El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-13
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

66 CICK soldiers are, I believe more
appreciative Of any little extra
attention or consideration that
may be given them than any class Of
men," said Mai. W I. DaYlusons VINO
is in charge Of the Fort Bliss hospital
1T is only human to like TO nave other
people thinking about you II you are
sick and parrfcularly when you have
no relatives within several hundred
and sometimes thousands OF miles, - IS
the case with most Of our SICK soldiers.
One Of the flower shops occAs onaiiy
sends out quantities Of flowers 1or The
soldiers who are sick, and am sure
that never are flowers more. dppt ecAat eI
than when these arrive The thought-
fulness Of the young woman VINO re
membered the soldiers in the hospital
on the Fourth Of July brought pleas
ure to all of the men and pleased eV-
cry one in the service
Eel Paso should really nave a good
sized convention hall" said Andrew w.
Reeves. For the size Of the town, and
the frequency Of conventions neISs
really need one to be up TO date II Jne
city Will not build il, the only way 1tr
il TO be erected would pc Dy private
subscriptions, and this would mean that
the public spirited men who are always
as heavy contributors as their purses
viii permit, TO every public hene1ltinB
enterprise, would be stli IurlheI
pressed for funds, which would not be
I.
fact remains that FL Paso ought 70
have a creditable convention hall A
good plan might be to erect an audi
forum back Of the present chamber OF
commerce building so that It's rooms
might be used for committee meetings
and other purposes. In that way the
l expense Of having an ornamental Dullu-
/ ing could be eliminated and stun a
good auditorium could be PROVIDED 1or
large public gatherings.
$50 far as FL PasO's retail business is
/ concerned, the city is not suffering
| Miller, manager Of the White House
| When all was peaceful IN Mexico our
| firm had a good trade from the rlcn
| families Of Mexico Many OF them oIten
came to the store and bought $1,000
worth of goods at one time but ms
was not an everyday occurr ence- now
it is a dull day when we 90 not sen
$500 worth of goods TO the Mexican
people who are living here mostly as
! refugees. They are good customers,
] they have the money to buy and pay as
| they GO
| 1T was certainly an interesting sight
| to witness the boat races al Fougn-
| keepsie, \. Y, about two weeks ago,
! between the intercollegiate teams, said
! Paul F Atkinson. president OF the II
| Paso City baseball league, and MEMBER
Of the Adclub Toronto expedition W
! arrived in POughkeepsie just IN time
! races H NJ. Maple, who was with me,
! was a strong Cornell fan and oI1ered
! to bet that Cornell would win against
the field On paper they inquired % 40
So as money was being wagered to a
/ great extent on Cornells chances 10
I win the race against the field Cor
! neIs eight barely nosed into lnlro
place in the race. proving that the
I strongest team on appearance doesn't
I always come in first when aDlllty IS
reckOned upon"
| 1T is the general belief in Denver,
/ where I live, that the war in Mexico
/ has paralyzed FL Pasos commercial
and industrial progress said Charles
| S. Peterson However, 1 was gre4LIy
| surprised when I arrived mere 70 Ilnu
! business conditions 50 prosperous IN
. fact. 10 an outsider, 1t looks ike lne
| city is flourishing as result OF the
unhappy trend OF AFFAIRS n ne Mex $500 -
I republic to the south FL Paso Is TAXED
| about more than any other city IN the
I country now, and people travelling TINS
way on the trains discuss little else but
FL Paso and Mexico:
about the most pleasant thing that
! could happen TO a man who always re-
/ mains in his office during the day. or
I for that matter around the city streets
| would be a trip either up or down the
/ valley roads" said Jesse c Stansel. i
/ had been in the city several months,
scarcely getting out OF my ot[lce, pc
/ fore took a trip down the valley. II
I vas revelation TO me The valley is
\ beautiful with its growing fields and
/ that green was the most restfu sight
| nv eyes have known for years Fl
! Pasoans who have not visited the val
J lev cannot appreciate the really great
| resources Of FL Paso city and county.
/
The children OF FL Paso certainly
/ enjoyed the swimming pool the city
| has built at Washington park" said
] " S. Clayton. I was out there the
I first DAY that the wading pool was
/ completed and thrown open TO the
/ YOUNGSTERS The children just rushed
| into that pool and went right TO wad-
/ ing However, It was not long before
| a lot of them went to swimming They
lust piled down into the water, not
| thinking anything about their clothes,
1 and started swimming Ny they had a