El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-12
Thinks He Is In Mexico
Canadian Is Surprised to See So
Many Americans in a Mexican
TOwn;" Little Interviews.
eLTHERE was a man in here from

g. III HERE was a man in here from
Canada the other day who be-
lieved FL Paso was in Mex
ico," says Frank J. Langan, chief clerk
at the Sheldon. He got into CONVEX
sation with me and said he was sur
prised to see so many Americans in a
Mexican town. 1 asked him where he
thought he was and he said, Why IN
Mexico, of course / don't know where
he got the idea, but it took me half an
hour to convince him that he was in
the United States.
'''The road between EI PaSO and Las
Cruces is in good condition most of the
way and the As mile drive between the
two points is a pleasant one says
Mrs. John H. Mays, of Las Cruces Mrs.
Mays left here Tuesday for her home
in Cadillac touring car She drove
the car to FL PasO alone I drop down
here every now and then TO do some
shopping and so far I have had no
trouble with the machine that I was
unable to overcome without help she
added.
NY visit to FL Paso was a most
agreeable surprise" said H Z. Sinnolt,
city ticket agent for the Santa Fe rail-
road, at Albuquerque. y. NJ. I have
lust returned from New Orleans and
Houston, where I have been visiting
relatives and I decided to return home
by the way OF FL PaSO, the city which
/ have heard so much about. We Of
Albuquerque are proud to have such a
wide awake neighbOr as FL PasO- This
is my first trip here and suppose am
like everyone else, most favorably I'M
pressed. Albuquerque is slowly, but
surely growing. The Santa Fe will soon
double its machine and boiler shop ca
pacity at Albuquerque The property
owners have decided TO the company
$4,000 worth of land covering over two
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ditions and work will commence soon.
The American Lumber company, which
has been operating for some time with
a small force is increasing its capacity
and will soon be operating full crew.
Most of the people Of san Antonio,
Texas, admit that their city has about
the poorest streets of any city in the
state" said assistant L. S. district at
torney Robert F. Neill- Many Of the
leading business men and officials OF
the Alamo city wanted me to tell them
how the people of Ell PasO got together
and acquired their fine paving system
The san AntonionS themselves say that
there seems to be a lack of ability to
organize and improve their town and
they would be glad to receive sugSes-
tons from the live members of the
Pass City" They are all loud III their
praise of FL Paso and are greatly in
terested in the trouble IN Mexico, as
they say, they realize tnat when 1t IS
settled FL PasO will be greatly ben
Gifted. With FL PasO progressing and
doing a good business. other cities OF
Texas will receive their share Of the
prosperity But the last thing I heard
was the way El PasO pat It over San
Antonio, with its paved streets"
Newspaper reporting is surely an
interesting game said W r. Reber,
of Las Cruces, who is one of the New
Mexican counsel on the boundary con-
trOversary. I used TO be a war cor
respondent during the trouble in the
Philippines and there was something
going on all the time Nothing like
the newspaper game for excitement,
even if did leave it for the more
serious law"
Intervention would be terrible
thing, ! believe, says L NJ McCrum-
men, 1t would demOralize business ,
for a couple of years, I think War
with Mexico would have a tendency
to keep big outside investors away,
and it is to this class that Fl Paso
owes much of its present size and
prosperity. But after the thing was
once settled, I believe that this city
would boom as it never has before"
"The Herald automobile is certainly
a great convenience to the upper val
ley people" said Howard Fogg, as he
took the car home yesterday to his
Berino ranch 1T is 4 convenience /
to be able to catch the car down town
and back home again, when wish to
visit FL PasO, and it is also a great
convenience to get my Herald on the
car every night and have my express
brought up when I want it. I can
also send packages down to FL PasO
TO my friends. It is Just about as
as living in FL Paso."