El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-29
LEHMAN CALLS FL PAS0 THE BIGGEST
LITTLE CITY IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY

have been holding their annual pow
vow over the loss and damages accru-
ing on the Santa Fe lines during the
past year.
If paved streets. good roads. enter
prlslng people and a real progressive
spirit make city, you folks have one
IN your midst Mr. Lehman said Thurs
day afternoon, while enjoying the 10y
ride down the JOY lane between Ell Paso
and 4sleta- You have everything that
goes 10 make up a real, live city, In
Guiding the aforesaid real live city
ITSELF A fertile valley. q prosperous
business section and a beautiful resi-
dence district. These are the three es-
sent1als, and you certainly have them.
am most impressed with the number
OF small cottages OF the bungalow type
that 1 saw on my ride. especially out
IN the direction Of the fort and Country
CLUB. Give man a home and he i'm
zen and for him TO own his own home
IS like an anchor FOR his financial
ship.
Il have never dreamed that there
was such a fertile valley below Fl Paso
as We have Eeen on our ride With that
road for hauling the products OF the
Vauey-and the ranchers certainly
could haul tonnage on that splendid
rOad-the FL PasO valley should be-
come famous. in this section as a
wealth producing factor Intensive
farming is the thing. and as soon as
your water supply is assured perma-
roodstuffs for the entire southwest
Ny advice TO the Santa Fe Officials
IS TO keep their eyes on FL Paso. for she
Is some little city, and is going to
Conference Is Ended.
Santa Fe general offices are no
longer located in FL PasO. Since Non
day the affairs OF the big railroad svs-
TEN have been conducted from Ell PasO
by proxy, for the high officials Of the
santa Fe have been here for the annual
loss and damage conference The final
session was held Friday and the Of
ftcials are leaving IN their private cars
Tor the various general division points
Of the railroad.
The railroad men have made little
fuss while here. but they have sawed
records Of the data submitted will
show A small sized army Of steno-
graphers and secretaries has been
compiling the results Of the meeting
and this viii be furnished the offfciaIs
for their Information. The meetings
have been held in the chamber OF com
merce building, where A W. Reeves.
traffic manager Of the chamber Of com
merce. has been acting as host for an
railroad officials
Too Busy For Pleasure.
Because they have been buster than
blrddogs, the Santa Fe brass collars
nave declined a number Of offers OF
various forms Of entertainment 10 be
given to them by the people 81 IN
PasO while they were here But Thurs
day afternoon they shut up shop. quit
talking about wastage loss BY faulty
packing, best methods Of handlfng
freight in transit and a half million
other trade topics and tokk big. long
shot at joy riding down the county [
road. W. r. Brown, division freight /
and passenger agent for the Santa Fe I
assisted by Mrs. Brown, headed the I.
JOY ride and the ri PasO auto owners I
had as their guests the Santa F'e off !
Gals. The trip was made to below
1sleta and return, with side trips to I
the Country club and through the rest /
dence streets Of the city All of TIE
many Of whom were accom- I
panied by their wives were enthusfas-
tic about the valley and city and raved 4
over the scenery, the ranches of the
valley. the finest auto speedway In !
Texas and the other show places Of ii /
PasO.
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Brown, assisted by a number OF their !
friends entertained the railroad Off |
Gals at their home. on Mundy Heights |
as a farewell to them before their de-
7arture.