El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

Total building record for past year.
$9oOOoOO, permits totaIed $2,143,-
Total building in immediate pros
pect, S4,000,000.
Breaking all records for a cores
pondlng Y months peSiod ana promis-
ing TO eclipse this record in the next
year, FL Paso's summary of progress
reveals remarkable growth during
the y months from August first 10
august first and predicts a still more
wonderful prosperity in the immediate
future.
The 100000 Pearson plant. which
IS now partially completed: the new
motel Paso del Norte to cost $780,
600 when completed and furnished: a
new Masonic temple to cost $3.50
under construction; a Texas and Pa
elflc freight station which cost SIS
0OO; new churches, theaters and resi-
oences nave made up this grand total
OF development in Ell Paso.
promise of winter resort on the
north mesa to cost 81, 000,0 a packing
plant TO cost S1,O00,000 and the pro-
posed new Elk'S home, the Moose lodge
home, residences and store buildings
will more than surpass the building
record of the previous year, during
the next six. months.
Takes First Place.
BY far the biggest project since the
coming of the FL Paso and Southwest
o.
plant in south e. Paso takes first rank
in the new Industrial roll or honor
during the year. Although but partial
ly completed. the S1,O00O 600 plant of
white pine product of the MADEIRA and
Pearson mills is operating as many
units as possible in order TO work the
great output of lumber from these
Mexican mills.
A visit TO the plant is revelation
even to those who have kept in close
touch with the development of this vast
enterprise Acres of ground are COW
cred with steel sheeted buildings
which house hundreds of machines for
cutting and planning lumber for the
box and sash door factories. A com
plete woodworking plant and planning
mill is now in course Of construction
and when completed will give employ
ment to many more men. The box
factory has been working a part OF its
force since July first and turning out
box shook and cartons at the rate of
many minute. power plant is now
power for the big plant and an office
building has been erected for the use
of the officials of the company, the
sales department and the clerical force.
Ell PasO's Big New Hotel.
Next in Importance. commercially. to
the Pearson plant and first in impOr-
ance as a social center, is the new
Hotel Paso Del Norte which is now
under roof and which win be ready for
the formal opening on Nov. / Nine
stores and banquet han, roof garden
and promenade on the roof, the Paso
Del Norte VIII be one of the famous
hotels Of the southwest. Built of con-
crete throughout the hotel will be
absolutely fireproof, and the exterior
decorations of paneled st. Louis brick
tinction in keeping with the character
of the service which is to be a feature
of the big hotel. The hotel is TO have
the entire first floor devoted to the lob
by and main dining room, store rooms
having been eliminated from the orig
inal plans, to give more room for the
convenience of the guests. The first
floor will be finished in marble and
this material will be used also through
out the hotel in the interior trim
mings. The roof garden will be
special feature and will be connected
with the big glass enclosed banquet
hall, which will also be used as con-
vention hall. The building is being
and will be operated by the company,
which has employed a manager of ex-
pericnce to have direct charge.
The New Masonic Temple.
The Masonic temple is now under /
way on the corner of Missouri and /
FL Paso streets. It will be four stories /
in height and will be of reinforced /
concrete The building will cost s125.-
900 and will be occupied by the various I
blue lodge and higher Masonic bodies /
for the meeting places and initiation /
work of the various lodges. The ex- I
terror will be Of pressed brick with 4
marble columns extending the entire
height of the building and viii have /
heavy granite entrances from both FL I
Paso and Missouri streets. The interior l
is to be finished in oak with a theater !
and club rooms arranged for the de- 4
gree work and social features Of the /
Masonic lodge.
Big Slaughter Plant
A killing plant and = stockyards. is
one of the biggest projects promised /
for the immediate future in Ell Paso. !
J. T. Cameron and his associates have
been working on the plant Of building a
plant in FL Paso to kill the lean grades
Of Mexican cattle and ship them to
the eastern markets as sailed or
picked meats. The stockyards to be I
IN connection with the killing plant !
will have sufficient capacity for all OF
the cattle that come through the FL