Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-14
PROGRESSIVE FL PASO.
MANY NEW BUSINESS BLOCKS
AND RESIDENCES GOING UP.
THE TOWN PROSPEROUS.
Notes Concerning Many Former Las
vegans Who Now Make Their
Homes in the Pass City.

vegans Who Now Make Their
Homes in the Pass City.
c. w. Allen. who is here from Fl
Paso on a visit. reports prosperous
times down there. While many fine
business blocks and more residences
are going up, and there is a demand
for all forms of property, the city is
not increasing in population quite as
rapidly as has been the case for the
last year or two. There are fewer
sales of real estate and values have
ceased to double and triple in briei
time. But growth is steady and sub
stantial. There has been nothing
fiimsy about the remarkable boom Of
the city during the last few years
The city has advanced as the result
of it's admirable commercial location
its great railroad interests and the
development of mining and business
enterprises of the vast magnitude. Its
prosperity is built on broad and sub.
stantial foundation and the future
looks extremely bright.
Mr.. Allen says the new Ell Paso,
Southwestern railroad, popularity
known as the Bisbee,i is proving a most
important factor in the development
Of the city. The road is opening UP
a magnificently resourceful country,
tributary to FL Paso, Douglas, Bisbee
and other towns on the route are as.
Stunning important proportions. A
large part of the wealth and intiu.
ence of the Pass City, the gentleman
attributes to New Mexican resources
and much of the business life and spir.
it of the town is New Mexican.
The water problem is not consider
ed serious. A well sunk to the depth
of 400 feet yielded excellent water,
and the ice factories supply the dis
titled article. Plans for the carrying
out of a large undertaking to bring
pure water from the mesa to supply
the city are being perfected.
Mr.. Allen admits that for the past
three weeks the mercury has varied
during the days between "a and
104 points, but he nevertheless says
that it hasn't been very hot. One
can keep cool. if he knows how. Sat
urday there was a heavy and cooling
fall of rain.
The gentleman brings tidings from
many people known in Las Vegas.
A. r. Fritch, formerly a successful
architect here, is at the head Of the
big firm Of Fritch & Moore, which has
drawn plans for many of the big
buildings now going up.
Geo. B. Young and his brother, Joe
who operated candy factories here,
have charge of the mechanical depart
ment of a big confectionery establish.
ment. Mrs. Geo. Young is visiting
friends in Cincinnati, o.
Jas. MAR, F. X. Wimber and j
johnson, a trio Of Las Vegas carpen
tiers, all have plenty of work at good
wages In the Pass City.
Felix Martinez, who has made
money in Ell Paso. is expected daily
on a visit to his old stamping ground
here.
Fl. r. Edwards, formerly of the
Record office, is conducting a print
ing and real estate Office.
Ralph and Robin Gould have devel'
oped into uncommonly clever and sue
cessful young men. Robin is with
the Ell Paso Herald, Ralph with the
News.
Fred Mckay, a former Optic en-
ploye. is pounding a linotype in the
Herald Office. j. c. Thorpe, who was
with the Record here is now with the
Ell Paso News.
Sam Bushey is running out Of Jua-
rez on the Mexican Central. Mrs.
Bushey is visiting friends in the east.
Jack Langston is also holding down
a position on the Mexican Central.
B. M. Blauvelt Is conducting a well
paying barber shop on San Antonio
sreet.
Paladino and John Pettine,s stone
contractors who built many bulldi6gs
here, are doing well down be3ebw$ .
J.. o. Seaton, a Las Vegas &onAer,
is a leading wholesale grain hdtchtnt.
The Rev. J. ,. Gilchrist has dsys!ob-
ed into a successful Singer sewing ma
chine agent. His eldest daughter
was graduated this summer from the
FL Paso high school.
F. A. Edwards, who formerly had