The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-17

vice as president OF the Albuquerque
chamber OF Commerce convinccs me
mat the greatest service W" Can REM
der To- the city OF Albuquerque is 10
mpruvc lis local conditions and make
1t worth while. Albuquerque needs
50 many things that can be- secured
only by efforts OF her wi people,
which when secured will insure
growth and prosperity In this city.
one OF the greatest achievements
for MANY ears will bc the Rio Grundc
Park. and I believe that We have now
made sufficient progress IN that line
TO practically insure it's final achieve
mont There are many other things
that the city needs. but | shall only
mention two OF them AZ this time
that | think need immediate action.
NoStirtuis No Cure for Cotton.
one ~ the cotton nuisance. We
are advertising Albuquerque AK a
health resort. aud yct permitting "a
condition that makes the most try
ing pcriod in the year particularly
ANNOYING ON account of the flying
cotton. u is not only extremely I'M
comfortable but ig a serious menace
10 the health OF the community.
have heard the cotton nuisance
discussed every summer In A%lbuqucr-
Cuc for tn" pist twenty-five years.
When any action rs %scusscd To- ct
I'D of the cotton somebody has come
forward with some nostrum by whicl,
the cotton is to be disposed OF with
out destruction of the trees; but !
have seen the cotton nuisance IN
crease from year TO year with th'
growth of tho trees until ! think YOU
Will agree vith me hat this year II
has been almost ~unbearaFle. There -
lust one treatment Tor the cotton nut
rance. and that Is to destroy the cot
ton-beariug trccs. root and branch
not next vear-not at some future
time. but SOW
The city saesps 10 have hesitatcd
20 take his action because some peo-
pie object: but there usually rs Do
lection from someone to any acton
that we might wish TO take for the
good of tho city.
Asks imm,siintc action.
No individual has any more right
TO maintain n cotton nuisance In the
city than he would to maintain q
sluughter-house or O a factory In The
City. and legal action can properly
be taken 20 remove hat nuisance al
well as any other. However | fee
sure that II the citizens once realized
tina action was 10 be taken to get rio
of every Cotton-bearing tree. no In.
dividual would stand In the a Il
he did SO | feel sure that public sen
timent would be sufficient to properly
handle the matter.
The sooner this action is taken ant
non-cotton-bearing trees planted e
take their place where necessary, tn
caster II will be to handle IL.
| would suggest that the hoard O
directors take immediate action II
the way OF n resolution asking th'
city commission to take immediate
steps TO have all the cotton-bearinl
trees cut down.
Street Improvement Urgent.
Tine second important question tina
] / wish 20 bring before this board !
the necessity OF street paving. Wit
an OF Albuquerque's progressiv
spirit, there nre few towns or citie
IN the United States hat are so woe
fully behind in street improvements
Almost every city OF the size and i'm
portnnce OF Albuquerque Throughout
the United States has all It's street
properly paved. Such street PAWN
~ we have is of excellent quality
hut only enough of It 20 show tn
great want OF more street paving.
Our method of street-pavlng ha
not been satisfactory. our law ha
permitted each block or street to de
termine for itself whether or not