El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Ell Paso's Commercial and
Economic Supremacy Assured
Its Location It's Railroads and Its Ability to Supply the De-
mand Of the Vast Territory Surrounding Have Made
Fl Paso the Metropolis OF Great Region WhchIt
Continues To Command Without Fear OF a Rival.

Los Angeles. Mexico City and Denver.
Wholesale and Retail.
me wholesale business in FL Paso
includes houses for the sale Of every
form Of mining. milling and prospect
ing supplies from the smallest gold
pan 10 the biggest bull jig or high
power engine needed in the mining and
manufacturing districts Of the section.
Wholesale clothing, shoes, hats, and
other articles Of wearing apparel are
carried IN quantities which invariably
70 FL Paso expecting TO find a western
mining or COW town, with the stores
70 lit The wholesale grocery trade
alone keeps small army Of travelling
statesmen going from town to town and
from camp to camp. taking orders for
the food stuffs and grocery supplies
which must Of necessity come from FL
I'aso unless the trade territory overlaps
that Of the east cities.
The retail stores OF FL PasO cannot
be surpassed in any city which might
be named in the entire south or west
Department stores are as highly oran-
lied here as they are IN Los Angeles or
Denver Speciality stores carry a line
of mems and wOmen's wear which
make satisfactory selections a certain
~ At the present time a seven story
building IS being completed which will
be occupied by a big specially shop,
while retail department store has
Just been opened ana another has pur-
chased property 10 be remodeled IN
order to give three floors, devoted eX-
cIusively TO the various subsidiary in
dustries OF the selling organization
Mail order business has rapidly devel,
oped in FL Paso until this has become
one OF the trade getting features Of all
the modern FL Paso stores, both retail
and wholesale.
From the splendidly constructed
union station, with its ample yard IA
cIities for handling large numbers Of
trains with dispatch. Its clean, san
itary waiting rooms and retiring rooms,
to the public amusement and recreation
park at the extreme edge OF the city
on the east, e Paso is a modern city
and private educational institutions
paved streets miles of cement side
walks. and acre after acre OF beauti-
ful parks and private lawns and park
An Attractive CITY.
FL Paso has as many miles Of paved
streets as any city Of its size in the
country and IS a., better lighted mu-
than any to be found in the
south The revolving paving fund has
supplied means BY which each property /
owner may improve his property with !
funds furnished BY the city and to be I
paid back in long term payments. The (
entire business district and practically I
all Of the residence district is paved |
with firm, clean and nOiseless paving, /
which has stood the test Of time for I
more than five years and is as good |
today as 1t was when first poured. !
Even the two main suburban thorough &
lares, the upper and lower valley drive /
ways, are paved with asphalt macadam /
lnd ot1er firm hard highway for au-
-omobiles, horseback riding and driv- /
ng which IS as inviting as a trip I
through a foreign country.
All OF the downtown streets. the 4
public buildings are brilliantly illumin- /
tied at night with graceful archiug
lrcs, which cast q soft but radiant J
glow over the street and present an