El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-15
EVERY COMMUNITY CAN HAVE A
POOL LIKE DEMING'S

A RIG swimming pool at DeninF N NJ built Tor tie
n military camp during the war and lately turned yer
to the community, has already become valuable asst It
is said that people far as so miles from every
direction the pool and enjoy swirl From mines and
mining towns FARMS ranches, villages and railroad section
points the people troop IN In spite OF the low rate charged
for service at the pool the receipts large and the pool
win show substantial profit for the year Several thou
sand dollars viii be available to be spent on parks COM
ruunitv house OF other public Improvements.
In the southwest, where nature has provided lew ponds
running streams and where the winter short ana me
heat is long there greater need than elsewhere Tor ar
civ IKE FL Paso needs public baths and swimming
pools within reach Of every boy and girl, and WOMAN
Among the SpaHish-Aecan tenement population the con
deratons Of health greater than those OF recrea
ton; while among the wehoused population throughout
the city there exists the imperative need OF
facilities best served in sumner at least, BY swimming
pools
ming pools Many ranch afford to equip then
own home places pool ike that at Deming, 100 feet BY
So costs $4,000 to SIS OO0 but at that price It IS good
investment for any community and can be made self sup
porting and profitable Smaller pools for smaller
centsrs can be built for little s5ooo while $4,000 VIII
buy good deal Of pool
attraction to bring people from distance into the towns
for recreation is rather one IN Demngs case not
onl does the pool itself profit, but the community
gains directly and indirectly from the trade and otnr as
bursements Of the visitors Every community large anu
small might derive these financial benefits while at me
time furnishing the best sort OF IeCIe@llOn
It viii paw to buy and build the best in every case
The poo should be large as can pOssipy De aA4Oue
but far more important than size is the question OF hygiene
There must be good supply Of fresh clean water there
must be sterilization and scrupulous cleanliness, with pro
vision to remove all foreign matter readily and contnu
ousy and to scrub the pool thoroughly at intervals the
water can heated enough to take the chill OIL so much
the better and the VIII be longer; exhaust steam can
often be had for nothing for this purpose
Recreation Is Of the big problems Of Fl Paso ana
al other southwestern communities While there IS con
siderable interest in parks enough attention has been
paid to providing swimming and bathing facilities and pro-
noting sports and games Apparatus for children and
youth grounds for tennis basket ball baseball ted sports
and athletic games-these are lacking.
FL Paso is fortunate IN having the canals and the river
to provide cheap water for swimming pools. There IS no
reason Why should not have enough pools to meet the
universal need It really matter Of taking thought
and planning inteIigsntly, than Of money
And every i've community, however small can have
pool If It viii Il VIII be well TO begin with outdoor pools
for SUMMER and then the winter pools vii come with the
demand
America does not take pains enough to detect genius
and does not encourage enough when found unless IS
Of kind that can be converted into quick money.
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The course Of married life is often determined By the
first meal together.
Where do they get bones to feed al FL Paso's dogs?
The southwest needs a great national playground