Deming graphic., 1920-08-17
FORT BAYARD. THE GATEWAY
OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST

'h'ted states. Miss Liberty stands nj
the gate with her 'aISp welcoming the
visitors IN and showing the bolsbeyikI
out. Chicago - the gateway Of the
Northwest. In ike manner Fort
Hayard, n. NJ. the gateway OF the
Southwest. This great and growing
city Is located ON the Santa Fe rail.
road and engineer has to pull up with
jerk TO avoid running by the place.
The city cannot he seen from the the
station owing TO the inequalities of
the earths surface and the opaqueness
OF solid rock. Fort Bayard stands
apart from the railroad In modest re-
serve whereas other great cities line
up on both sides OF the track and brag
about themselves to all that pass. 1
rather like that about Fort Bayard.
You take n street ear at the station
ana when you pass around the bend.
the skyscrapers, smoke stacks, steeplcs.
Ininarets, pinnaclcs. domes, spires and
expires Of the great metropolis loom
into view. II is magnificent sight.
There is nothing eles like II on the con-
tinent, except, perhaps, birds eye
view Of Chicago taken from Pixies
Peak. The inhabitants OF Fort Bay
ard are virile race In fact, I don't
know of any other place where there
is 50 much vigor, virulence and virus
TO the square yard. Fort Bayard Il
named after General Bayard, one of
the greatest soldiers and patriots this
country has produced. In the words Of
polypus, the Greek poet, "He seen his
duty and he done IT," which IL the
highest praise that can be givin sol
dier. ON hill behind the city Is the
reservoir on four legs. This reser-
vOlr has the same realtion TO Fort Bay
ard AS the Statue of Liberty has to
New York City. or course, the citl-
zens Of Fort Bayard could, II they
wanted it, have had Statue of Liber-
ty Enlightening the World, or Roose-
welt Telling the World where il gets
off at, but they decided that a Tank
Of Water ON four legs was n more ap.
propriate representation Of what lit
tie liberty this country has got left
since the recent amendmnt TO ia u. y.
Constitution. The street ear stops at
III Guard House. This place Is no lon
ger used as Guard House and Is one
Of the Historic Land marks of the City,
much the same as the old Bastille was
to the City OF Paris. Passing up the
main thOroughfare, on the left Is Cen
tral Park and on the right are the
Buildings of Fort Bayard University,
Familiarity known 10 the students as
Ships . and q. Eager young men thirst
ing for knowledge are taught Calligra-
ply, stenOgraphy, orthography, SYN
tax and prosody, etc. This University
differs from other great seats of learn
ing in that all the professors are young
ladies. This probably accounts for the
avldity with which the young sophS
and freshies slake their thirst at the
Fount Of knowledge. In the rear Is the
Art Gallery containing great master
pieces Of the plastic and drastic arts
by eminent artists residing in the City.
There Is also the Academy Of Music
where incipient Paderewskis evoke
sweet sounds of music from the ivory
keys and sounds Of profanity from the
ivory domes Of the guys in Ship 4. In
these buildings are located the Offices
of that great Organ and mOulder OF
Public Opinion, the Fort Bayard
Breeze. The Breeze has made II n |
policy to keep out Of politics, but |
there is mot the slightest doubt that
this influential organ could, II IL
chose. make and unmake Presidents
aud even cause another world war
Next to the University Is a group Of
known as the Ships, because
they were occupied by sailors In the
days when Fort Bayard was a sea
port These "Ships' are built like
squares, with a little lawn enclosed In
the centre of each. think these
lawns could be greatly improved II
here was fountain In the middle Of
zach Of them with few marble
nymphs, venuses and September
norns standing around. II would af-
ford pleasant view for the Citizens
aking their afternoon rest in their
,unks. understand that Mayor
Is considering the project.
Passing on up the street, we see at the
,orner the residence of Mr.. Byron W.
rrumbul, one OF the City's prominent
men and a public spirited citizen.
On the next corner Is the Public Ii
,rary. This great institution for the
dissemination Of culture and learning q