El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-17
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

S." OPHERS are always a source
Of trouble to settlers and
workers in a new country"
said L. NJ Lawson. 1T is usually hard
to eradicate them. In the work Of the
reclamation service we have found
that raisins, poisoned with strychnine
and dropped down into the holes, viii
do the work Another good method is
to put carbon bisulphide down the hoIes
and then stop up the hole
'.Huerta's retirement is one Of the
best things that could have happened
TO Mexico said a Z. SUES; El-- HO ,Id
have been fOrcibly elected from the
presidential chair inside OF announcer
two months anyhow. Ever since tne
reign Of the stubborn milllary lealeI'
there has been renewed strlIe IN 2Ie4-
leo, which ceased for snort WINE
during the time Francisco MaQero was
at the head Of the federal government
Huerta is a good military leader as
cual Orozco at Bachimba pass, but as
a president he is not IN the class OF
Dfaz or even AIaderO. 1 hope that MS
retirement means future prosperity IN
Mexico"
u am glad 10 see that giant motor
trucks are replacing the ancient army
pack mule" said A. II Johnson AUTO
mobile transportation Tor gooqs OF any
kind IS about 90 percent quicker ana
a great deal more efficient than the
manner in which the heavy wagons
handle various kinds OF goods. Inere
is now a total Of five cars, al OF large
horsepower, being used IN the quar-
termaster's department Of the United
States army in this immediate vicinity
The approximate weight that can De
handled by these cars without over 2,
loading Them Is about 00OO pOuiiOS-
q was disappointed, but agreeably
so, when I arrived in FL Paso from
New York and found the border city
so serene said DR.. F. r. Lord i had
expected 10 find FL Paso in a turmoil
due TO its proximity TO Mexico ana
the revolution, but imagine my surprise
at seeing Americans visiting Juarez
daily and Mexicans from across the
river over here. including many OF the
sConstitutionalists' and their sympa-
thizers After reading some OF the
New York papers every day. one wo9Ia
be led to believe the American border
was anything but a safe place 70 De-
but from what have seen while mere,
I can honestly say that FL Paso IS
safer for the ordinary citizen than IS
New York"
What will it net you II you have
the whole world and haven't got ell
mater" asked James Conkliu. 4 VIII
answer il for you You viii not De
very well off We have here in FL Paso
the grandest climate in the world l
was talking to a soldier who had served
in the Philippines I have not been IN
your city long he said TO me, but /
love the climate. 1t is perfect one
who has been in the islands can fully
appreciate the climate OF II faso,
When I first went over there / weighed
$50 pounds. Look at me now VIII
Just tip l35. II 1 am left in Fl Paso
for awhile I viii gain back my weight
It is the greatest climate 1 have ever
been in
"a week from Saturday and the pollt-
icaI field will be clear Of all combat
ants" said judge E. B. McClintock- AT
present these are strenuous times ana
I for one will be glad when the prima-
ries are over and the last vote has
been polled. Some Of the fellows have
the politics going on. After the prinna-
ries there will be a chance 10 settle
down and do some real work
Last year the merchants would ask
US what we wanted when We were so
Letting for the budget fund said
Robert Krakauer, president Of the
chamber Of commerce This year they
ask US how much we want and sub
scribe the increased amount without
any objection The pioneer work done
by the canvassing committee last year
has had a good effect upon this year 8
canvass and we are having no trouble
in increasing the amounts Of the sub
scriptions and in obtaining additional
subscribers One real estate man who
subscribed $3.50 last year came through
this year with $500 and said that he was
glad to give it Another man who was
in no active business gave US 500 10
help build up the city. That Is the
spirit we have been encOuntering since
we started the campaign Monday and
II is a pleasure to work with the COM