New Ulm review., 1922-02-15

these bleak times. Robert Hallowell
in The New Republic. 10. = st>3N +
The Other Side. III 5~ ..sih &
There are always two sides to every
question. So there are arguments
against as we'll as for the extension OF
paving in New Ulm, and these argu-
ments have nothing whatever to do
with the cost of the different methods.
To us, first to be considered should be
the results. If then better results cost
more to get, that is only to be ex-
pected. We ought to be willing to
pay for the best, and most of us are
willing to pay whenever we are able
to do so. The matter of costs is ,one
chiefly for consideration by the manag-
ers Of the city's finances. If they in
vest in something that gives good re-
suits, no one will consider the cost
out of line. If, however, results are
poor, no matter how cheaply obtained,
the cost will be considered high. The
law of compensation provides that
what we pay for we get, and converse.
ly, we must pay for what we get.
Shall we then decide hastily on the
matter of paving the residence streets
OF New Uln? The arguments for
paving are easily found and are good
ones but we wish to call few facts
to the attention of property owners to
be considered before making decision.
Minnesota Street is paved and is with
out question wonderful improvement.
We would like to see the paving ex-
tend its full length, and we expect to
see this some day in the not far
distant future, but the writer does not
favor unreservedly the paving of resi-
dence streets.
In the first place, New Ulm has
splendid gravelled streets, such as not
one city in ten can boast. It is clean
and attractive and is kept so by Com
missioner Shemann's force of men, 50
that it looks as though the town had
been swept and scrubbed to the eye
of one who is accustomed to the ragged
appearance Of the streets in other
towns less favorably situated as to
gravel. We do not need the paving
so far as appearance is concerned.
Another feature to consider is the
dust problem. Perhaps you will not
believe it but it is a fact that never
before the paving was put in did we
suffer SO much from dust as we do since
and it is the finely pulverized, pene,
tratlng dust that nothing can keep out
OF houses and places of business 1t
is necessary to keep constantly busy
cleaning during the summer months. in
order to rid oneself of the gritty
grimy feeling about everything one
touches. Then, too, we breathe in
much more of such dust when the all
t. full of it. True, we have sprinkler
carts and street cleaner who spends
all day going up and down, chasing
the Demon Dirt, but on hot summer
day the street is dried almost as fast
as the sprinkler passes over it and Ions
before it passes again the clouds 81
dust are flying if it is a windy day
Oil, no matter what it's faults, does
away with the greater part Of this
trouble. Oiled streets are without
question, more healthful than water
sprinkled paving.
There is also the matter of noise
Residence districts should be quiet
and clean and reposeful. Paved streets
attract traffic as nolasses draws
flies. Traffic means noise and dust
and anything but quiet and peace.
The question is not one that in
terests us personally in the least. These
different matters are here set forth
merely for the purpose of bringing tt
the attention Of those wha now arr
considering the extension of paving
some of the drawbacks which will at
tend it.
OF Interest TO You.
1t may not be generally known that
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