El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-10
TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGN DESERVES
COOPERATION OF ALL CITIZENS

TREE PLANTING is 70 be encouraged By the Young Mems
Business league in e Paso upon systematic plan.
One strong committee VII endeavor to promote the puT-
chase and planting Of trees and shrubs private premises
within the property line, while another committee VIII take
up the problem Of extending the curb parking.
L IS veil that the league has decided to approach the
two parts Of the problem from different angles It sugur
success Occupants Of houses, renters, VIII generally
pay some attention 10 trees growing within the property
line for there is direct personal benefit there. But
paratIVey few renters VIII bestow any the curb
parking outside the property line spite Of fact that
the pleasure to be derived much than compeustes for
the effort and money spent
Nonresident owners Of vacant lots VII only szoep-
uona eases spend money improvements IN front Of their
property for their and the general good These have
70 b forced and there is a way to do It.
The general planting Of trees and shrubs, especially
Towering shrubs Of which thete many varieties that
VII thrive here, VIII do much to make more slightly and
con0rabe place Of residence out Of FL Most Of the
ugly fences have already been removed there has been
considerable increase private planted to grass
but the great value Of trees their value an investment as
wen as for present comfort has been too little appreciated
me extending Of the curb parking VIII be the greatest
nll1utlon possoe 20 make to the general beauty and
Teabenegs Of II Paso One has only to walk OF drive
along one OF the parked Streets such the eastern end Of
as1ln avenue OF hio Grande OF Arizona street, % OBJ
serve and the difference and the vast improvement
over the streets where the paving unnecessarily wide
ana the cub stp is either too any rate is
neglected and left Russian thistle weeds and rubbish
any street OF any part Of any street nay have first
eaal ero pag with grass trees evergreen and flower
VII agree 70 pay the first putting n the special
watering system and planting the parkway This first cost
Ey -L- Llcn less r1an individual would have TO
pay he undertook to improve his curb strip on any but
the city's cooperative plan
When the money is paid H. the city lets the contract
g local contractor for the planting and thereafter re-
places al lost trees or shrubs and keeps up the parkway
Watering cutting the grass and trimming tees and shrubs
needed.
The cost Of mainteHanoe is met By small annual tax
noted separately the tax BILL much per front foot
The cost Of maintenance under the cooperative plan is only
small fraction Of what it would cost an individual to
attend to the care himself By this method It is ALSO
utey impossible for nonresident OF for mossback resi-
dent owner to destroy the beauty and continuity Of the
parkway The tax is that cannot be lodged once the
plan Is adopted.
L may be asked how the nonresident OF the r1ossbac
can be forced 70 pay his share Of the first cost In urac
te TINS has been found to be matter Of little importance
since nearly al VII IN when the scheme is exclaimed
and the progressive and decent citizens VIII ind wav to
ary me psrng through continuously without hurting
anybody Thereafter the maintenance tax must be pad
willy nilly
The general adoption Of curb parking on all residence
sITeats WI not only beauy the city but it VIII abolish
ne WIND and dust nuisance; It VII make the summer
climate more comfortable and the winter more eouabe
WI make I much easier to grow flowers successfully On
qent private lots It VIII afford place FOR the children
@ pay sare non street traffic; il VIII screen the houses
ron ne street and reduce the nuisance Of noise and dust
ron street uaffic5 IT VIII make every home more home
lkei and VII make the city more ctylike
= Pasos ideal should be: Make the entire city park
It can be done Plant curb Pathways everywhere and to