El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-12
SALVATION
ARMY PLANS
Major Pebbles Finds Ell Paso
a Promising Field For
Christian Work.
A BUILDING IS NEEDED
For The Exclusive Use Of
The Work Of The Or
ganization In This
City.

Major A. B. Pebbles, in charge OF
the Rocky Mountain Division of the
Salvation Army, arrived in Ell Paso
over the Santa Fe this morning. Msjol
Pebbles makes his headquarters al
Denver. His division comprises Col.
orado. eastern Wyoming, New Mexico
and Ell Paso, Texas. His visit here is
to be made the occasion of a grand raj
ly of the Salvation Army in FL Paso.
| It is Major Pebbles first visit to Ell
Psso. He was greatly surprised at the
size and character of the city. He said
this morning:
| "The main purpose of my visit is to
stir up interest in Salvation Army
work in your city. 1 bad no idea be-
fore coming here that it was so large
and promising a field. My plans for
the work have changed considerably
during the few hours 1 have been here.
In my fret look over your city
am impressed with the necessity of q
building in which to carry on the
Salvation Army work. The SCOPE of
the work here demands q separate
| building to be used not only for meet
ing but for our general work. The
army ought to have place for shelter
ing and feeding men, supplying them
with work, and carrying on a mission
work along the lines of social settle
ment work. Ofcourse, the needs of Ell
Psso are not similar to those in large
city, where the tenement slums have
to be dealt with, but there is wotk to
be done here and a class to reach that
Is just as hard to get at as any element
to be found in Chica 90 or New York.
SIN Kansas City the Armours put up
q building for US, on our own plans.
We use 1t for our. meeting hall and for
all our work. We can furnish q man
q nights lodging, a bath, place to
wash his clothing, and q breakfast of
coffee and rolls for 10 cents. We re-
quire him to pay for it, but If he hasn't
the money we let him work and earn
lodging and breakfast in an hour, If
he is Industrious. This is our plan of
relief. We want to encourage men to
self-support instead of pauperism.
SAT albuquerque, last week, 1 urged
| this scheme. 1 devoted one meeting
| to telling about the Salvation Army
work, as propose to do here. AS re-
suls an influential man is now trying to
get land and means to erect building
thereon for the Salvation Army.
hope 1 may be able 20 interest some
| one ere in the project.
1--WE would be glad to have some one
here erect building for US and lease
rats of interest on the in
vestment. In Kansas City
we pay the Armours 6!
per cent on the investment of S35 ,OOO.
1t is a good business proposition. In
Albuquerque the real estate men talk
| of donating land for the erection of
| such building and the funds for the
| building are to be secured, if possible,
at fair terms. Any such plan is &C
ceptable to us. We want and need a
| building here and are willing to accept
any reasonable terms. We have such
| building in Cripple Creek aud it has
done great deal of good In that town.
We are working on the plans for one
in Pueblo.
"If we can get q building here it will
enable US to reach the people we want
| to and must get at. We can offer shell.
| ter and meals at cost price, few cents,
| to destitute and deserving men. We
can act as labor bureau to find en-
ployment for them. We can keep
them under q religious influence and
help them to get on their feet. 1t is
not charity scheme In one sense.
We can tall who is deserving by will
lingness to work. We can offer a man
temporary work ourselves aud get him
a job. Then If he will not work it is
his own lookout.
Major Pebbles spoke of the colonial
ton scheme of the Salvation Army.
The sociological work is all under the
direction of Colonel Higgins, in New
York, and Is separate from the work of
the other officers. The last reports
show. however, the complete success
of the colonies established by the
army. The colony at Fort Amity, on
the Santa Fe railroad, in Colorado,
now numbers 122 souls. 1t occupies q
tractof $40 acres. 1t has been established
for two years and Is in q prosperous
condition. The famous Rocky Ford
csntaloupes, which sell in citieA ss