The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-24
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Thursday morning "The Oasis" stated that in
formation had been given this office over the tee-
phone that the federal building site had been chosen
by the government; and that the property at the
corner of Morley Avenue and Hudgin Street had been
chosen. The informant stated that Mr. Berner,
special deputy collector of customs had been in re-
ceipt OF information to that effect.
When that information came late Wednesday
evening The Oasis" endeavored to get in touch with
Mr.. Befner and get further information, but was I'M
able to do it; SO the statement noted yesterday
morning in the columns of locals and personals
Yesterday afternoon the editor inquired of Mr.
Bener with regard to the matter and that gentle
man stated that he had received from the department
Photographic copy of letter written by Mr.. Rob-
erts, construction superintendent of the Treasury
Department in San Francisco, who visited the city
recently and received the propositions for sites ten
dered The letter was to the Department, and was
practically his report Mr.. Berner stated that the
Photographic copy sent to the collector of
toms for his information and to be returned at
once. In absence of his chief Mr. Berner took copy
,of the letter and returned the Photographic copy.
The letter of which Mr. Berner had the photo
graphic copy does not settle the site by any means.
It-simply recommends the Morley Avenue site. And
it recites some of the objections to the High School
Park site that were whispered about by those who
were pushing the Morley Avenue site, such as the
fact that the Park site is low and wet in wet weather
etc., inconsequential objections easily remedied
There is nothing in that letter of Mr.. Roberts
WIFI cannot be controverted and contradicted; and
there decided objections against the Morley Ave
ne site that are just potent those cited in the
letter against the High School site Whether the
Young Business Mems Association and the City Coun-
Gill; both of whom endorsed and urged the Park site
will carry the matter to the Treasury Department
and urge that Mr.. Roberts report be ignored and
the Park site be chosen The Oasis" is not in posi-
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the fight (as would the element that have backed
the Morlaj Avenue site), there is yet a GO Il fight
ing chance to locate the federal building on the Park
site, and carry out the idea of civic center, as
dorsed by the Young Business Mems Association,
Chamber of Commerce the City Council and the peo-
pie Of Nogales at the polls by vote Of seven to
The federal building site is not chosen by any MEANS
and there is reason why Mr.. Roberts report can
not be overturned if those who desire it care about
carrying the fight farther The Morley Avenue site
people would do it Mr.. Roberts report against
them
Yet, yesterday evening the Herald, the organ of
the Morley Avenue site crowd, stated that the site
had been settled and called on all to drop all personal
differences and get behind the site alleged to be
chosen, and secure the federal building tire.
The talk that the Herald makes now was the
same kind that was made by the gentlemen who were
for the Morley Avenue site 'Let all agree upon a
ste and then get behind it and push good and strong
What want is a federal building was their cry.
That was before the Park site was sprung
Then when the Young Business Mems AsSOcia-
ton endorsed the Park federal building SITE with it's
associated civic center idea and the Chamber of Com
merce had endorsed it, and the City Council had en-
dorsed it, the talk about agreeing upon site stop
ped and advocates of the Morley Avenue site were
whispering about the disadvantages of the Park
Street site. Whea Mr. Roberts was here they talked
them to him. That is jain from the fact that he pre-
sents them in his letter to the Treasury Department
Even the overwhelming vote of the people on the
Civic Center election has no influence in their minds
There was no talk then about all getting behind
chosen site, and pushing it through.