El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-22
Southwest Is Best Place
Mining Man Says 1t May Be Years
Before Mexico VIII Be Good For
Amerfcans-LittIe Interviews.

66~ HERE are plenty of good min
ing propositions to be found
in New Mexico and Arizona, "
! said Orren Brick Allen, of Denver,
| Colo, representative of John Hays Ham
] mond. and" continued Allen, I think
/ a man is foolish to want to go into
Mexico. when things are so hazardous
and there are SO many hardships to en-
dure. ] have met scores OF men hang-
| ing around FL Paso, waiting until things
clear up in Mexico, but they are vast
ing their time 1t may be years before
the situation clears up so an American
can safely go into Mexico. The good
old United States are good enough for
me with the thousands of golden Op-
portunities within One-third of the dis
lance from FL PasO than anything that
can be found in Mexico. Ell Paso is the
logical supply point for the purchase
of mining machinery and provisions
and a good place for a married man to
leave his family While the trouble is
on in Mexico, my advice is to get busy
in Arizona and let trouble alone
Allen is handling several mining
properties in New Mexico, northeast OF
FL Paso, for John Hays Hammond, the
mining expert, and IS a frequent visitor
to FL Pasos being at present a guest Of
Hotel Fisher.
With the country almost utterly
devastated. famine cOnfronts the resi-
dents of Jimenez and the Inhabitants Of
the country roundabout, according to
c. H. Hallett, who is extensively inter-
ested in mining and timber properties
in that section of the state of Chihua-
hua. Hallett arrived in FL PasO Thurs
day night With two other Americans,
George Jackson, a stockman, and Alex
ander Ellsworth, a mining man, Hallett
came out from JimeneZ by way Of
Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass. From
there he went to Denver on business,
and from Denver came to FL PasO-
THE resources Of the country have
been exhausted, and with no railroads
available for shipping in supplies, con-
ditiOnS are deplOrable," said Hallett
There is mighty little to eat, and much
suffering exists, particularly among the
women and children. 1t would be worse
but for the fact that Mexicans of the
lower class can live on less than almost
anyone else and still manage to get
THE 'Constitutionalists hold the en-
tire country. There are no federals
anywhere about No fighting has oc-
Cured in the district recently.
I think we were the last Americans
out. At any rate, I saw no other Amer
leans anywhere around JimeneZ. So FAR
as we could notice, there seemed to be
no feeling against Americans. We were
well treated. In fact, I have never re-
ceiyed better treatment anywhere than
in Mexico.
"All classes Of business are at a
standstill; all industries are paralyzed.
There is nothing that can be done until
peace is restored. The civilian element
is keenly DESTROYS of peace"
81 don't see the justice Of the war
depa rtment's order prohibiting US from
crossing the river to FL PasO," says q
rebel officer Of PanchO Villas staff,
who does not want his name used The
federal officers were allowed to cross
the river without being mOlested. I
has h1H A-sa4
Americans has been much more courte-
GUS than that accorded them by the
federalS- Reciprocity doesn't seem to
work both ways in this instance. There
IS a commercial side to the affair. too.
The merchants of FL PaSO are losing
= good many hundreds of dollars by
our not being allowed to go over and
do some shopping As it is, we have to
buy what we want from FL PasO by
proxy. most unsatisfactory way and
one that keeps US from spending as
much money as would otherwise be !
spent
TN view OF the numbers Of automo- !
bilists who are constantly on EI PasO's (
streets, and in the absence of a traffic /.
squad some system of signaling sim I
liar to that used in Los Angeles should .
be adopted here" said c. ]. Pottberg, a /
visiting automobile man, Friday. In !
Los Angeles, driver. about to turn to (
the left around a corner extends his
-tAl al III lar OuL TO the SlQe- II ne Is
about to turn to the right he extends
his right arm Thus the motorist be-
hind him, instead of wondering which !
way he is gong to turn. swings around I
him. either to right or left. in perfect (
The system eliminates the /
uncertainty and is a safeguard AGAINST /
collisions I believe II would be found I
advantageous in El Paso."
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Mexican messenger boys IN this
town make a business of getting new
bicycles out of autOmchilists, said D.
y Booth last night and the next auto
nobilist who comes into collision with
4 messenger should refuse to pay a !
cent, but make n test case Of it. and :
he automobile club should stand be- I
hind him These boys dash right into /
l car Just 70 get IN old wheel smashed I
30 the driver viii buy them a new
me. Most autOmO5ilists will DO It to
avoid notoriety and 4 suit. and the
messengers have learned this and are !
LONG II almost every day. / know of /
several cases in which the boys have /
'idden directly into the side of an auto
mobile and smashed their wheels. They
Knew they ran no risk of being hurt
md were certain of n new wheel It is
IN outrage and should be stopped
Nj Automobiles should stand to-
.ethcr on this and put up money to
lcfend the next man who gets into q
nlNup with a messeng ger boys bicycle
+ they don't all do it deliberately.
'tnerS, get their wheels smashed by
'utting the wrong corners, which is