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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-21
AFTERNOON gEssrox.

Met nj . p. III.
Roll call, quorum present.
Senate bill 10, Comins -Amenda.
tory OF IN act TO restore lost records.
Passed.
Senate bill 81, Misunderstanding 10
tho State University and matters con.
uccted herewith. Passed.
Senate bill %. Committee on
Claims-For the relief Of the v. & r.
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EYEsLyG sEssIox.

Most Of the time in the Senate last
evening was taken up in the discus
sion OF ,ht three MidEipter Fair
claims which had been left as the af-
termath. a demand vas made for
the vouchers, showing that The claims
had been recommended by tho State
Board OF Examiners.
The vouchers were not forthcoming
and there was some opposition in
consequence. After adjournment the
clerk Of the Senate was called on III
regard to the vouchers OF the Board
OF Examiners said they we're filed
with the bills and folded inside them
when they passed the Senate. The
COMMITTEES OF the Whole reported IA.
Torably On all claims.
SENATE.
Senate convened at IL 8. tn. Sic
Cone in The Chair.
Roll call.
Prayer offered by Rev. Nash.
Journal read and approved.
Assembly substitute FOR Assembly
bin D. Ormsby delegatioE-FiIing
salary Of Constable OF Carson town
ship at $50 per month. Passed, SIC.
McCone voting nay.
Senate bin 100. Waye and Means
Providing for printing and binding
Supreme Court reports. Passed.
Assembly bill 81. Garrsrd - Pay
nent Of certain claims for advertising
State selection within six miles min.
eral claims. s5i0.2j. Considered in
Committee Of the Whole and passed
unanimously.
Assembly joint resolution 4. Whit.
ney-Relatire 10 election OF United
States Senator directly by the pee.
pie.
At IL p. M. recess was declared till
2.3D.
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AN EVENING PAPER.
i.ssed e,ery ..J. szaasJ. etssp,et
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
Birds Eye View of El PasO Texas, in 1897.

spring renewed hope and confidence in
our future. The first railroad to arrive
in our city May 13. 1881 was the South
ern Pacific, and a few days later the
Texas q Pacific, and few months later
still the Galveston, Harrisburg & San
Antonio. In the meantime the con-
struction of the Mexican Central south
ward to the City of Mexico had begun.
Today then we have five railroads, with
Others in course of constructions: a city
of over $1,000 people, with all the ele-
ments of wealth, progress. prosperity,
and happiness, such as fine public and
private schools, churches, street rail-
ways, water works, gas works, electric
light works, banks, building associa-
tiOns, federal court and custom house,
telegraphs and telephone, sampling
works, smelter, transfer companies, fine
hotels and public buildings. public
park, theatre, firSt-class fire depart
ment, fine residences and business hous-
es, an excellent city government, law,
order, morality, good society, four daily
newspapers as we'll as weeklies and
OF er publications, large and increas-
ing commercial business with Mexico
and surrounding states and territories
The superior and perhaps unequalled
advantages of the city of FL PasO. for
reason some of which have already been
mentioned, have caused the city to out
strip in its growth the surrounding
country. We are at present sending
out millions of dollars annually for
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

another well under way and being
steadily pushed to the rich mineral and
grazing regions and great forests of the
Sierra Madre. and onward to the Paci-
fic coast of Mexico: an air line project
ed land almost certain of early con-
struction) through the White Oaks coal
fields of New Mexico to ST. Louis and
a concession obtained from the Mex
lean government for the extension of
the Monterey 81 Gulf railway from
Monterey to Ell PasO and thence across
the Sierra Madre to the Pacific. a
volume and variety of raw material to
be manufactured. and a market for
finished products, such as is not enjoy
ed by any other city in the union, will
be opened up to Ell Paso. The geo.
graphical position of the city. and the
fact that it is already railroad center
to which all roads projected in the
southwest in the future will trend. I'M
mistakably point to Ell Paso as on the
eve of becoming the greatest man.
ufacturing city of the interior, and it
ought, and doubtless will, at an early
! day experience a more phenomenal
growth and even more steady prosper
| ity than Kansas City or Denver
| Notwithstanding the brilliant pros
poets for the near future, city real
estate and the rich fruit, vegetable and
grain lands of the valleys near by FL
/ PasO are still held at low figures. The
present population of the city (estimat-
ed at something above 10000 is made
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

farm products, which in the very near
future can be produced here in great
abundance and variety, for we have no
less than 100000 acres of alluvial val
lev which will produce anything when
irrigated and the Rio Grande Dam &
Irrigation Company are at present con-
structing dams for that purpose. These
facts as to the capabilities of our soil,
adaptability of our climate. cheapneSs
of our lands. and numerous advantage
GUS of market, location. transpOr-
tation, and communication. and the
many pleasant and favorable con-
ditions under which life may be
maintained have all been demonstrate
ed to such degree of success
and certainty that we no longer hes
itate to say to the intending immigrant,
wherever he may be, whether he be
farmer. stock raiser. capitalist, dairy
man. manufacturer. miner. prOspectOr.
speculator. tourist or health seeker that
these pages are dedicated to him. On
other pages of this paper special art
icles on mining, irrigation and climate
will be found. Taken all around Ell Pa
so is one of the most desirable locations
in the country, either from a business
or residence standpoint. In all respects
it is wide awake, fourishing, well gov
erned American city. with a brilliant
record and splendid outlook for the
future.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
Ell PASO'S FUTURE.

That the beautiful and healthful city
of FL Paso. Texas. is destined soon to
become the great metropolis of the
southwest is now an assured fact. Sit
uated on the left bank of the Rio Gran
de. which river here. as SOutheastward
to the gulf. forms the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico.
Ell Paso is the gateway for the great
volume of trade and travel between the
two republics. Being $3.50 feet above
sea level. with dry sail and atmosphere.
and sunshine clear, steady and genial.
Ell Paso has already become celebrated
as a health resort. Its vast and varied.
albeit but partially developed, re-
sources are not only attracting Amer
lean capital. but also large sums from
Europe: as. for instance. the $3.50. 900
of English money raised for the con-
struction of the Elephant Butte dam
for the retention of the waste or flood
waters of the Rio Grande for irri cation
and other purposes. and other large
sums invested in lands to be irrigated.
With five trunk line railway already
entering the city. one each from the
west. north. east. southeast and south:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

up largely of people of education and
refinement. frugal but generous. sOci-
able and hospitable, with numerous
large and costly public school buildings
and the best of teachers. besides priv
ate and parOchial schools. and one
theological seminary for young men. "a
capacious hotel-hospital under the
Sisters of Charity. and many church
editices. That the people of FL Paso
are public spirited and enterpriSing
NAV be inferred from the following ex-
tract from the Times of recent date.
published at Laredo, Texas. a rival
town in small way some hundreds of
miles down the river: why is it that
Ell Paso secures recognition and gets
everything that she asks for at the
hands of Uncle Sam. while Laredo's
claims have been invariably ignored?
Let us consider this manner. and if this
discrimination has been caused by any
acts of omission or commission on our
part. let's find out what they are and do
all in our power consistently to remove
the cause. whatever it may be. Ell PasO
asked for a term of the federal court
and got it. Ell PasO asked for an in
creased army post and got it. And
better by far than all the others put
together. FL PaSO recently succeeded in
interesting the governments of both
republics in her proposed international
dam. Laredo has asked for all of these
except the latter. and the Times does
not believe it can be shown that any of
them are of greater necessity at Ell
Paso than at this point
The Laredo Times ought have added
that Ell Paso also has a stately and
capacious federal building for use as a
customs house. postoffice, United States
courts and federal offices: and that in
his recent report to the secretary of
the treasurer. Supervising special
A gent J. j. Crowley stated that plans
for suitable buildings and estimates of
the cost of machinery for same had
been secured for government ore samp
ling works at FL Paso. for the construc-
ton of which congress has already APP
propriated $4,000.
1t is not, however, because FL PasO
asks for these costly and durable i'm
provements and lasting institutions
that she gets them. but because co
gress and other high officers of the
government realize that her future is
assured and that she is destined to soon
become a city of great magnitude and
Importance.
Brigadier General Bliss. commander
of the military department of Texas.
in his annual report for 1896. calls the
attention of the war department to the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

beyond calculation. 1t is estimated
that this inland sea will give the sister
cities water power equal to $4,000
horse power each. besides affOrding
ample irrigation for 100000 acres of
rich valley land, but Il fraction of which
Is now under cultivation on account of
the lack OF water. With this full
acreage under cultivation. counting the
product at the low average of $40 per
acre, it would yield annually $S.0000,-
900. whereas at present in the absence
of water at the proper season. the yield
is but from $4,000 to $I5.0O0 per an
mum. OF the $S.0OO.OuO produced an
nualIy under irrigation. at least 5000.
600 would be paid out at home for labor.
taxes. etc. What accelcratiOn such Il
stream of gold would give to commerce
and manufactures in the chief city and
railroad center of the valley?
OPENING y NEW FIELD FOR TRADE.
Another great and very important
enterprise. already we'll under way and
being vigorously puS ed, is the Rio
Grande Sierra Madre x Pacific rail
way. which will not only open to Ell
PasO an cXtensi { and ever growing
field for trade. but viii supply the city
with an incalcuIable quantity and end
less variety of valuable raw material.
a directly and indirectly giv- pro-
iitable employment to millions of CAPT
tai and thousands of me-. This stand
ard gauge railroad, which sta is from
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
CITY OF PALATIAL BUILDINGS
Destined by Geographical Position to Become
Commercial Metropolis, it is Full
filling its Natural Destiny.

In this special number of FL Paso's
leading newspaper it is in order that
something be said about FL PasO city,
The Queen of the Southwest" to whose
upbuilding the HERALD has so mater
tally contributed, and to which the
atten ion of all America is now direct
ed, in view of the Importance that its
geog aphical position and is steadily
growing ade command. AS in ancient
days all roads lead to Rome, so in this
hurrying end of t ne nineteenth century
all the unmarked highways of the great
southwest focus at FL PasO. making this
city the gateway between the L tied
States and the Republic of Mexico The
fact that it is the leading city of the
most prosperous section of this country
which is richest in natural resources.
also gives to the city an additional i'm
portance. The substantial growth and
natural advantages of the city are with
out parallel in the United States: but
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
Birds Bye View of El PasO, Texas, in 1885.

the city of Juarez, on the opposite bank
IF the river from Ell Paso. has As miles
of track laid and 40 miles graded, is
now prosecuting track laying at the rate
of one mile and quarter per day anG
being pushed with equal pace. will pass
the rich silver-lead mining district OF
Sabinal and reach the productive mines
of CorralitOs before the end of May
1897. Three locomotives and ample
rolling stock belonging to the company
are daily transporting material and
supplies to the FROM, and several hun
dred men are employed. Three other
locomotives are contracted for and will
be delivered shortly.
From CorralitOS the road will be
pushed on to Casas Grandes, at the
eastern base of the Sierra Madre, and
miles west of the city of Chihuahua.
thus draining the richest and most
productive section of that large state.
Broad and fertile valleys, we'll watered
by living streams, already teeming
with life and industry, including sew
eral large and hourishing colonies of
American Mormons. and bordered on
the west by dense forests of large pine
timber and on both sides by mines of
gold. silver. copper, lead, anthony.
etc, will be traversed from Sabinal to
Guerrero. distance of about POO miles.
and from the last named place the road
Will strike into the heart of the Sierra
Madre, the richest and largest con-
tinuous mineral belt in the known
world, copiously supplied with water
power and everywhere studded with
big pine. De cending the western slope,
the road will pass through extensive
forests of the finest cabinet and dye
woods, and out into the incompatible
fruit and farming valleys of the Pacific
coast-the garden spot of Mexico. The
building of this road will make FL Paso
the great mart for the exchange of the
varied and valuable raw material of
this large scope of country for finished
products.
The company has recently secured
the passage of a bill granting them the
right of constructing a bridge on the
Rio Grande. which will give Ell Psso a
second outlet to the south independent
of all present combine tions. It is now
for Ell Pa>o to make such arrangements
as will facilitate an early construction
of the bridge. for much depends on
what may be done, when the Sierra
Madre Construction Co. asks for the
right of way. steps should be taken to
give all assistance possible, in SO uring
what is necessary. Ell Paso has been
wanting a Union depot for years, now
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

| entered into between the governments
of the United States and Mexico in
| 1883. and resulted in the joint boundary
| commission being instructed to inquire
into the matter and report to theil
| respective governments. This report
| being favorable, our government APP
pointed Captain Mcclellan Derby, OF
| the L. ). engineering corps, in charge
| of the Mississippi levees. and Mexico
appointed Sr. j. Ramon de Ybarrola.
chief irrigation engineer of that gov
| eminent. to thoroughly investigate the
practicability of the project and report
to the boundary commission. With a
corps of assistants these distinguished
engineers devoted some months of last
year to the investigation. and early in
December they agreed upon and signed
a most favorable report. which was
turned over to Col. Arson Mills. L. S.
army and United States boundary COM
missioner. who at once prepared his
report and submitted it to the secretary
of state. Col. Mills reported Secretary
Olney as enthusiastically in favor of
the construction of the dam. and that
other department people express the
opinion that congress will make an APP
preparation for the work. The gov
eminent of Mexico has also approved
the report of the engineers, and has
authorized Minister Romero at Wash
lngtOn TO enter into Il treaty with the
United States looking to the early in
auguration of this great public enter
prise.
The engineers found bed rock base
for the dam in the gorge or pass
through which the river flows. at a
point less than three miles above the
city of FL Paso. The dam is to be 700
feet long and 90 feet high above the
ordinary surface of the river. Above
this is natural reservoir eighteen
miles long and an average of four miles
wide. The filing of this will necessi-
tate the removal of three or four miles
of the Southern Pacific railroad track.
and the removal to higher ground of
eighteen or twenty miles of the Santa
Fe track. The cost of these removals
is estimated at SIO0.000. and for the
construction of the dam S1.300.000. or
S2.000.0G0 for all. though one of the
Mexican engineers estimated the whole
cost at S1.1l0.00O. But he is probably
not familiar with government jobs.
However. the whole of the vast sum to
be expended. whatever it may be. will
be paid out within the sound of the
church bells of Ell Paso within the next
two or three years.
The permanent benefit FL Paso and
Juarez will derive from the dam is
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

Sterling Price, in his memorable march
across the plains with his regiment in
1S41: accompanied by the ''Missouri
Horse" under Col. Rails, entered Mex
leo at this point: so did also the COM
mand of Col. Domphan. During our
civil war, it was alternately occupied
by large commands of the confederate
and federal troops, and was made a de-
pot of supply and base of operations by
the confederates against New Mexico
and Arizona, while it was again held
by the federal as a key to the control of
these territories. During much of this
period it was occupied as home station
and terminus of the eastern and western
divisions of the great overland mail and
stage system then in operation: thus
again early showing that its geogra h.
zeal position was commanding and i'm
portant. The military strategic, and
geographical Importance of this point
was soon recognized by our government,
and as early as 1888 a permanent and
important military post was established
and has ever since been maintained
here. During the greater part of the
period covered by this sketch, from 1927
to 1880, constituting the first great
epoch in the history of this country, the
population numbered about 5000, nine-
tenths of which were Mexicans. In
1878 several great trunk and trans-con-
tinental lines of railroad were already
projected from and upon points that
must of necessity carry them to or
through this point and pass. AT that
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

time ISIS there were but % Americans
in what is now the city of Ell Paso. and
$50 MeXicans. Duriug the year 1879
and 1880, the great railroads approch-
ing here-the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe. from the no tn. the ~outher Pa
citic, from the west. the Texas & Paci-
fic and the Galveston, Harrisburg. &
San Antonio from the east. pushed their
work of construction so vigorously, that
increased attention was directed to this
place: and before the end of the year
1880, though the r-ilroads were more
than 100 miles distant, the first sound
and wave of the coming boom" had
struck FL Paso. and aroused the sleepy
old adobe town from its fifty years of
lethargy. All sorts of new enterprises,
suitable to the demands and prospects,
were inaugurated: building began.
town lots advanc d: railroad officials,
surveying parties. etc, began to make
their appearance upon our streets. in
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

known in FL Paso's financial and
commercial circles. The lessees of
the plant are Messrs. Peter Wehner
and Z. 7. White the vice presi-
dent of the company. Mr.. White,
the general manager of the company Is
widely experienced in the electric light
ing business having been connected In
this line for twenty years. He is pub
Hc-spirited and takes an active interest
in the welfare of the city. They con-
duct a business that is one of the most
important features of FL Paso, which
in regard to lighting facilities, is far
ahead of many more pretentious cities.
They also carry complete line of gas
stoves for cooking and heating and spe-
cial rates are made TO their patrons In
gas which is used for that purpose.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

desirability of having additional troops
stationed at new Fort Bliss. as that post
with 1.250 acres of elevated but level
table land shelters Ell Paso and is OPP
posite and within easy range of the city
of Juarez. the most important Mexican
town and strategic point on our border.
In this report General Bliss calls at
tention to the building then and still
going ON of the Rio Grande, Sierra
Madre y Pacific railway. from Juarez
to the Pac tic, through the rich agri-
cultural and grazing valleys of western
chihuahua and the prolific mineral
regions and great forests of the Sierra
Madre, and adds that this road and
the five others now running into FL
Paso will make the latter place of in
creased Importance to the United States
as a military station" thereby intimat-
ing. as had been suggested in army
circles before. that Ell Paso should be
made great storage depot for military
supplies, the city being situated mid
way between New Orleans and San
Francisco, and between ST. Louis and
the city of Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22

ANOTHER FIELD TO BE OPENED.
The building of the Rio Grande.
Sierra Madre Il Pacific railway, the
Elephant Butte dam and irrigation
canals. and the certainty of the early
construction of the great international
storage dam across the Rio Grande
three miles above Ell Paso. renders the
construction of railroad from Ell Paso
to the great coal fields of the White
Oaks region in eastern New Mexico
such a pressing necessity that capital
is now being negotiated for in New
York and London for that purpose, and
with the most flattering prospects of
success. That active work on construc-
ton will be inaugurated on or before
the LIST of Nav, 1897. is assured. The
project has been undertaken twice in
the past, but each time by men with
out means, and the aggregate result
was the grading of twenty miles and
the track laid ten miles out from Ell
Pas". The project has now been taken
hold of by two well known and ener-
getic capitalists and experienced rail
road builders, who have already
thoroughly examined the country to be
traversed and expended many thou
sands of dollars in surveys, eXplora-
tions, the purchase OF property along
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
c. C. kIEEERs

\ leading business of its kind is that
of Mr.. c.. G. kiefer. book seller and
stationer. This business was founded
thirteen years ago and has been very
successful. The premises occupied at
125 FL Paso street are well appointed
for all requirements of the business.
The stock embraces books of every
description, including histories. bio
graphies, books of travel, adventure,
fiction. etc, as well as stationery of all
kinds, periodicals., magazines, news
papers, toys, cigars, tobacco, fancy
goods, etc. MIR. Kiefer is well known
In commercial circles.