El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-04
CLOUDCROFT
Cool Weather In The Mountains
You Need A Fire Of Nights
And Warm Clothlng.-Many
Permanent Improvements
What The Visitors Think.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.

Special Correspondence OF the HERALD.
AS one travels in and out of Ell Pa
so on the diff erent lines of railway
he hourly encounters the question,
"Havs yOus been to CloudcroftT
u8ow do YOU like it?'' s'What do YOU
think of Alamogordo?" "Wil she
make a town?'' "What sisS there tt
make town."
WE'LL. have been up in the cloud:
shivering at Cloudcroft huggiug fire
and wishing for my winter clothes 81
time and season when brother COur
chesne, the enterprising grocer mer
chant in Ell Paso, was feeding his hens
pounded ice to keep them from laying
hard boiled eggs, and therefore speaks
from experience
Cloudcroft is no Long Branch or
Galveston beach, or Coney Island.
where you have got to stay in the wa
ter to keep from melting nor Is it q
Manitou or Colorado Springs, where
guests have to climb ten Thousand feet
daily to get cooled off. 1t is simply a
most delightful spot on the very top OF
the great Sacramento range of noun
tsins where the climate from June lst
to Novemb Der LIST is all that one could
ask for. The CHM bling is done by the
Alamagordo and Sacramento Noun
tain railway from Alsmogordo
to Toboggin. distance OF
81 miles and a short stage haul, and
all the visitors has to do is to set
down and enjoy it and his first ex-
perience is one of regret that he did
not bring heavier underwear and his
overcost. Before the experience it is
hard to realize, that within $50 miles
from the scorching July and August
days in Ell Paso up in dry, psrched New
Mo- ia whara thew haVa
abundance of rain, where all is shade,
where you can wear out your last win
ter's clothing and where you need q
big rousinR fire every night. This
may seem ishy to those who have not
visited Cloudcroft; to such l would
suggest that join one OF the Saturday
morning excursions only wearing your
light airy suit and by supper time you
will think you have struck one OF
vaults.
In my opinion the opening up of
Cloudcroft is God send to the people
Of middle, east, north and west Texas
and southern New Mexico, and with
the on coming seasons twenty five
thousand people will show their appre-
citation of the enterprise displayed by
Mr.. Chas. Band Jas. A. Eddy, in the
building of the Ell Paso aud North
and it's branches into this WON
1erful and unequalled section of county
oy giving it most liberal patronage.
It will not be fashionable watering
place, but one easy of access, where
'amilies can go and actually enjoy the
not summer months at q cost within
he means of even the middle classes.
Jloudcroft will be a financial success
egardless OF what crOakers and doubt
ng ThomaseS may say to the contrary.
At present the enterprise is new and
his season visitors necessarily en-
counter some .inconvenencies, and |
ervous, impatient people find some |
hing to annoy, but it only gives them |
.oOd appetite for their meals, and all |
raise and emphatic endorsement of |
he beauties and pleasures of Cloud
roft other correspondents find the |
ociety items and the pride and vanity |
art of mortals nature, SO l must sift |
Or the practical doings and sayings.
Permanent improvements such as |
oads, walks, wells, and buildings are
eing pushed by most of competent |
16 rooms for transient guests |
ave just been completed.
A large plaza on the front and to |
avilion building.
Several 2, 3 and room cottages.are |
nder construction by private parties |
no have purchased lots and propose to |
lake it their permanent summer re-
.eat.
Plans are now being perfected for the
IMMEDIATE construction of $50 room
otel with all the modern improve
tents. Several Ell Pssoans said to me
ley intended to buy lots and build for
ext season.
Rooms in the front buildings for
'ansients rent for IS cents per night
n one person., or S1.25 for two per
DDS. Board at the pavilion is so
ants per meal or 81 for ticket of 81
eals. Comfortably furnished tents
ent for from So. so to $500 per week.
Since the opening of Cloudcroft on
inc 16:h., it has averaged fifty guests
er day. This is not a bad showing,
nd in fact has been up to their full
spacity.
Every Ell Pasoan, who has, or eau
achine or policy for SIS should make ,
least one trip to Cloudcroft, as par
al evidence of his appreciation of
e doing for our town
Id surrounding county. A mascot
lould always be appreciated. These
entlemen are our mascots. and if we
anule Cnem right. there is othe work
n them to tackle, when they get !
rough with their present enterprises.
I hats the matter with another rail-
ad. say the Ell Paso and San Andreas,
run up on the eastern slope of the ,
Organ and San Andreas
ountains, opening up a hundred
ines to pour their thousands of tons (
gold, silver and copper ores within Ell !
aso's lap to be smelted by the CHEAP ;
al that will be brought in from the q,
al mines now being opened up on the !
Paso & Northeastern.
Knowing that reporters endorse