El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-06

our past actions in the same true spirit
in which we have given them. for we
have done so, even to the extent Of the
turtle doves. Yes. we have given all
We have and we now feel that we
should not longer be burden to our
mother county. but should get togeth-
er. organize little home of our own
for the mutual benefit of ourselves
and the education OF our children
To do this. it is necessary for US to
leave you. from the fact that our in
terests. from a financial standpoint as
well as others, are located so far from
you as to make It impracticable for US
to derive any benefit from FL Paso and
her many opportunities.
Just think of it, We. in the eastern
portion Of 81 Paso county. are rs
bright-eyed boys and curiy-headed lit
tie girls who are deprived of the teach
ing Of Christianity and Of other edu-
cational advantages. to which we are
all entitled. but under existing circum-
stances our environments are such that
We can not give them the education
they should have 10 cope with the in
tellectua1 world of today.
For instance. we will take the little
town of Van Horn, which is beautifully
situated in the famous Wildhorse VAL
Diablo mountains just in the back
ground Seemingly. it makes the place
one of the few selected by nature for q
great amphitheater. yet with all of her
natural advantages. scenery and fertile
valleys and a population Of 500 sons
and daughters whose ancestors have
enjoyed the full period of American
liberty, still she is unable to offer suf-
ficient inducements to intellectual par
oflr1 Z ,aT 81
Though we have three churches and
a magnificent public school building,
we have not the funds to employ regu-
lar pastors, nor have we the funds TO
employ sufficient corps of teachers
for the reason that our population is
insufficient. and it is a demonstrated
fact that we cannot settle up our couD-
try until we are placed nearer a seat of
government and we feel that this one
question ard this alone has and is re-
tarding the development Of our coun-
try, ard is not only against our in
terest. but is against the interest of
every citizen OF the state of Texas and
more particularly against the interest
of the county of FL Paso.
We have thousands of acres of school
land. Of which every child in the state
Of Texas owns it's prorata part now ly-
ing idle, which would be purchased by
bearing bond for the state and her
children, if the people did rot feel duty
bound to protect their wives and chill
drenSby being within reasonable dis
lance of a seat of government, where
they could avail themselves of the
many opportunities offered by good
schools and Christian workers.
Now 1 wish to say in behalf of the
east end people, that we have always
been loyal to FL Paso and that we have
conceded to every wfsh and supported
every cause that has been agitated by
Ell Paso, when financially il has not
been to our interest to do so. For in
stance. I would just call your attention
to the bond issue of recent date for
about s2SO.000. $4,000 of which went
for jail purposes. and we cannot say
that we are proud of the JAIL for the
reason that we have never seen it and I
we are not going down to look at it, /
because we do not need any jails for
our people. But FL Paso needs a jail. !
Not to put any of her citizens in, but
she is such a metropolitan town and /
has so many transient people that the !
hotels cannot always accommodate her /
guests.
The balance of the bond issue of I
$250,000 was spent within radius of Is !
miles of FL Paso on roads that not a I
person from the east end ever travel +
We voted for the bond issue and we are
perfectly willing to pay our prorata /
part of the Indebtedness and swe are |
only sorry that FL Paso county did not /
vote larger sum for building better I
roads for the benefit of her people who
live tributary to the city of FL Paso. |
because We are proud Of our Ell Paso
ard her efficient officers to whom we /
are all indebted.
Van Horn Merchant ]