El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-18
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

6L"HE board of education does not
believe there will be the
4 slightest difficulty in securing
the amount necessary to build the pro-
posed 100000 high school," said James
E. Morgan, president Of the board
THE school board now has S1l5,OOO
on hand that is available for this pur-
pose. This means that about $325,OOO
is still needed This money will be
obtained through a bond issue when
will be submitted to the voters OF the
county when the shell Of The building
is completed The new nigh schooI
building will be a great asset Tor II
Paso in many respects Persons VIZ
contemplate moving to Ell PaSo, .,
pecially if they have children VIII 80
attracted by the high school I'll
present quarters are entirely 700 s!ileli-
to accommodate the student BODY
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"El Paso is one of the most pros
porous cities in the west" said Blalhe
Phillips, Of LOrdsburg, N. NJ ne ne
prosperity of the city is evidenced W
the many luxuries the citizens
able to enjoy. There are appIoAti-
mately $500 automobiles in the county
of FL Paso, which is a big percenIaso
for the population. Recently L nav nav
visited a number of large eastern
cities and I found none of them ehyDy
ing such prosperity as Ell Paso. = i
money market is not tight here as II Is
in many eastern cities of similar pOpu-
lation-'
After months of interrupted rail ser
vice Mexican cigars in large qudnll-
ties are beginning to reaeh J udIS1
again" said c. L. Alvez- RMS WEE
M Lae a
ment numbering rs, 600 cigars, al
from Veracruz. The shipment had 10
be relayed through the American lines
and then unlOaded at a dozen dl1IeTenl
points so that it would not be heId up
as q shipment into Villa territory. MosI
of the railroad men helped themselves
to a handful of perfectos but asiue
from this the entire shipment WhICu
is one of the largest single shipments
that has ever arrived in Juarez' caIhe
ID the border in good shape.
prices charged by for hire autos
in Ell PasO are the highest in the state
if not the entire southwest" said c.
B. BarrOws. 1t seems too bad thaI the
Pass City cannot keep pace with oIher
cities of its size in the country IN re-
gard TO the rates of hiring aulom9-
biles In Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dal-
las. Houston. and other cities, some OF
which are not as large as FL Faso' au-
tomobiles hired out by the mile or
hohr are from IS to so percent less
than the rate generally charged IN
this city"
ST have a baseball pennant at my
I house that was awarded to the FL Paso
/ club as champions of baseball IN the
southwest in 1900" said l. NJ JacoDy,
| exmanager of the FL Paso basebalI
club THE pennant was awarded by
] --f- "a Of N
west for the pennant among represen-
tative teams as far east as Pecos, ana
west to Phoenix, began early IN the
! season and extended until the latter
part OF the year Ell Paso ceItaI IN
had a fine team that season When The
| Herald officials were in doubt as 10
ybs the pennant should be awarded,
the Ell Paso club made q squirt during
the last few days Of the season and
won IS out Of ( games
.'The school children are greatly in
terested in the printing plant at the
Bailey school," said L. J. Allen, IN
structor of printing. Printing seems
to be a subject that develops their in
terest and they take great pride In
turning out a perfect piece OF WORK
1t is a very practical subject and a
useful one, as it viii equip boy or
girl to take up profitable trade
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IF any work represents faith, the
building of the Rescue home surely
stands for faith" said Mrs. ". L.
Crockett. Without seeing how Its
erection was to be accomplished, yet
determined that it should be built, five
! or six women met month after month
and planned and worked for the home.
! The cooperation of the people of Ell
Paso. when finally gained, made the
| home a reality"