El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
THE DREAMERS ARE THE People
WHO BUILD SUCCESSFUL CITIESI

0ELY men who dream build a city. For city, like
" every achievement Of man, must first be mirrored in
the minds Of its architects Yet man does not build
city IKE he builds anything else for cities grow by
evoiuon-by the contribution of every one of its inhabi-
ts1ts not create city any more than he can
create language. II must acquire throughout the
years its stones and mortar from many hands The i'm
print Of every life that has been lived within it left upon
its masonry.
The modern ey is the most concrete form Of govern
ment known country is political association Of po-
Htical units and the love Of it. which we call patriotism
mist be ineulcated through various artificial devices
state even we 90 not comprehend as something Of which
really and truly part a vital sense But
city al come to love that with all Of the inten-
sty OF souls. We need artificial stimulus
hearts athrob Persons who have been long time away
from home know that without proof. We have all no
ced the eageess and nervousness Of returning trav
eler his train pulls within sight Of the spires and
smokestacs Of his home town For in that he lives
HIS house. his castle his home-the most sacred thing in
all the world to hinl-is there.
man viii take an interest in the other people who
live in the same city with him which he VIII show
IN his state or his country, unfortunate that nay BE-
This because the things his city does touches him where
home, his family his personal life than anything
state nation does, warmaking alone excepted.
The country 60 Democratic o Republican and he
doesn't mind unless he has bet up The state can vote
bonds not and It matters little except slight
IN taxes But if the streets need repairing If the ash
nan does not call the telephone gets out Of vhac and
the get ont Of order life is black cloud before
ms eyes He can't 90 to Washington and give the presi
lent fits If the treaty isn't amended properly fact he
Doesn't know anything about the treaty usually,
his citizen have been talking about But If anything
goes wrong in the city, he 90 right down and "cuss
he mayor personally That's something
We have to live lives IN eities-we city people
and the kind Of city live in depends the kind of
people city has soul That soul IS the COM
poss mind Of cys citizens There hard cold city
souls ike some Of eastern cities have filled with
towering, human hives Then there soft city souls
ike Of southern cities have, where there
flowers and trees and little lagoons smiling the Opog
rsphy.
Cities known to strangers by their looks city
Of long well paved boueVards with plenty OF parks and
ornamental cuos and weird turns and well built homes
inviting city We know rule there hosptsbs
friendly, honey people IN such cities. That's the kind Of
city FL Paso is and must keep 1t
Lying languidly the foothills that lead down to
the Rio Grande, FL Paso IS sleeping civic beauty. We
must be astr for growing while sleep and some
day VIII be burdened with size to arise We
signs Of our municipal vision while we dream And let
US Ike the fellow workmen temple, shape de-
signs common end that the structures rear may
safely house our citizenship and long endure.
When you lots Of people going and out Of bank
It good sign the bank is doing we'll that the people
doing vel and that the town IS good place to live
in-thank you.
Arizona says she has enough cotton to supply the
universe Maybe those mysterious wireless tappngs
from Marian cotton growers.
It viii take mighty lot of Carranza propaganda to
square the murders IN the Big Bend district
The poet says he goes up the high school he Is go
ing to take Chris Jordan along
Being tried for depOrting L ". ". smaaks of sweet
martyTdOm-
Good citizenship plus brothsry love- spells community
service.