El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-23
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

II FTER the representatives Of
n the farmers in the lower val
L \ ley went on the Inspection
trim to Douglas, I do not think that
there Will be any further opposition
to the Stag road" said Roy D. Bar
nun. Everyone Of them returned to
FL Paso convinced that the Stag road
was an excellent roadway In Doug
las we were shown the streets by eN-
MAYOR AdmausOn. under whose aululA
istratiOn the Stag road was lnlroducs1
in that city Considering the cost o.
construction and the expense incurred
in the upkeep, coupled with the IeaL
worth of the Stag road. there IS no
comparison between the sag ROAD anu
highways constructed or otner mater
ials. For the county roads, I belleFe,
the slag composition VIII prove pei
ter one than Will the asphalt macadarn-
As for cost, three miles OF Stag ROAD
can be built for what il costs 70 build
one mile Of macadam- There Is prac-
ticauy no expense attached TO the up
keep Of the Stag road while u seems
that other roads are recurring repair
work almost all the time ueAeFe
AZ the next meeting OF the commits
siCners' court the farmers ana others
in the lower valley VIII come IN ana
say that they VIII De per-eclly sall5-
fled wien the Stag road AFTER an.
the best way to convince people IS 10
show them. They were shown on the
Douglas trip
Z certainly watch every paper that
comes out" said deputy county clerk
John T. Cain These days 1 am keep
ing right In touch with the Mexican
situation. especially around Neracruz
and Tampico- Ny brother. waiter IS
q seaman on the Utah. and that in
great measure accounts for my
anxiety 20 get hold OF the extras and
find out what the latest movement has
been You can realize how keenly in
terested I am I'm the sirua ton AT the
Mexican ports. nv brother visited me
last year. He was on his Through
then When he was here never
thought he would now be ar the front
They cannot get out too many extras
for me. Every citizen who is at all
public spirited and has the interest
OF his country At heart wants 20 know
every move the government IS inakil5
in the Mexican trouble and the eX-
t-as are the only things that keep
him informed"
'I was surprised at the lack OF flags
on display for san JacintO day said
Samuel q. Welday. "I had expected
that as san Jaciuto day is so dear 10
would be taken Of i IN the way OF
flag raising Comparisons are odious
I know. but I'm the north and east
where I have lived. the display OF
4A4-=-R NaAA OH 4AaaLler anu NA@-alt-~=
is very Ee2eral on al patriotic holi-
days"
1T was the battle OF Torreon that
put Mexico on the map pictorially."
said o. A. Aultman- Before that bat
tie there was not more than q dozen
papers. and nearly al OF those in New
YORK. that were running pictures Of
Mexican battles With the battle Of
Iorreon about every paper in the
country began sending I'm orders With
tEe exception OF Spanish war scenes
I should say that more Torreon pic
lures nave been published b. news
papers OF the United States than Of
any other battle in the last IS years"
The spring has brought no let up
IN the packet car service said T. r
Rogers More freight of this car
acter is coming into FL Paso and is
being shipped from here than during
any similar season so far. The goods
are coming into Fl Pas0 from all
parts Of the country and the volume
or business shows that Ell Paso ner-
chants are maintaining large stocks