El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-07
A PICTURE
OF Ell PASO
Unique Among the Cities OF
the Great United States
HER MANY ADVAN TAGES

the Enjoyment OF Life-A SpeCi-
men OF the Advertising Given
This City BY the Popular Texas
& Pacific Railway.
The following article, written at the
request of the editor of the T. P.
Quarterly, and published in that mag
szine, was prepared by Secretary E. E.
Russell of the cba Der of commerce.
1t is q particularly good brief presen-
sation of FL Paso's advantages:
Ell Paso Is unique. There is mother
city in the country with which it can be
compared for the purpose of illustrat-
ing it's characteristics and advantages.
It stands az the only American city on
the border line between the United
States aud Mexico, the only city OF any
size in the arid south west. the only
place where the superb climate of arid
region can be enjoyed without sacri-
dcing the comforts, cOnveniences and
luxuries of the more populous and
highly developed parts of the country.
"In climate, Ell Paso possesses all the
beneficial and pleasurable attributes
Of the srid southwest generally. It's
elevation is moderately high, nearly 3d.
800 feet, high enough to afford the stim-
ulating effects of high attitudes to the
visitors from the low attitudes of the
north and east, and yet not too high for
one accustomed to those low attitudes.
To tslk of the average temperature at
Ell Paso, as between day and night, is
misleading, because of the great daily
range of temperature which often
reaches 35 or 40 degrees. In winter, the
temperature generally ranges from %
TO IS degrees above zero at night, and
so TO 20 degrees during the day. In
summer. the temperature ranges from
IS to 80 degrees by the day, and drops
TO go to 20 degrees at night, The teIc-
perature seldom rises above 95 degrees
In summer. And the summer heat here
Is never oppressive, tempered as it Is
by cool breeZes day and night, and by
the effect of the altitude and thel ex-
treme dryness of the air. Prostration
from heat was never known here; the
air tn ayesr round has tonic, germici-
dial effect The germicidisl chsrac-
tsrtstic is believed to be even more
pronounced and beneficial in summer
than In winner. The nights are always
cool in summer. and a blanket is near
ly always needed for comfortable sleep
ioe. Toe sultry, oppressive heat which
robs sleep OF it's refreshing power in
the north and east, is absolutely I'M
Known here.
The city waterworks System sup
niles water pumped from wells into
large reservoirs. Distilled water, arti-
Aci&l Ice or pure we'll water for drink
Ing can be had at small cost.
'.Hotel and private boarding house
BccOm mediation are ample and good.
The cost of living is lower than in
most cities of the west. because of the
exceptional facilities, and the low
transportation charges enjoyed by Ell
Psso. The city markets are plentifully
supplied with everything in season, in
Guiding fresh oysters, fish, tropical
fruiss, vegetables. game, and, in short,
the whole range of human foods. Such
as are now grown in this locality are
shipped TO the United States and
TO Mexico.
ST IL pleasure and indeed luxury
70 breathe such air as one not only can
but must breathe in this locality. Even
II there we're no other avenues of pleas
ure, this alone would attract and re-
tain the tourist and health seeker. But
and smuse the visitor. Horses for |
pleasure riding and driving can be
hired or purchased at reasonab bile rates.
Riding aud driving are always q pleas |
ure In the earlier and later hours of |
she day IN midsummer, and at midday |
in winter. The bicycle is in universal |
use. Golf and tennis have many devote |
dious opera house and the best the |
Rtrical and operate sroupes are glad |
70 stop over In Ell Paso on their long |
journey to and from the Pacific coast |
or the City of Mexico. In summer an /
excellent band or ochestrs can be |
heard of an evening in the plaza or
Oi: :!T park s,.,,. ,,a mou,o 49,, i
Jusrez, just across the Rio Grande |
from Ell Paso, is reached by 20 min
utes drive or street car ride. 1t Ia q |
place of neverending interest to the /
American traveller. 1t has q Catholic /
church come two centuries old, one of |
she oil lest on the continent, aud one of |
the most Interesting. The adobe |
houses, the stores, the curio shops, the |
strange costumes of the people, and
every little detail of life In Mexico, as
seen there. affords unfailing entertain !
ment for the American.
1.-THE visitor who makes Ell Paso his |
headquarters finds many inviting side
tripe open to him. He can visit the city |
Of Mexico. sometimes for the nominal |
railroad fare of 500 or 1926 for the round
trip. Many of the towns, mining camps
and Mexico, within one hundred or |!
two hundred miles of Ell Paso, are we'll |
worth O visit of q few days Most in- |
teresting and attractive of all, is the /
unique mountain resort of Cioudcroft, /
5000 feet In elevation, reached in q j
few hours ride over the Ell Paso & |
North earstern railroad, and the wonde |
rful cloud-clim bling Alamogordo & /
Sacramento mountain railroad. Here
the tourists can cool OFF in tempera-i
ture of so to 10 degrees by day, and 40 !
to so by night His only concern in
going there need be to take along
plenty of heavy wraps.
s'El Paso Is growing in favor year by
year as an all-the year resort for inval-
Ids, especially those suffering from tu-
berculous disease. and a winter resor /
Cor those who seek the greatest posi-