El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-03
The Mormon Colonists

abstane of nv talk around the fire in camp
OF people, of many pleasant meeting with old friends new
surroundings many hearty satisfying repast of hot corn bread juicy
rubaga meay potatoes
milk real butter and black syrup
conditions of hospitality surpassed anywhere
it is pleasure night personal
many virtues oil the Mormon costs northern Mexico whom the
guests Of FL PasO pending
Old timers IN PasO know these Mormon and what great work
they nave n IN pioneering Many E Pasoans have spent pleasant and Ptaf
personal Acquaintance
have learned to appreciate the
general tnn2 are not so well informed and have not had the opportunity per
observation
in simply displays ignorance 0
douSte and would better be kept very quiet avoid making dedtaO mis-
Oldest colonies were established about quarter century ago.
families from Mexican
government Many of the early pioneers exceedingly hardy y-msn
and women used to frontier conditions and ready to face any hardship in ~
the had
occupied by
gade avoid The MmOn
there
beginning of the world that had never been finished OF
persons
While being themselves
there the whole
@ the 51t f S. ae5 On aP 3" sTs ' ssS s
without paupe Nearly
M 5 pg' SSs R no the a the Leaders 5sTS lett
official from the . the @ Salt City
destroy gone into
money beginnings generally present
whole
Few ms u 5s with the real conditions the N colonies
favOraby
and as comfortable as the homes on Arizona or Rio Gnde street or other
t h GeIe h ] t nf MONIES Inc sss are many Of
ton OF modern aTcBl lines and they are not only ooy and @
put oi5 i5 ever od sIU 5 tstI e ana ee Iar
Toagtg an5 c DSuon ne ed 5Dd o The i've
H systems OF the colonies are o els OF design and The latest
5 when the 1ogbe With The Tebe arose and g lo11 had * ] Psn
doned The complete with modern canals
large s hitherto eePf4 S Ta9sT uncertain supply
and homes All then towns are lad out with view to beauty The streets are
and orchards while the di lie nsaT BY daosH tine & THE effort has
all
.ne Il ron m one @ a ana
o o. e colony Inc result tbt Po has I 10 01I up
planned wisely destiny has guided consistently
walls There is no disposition to withhold the Injuries and pleasures OF life in
comfortably sometimes lay furnished and filled with books
musical 2Pe 1 MUSE ornaments aHd al 1ni 4ts
even the smallest and most remote colonies The schools reach to phase Of
life and devote themselves largely to industrial and technical training Mormon
the the the
week and individual G comes under Their Influence al the time careful
opportunity the fundamentals If
providing rewards according aidua INDUSTRY bearing
There @ perfect nerohsnse Of PRODUCTS through the community stores
operation 1t possible for the
Laundry soap nsehboI early days colony y' pays
nenng porch colony grows
trade But even the oldest colonies the cooperative stores and the mutual
the colonies 9 note @ sSat % & as5 Thrift
shack pioneer By seen small stone esSn
nd
of
o
of
Mexican colonies a ndersan
MOrnons
Mexican
Differences business
realized The
all of
social industrial religious given
allegiance
Without Wit 8 s1di4g
commend themselves to nonMornonS to
ence the rational the gospel of hard
joined OF atruhc Of
others IN reduce strife people makers and
Ihey made development of
points OF her religion and theyshave
against
nave gone conpeis admiration from intelligent
Not hH1latlon but
objects charity while they guests of this com
people Of to be