El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-17
ZONING SYSTEM PROTECTS CITY
FROM UNDESIRABLE ENGAGEMENTS

THE welfare of any community is conditioned on the
welfare Of all its parts. Many American cities
suffering today because Of the lack Of wise and farghed
plans for future development with view proper dis
trbuti0n Of essential functions Younger cities rule
proting by the mistakes Of their elders and are
assigning VARIOUS areas OF localities 70 particular uses OF
particular types CT occupancy It not too late for
FL Paso to take steps which VIII make less difficult the
problems thar are bound to come as the CITY grows In
fact Fl Paso is at critical stage IN It's city planning
1t Just that period Of its progress when further delay
in outlining the city Of the future may prove fatal to its
Zoung8 is one of the chief items to be considered in
city planning. Chicago Is an example Of city which has
heedlessy allowed indiscmnate scattering of nearly
ali Of industry and business broadcast at the whs
Of individuals The invasion Of industry into home areas
has resulted in impairment Of the health safety and
to Of thousands Of persons and often IN complete deora
fon Of real estate valves. This would have been avoided
If Chicago, IN its early days OF even so years ago had
adopted clearly outlined program BY regulating and guild
ing the location Of industries with reference to their effect
economy in the conduct Of business and of anufacur
ing enterprises, congestion Of population, whether in
business OF residential areas always considering the acces
by Of places Of employment to the homes Of workers IN
such way not to intrude business and manufacturing
plants into the home areas.
azoning" plan viii safeguard the homes Of the people,
their churches schools and places Of recreation at the same
time afordng to business and industry clearly defined
spaces, allowing for growth.
City planning has become profession IN the United
States Persons have carefully studied the problems Of city
planning Just as others have studied house planning and
house building Architects necessary for
cities than they for great buildings. They make it
business to search out facts Of fundamental importance
and formulate city program based these facts.
FL PasO II the main has started the right road Its
business industrial residential sections pretty much
themselves this It has the advantage of many other
cities Of equal size Some mistakes have been made, but
they not hard Of remedy. Probably chief among these
is the location Of trunk line railroads through the heart
Of the city The longer the delay in remedyng this cond
ton the costly VII BE- The tracks VIII have to be
changed sometime, and It would the part Of wisdom
for the railroads themselves to take the initiative. The
easy remedy would to be system Of tracks along
the river.
FL Paso must do most Of its growing IN direction;
Simplfes rather than Comphcates
planning here The chief need is TO obtain while vaues
are still comparatively low whatever ground IS needed for
parks and Fairgrounds schools and public Institutions
transportation lines and al public and senpublic pr
poses With this done the zonng system should be
lost sight Of order that Fl Paso may not in future
years face the almost unsoYable problems with which
Chicago is confronted
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they VIII have white Christmas and in many stun they
VIII have blue Christmas In JuareL they VIII have
a7EetH Christmas.
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to understand Why they kick strenuousy when an eff
fort is made to deport them to that country
The supreme court has held that the cork screw may be
removed from the key ing and thrown away.
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bought alarm clocks.
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for thought
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