The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-17
HUNS LOSE 100000
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
The Cotton Trees
Paving Albuquerque
Backing the U. N. M.

TIlREE movements were initi-
atcd 10y the Board of Dlrcc-
tors of the Chamber of Com
m"rcc la.i night each of which Is
certain 10 result in growth for
albuquerque and benefit 10 its
citizens.
The Board went on record as
faNoring immediate cutting down
Of all cotton bearing trees and
asking the City Commissioners to
act TO, that end.
II adopted by unanimous vote
resolutions favoriug paving of
every street in Albuquerque AT
the earliest practicable time.
II named a permanent commit
tee on cooperation with the New
Mexico State University. designed
to give the University the active
assistance of the Chamber of Com.
mcrce in all it's activities and in
promotion of itS growth.
There viii Dee obicc ION 10 cutting
the cotton-hotr,rs Iu "a, scmi-urid
southwest cutting down any kind OF
q shauc tree iA q tragedy Tho cot
ton nuisance in Albuquerque. ON th,
other hand, has assumed the proper
tlaus of plague upon comfort and
f-rv,te menace to health. ia % city
rocking national status ~ health rc.
sort. AH President NJ, Siillcu pointed
uui in his statement tn the board.
each year has brought forth its uot-
trum for killing the cotton aud saw
ing the trees but after twenty five
years uf thi. th" cotton be- sull with
u-. Tu eat down tho cotton hearers
is the only practical solution.
There are. after AN, only about 900
ot these cotton bearers out ot an the
trees IN thls wrll-shadcd city. The
axe n the uuiN solution fnr problem
which Albuquerque must solve. We
iiuuld lose no more time ia solving h.
40 one who travels over them. on
fuot ur otherwise. but viii agree that
Albuquerque streets are a disgrace.
Tho prcseNi mcthod uf repair ~ IN
reality not repair At an, but dead
waste 90; time, tabor ana puhlio
moucN \ huic is filled az with mate
rial which immediately blows away
l'illng the hole costs money. tn,
wind. m empiNing IT, causes infnit,
GHcomfurt aud "" have the hole.
in adopting the suggestion for pay
ing Nh the streets ~ Albuquerque
ly construction uf permanent char
actvr hud with material suited a. th'
traffic on each street or set u
streets the directors ot the chamber
OF Commerce are getting al the stree
problem in q business like way PAY
INK street here and q street thcr,
viii get us exactly nowhere. The dir
and dust from the uupaNed stree
'Vill double the expense of keeping th'
paved street clean. We viii -till haN'
w,th ~ the expensive up-kcop of dir
roads. trr discomfort and menace {,
health from the dust
\ paving program which VIII cove
the whole city can he worked out "a
"a cost to- the ubuttiug properly, which
when spread over period ut te
years viii not hr felt hv the individui
property owner Thc whole city Wi
have the immediate benefit % IN
paving. and the individual pr"pert
owner win have the immediat
benefit OF an enhancement ~ IN
value of his property which viii cove
many times the cost of paving
As We understand IL NO hpsty actio
is proposed hy the Chamber of Com
m6rcc The city commissioners an
asked to work ont comprehensiN
paving system best suited to m
needs Of each class uf streets, an
the Chamber OF Commerce propose
10 cooperate IN evolving this genera
plan. This viii give ample time {,
discussion. without delaying matt
rally the time when Intelligent acuo
can he taken.
Albuquerque needs this pawn
usre than any other public bette"
inert. Th,co il no bcttor time Ia pa'
aud pave wisely than now,
FINALLY, the Chamber Of rommerc
through iis board of directors, We
on record last night a. u force active
'tu-opcrating with the University
New Mexico Tor the up. aiding
tnat institution. Albuquerque and Il
chamber of Commerce have alwa
been behind the state university. b
pansively The action taken last nir
means that the Chamber ~ CONNER
proposes TO become an active, agr'
sive force. cooperating with q
university In college building III
kind OF cooperation nj home is
the university needs 10 push II oy
its last steep brade