow
Not all non resident property owners are asackersS
some keep mp tneI contributions to the chamber Of com
me budget fund and TO other public development enter
Psss coHscentiously anyone. They may have local
SCENTS to impress upon them the important work being
earned On mere 70 stimulate the growth or FL PaSo and the
need for their assistance in keeping the work going Or
their interest in the city may be kept alive by the FL Paso
papers BY the fact that they at some time in the
past lived here long enough bound I'D with the resi-
Sent population in the development Of the community
They the minority however In raising its budget
fund the chamber Of Is having experience with
me residents who not contributing notwithstand-
ng that they get their share Of prosperity from the city
and that their property values increased with every
development program the chamber Of commerce carries
through to success
Those residents ought to understand that the cham
Der Of has obligations which it has but
cannot without money The annual payment of $1,000
On the property used BY the Texas School Of Mines is one
1f them and there are not few Others al necessary and
sor the good Of Fl Paso.
there is also the continued work to secure canton
msnt here enlargement Of the present army post
the preliminary work toward the construction Of high
Ene canal result Of which would be TO supply e Paso
with plenty Of cheap rates and by generating
electricity furnish power lower cost than the cost Of
incl ever permit the constant effort to locate
more manufacturing plants here the success Of which effort
largely dependent the success attending the high
ihe canal project
An these matters are Of the greatest Importance to e
Pas0 Their successful accomplishment means dollars
lddsd 10 the value Of every bit Of property in the city
put they cannot be made 70 succeed without money And
hs local resident should have to bear all the load while
the resident gets the benefit but escapes the
burden.
Tie work Of the chamber Of commerce has not been
without results heretofore There is many strong ins
tuition here which the chamber has helped establish Within
he past few months there has constructed the large
plant Of the Fl Paso Sash and Door factory, modern
packing plant has been put into operation and branch Of
The federal bank is about to be established making
p Paso the financial center Of west Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico
This ought to be enough convince any resident
property that be ought to get ont his checkbook and
pen and make the check large as he canarge enough
10 count for something Even then he is not doing much
the people who live here, Of whom giving their
ms and labor well their money carry the work
Of public development But he at least make his
money work in his stead for his good and that Of Fl
Paso generally
There is such q thing as community patriotism and
everyone ought TO have It. resident owner and resi-
Sent alike L
There also such thing evasion Of civic duty just