El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-17
Texas Drives Shows Away
Party Rates MISUNDERSTANDING
Dodge May Take over Tomb
stone PrOperty-Rent Houses
In Ell PasO Are Scarce.
Little InferVieNYs
eGT EXAs viii not have as many


shows next year as in the
past, if the railroad commits
sion of the state does not change it's
ORDERS" said Emil Ankermiller, man
ager of the Rose Maid" company. prior
to leaving for Tucumcari. THE Texas
commission has abolished all special
rates for theatrical companies and we
now have to pay full fare for every per-
son in the company. We used TO get
party rates, so that travelling was con-
Siderably cheaper, and this is in effect
IN most states now. Texas has abOl-
tshed the party rate for theatrical COM
panies, however. and now we have to
pay full fare. This is going to make
companies dodge Texas, especially the
long haul between FL PasO and Dallas
or San Antonio.
Unless the Ell Paso opera house is
repaired and cleaned up, this will also
keep shows away from here, for your
people Will not go to a dirty opera
house to see a show, and if the people
do not attend the performances this
year. the shows will not come here next
year You can't expect people TO attend
a show at a theater that does not look
neat and attractive; they won't do ii.
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TT is generally believed in Bisbee
that the PhelpS-Dodge people will soon
take over the Tombstone properties of
the Tombstone Consolidated" said Jos
Gray, recently secretary Of the War
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Paso today. Capt. J. p. HOdgson, su-
perintendent OF the Copper Queen
properties Of the Phelps-DOdge COM
pany, was over at Tombstone last week
with his assistant. going through the
workings. The PhelpS-DOdge company
advanced the old Tombstone CONSOLE
dated about S25O.O0O on payrOlls and
took lien on the mines. 1t is believed
that the lien is to be foreclosed. 1t
has been about decided that there is
no valuable ore below the 1000 foot
level in the Tombstone district, ana. as
the water only rises to the 900 foot
level, the Phelps-DOdge people will
probably not attempt to do any pump
ing, but will conflne their work to the
upper levels. There is considerable
territory above the 900 foot level that
has not yet been explored"
There is a big demand in FL PasO
for rent houses and we are renting all
that We can get, declared J. n. Haw-
kins, of the real estate firm of Haw-
kins Bros, today. The severe winter
in the north is driving a great many
people this way. Then the new bunch
of refugees from Mexico must have i'm
mediate accommodations, also the race
track people are taking a great many
of our best houses BY the first of
January it will be a hard job to find a
desirable vacant house"
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That statement of the reclamation
commission addressed to the Water
was a valuable document and one
worthy of preserving in the files" r.
F. Burgess says. THE statement by the
commission is the clearest and most
logical exposition of the reclamation
commissions position relative to the
Rio Grande project that has ever come
out Of Washington l consider 1t of the
greatest Importance to the future of
the valley, and many things were re-
viewed in that statement which has
vital bearing on the affairs of our val
ley. The high line canal, the west side
canal, the development of hydrOelec-
trio power the time for storing water
and many other points that are vital
to US here in the Rio Grande valley
were clearly considered and assurances
given that our interests would be care
fully foStered- That kind Of confidence
between the reclamation service and
the land owners can result in nothing
but the greatest good and the most sat
isfactory understanding between the
two"
Tucson is sure to have a prosperous
year during the next u months,
Charles E. Walker, cashier of the Con-
sOlidated National bank, said while
here Tuesday on business. "a second
railroad has helped Tucson wonder
fully. The cattle business has been bet
ter this year than at any time in the
history of the Arizona range and Tue
son has had its share of prosperity
from this increase. The development Of
boost for Tucson and with the restora-
ton of permanent peace in Sonora,
of which Tucson is the gateway, we ex-
pect to have a most prosperous year
Buildings are being erected of the most
substantial character. mining develop
ment is being pushed and with more
than 100000 in public improvements 10
be expended. things look especially
bright for Tucson. Paving. water
works improvements. railroad develop
ment and agriculture will all add to
the wealth of the city and we are
planning some big things for our city"
X
Z "As another suggestion for bringing
our city to the standard it deserves,
said F. c. Human, I'VE ought to pro-
vide some method of caring for the
street beggars so that they need not
beg on the street We are one of the
very few cities in Texas to allow street
begging The MANNED and crippled
should be cared for in some kind of an
institution. While I would not be hard
hearted to the really deserving and
needy, there is so much professional
begging that people do not like to be
confronted with an Outstretched hand