El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03

eight railroad during the past year. consisting of ship
ments Of ore CATTLE alfalfa machinery, ranch and agrcu
ra supplies and tremendous stocks of general merchan
disc which first brought to FL Paso and then dstrb
uted throughout its thousand miles square of trade terri
tory. This does not include the enormous amount OF
through freight from and west north and south that
must be handled at Ell Paso.
There are over 100 miles of track in the freight yards
OF the railroads of this city.
MANUFACTURING
Ell Paso has made rapid progress during the past five
years manufacturing CENTER and her made-in-E Ell
Paso list of products includes almost every conceivable
article of commerce.
Situated are thousands of miles from the near
est of manufacturing activity and close to the
sources of raw material and in the center of the great
Southwest markets. the saving to be reaped freight
considerable Here the cost of living is cheap and the v
ing better peaceful and conented labor conditions and
the highest efficiency of labor; cheap fuel cheap power
and low taxes make Ell PasO ideal manufacturing point
In the last five years. not less than five million dollars
have been invested by Ell Paso's manufacturers.
The Southwestern Portland cement plant built at
cost of million dollars and this company has
cured holdings consisting of 900 of cement rock and
will produce 100000 barrels of cement per year As the
territory covered by this enterprise will include New Mex
Arizona West Texas and Northern Mexico only, the
promoters of the company claim that their investment will
actual saving of million dollars to the city OF Ell
Paso not only through the pay roll medium but because
OF the large amount Obuslness which has formerly gone
to Kansas and other cement producing centers
Ell Paso has two smelters of which is the largest
sveread smelter in the world and employs 1900 to 1900
Texas and Mexico averages one million dollars month.
Among other lines covered by the successful manu-
featuring mining machinery furniture cloth
ing building materials cigars house fixtures, publishing
and commercial printing carriage and wagon manufac-
turing farm Implements candy, coffee roasting and pack
ing concerns dairy products compound refining, fruit
neres -four cement paint electrical supplies ice plants,
brewere harness. trunks and vaises mattresses dressed
meat broom, BRASS iron and sheet metal works of all
kinds.
Ell Paso justly proud of her foundries three of the
most complete plants in the West of this type being ocat
ed here and equipped make everything used in the min
ing and reduction of engines and machine parts,
brasses and steam fittings.
With the recent purchase of the Rio Grande, Sierra
Madre Pacific railroad and large lumber interests in
Northern Mexico by the Pearson capitalists, indus
tries to follow for Ell Paso the location of un
Der mills box and crate factories other wood working
industries.
The local capitalists ready and willing to assist in
building up enterprises of this nature and wonderful de
velopment along this line may be constantly noted There
opportunities in every line of business in this and
rapidly developing country. Mercantile pursuits not
overcrowded manufacturing yet to be developed and
mining is still in its infancy.