Bisbee daily review., 1909-12-10
RAILROAD MAN
SEES BRIGHT
PROSPECT
WAVE OF PROSPERITY SWEEPING
WESTWARD TOUCHES AND EN-
LivESs ALL BRANCHES OF BUS
MESS

business conditions of the entire
southwest. incidentally and in Ell Paso,
specifically, are commencing To show
the effect. Of the westward sweeping
wave of prosperity. according to Gar.
nett King general agent for the FL
Paso G. Southwestern system who ar
rived in Bisbee last evening.
business from Arizona, Texas, New
Mexico and Mexico into FL Paso is
good. exceedingly so. The railroads
are becomink swamped with traffic,
and it is a practical problem at pres
emit to locate sufficient stock cars to
carry cattle eastward" said Mr.. King.
I'VE are enjoying especially large
traffic through from Mexico, the fine
prices for beef steers causing big
shipments every day. There is a
condition in FL Paso now which is
entirely new to me. The city is over
flowing with cattle buyers. represent
ing firms of Fort Worth, Kansas City
and St. Louis. All that it is neces-
sary for cattlemen to do is to bring
their stock to the Pass City and i'm
mediately they are snapped up by
the buyers, thus allowing him TO Sc.
cure the top market price,"
TIE prosperity of El paso is amply
reflected by the great amount of
building underway. Just a few ex-
amples of the class of business and
residence structures are the follow
ing: -
The Toltec club is erecting a new
six-story home Brick work on this
structure has reached the fourth floor.
The Cuples building. a six-story struc-
ture, is progressing well, the ground
floor being ready for occupancy by
mercantile establishments. The Ric
Grande Valley bank building is being
enlarged by the addition of a seventh
story. Mrs. CIardy is erecting six
story apartment house in the rear of
the Saples building. The American
National bank is arranging 10 let the
contract Ter an eight or ten-story
building. Major Fewel is arranging
to build six or seven-story building
at the corner of FL Paso and San An
tonic streets. Krabaeur, York & Move
have underway and partially compIet
ed an up-to-date hardware establish.
ment with three or four large ware
houses behind it. This faces on San
Francisco street. Several large ware
houses for use of various firms are
going up along the tracks of the Ell
Paso & Southwestern also. Among
the residences ma ybe mentioned the
new home of Senator Turney. undoubt.
eddy the handsomest house in Ell Paso
occupying an entire city block, which
has just been completed. DR.. Turner's
residence, also a very handsome struc
ture, is nearly completed, as is the
new nome OF V. X. Stiles.
Mr.. King stated that his present
tri pis for the purpose of soliciting
traffic for his line. He has visited
practically every point on the western
division and finds improved conditions
in each of them. The road is working
its full force all along this division,
he states.
The tariff rates which become eff
fective January 2, are being generally
circulated throughout the southwest
M King states, and are received en-.
Enthusiastically by the merchants and
shippers.
The FL Paso G Southwestern shouIc
receive a great deal of credit for a
reduction in rates such as has been
given" said he. All along the line
you Will find lowered charges amount
Ing in many cases to as much as one
third Of the former rating. One-third
OF helps some.
Mr.. King will probably spend today
here. leaving for the west this after
noon.