El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23
What 1913 Has Meant

after Of in
tory Mexico, the steady growth
IL large expected if there nothing the
beginning Of this oa"aug dragOut down south
Mexican trade of FL PasO wholesalers averaged Is TO 40 percent OF %
business retailers averaged 10 to IS
percent then total Rass " n5 itS persons coming to E1 Pao
the trade win T5 % 81 With 1Terc and Meycsns is almost
HON e3o e Fl P S have prospered thew have built up
fields and lines and while they feel the temporary loss the
The merchants manufacturers take their
least for the loss Of the trade with s'o Of AND
year. this partly due to the presence OF thousands Of refugees FL P
the progressive policies the merchants - -..u.,
remarkably high specially de-
vel Mexican largely Offset by increased
The 5s8 s6 6a tn: yis aas 4a a 0 8 no ST b 9
as nothing else could have DONE eimneRse importance field
to IN business way fRa 1t R has us rs @ pafy for @
greater expansion ana II mas 5 IS Uv ryatiDg the Mexan feId
the last three years has Raradozeay greatly increased %
profitable trade than realized
FL Rasos progress Of the last 9 half 1t year ear
story devastated The millions millions Of
private year not indicate marked hesitation
proof Of confidence FL PasO been
FL PasOs career 1t is annoy
ing On the Tbo perhaps the most striking feature todays survey
inc At remarkable rate Hundreds of them year.
Great u1sats6ed demand for houses permanent
building while the lots in the inside
b as beng H beings Sdopted an 81 paso TODAY Without
Of her residences population
buildings facilities and public improvements 81 PaSO is
@ Paso to the casual visitor city
because the people future they hesaed
unsuitable structures when in good condition. to
e Paso By the way all public
hundreds isE Of feet deep Isolated district
quantity Of double the present population The electric te
their part IN forwarding Ell Pasd
The local 100000 deposit
other banks the amount Of s5oo or over 50 percent Of their total
Of general news of southwestern progress development
B1 dam The biz dam half fnnd in view Of the fact that it
long av as vet from even appearing above the rivers bed
As matter Of fact large part Of the cost Of such project
IS gec y ~ % On the and Construction ENDS Of
big hole had to be dug some 400 feet square and 80 @ DEEP dow and
without splitting drop So with all
rapid fae public
really represents only
now winter spring it will be storing water
Meanwhile of great project goes steadily
being perfected the lands being surveyed
and classified and PsP56sd for mater service plans are making to unle 6i9
the unOuPied lands being offered on the market
large development way, particularly
involving the investment many millions dollars The big
Gon c Production an over the southwest has BEEN steadily increasing
Daions Sa2e BEEN oonsy The F Paso stef SOON
be enlarged to take care the increasing copper offerings The next big de-
yopTent m the Southwestern copper nI 5 T IN the f d
TafToad now under construction
expecting
freight then history Inc Leas 5oa gsP are ing ready io
all year many general
iPEoSens during the y?1 IN ae then policy OF keeping abreast of
On the Who Pu Oh Inc 5 sunny Of FL FaS progress
as published %n give any 5 m Pn tS great TnoDD
e t IF cnte INDUSTRY and POPULATION 6 y gone 5
resources make them useful to so of obstruction
81 PaO the undPuted metropolis of the great undOPed
the Colorado line
en within this vast @ but 81 PasO contributes as generously as she
@ tie success Of anT ~esten po Of devnt FL Pao 6
she today because nearer
than mile