El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-28
Ell Pasoans Are Urged to
Make It Ell Paso's Sum
mer Capital; Everybody Is
Urged to Go There.

Cloudcroft love feast was what
the business mems luncheon developed
into Thursday. NThere was no prear-
ranged program for the luncheon and
no speeches scheduled
Instead, D. NJ Payne, as president
Of the chamber of commerce, called for
volunteer speakers to discuss the ques-
tion why Shouldn't Ell Pasoans go TO
the coast resorts instead of to our own
resort at Cloudcroft?"
This did not develop any answers as
no one volunteered TO speak on that
phase of the question, but a number OF
speakers consented to talk about the
reasons why FL Pasoans should go to
Cloudcroft instead of to the coast re-
sorts.
H s. Stevens gave a number OF good
reasons why Ell Paso people should go
to Cloudcroft instead OF TO the coast.
The money that goes out of here to
California is gone; it never comes
back he said, while the money spent
art Cloudcroft comes right back in the
purchase of supplies in this city. The
climate is just as good and there are
no holdups at Cloudcroft as there are IN
California, where one might as well
throw up ones hands and let them take
the money, as they are going 10 get il
anyway. There are many good reasons
why We should not go to Cloudcroft-
W Dcn Uldn goes ~ 6lOQQCiOll lie Cdn
be there with his family and can spend
the Saturday and Sunday holiday with
them even when he is working at home
during the summer
California and Heaven.
Il always dreamed that California
was next to heaven Fred W. Freeman
said in a little talk about Cloudcroft.
but 1 went last year, and if hell is
any worse than California, the incentive
never saw as many bunco games in my
life as 1 saw in California And they
do not know the difference between a
negro and a white man out there except
that the negro is a little better than
the white man. There is no reason why
we should go to California except on
account Of the bathing, and 1 would
than to go TO California 1 never in
tend to go there again unless 1 com
NIT some crime in Texas
More Amusements Urged.
H D. Slater advocated more enter
tainment and amuSements at Cloud
croft to hold the men there who wish
something doing ali the Anne, and also
urged that Cloudcroft be made the
summer capital OF FL Paso. There is
not much to do at Cloudcroft," he said.
"A good deal Of work is needed there
to- make Cloudcroft what it should be.
There are 5000 tickets sold out of FL
Paso for California resorts each year.
and this means half a million dollars of
cash taken from our banks. A great
many CT these people leave without
paying their grocery bills. 1t is a pure
business proposition and We must do
something to keep that money here.
We should also encourage more amuse-
ments at Cloudcroft
Men Like Amu~ements
Il know several families who are go
ing 10 California this Year because the
men DO not like it at Cloudcroft. 1t is
our proposition TO take hold and get
under this matter and remedy this trou-
bic. 1t is my pet hobby 10 see Cloud
croft made a summer capitol for Ell
Paso and the southwest. Every FL
Paso man should have a cottage and
go there for awhile each year, and stay
fornia. a ha ma htmthtshmshhh
three weeks. even If he does go to
California later We ought TO make
Cloudcroft the summer capitol of this
entire southwest
Cottages Cheaper on Coast
J. A Wright. of the Globe anilIs. also
spoke on the subject, asking for in
formation about the rental prices of cot