El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-10
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

- L PASO has made great slrloes
since 1907. the last time was
here" said Frank Staplin, Of
AIbuuueroue. y N Then it was the
metropolis of New Mexico, Arizona and
west Texas. but it has grown so IN the
intervening seven years as to become
a fullfledged city. For diversified IN
terests, FL PasO has every other city
in this part Of the country topped
There are mining, livestock, farming
raflroadine- and any number Of other
lines in industries to build up great
CITY here in the next few years ana
when cities like Denver ana LJsiLle.S t a. =
standing still, FL PasO viii De IQLslnS
ahead in population ana WeaIIh. l
once thought OF locating here ana now
wish I had, for 1 have yet 20 near or
person who took up ms IesL l-5- - ~
e PasO and invested ms money -l-SSss
or who went into business, VINO oi !li :
prosper This is something lew cllleS
can boast about"
q had heard Of FL Paso a p .l.sS
every day in the past few years, sal9
Ad Morgan, of St Joseph, Mo-, ana
so while making a trip through tIls
southwest decided to visit your cry
and see fot myself Just how II Mas
to be at the Il ont door of a real reNO-
luton The trip surely was worm
while to me Unless one knew tLOI
bic was going on in Mexico, ne never
would surmise it while visiting me
CITY. for there are absolutely no out
ward indications here Of an uprising
across the Rio Grande. Like an sIIaI-
gers I visited Juarez ana MheH ~
back home, 1 will be able TO AK lh !,
telligently on the Mexican sl'''l -iOii-
Something ought to be done ana
done quickly, to prevent the DIeeuL lIs5
of mosquitoes on the staSnanL pools
~ TnH
royos in Highland Park from the re
cent heavy rains" said G. B. Slater,
when the streets were lald OUT -
the roads built, the outlet OF lnese
arroyos were closed. Consequently the
heavy rainfall from the mountains has
no place to drain off and coLeclS IN
the arrOyos sometimes as deep as 4ouL
feet That water viii STAND Inere 4oL
davs before the ground can absorb II
and the sun evaporate it, In the mean
time. the mosquitoes viii De Dred 1y
the thousands TO torment the people
Ct FL PasO for the rest or the summer.
If a way has been found TO rid the
Panama canal zone OF mosquitoes lI
surely ought not to be very much OF
a lob for the city board of health 10
do a little preventive work here
eff every border town that wants
United States troops stationed Wlthlh
its borders would instruct It's stale
representatives and senators 10 "oIA
might then be possible to supply the
desired troops TO every border town
said Mai ". R Sample Win me
present size of the army this cannot
be done"
The recent rains are great bene-
fit to this section Of the country sara
A W Jordan. Besides being OF alu
toward keeping the people IN the CITY
cool through the warm months. lne
daily showers are gOdsends TO the big
cattle ranges in Texas and New Mex
leo. Down on the ranges the grass IS
waist high during the rainy season,
and this keeps the cattle fat and
healthy. What is a few paltry WASH
outs compared TO the good done DE the
rain. In the east. because Of the alb
sence of rain. the people are sweating
their heads off, with the Thermometer
qS in the shade, while that IS regarded
as very low in this city, because OF the
tend to cool off the atmosphere ana
make the evenings pleasant
THE Mexican situation. next 10 the
recent lightweight championship pat
tie between Richie and Welsh. is the
most discussed and least understood
topic occupying the boards Of pubic
opinion TODAY" said c. ". Clymer. 1t
has to be a particularly live guy, who
can keep pace with the current devel-
opments OF the revolution Now that
Zapata is going to Join CarraIllas II
he secures 4 certain amount OF state
lands, it seems that il Villa would
unite with these two in the Work OF
establishing the 'ConsututlonallsJ
cause in Mexico. permanent peace IN
the southern republic would be as
su-ed. once a stable government was
inaugurated- Villa is without DOUBT
the strongest politically and the most
powerful rebel in Mexico at present