El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-14

is FL Paso" from an industrial point
of view, said; I'VE are located IN
probably the largest center of trade in
the United States. We have the great
est natural advantages and because of
our location in Texas we get the ben
eft OF the freight rates fixed by the
IeXaS commission We are surrounded
Dy rich mining districts.
Some times a town may have too
many natural advantages When a
man is getting along easily ANYWAY
ne does not make any effort II is so
with a town. but, If we will make an
effort, predict that we viii in 10 years
surpasS not only any other city in Tex
as, but We will pass Denver, and Ell
Paso viii be a city that it will be a
pleasure to live in and one that we
would not move away from under any
consideration"
Kenneth MacCallum then sang: The
Rosary"
Ell PasO and the Army.
Capt W. E Hunt, depot quartermas-
Ter Tor the army said that the reception
rendered the army here was far better
Ihan IN many other sections of the
United States He called attention TO
me me 1act that there had nearly always
Deen an army post here. The first Fort
Bliss was located in the bed of the Rio
Grande- The second was near the
Onlon stock yards, the third at Harris
mil, and the fourth is the present
post, which is now being raised to a
regimental post
He said: There are 500 men of the
second cavalry at Fort Bliss. There
IS a battery of artillery equipped with
the most modern field pieces. There
are four troops of cavalry on duty at
the river all the time. West there are
three regiments and east there are two
more along the border, between San
Antonio and California, with FL Paso
N the center. a regiment approximates
500 men.
Food for the Army a Big Item.
My job at present is distributing
supplies TO troops along the border not
stationed at Fort Bliss itself for the
quartermaster there attends to that
To supply the horses with food il takes
40 cars of oats a month, and oats are
now worth about $500 a car, 25 cars
OF alfalfa month at about SIG per ton,
- cars of hay at about SIS a ton, and
there are three regiments on the bor-
der, each troop thereof receiving from
5000 to $500 per month in pay. It
cost 81 cents per man per day during
the past month to feed these men"
Ell PasO's Schools.
Prof. R. J. Tighe, superintendent Of
the public schools, said there are IL
schools in FL PasO now with 200 teach
ers employed Physical education has
Deen ADDED to the studies during the
year About 100000 was spent last
year on the schools. That seems a
large amount in bulk, but it is small
When inquired on per capita basis of
- eNbOAN sou per capita per annum.
me last census gives 900 children
IN FL Paso between the ages of Z and II
years, but only 1900 attended school
That the people of FL Paso believe in
UNIVERSAL education is proved by the
lact that schools have been provided
LOT the negroes and MeXicans as well
as the whites but there are 5000 chill
dren out of school Next year there will
be about 1000. We are coming to the
time when the people of Texas will
nave 10 provide law to protect the
children against ignorant and ava
-lclous parents, and provide schooling
for them.
We need junior high school to pro- |
woe the boys and girls with an eOlIfD-
ment to go out into the world. A peo- |
Pies college as it were"
M H. Lemen sang Sidney Honer,s |
Requiem.
Brann Gives "Reminiscences.
C. A. Brann told a few "reminiscences
IF his views on the growth of FL Paso /
since 1905. ,
Those attending the dinner were:
senator Claude B. Hudspeth. Claiborne I!
ADAMS, Capt. VIM. Z. Hunt, R J. Tighe. /
Dr. c. T Race, II. B. Stevens, X. w |
IacCallum, F. c Coleman Tallev /
3rown, d. L. Pickens. Geo. Rogers.
Frank ". Koch, Russell Koch. S. J. |
.ennelL, J. H Phillips, Geo Vigus, Ed (
lodge, Horace A Greer, F. b Smith :
sdw. Chase, Henry P. Freeman, Thomas |
Eden Rutledge, CIaUdius
smith, ROdric Turberviue, J. W. Lucas.
3 VI. G. Williams, B. c. Anthony, r. |
Kay Elliott, r y. Mullin. H. l. Ilfrev |
. A Barnes, c c. Ballard, Walter Da-
is, c. NJ Lyman, Edwin c. Knickmeyer.
9owIand IGSlIehrist, Matthew II. Lemen,
Ieo- t. freeman, David Mcknight /
henry Madam, DR.. Carl Smith, Her
Dert o. DarnaI, l. n. Winan DR. G. A |
1engel, c. A. Brann.