El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-15
SCENIC DRIVE AND A RECREATION
PARK MUST BE BUILT FOR Ell PASO|

IL PAS0 must not fail to vote the bonds for scenic
drive when mayor Davis and the city council put the
proposition up to the taxpayers We have been waiting
on this matter long Fl Paso is city; it IS out
Of its village Clothes and it face the problems of
city. It must make plans for the future
The scenic drive is one of the things must have
city, but there many other things need, too.
We have reached point where must prepare for the
future and parks swimming pools, bathing beaches, camp
ing sites, among the things must have. These
things fads They utilities the people demand
ether cities furnish them If FL Paso maintain its
Place and keep its hold its people, it. too must
have these things.
Wherever you 60, the cities are constructing or have
scenic drives and wherever they completed
find them the pride Of the citizens and the first place
they take you
Denver has scenic drive through Bear creek canyon
into the mountains leading finally to Lookout mountain
where Buffalo Bill is buried in tomb of granite. From
his tomb, fine view had Of the city Of Denver and
Of the little city of Golden where the Colorado school Of
mines IS located The drive IS 20 miles long and traveses
several natural parks where cooking arrangements have
been made and where hundreds families spend the after
evenings in the summer picnckng Denyerites
say It is worth ten million dollars asset to Denver
Salt Lake City has that trayerses rim above the
city much ike FL Pasos proposed scenic drive viii do the
Utah state capitol taking the place in the Salt Lake plan
the FL paso high school The drive eventually IS
lead to the top of Ensign mountain where Brigham Young
and the mormon pioneers planted the hrst American rag
San Francisco has what IS probably the finest scenic
drive America, fine from the point that it affords
wonderful view and fine point Of construction The
looking the entire city. has been built Of boulevard
width, paved with asphalt bituhhic, and affords
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other city America observation point where every
inch Of city be to such advantage Not only
view obtained of San Francisco, but also Of Oakland,
Satellite, Mount Ianalpas and many other points OF
interest
E Pzss must have its scenic drive and must not
overlook parks and parking while it IS being built This
was the sentiment OF the Rotarians from FL Paso they
rsversed country recently and witnessed the scenic
built building and Inspected the park systems
It is the sentiment Of every e Pasoan who goes away
from home There is wonderful opportunity all agree
for parking the sides Mt Franklin and forming great
park natural lake IN the half under the nm OF
the mesa east Of the high school
Tie city should obtain this land while It IS reason
able that when the high line canal Is completed and
water IS cheap enough, great park and lake may be
constructed there
Nobody can travel these days without realizing The
value Of scenic drive and of park Of character
hat viii always be great par-a real recreation park
San FTancscos Golden Gate park Of the most beau
tifu and most talked Of in the world, was built on
sand dune
e Pasos problem is not difficult as that which
faced San Francisco.