El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-30
oChamber of Commerce
Has It's Annual Dinner
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to the Importance Of highway sys-
tenn that shall serve the humble and
ton.
The Railroads.
The railroad problem is today
worthy Of the best thought of the
nation, for a solution that shall be just
and equitable for all Stocks and
bonds are held beyond value. VIII it
be necessary to squeeze out the water
and get TO q fair valuation on all or
shall we overlook the past and accept
conditions as they are, to protect the
large army of investors, who purchased
in good faith on a wrong basis when
the railroad interests almost dominated
business and the government itself
THE ignorant or demagogic agitator
SIS often more dangerous than the able
schCmcr and scOundreL The sincere
carelessness or apparent disinteresteo-
ness OF the former scatters heedlessly
the seed OF distress and discomfort; the
selfish purposes Of the other are IN
cubated in the secret dark places may
frequently never reach the stage where
they become dangerous 20 the eommun-
Mexican situation.
"You have at your door a situation
that is the elimination Of a policy OF
equaued in the worlds history. The
whirlwind Of discomfort is now being
reaped by those who were careless OF
their sowing and the harvest of death
and destruction may commune much
longer. New MeXicO's position is much
the same as yours. We also nave
Mexican border.
What shall the United States do to
protect itself and help the unhappy
condition Of our struggling nelghbor
Shall a wise policy of even handed JUS
tice to the people of Mexico, or poi
lev that is dictated by greed and pref
udice be permitted finally to lead
US into an endless struggle with the
consequent cost OF countless lives ana
untold milliOns2
Months since I was asked concern
ing the Mexican war and ] said then
as I say now that Mr.. Wilson is the
best informed; he is wise and patriotic
Let US trust him. His reart is riglhtt,
his knowledge is far reaching and his
intellect is superb.
willard e. Hollis Address.
Willard T. Holt, secretary Of the
chamber OF commerce, of Deming,
spoke in part as follows:
~The spirit Of the men who grace
this banquet board, and who have in
a few years attracted the best CITIZEN
ship of all the states, and have here
builded a modern city with all that
the name implies, most surely eXem-
plifies the best spirit that can be
shown at any point of the compass:
John Purroy Mitchell could learn OF
Henry Kelly how to run city with
put graft or Boston could learn how
10 make a clean town
Juarez and FL PasO.
'I am amazed that this city can
look with complacency on dozen
revolutions going on all at once, and
not allow it to turn hair or check
the onward march of progress. Every
time J1Iarez falls new skyscraper
an- m
a half a million bonds for some new
public building, and want to say TO
you my good neighbOrs, that where
you erect magnificent school build
lngs splendid churches, temples rep
rese nting the different fraternal or
aers and majestic buildings for the
housing of public offices and public
records, it is safe place to move
into and it is a mighty good place to
invite your best friends to come to-
Live Boosters All in West.
"On the dead, my friends, 1 never
Baw a genuine real dyed in the wool,
live wire booster east Of the Missis-
5iPpi river They Just simply can. Z
grow there the climate won't permit
Actually. fellow boosters, you
eculd bury Niagra Falls in the Ele-
plant Butte reservoir and not see It's
head stick up above water. Through
the magic of the pump and the gen
luS of the dam builders, we are max
ing this one of the vast agricultural
empires OF our country, and out of
those rocks we are mining more
money than some of the old granite
hill states are worth. and II is the
spirit of the southwest that is accom-
plishing this great and marvellous
pFork. We are showing the world that
irrigation farming IS the only simon
pure safe method Of all getting on the
right side of the weather clerk.
Spirit Of the Southwest.
''The spirit Of the southwest unltes
Eities and states for one common pur-
pose. Witness the fact that Deming
goes New Mexico and Arizona say
b west Texas we ditto.
''The spirit of the southwest mines
with the steam shovel instead of with
the pick. 1t harnesses the river and
holds the floods in subJectlOn to its
VIII. Tt taps the underllOW and brings
NJ water where il cannot be brought
5UWn. Tt is interesting to know that
New Mexico was pracucing irrigation
three centuries before Columbus got
hold of the queens 1eWe<ry to make
4 boat and SO we are not really new
a. the game but we are Just an i'm
proved edition of an old print. Pump
Ing machinery used to be shipped into
Deming by the car load: now 1t comes
by the train load, and when the Ele-
pbant Butte is completed they VIII
heve enough reserve power TO pump
AL the water IN every valley contrib
nfory 10 the Pass CITY
UeminG As q Booster.
"The board OF directors Of the Dem
ing chamber Of commerce the first Of /
This week nassed a resolution that I
every farmer who would put in an 1
AaprOved $50 and plant the necessary /
srops for ensilage would be mailed a /
Eheck for SO in appreciation of MS /
Eood sense. That is the kind Of spirit !
Eiat the southwest evelOps-every- !
body wants 10 see everybody else sue I
iced.
irWhen CoetEass gets that Panama I
eanal in running order, you will see /
the Ereat test influx Of intelligent pop I
ulatfon into our section of the country 1
that Il has ever known The ones (
t7hO have had good sense are already /
here but when the influx. comes, we !
are sure to set the cream Of what is 4
II heartily congratulate the spirit Of /
Fl Paso in planning for a greater +
city In fact a magnificent metrOpo- /
lis Your mesa boulevard viii be a 4
pride to the whole southwest, and I
your clean civic conditions viii be 4
the admiration Of a continent"
The GridirOn.
The Gridiron session was next opened /
md proved the splendid diversion thai /
vas expected Norman NJ Walker. who 1
so successfully planned the affair. acted 4
as interlocutOr and introduced the va /
fious participants.
Dixie" opened the first part Of the 4