El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-16
Stafford CROWD
MORE THAN 1000
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much more of its business than they
have secured in the past.
Stafford Turns Out With Band.
Two thousand people greeted the FL
PasOans at Stafford last night when they
arrived. Many of them had driven In
for 10 miles to meet the III PaSOanS-
The Stafford brass band led by T. Il.
Swift was playing as the train stopped.
After handshaking the Stafford band
led the way to Wickersham Park,
where the FL PasOans met the people
for an hour. while the Ell PasO band
played a concert Then the SaIcrd
band led the way to McBrier's hall.
where the business men had gathered
in response to circulars au,p Ounc1ng the
coming of the FL Pasoans. r. ".
Smith acted as chairman and intro
duced Dr.. c. c. Hickman, who extended
a welcome to the FL PasOans. Eugene
Harris responded and presented the
key to FL PaSO.
H. ID. Slater spoke upon the objects
of the trade excursion ana corrected
ella valley apprehension that FL Paso
is opposed to the ocean TO ocean high
way through this valley. W. ". Pace
spoke for the valley people and the
Keynote quartet sang several selec-
lions. Parvin WitJe sang two solos.
one with band accompaniment. The FL
PasOans' band had by this time ar
rived from its concert in the square
Dance Until Midnight.
The hall was then cleared for action
and the FL PasOans and the Stafford
people danced till midnight John j
was prominent in the entertainment Of
the El PasOaus. Mr.. BirdnO is an ac-
tive booster always for the ella valley
Going Westward Now.
This afternoon the FL PasOans have
yet to visit Bowie. Wilcox, COChise
and Pearce before they are through
with a strenuous days experience. They
viii sleep tonight at KeIton Junction
F-rHs
CORTLAND tomorrow morning, then to
Douglas and Bisbee.
Notes of the Trip.
The eNcursionists are particularly
pleased with the dining car service on
the special train. The Southern Pacific
has furnished q diner for the entire
trip and conductor +. a. DOneCken is in
charge with q polite and capable force
of walters. Between meals the eNcur-
siOnists can get sandwiches and drinks.
and at meals they are able to get quick
service.
cards, the size of a bunch of bananas
cut TO represent bananas, and he car
ries them in the parades.
Eugene Harris has developed the hab-
it of buying candy for the boys and
uittle) girls in the different towns Wis
tied.
Long distance telephone connection
with FL Paso is one of the treats en-
joyed by the eXCursiOnists where stops
are made long enough. c.. Z. StrattOn,
district manager for the Tri-State and
Mountain States Telephone company,
is on board with a telephone connec-
ton in one OF the cars and wherever
the train makes a stop Of sufficient
time, he gets connection with El PasO
for the excursiOnists. Harry Potter has
dubbed Mr.. StrattOn Wrong Number
Stratton and In turn StrattOu calls him
'.Leaky Roof Potter.
The artesiau well-flOWing-at San
Simon. Ariz., made a big hit with the
Fl PasOans. Although aTteSian water
does away with the use of pumps, even
Bob Krakauer was pleased with il. Bob
saws water is good for filling wash
tanks Of Pullman cars and things like
that and he likes to see plenty of il
in the west
ri PasO Heralds are distributed at
every stop. and II. II. F'ris is busy dis
tributing small tags Join The Herald
Family among the people of the differ
V. r. Stiles is distributing what looks
nightly like 20 dollar gold pieces
among the people at the depots. They
are advertising rubberOtd roofing
Claiborne Adams, self anointed band
leader. is distributing silver thimbles
advertising Globe flour and 81 Paso.
Don Kedzic. the sage OF LOrdsburg,
was glad to meet his old time friend
w T. HiNsOu. because Mr.. HiNSOn is
one of the few TAFT men in FL PasO
The don being postmaster, is going to
r.. X. Minson. traffic manager of the
AriZOua-New Mexico railroad, made
friend Of every member Of the trade eX-
cursion By the very solicitOus manner
in which he looked after them while
they were on his road and in the Cliff
ton-MOrenCi district. General manager
Thomson. of the Detroit Copper COM
pauy. and general manager Carmichael,
of the Arizona company, were also eN-
trcmely courteous.
C. NJ Murphy. trainmaster OF the
Southern Pacific, told the eNcursiOnists
that he could handle trains on time
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