El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-18
OPINIONS OF MY OWN
BY Claudio Cap6
Some time ago, when
Camp "Las Casas" was
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THE ARECIBO FIRE

ngmen's ward idea was
before the publics eye The matter again
discussed, but we don't know what was the 1lnal
result If information is correct the Worklngmens
quarter arro obrero is not yet in existence and Salsi
puedes La Pera and that waterfront at Puerta de TERRA
are still eye-sores in the capital of Puerto Rico
But here calamity which may furnish us With
good opportunity to show if practical people
and patriotic say we are Patriotism, of course,
is lacking in this country and practical ideas
ing to gradually Let not this opportunity pass with
out proving We REFER Of course to the recent fire at
Arecibo which town is the fourth in Importance in
Puerto Rco leaving the third place to Mayagez spite
of the terrible ordeal she went through last year.
Caamtes Of this kind although naturally unfortunate,
have sometimes brought plainly OF good to other cities
Chicago and San Francisco gained considerably the
result of terrible fire and awful earthquake Although
in very small SCALE the big fire in Arecibo furnish that
town chance for urban Improvement, and at the same
time give the entire country object lesson in city
pannng and building.
We not familiar with the Of the calamity but
when read in the local press that the houses destroyed
belonged to the poor don't need to make such great
effort of Imagination to guess what the barro of Santo
Domingo looked like. Why not rebuilt it in model FORM
something worth while by anybody when visiting
Indeed fifteen or twenty thousand dollars voted by the
Legislature is not large enough amount of money
for the purpose particularly today, when the prices
for building materials sky-hgh; but subscrip-
tons doubt will be Immediately opened and the whole
country will generously respond we are certain, as al
ways did in similar cases. We would like to propose that
with whatever sum is obtained, the organization OF
company is started having for it's purpose reconstruction
along model lines We remember that at the time of the
earthquake in Mayagez last year. local paper print
ed communication from Mr. Manuel Balzac suggesting
the organization of stock company for the purpose of
rebuilding the property destroyed Nothing then
DONE far know, but Mr. Balzac is resident of
Areeibo here opportunity for working out his plan
We have been told that the purpose is to build houses
ranging in cost between fifty and one hundred and fifty
dollars to be given to the destitute for nothing This part
frankly speaking, don't like at ALL Give this poor
people all kinds Of facilities to pay for the houses wait
for whole year, for instance before collecting from
them the first monthly instament of two dollars
if you please but don't let them know that they get
ting the houses for nothing To the unquestionaby in
need Of the public charity for instance to those whose
families there is not ablebodied person capable
of working let them have back something in exchange
for their huts which Fate took away in moment of fury
but to those who pay let them do it, that they don't
feel that they getting something for nothing Give
them chance to live, but don't pauperize them.