Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-12
"HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST
ITSELF"

Almost every New Mexico paper
coming into the Journal office
periodically urges upon the home
town cooperation of its people
which is too often allowed to be-
come dormant, if indeed pohncs'
or what is sometimes called small
town stuff" concerning matters in
variety does not divide the people
and set them to pulling contrary
wise. neutralizing all forces tor
good.
But is not this newspaper urg-
ing usually too narrowly restricted?
There is not a county seat the pros
perity of which would not help
every part of the county. And the
stimulation of growth and develop
ment in every corner of the county
would help the county-seat town,
as well as nearby places The
habit of every community pulling
for itself and knocking or for
getting to pass along aid for other
localities. breeds public selfishness.
tInhtl SUCH III dNllNt many lIliiit7'
may be lost for a county that might
be secured if mutual effort were
given.
The Journal does not have to
look far away TO see the disadvan-
/, tage that arises from the lack of
unanmity among the people of a
county. In Bernalillo there is too
'M little cooperation between the city
of Albuquerque and the communi-
go ties that should be closely knit with
the center of all interest-political
economic and social. There has
been much pulling and hauling,
this way and that. outside factors
have often acted as if they feared
the city would rob them Of all COM
munity and individual benefits Of
every sort, and therefore whatever
seemed to be favored in Albuquor-
que must be fought, or at least not
helped. And in the city has eX-
listed the feeling that armor must
be worn to prevent the country
communities having too much to
GdN III tpltiutl u DullllN blltAllSs
The opposition to the recent
propositfon TO have actual parts
of ,Albumeraue legally annexed,
secure the benefits Of municipal
government and make n greater
city. served to emphasize the ex-
istence of the needless division be-
sa tween the city and county commu-
mites, one at least of which was
strongly afraid of sacrifice of its
status But aside from the annex
alton feature, political separation
could continue and yet it would be
3" to the advantage of all parts of the
al county and to the city to have all
we the people join in constant efforts
to make Bernalillo a greater county
through active work together. For
instance. establishment of drainage
- projects; encouragement of beet
sugar and other agricultural de-
Velopment: better marketing CO.
operation for fruit and products.
the surplus of which could be used
by canning or shipping; Joint aC-
ton for sanitary and health meas
uros. There are many local inter
ests in which there need be no divi-
sion whatever. and in which co.
operation could easily go on and
into which strife should not he in
jected to secure some small politl-
cal advantage or success
One county in New Mexico
where partisan. uoIiticaI. and To-
cality divisions have existed has
through thc wise Indictment of able
citizens talken a sten worthy Of
in,itotior Tho county of Grant has
numerous towns. eacb dismissed TO
no i,donende,1t of tho ether and AT
49,. an+a,roristic There arc nrc-
oi,cts without ;nportant towns,
-, ,,,. o,.o,, +l,oro a4 tir,as - mill
haa,. element womb onnose some
ssa.,,ro hoi,,o nrehnd nv another
NE, eit,,or r,ity had q chamber
!, aon,r,oroo tbo+ concluded II,
aa,Id do oroater work Inv giving
60 I,r,or bodv Therefore
ut. ch.,,,bor Nc commerce WIS
.tallishoa ord from, everv COM
,,,i.,, Ia ,ho county uas drawn
~ ,on. hoet ,.onresnntative 70 ioin
l., ainao,;on Of activitiee There IS
~ community that cannot now
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