El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-11
FOURTH OF JULY.
Interviews With Citizens.

Interviews With Citizens.
There being rumor current around
town that the Fourth of July celebrar |
ton idea had not been enthusiastically |
received, the HERALD reporter started |
out to see how the leading merchants |
of Ell Paso felt about the matter.
The first man seen was POstmas' er
Campbell, who said: ''1'l tell you L
wish that they would celebrate the IL
that is, wish that the citizens OF this
place would select some nice quiet
place, such as Rand's grove, and have
3 great big olo:fashiOned barbecue, and
have some one read the Declaration
of Independence and some patriotic
speeches that would do everybody good
to listen to. And I would much rather
boys that are away, than to burn 1t up.
Still something ought to be done this
year,
Doctor A, K. Albers was the next
seen; he felt as though they were let
ting good chance to have fine cele-
brstion 60 by and said: Il think that
they are starting in this thing wrong
ssa sse :;1ns e,d moH .ss
now. want to see the town
turn itself loose: let the boys
shoot, all the frecrakers that they
want to, and have as good time as pos
sible. think there ought to be q
subscription list left At the HER
s AaD office be and asked every q come Sns
and subscribe. think
that with q Thousand dollars we could
have q very nice celebration, and at
present think Thousand dollars can
be raised so that the town would not
feel the loss SO much IS il it were at
tempted to have as email Q town as
this try to give twenty-five hundred"
Cbas. F. Slack said: Il heard that
there was q committee out for sub
Fourth. but they haven't called on us
here yet. l think must sssuredly that
Ell Paso ought to have q celebration,
as this is good time to show our pa
triotism, and we ought to do it."
Col. ST Ryan was asked about the
celebration, and he stated to the HER
AIDS man that he thought the COM
mittee were doing wrong to think the
town was as free with money as
it was at one time. In follow
ing up the subject Mr.. Ryan said: Il am
as enthusiastic as any man in Ell Psso,
and l will give all that feel able to
give, but when Q man comes in to me
with the idea that ought to give one
| hundred dollars then 1 have to refuse,
as I can't afford to do it." Mr..
Ryan thinks that the Mexican con-
! tlngent of the McGinty band ought to
tender their services free of charge,
for says Mr.. Ryan, there we pay them
what they ask all during the summer,
and they are paid nearly enough
for them to live OFF of the
entire week when they play
on Friday nights only. 1t looks to me
that they might volunteer their ser
vices once when such an occasion pre-
cents itself as this" Mr.. Ryan favors
| having q celebration and says that he
thinks it ought to be q fine one, but
that it can be had on less than $500.
r G. L'ghtbody was called on and
ter. Mr.. Lightbody said: Eyes, sir,
think that this town ought to have
the biggest celebration that has ever
been had here, for now is the time, and
the people ought to take right hold
and make this one of the biggest days
We ever had. This costs some money,
but the town ought to have the Fourth
celebrated by all MEANS"
Mr.. U. S. Stewart was asked to ex-
press himself on the subj ct, and he
said: 81 would like to see big cele-
bratlon in Ell Paso on the Fourth, and
We ought to have 1t, but when you say
too much. believe that
you can raise that amount in town,
but think that q fine celebration can
be had on = much less sum. have
never had to manage . thing of that
kind and couldn't say what it would
We have been called on, and have sub
scribed 40 much IS We think We ought,
| am in favor OF the celebration and Is
surely ought to go through