El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-26
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

GTARMERS Of the valleys Of the
= Rio Grande have had a very
prosperous year" said Adrian
Pool The crops have been boUntiful
and prices above the average. The
valley farmers did not experience the
slightest difficulty in marketing their
crops FL Paso is a big market and
the other large cities Of the west are
always looking for crops produced
here. Aside from the trouble exper-
fenced by the cantalOupe raisers who lost
several carloads Of melons IN chicago
the farmers have made fortune out
OF crops The alfalfa growers enjoyed
good season. The crops were all good
and prices fair. Next season when the
waters of the Elephant Butte dam fur
nish irrigation for the valley farmers.
they will have the most prosperous
summer in the history OF the valley
The 'buy-a-bale' movement is saving
scores of big raisers from ruin said
James H Haggin, cotton broker OF
Houston When the European war
broke out the bottom dropped out OF
the cotton market in this country and
the Texas and other raisers were I'M
able to market their summer crops
This is the principal reason for the
conditions which now exist IN the
south The money market IS ugnt and
all the big cotton gins are closed down
Had il not been for the 'buy-a-bale'
movement the producers would have
been ruined. This movement IS spread
ing to every section Of the country In
Houston, where thousands Of bales are
stored, cotton has been sold to COVER
nOrs, senators. merchants, bankers,
brokers, capitalists, manufacturers and
others Cotton producers, who are
worth 100000, were practically left
penniless because Of the fact they were
~ NammH
are getting along well and the buyers
will soon realize on their investment
"EI Paso looks buster and more pros
porous than Kansas City said deputS
United States marshal Jere DeBose- In
Kansas City a visitor is struck by the
absence of people on the streets, or
any sign Of the hustle that character
ICES FL Paso. It is the same with other
cities in the east An FL PasOan has
but TO leave the city to realize that he
is a citizen Of one OF the Invest towns in
the country The European war has hao
a most depressing effect on all OF the
largest eastern cities but its effect here,
II it has had any effect is hardly no
ticeable-"
''The outlook for the oil industry OF
Texas is excellent" said J. A Nayneld,
Of Dublin. Tex The war in Europe
has greatly increased the demand and
as soon as conditions regarding trans
portation become little more settled,
Texas will have heavy demand for
its product Development work through
out the fields is being pushed and the
operators generally have made no cur
tailments on account OF the war In
every line Of its products Texas will be
doing huge business as soon as conoi-
tons again approach the normal"
THE forming Of a cadet corps at the
High school is a splendid thing and
viii mean a great deal for the boys OF
the city" said Phil Holman. The
military training will do the boys a
them exercise. OF all the new features
which have been added TO the High
school I believe the High school cadet
corps will be the best"
while much Of the danger has been
eliminated from football. yet only re-
Gently from three different parts Of
young men had been killed playing
football" said W r Pearson 1T Is
because of the interest in the game
and the elimination OF the danger that
I an introducing the game OF soccer
in the public schools to replace foot
ball"
automobile drivers who have enter
ed the Borderland race event are at
present interested in studying the road"
said c. s Crowel, owner OF the Stutz
car. There are a number OF drivers
at present going over the route Of the
proposed race in order to be thoroughly
familiar with the road. and the various
bad stretches which he has to contend
the race is on because the driver will
know the route and can turn loose and