The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-21
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Rio Grande Park
Mosquito, Where Is Thy
Sting9
French independence Day
40 GRANDE PARK Is an en-.
{ tcrpriSc behind which every

man, woman aiu chilu an NJ
huqucrquc should go right now, Il.
an active, enthusiastic promoter.
Here = an opportunity 10 get a
splendid community playground,
~ very little cost 10 acquire or To
maintain. Here is an opportunity
to begin what this city needs trc-
mrndou>ly, an adequate park NyN-
tenn
Many people think Rio Grandc
park will be- u drive for automobile
owners only. II will add 10 avail.
able drives for automobiles, hut it
will ITO much more. II will give all
the people play place a spot for
u walk q site for picnic u place
ior your boys and my boys 10 swim
IN safety and with protection
against accident ln word, Just
th" sort of place Albuquerque
needs.
Rio Grandr park Is but "a short
walk from the business district
Street ears run to itS north and
south ends II Is available for cv
rrSonr
l)id ynu ever meet stranger,
arriving IN Albuquerque, who did
not ask the way 10 the Rio Grandr2
The old river famed in history and
story iS known around the world.
Yet the stranger who finds II now
has had strenuous walk through
dust or undcrhruSh, and he is hit.
tcrly disappointed with IL. Why
Because we, whose river II l>, do
not appreciate It.
We can make the Rio Grandc
into one of our strongest pulling
forces, # we put through this
project
4 few people seem 10 think that
Rio Grandc park will benefit some
particular real estate promoter or
holder. Now, get this straight IN
your mind Rio Grandc park w.'l
benefit no individual, except the
owners of the narrow strips along
lhr Rio trandc who are being
asked each 10 donate small part
of his holdings to make up the
park These individual property
owners will all be- benefited
Moreover il these property own
'rS give the lands asked for, they
will do this city a tremendous ser
vice. They will do themselves a
big service IN advancing values of
their remaining holdings, and they
win huild monument to them
selves.
Get behind Rio Grandc park II
Is project for all the people. II
Is one of the best projects the
chamber of Commerce has even
put forward. II will help Albu
qucrquc 10 grow and il will bc of
lncstimahlc value aS place whcr,
all Albuquerque may play.
noticeable scarcity Ot MOSQUITO Oc,
is one OF Albuqucrqucs blessings tn,
summcr
This " so doubt largely due to IA,
concerted efforts W draining that
have been made recently. especial,
M tho new i,io Graudc park
We have always contended thai
there wua no excuse FOR mosquitoc'
tn dry country like ours Whcr
cities like Havana and Sew OrleanI
the latter built holow the level nj
ih" mississippi river could clean on
these pests Nv proper drainage. i
would hnN" been "a sad commentary
on oui own civic pride To have al
lowed these insects 10 thrive IN
region which nature never ntondc,
should be their abiding place.
There are stili lew mosquitoc
lott, however, Let MS al get ate
them with unrcstuc,cd warfare. an,
see that we az" not allowing any stag
unnt wafer 10 collect IN our rrspecttv,
hliliw;cks
Ana IN the h;caNwLilc. let us no
torCot to swat the fly. before hc .
born, II possible.
Tho suggestion made yesterday hv
member OF the Fronch chamber q
deputies that July 4 should be cuthu
siastically observed throughout Franc
should be- met by o similar proposi
French Fourth Of July-July ~, th
anniversary Of the TAN OF the Bastle
should likewise be properly celebrate
~ America
Such an Observance would not onl
hc pretty piece of courteous roc
procitN, but n would Concrctcly syn
holi2e the uuion thdt exists hrtwcc
the worlds two greatest republics.
We hope that the plan win be take
up IN Albuquerque
ILL.,