El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

the eye. l have shown it to many
medical men and they all concede that
! it is as perfect as can be. l have had
many offers for it but 1 would not part
| with it. and it never leaves my poss-
ession.'
! What pages of unknown history Of
I this continent might not that eye be
! the witness to. if the creature to whom
| 1t once belonged could again become
a sentient living being.
There is an entertaining genius
spending a week in Ell Paso. He is a
| jockey and has travelled the world over
| following race courses and the dictates
of his rowing mind. and there are but
few corners of the earth that he cannot
tell you about. He strolled into the
Texas and Pacific Office yesterday af
ternoon and interrupted the conversa-
ton of several railroad men who were
discussing railroad business. His man
ner and free speech made every one
look at him and mentally enquire who
he could be. He is a small fellow and
will not weigh over 100 pounds. His
personal appearance is not that of a
dude by any means, and at the first
sight one would take him for a tramp.
Talking about your railroads, that
line from Jerome to Jerome Junction
takes the cake" said the jockey. with
out any one having asked him a ques-
ton. Il rode over it on an ore car
and it was the toughest ride 1 ever
had" His manner and accent caught
the crowd and they begun to query
him. He was willing enough to talk
and spent an hour relating his exper-
fences. Nome is a good country he
said. but l don't like that tribe. They
want dollar for a meal in that couE-
try and then you get nothin' but fish.
Plenty of money there but not enough
to hold me-
How do you like the west coast of
Mexico?" asked one of the men.
1.-The country is all right but thai
tribe is holy fright. l don't like them
brunettes down in that country. They
thought | was some kind of a var
mint / think and gave me a frosty
deal
The jockey talked about nearly ev-
cry country on the globe and told some
stories. He has some clev-
err dances that are entirely his own.
For instance he has one dance which
he calls a bolt coming loose on a
break beam under the freight car
when he is riding on it, Another fav-
orite dance of his and one that caught
the crowd was what he calls "A freight
train pulling out of Sierra Blanca after |
l was put Off"
Il am only staying here for the ben
eft of the climate" said he. land l
am going east in few days"
The establishment Of general offices |
in FL Paso by the New York Life In
company has more significance |
than anything that has happened here
for al ong time said a wei! known Wis
itor today. 1T means that Ell Paso is
being recognized by eastern companies
Is the commander of certain territory |
and that this territory cannot be COW
cred successfully by any company not
represented here on the ground. The
opening of the ew York Life offices
here will bring many other general Of
ices of eastern companies of different
kinds for they will also realize that
his country cannot be reached from
my other city. Ell Paso has a great
erritory and so far from the rest Of
he world that it is ;mpracticable to
work this section from any other city.
Il Paso will be the greatest smelter
nd mining center in the world and one
# tn emost important railroad centers
n the country and as such will become
he central point for trade of a mon
ter section of country. The business
# this section is important to eastern
and they cannot reach it
vithuot moving here. They will soon
NOW this and every company doing
BUSINESS in this territory will have Off
es in Ell Pasc.'
1T takes a peculiar type of a man to
re successful real estate dealer" said
knowing individual today, and Ell
'aso has some of the smoothest in the
ountry. Real estate men are to blame
Or nearly all the real estate booms
YER the country and they have much
D answer for in the hereafter yet they
re the first to rail against booms and
uss out the newspapers. 1 know one
ian in Ell Paso now who has the clev-
rest trick I ever saw on selling prop
rty. He will sell lot and in a few
avs call around and offer the buyer
bout $25 more than he gave for it. OF
purse the buyer thinks Just got it in
me- and refuses to sell. The agent
xpresses regrets at selling the proper
? for such price and the unsuspect-
Is buyer buys more property in an
Their addition. He is offered profit on
is last investment and so on until
very cent he can get is invested in ] r
acant lots. This is often done, but
great many men cannot work it sue