El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-20
The EI Pas0 Mine. Mill and
Smelter Supply House
Sold.
TO A DENVER FIRM
Which Will Immediately
Make important tnIarge-
ments in the Plant and
Stock Here.

business deal was consummated in
Ell Paso yesterday that has more than
an ordinary meaning.
The Ell Paso Mine. Mill and Smelter
Supply house was sold to the Denver
Mine and Smelter Supply company for
consideration of 100000
The deal has been pending for some
| time and yesterday Messrs John S.
Cary and Frank l.. Smith. representing
the company. camein from Denver.
met Mr.. Creel. the former owner. and
closed thet transaction
Mr.. /Creel, when seen this morning
said that his business here had been
very satisfactory but he was engaged
In manufacturing and preferred to sell
TO the supply people than to the trade.
We started the business here on prac--
tlcally nothing" he said. land have
built up splendid business. When
we opened this house there was prac-
tically no mining machinery Gistribut-
ed from this place. We have brought
the trade here and will now turn il
kind in the country and I am sure they
Will have every success
Mr.. Creel retains his foundry and
other property here and will immedi-
ately increase the foundry to double it's
present capacity. The new firm has
contracted for the entire output of the
foundry
10 noyx fS-r,, hoe
Denver for years and now practically
controls all the business of the middle
west Since the establishment of the
house here by Mr.. Creel the company
has had very little business from this
neid and the increased trade of this
section induced them to enter the ter
ritory with branch house.
The company will build two more
ware houses and put in $500 900 stock
OF machinery here. They will also es-
tablish headquarters here for the
southwest, which business has hereto
| fore been handled from the Denver Of
| flee. B. L. Berkey the former man
aser OF the Creel house. will be re-
tanned as local manager and more than
score of clerks and travelling men
will make FL Paso their home.
This transaction means a great deal
to El Paso. 1t shows that the larger
companies are realizing that Ell Paso
has promising future and that now is
the time to get hold here 1t illustrates
that this city is considered one of the
great mining centers and is the coming
distributing point for territory larger
rlcner, and greater in every way than
tina: enjoyed by any other city of the
west
rms is only one of the many large
companies that are after the trade of
this setcion." said Mr.. Cary this morn
ing. and l predict that manv others
VIII follow. My company has been
watching Ell Paso and the surrounding
country for several years and came to
the conclusion that here in this pass
would some day be one of the most
Important cities in all the country
l'hey looked at it this way and came
here to help to make their prediction
come true. Some of the richest mines
in the world are in Ell Paso's territory
and there are many smaller ones that,
Will be important in the future This
ist he great thing for this city and the
railroads and other institutions of COM
merce see it and are coming to share
in the promised prosperity. Ell Paso is
already great railroad center but il
VIII be greater for the railroads see
that they must come in her to get their
part of the heavy traffic of the coun-
try
The transfer of the supply house will
be made in a few days and soon after
wards the work of enlarging will be-
gin.
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