El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
-DONT- So - there IS anythIn

.-DON'T| see that there is anything
we could possibly require Tor
l. the production Of a moving pic
turs and not find it here-except an
ocean" said Albert Doris, travelling
commemorative fc- the Vitagraph Film
company, while looking Owe FL Paso
this week 10 report to his company n
condiliCus here The company IS LOOK
inc or a western location with an lue1
of moving from Santa Monica, Cal ana
Mr.. Doris IS OF the OplhlOn lAdl II
Paso affords the best location.
First and foremost IN attracting Nun
was the sunshine, the perpetual good
light that IS AFFORDED mere, . eLlen - ~
variety and quality Of the scenery was
next In California or tlOrlua lne%
can get light and green scenery oul
the mountains are absent. IN II BsiSo
they get the vegetation, the mo - il ne
the CANYONS and practically every va
riety of scenery that would appear 70 d
moving picture producing IlILLs anu
then they also have the advantage u
the nearby Mexican scenery ,...--3,.--5,
Mr. Doris grew very enthuSlaS'lC
over the picturesque Mexican adoDeS
about the smelter and down the valley.
The rugged mountains, the oeep Cdl--
yOns and the wide eNpanse ~ .,io
tory and absence Of fences also haae
an impression on him.
scenery Is Attractive
The numerous well paved streets
also IMPRESSED him as being taVoraDIe
for the production OF pictures also the
many parks about the city, the proNlLl-
ity of the river. and above all ne
[Cyr,nactDess of everything. Here YOU
have a modern city with bulldlnSs u
concrete and brick. six eight ten am
twelve stories high, well paved streets,
with all modern city cOnvenlencess FeL
- of its door-a street car ride OF
five rninutes-you have big mountains
deem canyons, deserts, cacu covered
7nesas. everything that Is necessary
for a western picture ne Sald-
Below FL PasO you nave ofclstrS-s'
VINEYARDS, wide eXpanses OF alIalIa
fields. cornfieIds, wheat fields, dalrlcs.
modern and ancient farm houses, anu
plenty of trees, enough apIe1ty LOI
forasi scenes. Your irrigation dtchcS'
with their banks lined with weeds,
trees and shrubs, also afford eNcelIehI
scenery for pictures -.
also offered Mr.. Doris a suggestion as
- possibilities for pictures OF an IN
drstriaI nature The smelIer, the -
Tnert plant, the HO1r mill, me 4OuIiut :,
tho Pearson woodworking plant, q
ancient GirOn -four mill at san E4iI@a--1N'
an these could be utilized, ne SAID
Mexican Quarter a Hit
The Mexican quarter Of FL Paso, ana
.s1eciaIIv that near the smelJeI'
sToused his admiration; then ne W.
t,I,-essed with the possibilities N
L. 55rsg-tbe buu ring, the Mexican
+roOos the ruins from the recent reNS-
111ti0narv battles. the typical auoDe
houses and the narrow streels- -.
The presence of q United states ~
and target range. the picturesque lex Lex
as rangers, the United states CuslOi -
limo riders and immigration men men =
add 10 the attractive features ne S.,4S
making moving pictures me -
--es+sr1 railroad tunnel west OF Lne
- tba tin mine north OF town N
M Franklin. the big circular CeLlle-ls
--ieduc+ over the three main unes "a
--aiIroad at old Fort Bliss, the paILai's
r,-I7T7bIing old fort buildings OF me
civil war period, the old Sa -lll-,,lt,-
Churches and Mexican settlelll en- en-
eca+tered down the Talley, the ihteI-
,,-ba1 street car line, the spIenold
county road and its concrete pfl0ssA
and overhanging trees, all AFFORDED II
rr,iration for Mr.. Doris, who sees
picture in anything at all promlslhs'
Many Fine Settings
The sunken garden and the pergola
IN Houston square, the classic arcns'
lecture of Carnegie library the unique
ness of the music stand in Cleveland
square. even the steel viaduct over the
40 railroad tracks in the east yards, al
had possibilities in them for use in
different moving picture dramas. to
man who is looking for such things.
The numerous handsome residences
and churches were also matters that
attracted Mr.. Doris. The colonial
home of W W. Turney, in its setting
of a full block, conjured up in he
minds eye Of the picture man fine