El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-05

Merchants of the City Differ
as to It's Benefits or Draw
backs.
MERCHANT STALK
ON SITUATION

tailment of the export trade from TINS
city. On the other hand the imports
from Mexico have not been interfered
with and business IN that line is going
or as usual in the lines followed by
local importers with the possible ex-
ccption of ore shipments.
While there has been no material
change in this regard there has been
a slight falling off, or at least the an
ticipated increase in the volume OF
business has not materialized.
One Thinks II WIZ Do Good.
One local merchant believes that the
instruction has helped him and will
eventually help Mexico, because 1t
draws the attention of the whole world
to the republic south Of US, whereas
Mexico date lines in the papers here
tofore were few and far between.
Several merchants who do a large
business in Mexico do not wish TO
make any statement on the subject as
they fear their business may be ham,
pered if they state the true conditions
existing there. One prominent mer-
chant, although admitting that his
business had been affected. declined 10
make any statement for publication on
the ground that II would interfere with
his business.
Eastern Houses Feel 1t, Too.
Prominent men of the city agree
that it is not FL Paso alone which has
felt the force of the disturbances. for
eastern houses are combining their
business TO a very great extent, to cash
customers and those who have been on
their books for some time and are not
seeking new trade in the northern part
OF the republic, though they are sell
ing large quantities Of their wares IN
the southern states.
German. French and Spanish mer-
chants are taking advantage OF the
American merchants attack OF cold
feet" and are sending their statesmen
into the new territory TO secure the
trade heretofore held by the Americans.
Some of the Opinions.
Some of the opinions expressed by
Ell Paso exporters are:
THE instruction has affected US
some, though we have not been doing
a great deal of business in Mexico. -
Harry A. Carpenter, Of H. A. Carpenter
& Bro. machinery.
.'Just tell them there isn't any more
trouble We haven't sold anything
since this thing started."-D. w Bel
den, manager Of the Westinghouse
Electric company
sHas Very BAD Effect
The instruction has had very bad
business because this is In Ell Raso's
trade territory We had a letter from
one merchant at Mepimi stating that
one Ell Paso merchant sent him q cir
eular stating that his firm would ae-
cept business from Mexico only on a
cash basis He says this is very fool
ish as they never hear of any trouble
there except through The Ell Faso Her
aid. While our business has been af-
fected, we have confidence in our Gus
toners there and are selling on our
usual terms of so days and are filling
all orders as soon as they are received.
The trouble has also had a bad effect
on other sections because capital has
been scared and the mining companies
are not importing the machinery they
did previously and real estate sales are
not as large or as numerous as they
were.''@S. J. Prudential Of the H.
Lesinsky company. Wholesale groeers.
WALK Says It Hurts Trade.
THE Mexican trouble has affected
our business considerably. we sell on
ly one line of Photographs in Mexico,
but our sales in this line and in the
goods line have been affected
considerably especially in the mining
camps. There is one merchant at Casas
GTandes from whom We have not heard
since the trouble started and although
we did q big business in the phono-
graph line at MADEIRA we have not been
able to do anything there. Our imports
OF drawnwork, coming as they do from
further down. have not been affected"
Harry Walz, Of W. G. Wall Co,
sporting goods, monographs and GU
rios.
I don't think the Mexican trouble
has affected Us much, that is we did
as much business the last three months
of the year as the first three months.
However. we may not feel the effect
until later.vAD. Cohen with A. Ma
-hias, wholesale dry goods
i believe the trouble has affecteR
al business directly or indirectly. OR
mail order business has suffered and
1ur retail trade in Ell Paso has SITTER
ID. Travelling men who were <accus-
toned to go to Mexico are passing it
lp. We lose because people VINO would
nave come here from the noYth did not
5ome this year. "A Sehwartz, of the
Popular Dry Goods company.
The trouble has hurt US great
eal.'-Haymon Krupp, wholesale and
-etaiI dry goods.
Does Not Affect Cattle.
One prominent cattleman who desired
hat his name should not be used says:
The trouble has not affected our i'm
'cIldLlOnS OF call16 except IN the OlS-
-riot between Chihuahua and MADEIRA,
I'D We have brought in most Of those
ne bought in that section
The trouble has not affected my
importing business. Kline, curios.
The instruction hurts our business
cry much The publication Of what
; expected to happen hurts it. be-
.ause men who believe that normal
conditions have been resumed are
cared off when they see more trouble
5 expected.''-A e. Loizeau, Of Mine
md Shelter Supply company
Thinks News VIII Help Trade.
I believe that the Instruction may
10 me some good. The Mexico date
ines IN the newspapers throughout the
country attract attention to Mexico as
he japanese war attracted attention
@ japan. I believe this viii help me-
dy business has not yet been inter
cred with and so long as the insur- |
ectos do not stop the railroads I do
lot expect that we viii experience any
rouble. Henry s. Beach, Importer
< Mexican novelties
The trouble in Mexico does not at
ect US any. we are receiving ores