El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
1Rr Norman NJ. waIker)

Paso port from Mexico, which is rap
idly becoming the great cattle center of
the Americas. This packing plahl, &C
cording to the speclflcati IONS Lurnlsned
by the Robert AIcCandllsh engineering
company, OF Kansas City, Will cost ap-
proXimately 100000 and VIII employ
q large force of men In the kLIlng,
packing and the stockyards depart
The promoters of the company say
that they have closed contracts. Tor
the construction of the new plaht ana
that work will begin within the next
30 DAYS on the terminal railroad Whlch
is to be a part of the project and when
will connect the stOckyardS with the
plant will include an ice plant,
stock exchange, S4O,VUU catlIemeh
hotel, a byproducts building ana pow
er plant. The location selected Tor
the pIant is in the lower end of the
Cotton addition near the river and
the land has been purchased Tor S2OO,-
600. the promoters say. and upon
which the actual construction work
Rancho Franklin Club.
The other S1,000,000 project which FL
Paso is promised in the near future
is the Rancho Mt Franklin resort,
which is TO be built on the north mesa
Il miles from the city and in the foot
hills of Mr.. Franklin w. A. Fort
ner, representing eastern capitalists,
has been here for a month arranging
for the site of the winter resort and
Contracting for the wells and reser-
voir which will furnish ii water It
is 20 include a winter resort hotel,
Which will cost 100000, a casino in
connection. Is mile auto course, 500
acres OF trees, grass and gardens ana
a stable of fine ponies Tor the use OF
the members of the club for trips into
the mountains. Mr.. Fortner says that
the resort is to be for wealthy club
men of the east who wish a place
where they can be able to spend a win
80 aNTFRnna
where they may be outdoors each day
Of the season. Options have been taken
on Is, 600 acres of land on the mesa
and the contract closed for the plans
OF the big resort hotel and casino
Many Homes Built
Second only to the amount Of build
ing of companies is the great number
Of homes that nave been built in FL
Paso during the past year The com
mercial and industrial field promises
nothing as great as the home build
ing operations OF the coming year gu
burbs that were formerly little more
than mesquite grown tracts held Tor
speculation have sprung into life by
the erection of cottages and bungalows
has proved the most popular for the
suburban additions and number OF
these attractive houses are now IN
course OF construction IN every sepurp
adjoining Ell Paso. The bungalow type
is a distinctive El Paso one Borrowed
from the California style of cottage
structure, the FL Paso bungalow is
more substantial instead of wood or
stucco. which in California gives the
building more or less of a makesh11t
appearance, the FL PaSO bungalow IS
built of pressed brick and has splendid
architectural lines, which are empha-
sized by the gracefully sloping roofs
and columned Dorches. One FL Paso-
an who lives near the Fort Bliss ter
minal of the Fort car line undertook to
count the new bungalows which were
being built along that line. He count
ed until his figures had passed loo,
when he quit. THIS was IN a. period
of a fe WmOnths and the building actiV-
ity in the suburban additions was never
brisker than IL is at the present time
The convenient method by which the
various building companies will con-
struct these buildings has made it pos
sible for anyone in the city TO own
his own home. 4 first payment of
fractional part of the cost, usually no
more than enough to pay for the lots
is required. The building company con-
tracts to erect the bungalow and allow
the owner TO pay for il in monthly in
stalmentS, the same as he is paying in
rent downtown That this plan has met
with universal favor is shown by
look over the outlying residential dis
tricts which are being covered with
these bungalow homes.
Department. Store Grows.
Another big department store Is
promised FL Paso during the present
year. The Popular Dry Goods COM
pany, having bought the Masonic tenn
pie building on San Antonio street and
Mesa avenue, is having plans drawn for
the complete remodeling of the entire
building to ,.ccOmmodate the rapidly
growing business of this store.
The work is being delayed Until the
of the new Masonic temple,
when the upper floors will be vacated.
As soon as the building is available. a
fourth story will be AIDED to the main
structure, giving additional room for the
new departments to be added to .Ae
store. The small two story wing of the
building adjoining it on the east will
be wrecked and a six story. concrete |
and steel building will be built in its |
place. The entire cost will be $685. |
200.
4 New High SchOOi.
Another civic Improvement which has |
been started recently and which will /
be completed. it is hoped during the /
present year, is the new high school /