El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

see in any other three cities in the state
Of Texas FL Paso has more paved
streets and a better water system than
any other city in the state. Much OF the
credit for our splendid water system is
due to c. R. Morehead. our schools
rank among the best in the country the
only thing that can improve FL Paso is
to have a 100000 high school built IN
der the rim of this mesa As long as
am mayor Of FL PasO am In favor
Of any improvement whether II Is the
idea Of II. d. Slater, or any other man
we have the lowest fire rate Of any
city in the state and il is going TO be
lower. Four years ago we had water
system with a capacity Of 100000 gal
Ions Of water per day. Today we have
a system with a capacity Of 100000
gallons and one that can supply l.OUO,-
600 gallons if necessary. Behind US we
have a reservoir Of the finest water in
the country"
Judge BuekIer n Pioneer.
Judge J. a. BuckIer was introduced
by chairman Adams, following the
mayor, and said: Il came to Ell PasO on
a stage coach in 1850 That was be-
fore the railroads started 10 the
Pacific When l came here I would
have returned on the next stage If
had had the money But Kentucky
was a long way Of During the winter
of 1881 I was in the little hamlet below
you, a metropolitan city now, and
watched a pack Of hungry EVOLVES
prOwling on the mesa We are now
standing on"
Mr.. Buckler urged the citizens OF FL
PasO TO become united for greater
city. He extended his thanks and the
thanks Of those who attended the bar
becue TO the women Of FL PaSO whose
assistance was largely responsible for
the success of the event He said that
the people of Ell PasO were, 10 a large
extent indebted 10 the present city
administration for the strides FL Paso
has made.
Cobb Says Get Together.
The greater FL Paso, the FL Paso
to which We all aspire, must be builded
on a foundation Of cooperation wherein
there are no petty Jealousies,' said
Zach Lamar Cobb. who followed judge
Twelve years ago the first electric
street cars were run in FL Paso, along
streets that were mud puddleS when il
rained and thick with dust when IL was
dry. The city could then properly
have been called an adobe town. In
the brief space OF u years FL PasO has
grown into a metropolitan city, with
miles of paved streets. well lighted and
equipped with every modern municipal
advantage
FOrget JeaIOusies.
''EI Paso is too big for one man OF
for 100 men to run it Therefore, let
US forget petty jealOusies, let US march
on together for a bigger and better FL
PasO. ! viii put my arms around Henry
KeIly-and 1 know Of no man to whom
I owe less-and I viii say: Lead an
other fight as you have led this one
and 1 viii back you to the last Co
operation will win and cooperation
means the sinking OF all differences to
the end that FL Paso shall fulfill its
destiny"
Contrasts Two Border Cities.
Judge Leigh CLARK. the next speaker.
said: Across the river lies Juarez. On
one side Of the Rio Grande We find a
city in a state Of decay. on the other
a metropolitan city It is not only an
imaginary line, or the river that sepa-
rates them, but a difference in the peO-
pie and the city officials that govern
aWhat has made FL Paso2 The men
who have been AT the helm, men who
have been criticised. FL Paso was made
by the push and progress OF her ciu-
Zens P Z. Kern has authorized me to
thank you all for coming and ], on be-
half Of you. thank him for the elaborate
barbecue that has proved such a big
There can be no more laudable pro-
fect than the scenic driveway 1t viii
DO great and everlasting credit 10 FL
Paso to build a scenic driveway and
scenic park on this mesa"
Pete Kern Applauded.
P Z Kern, to whose energy the sue
cess Of the huge gathering was due, was
the next speaker His speech was brief
and was loudly cheered.
1T is a great sight to see you all
here" he said. I have very little 70
say and this is about it: II you are all
pleased, I am the happiest man in E.
PasO.
H. D. Slater, the next speaker, said;
"All the arguments, all the eloquence
for the mesa park and scenic drive, are
right over there where lies FL PasO in
her night splendOr
Drive Six Miles Long.
This scenic drive will be six miles
in length and 20 to 100 feet wide. reach
ing from Sunset Heights TO Fort Bliss
There has been 80 percent Of the right
Of way already donated to the city for