El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-22
PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER.
Ell PasO is Growing; Let All Put Their
ShOulGe rS to the Wheel.
Ell PASo, February %. 1898.

EDITOR HERALD:-Will you kind ly
give me little space in your valnab
cOlumr to say few words about the
city of Ell Paso?
This is my fourth visit here, and the
more [ wander about the place, the
more 1 am puzzled to know where the
civic pride of it's citizens comes in &C
here the efforts of the city fatf ers
ae centering in the way of pub io
spirited enterprises for the general
! war fare of the city.
FL Paso is city with q history OF
VIII oh many are fully abe to write at
least one interesting chapter. 1t IL
today, however, making history for
the coming years, a history some at
of a different character than the
volumu just closed-ss it were-ani
one that it's citiza ms and wei wisher-
will no doubt be proud of, and l want
to know ag lin what efforts, what con-
certed acton have TIE citizens, its
merchants, its manufacturers, is house
holders and its corpora tions ente r d
into for it's uobuildin'? The
old saying, 'There must be
a fire or some one has to de 10
bring about change il place, "
seems to be quite true of Ell 'Paso.
Still dou't w,sh to see a fire or to
% have any one to die to bring about
the eeded changes which can be &C.
complished while we are on top OF the
earth. With the public spiritexhibl e
in q hundred other towns scattered
throughout the states, Ell Paso should
shine as bright star among them
Fr, m my standpoint and outlook fee'
warranted in saying that its posslbtli-
ties, coupled with the we'll know fact
If its present progress, the demand for
dwelling and stores, it's hundred or
more houses going up in all directions,
most of them built of various colored
brick of an excelle~t quality which are
made right at close haulirg quarter,
The general employment OF It's
mechanics, this years. success OF
merchants, their extensive stocks, the
excellent character of the people who
are now coming in as residenters aud
the fact of it being the hub and center
of q great r., il way system, and mo-
I predict future fer Ell Paso
that will astonish the most saneuiDe
we'll wishes of the town. What's to
hinder the making Of your CITY great
city? What's to prev Mt it from be-
coming the banoer inland city OF the
lone star state?
Unless 1 read my history upside
down l believe that With the aid and
comb ined efforts of it's best people nd
with some of the means dispensed that
sue udS pOuICu ltUO uiiCit PSShSooS chS
will rise to the occasion, assert her
supremacy, and honor the state aud
fair name of General Sam Houston,
her hero, her defender. and her iber-
ator.
There's much room for improvement
and the quicker you get to work and
put your town in oder, in better
condition. in a shape that will ca CHI
the eye and cause the money of the
Mt, n
investors to be put in circulation, the
better for Ell Paso.
A sure, steady and strictly honest
business groAth is now here. will
the < God common ser Sc Of cit zens and
the city fathers help it along? Have
they civic pride equal to the demand?
Is there q board of trade sufficiently
strong 10 it's make up and in efficiencv
to cope with the conditions presented
and the knOckings at the gates of the
city for admis> ion?
All the interest possess in Ell Paso
and its welfare is the fact that am an
American citizen and as an American
ci.izsn 1 wish every town and city and
every great commonwe 18th that go to
make up one common s1sterhOOd OF
states, flourish and grow.
was very much surprised to read
that the request of the fire department
had been eide tracked by the city
council at their special meeting. IT
this Is specimen of the business capa-
C ty of the city fathers of Ell Paso, fear
for her future. A more stra ig ht-fOr-
ward and business-like request or petit
ton for the public welfare was never
sent to the council of a CRY than the
one sent in to your council on Thursday
evening by the fire department.. Mon
keying with a fire department never
did pay anywhere. Five minutes delay
in getting to q fire has caused wide
.prea1 disaster and loss of valuable
lives. What, no money? no funds-apd
so little asked-for the safety of your
town? Set half dozen merchants ad-
vance the trif1e asked for and give the
fire men a chance to "get away" and
Fl Z ht fire as department should. No
town or council should block the wh@ els
Of it's fire department. Give the brave
boys everyth ng they require Who
knows but the next bell ruDg may nd
them to your own bone!
PAUL FEATHERSTONE,
of New York City.