El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-01
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

LtD CsINESS in my section OF the
X country at This time IS any
thing but on the decline" said
j. 6. Wadley, o. Texsrfana, Ark. This
is som what out OF the ordinary on ac-
count Of the unrest in business circles
uCr-sioued nearly every where By the
European war. But SO far as the COM
srclal lines iu TeZarkana are con-
F.. ed. there doesn't appear 90 be any
l- but universal peace There are a
Ee'Nalls and manufacturing plants n
e2r-ana, and not one OF them HIS
80 a single man or decreased its
The ..ti.a situation over that gee
.-u De- 81. r..r la- disturbed, OF course,
--1t -re ce4 paid on the TeIarkana
r- ler ct week were higher by from
IL 10 cents per pound than was paid
o. any other Texas market. Eor in
4 stance, some very fine long staple cot
ten grown on the hill land sold for II
cents per pound, while the average price
paid on the curb was 2 cents. That,
believe. is about the top price paid in
Texas The buy bale movement has
taken a firm hold there and many bales
nave been purchased by the merchants,
out the bulk Of the farmers are so stu
Ated financially that they are able to
hold their cotton for a year, If neces-
sary, so they are not greatly disturbed
by the general conditions.
This is my first visit to FL PasO IN
=
stantial improvements since my former
visit Your new hotel is a monument
to your city and reflects the growth
and advancement Of FL Paso more than
any other one thing have noticed A
visitor often judges a city by her hotels
and the condition of her streets, and a
visitor can but feel he is in truly
metropolitan city when he arrives In
Fl Paso."
THE barbecue TO be given by the
Rotary club and the public spirited cit
liens Of FL PasO on the evening OF &c
tOber 9 in connection with the army
celebration, viii be a big boom for the
scenic drive" said Burt OrndorfL Com
paratively few people realize the scenic
beauty of the proposed drive Follow
ing the rim Of the mesa, one can see
the distant peaks many miles south OF
Juarez. It is q beautiful and pictur-
esque view TO stand on the mesa and
look over the city, Fort Bliss, the wind
ing Rio Grande and Mexico. There viii
be plenty to eat and drink at the bar
becue- In fact, we viii have enough
for 5000 people Every person VINO
can should attend the function, for II
will undoubtedly prove very enjoyable
"Arizona's proposed new liquor law
is a stemwinder." said Ben Hill, OF Tue
son. Ariz. 1T prohibits the sale Of al
cohol in any form. even IN perfumes
tinctures and communion wines AGO
hOl will be absolutely barred from the
state II the bill carries. 1t is so drastic
that il will doubtless be defeated by the
vote OF those favoring reasonable pro-
hibition. as II viii work a hardship on I
druggists, doctors and others who have (
to use alcohol for tinctures and drugs Z
Many people did not realize what the ]
bill meant until it was studied carefully l
and the riders discovered In it
'The building OF siIos in the valley Is I
destined to make this section large l
stock raising section" said r. r Seeds. /
a number Of silOs have already been 4
built and work on others VIII soon be I
started It has been found that one Of 4
the finest feeds known can be grown /
right in this section II consists OF I
kaffir corn, milo maize, indian corn and 7
feterita. This mixture is dampened and i
packed down tight in the silo. With /
Fl Paso's railroad facilities and with I
the feed grown right at home, there is 4
no reason why cattle cannot be fatteued 4
here adyantageOusly.
''Naco. Ariz-, usually a half deserted 4
town. is filled up with people awaiting I
a battle across the line said Harry D
Chase. Of Bisbee. Ariz. People at Bis 4
bee and Douglas are calling up on the ]
telephone all day to find out how things =
are going and II the battle ever IS 4
fought there will be so many autos IN I
Naco that II will look like an automO- /
bile show. Naco's one hotel is full and /
the merchants there are doing thriv-
ing business Two moving picture out
fits have already arrived"
I've are going after bear" said L. Q. 4
Howell as he left Wednesday night with /
a party OF hunters for a months outing
in the NOgollon mountains. Bear hunt
Ing is one Of the greatest OF sports and
we are anticipating a royal time. II I
certainly does a fellow good to get out
In the hills and rough IL for a month
after spending the other II months Of
the year cooped up in town and most
Of that time in an office One months
vacation OF the right kind IS worth llv-
ng the other months to enjoy"
"EI Paso is a most interesting and
lively city" said Miss NJ A. Smith. Of
Oakland. Calf 7 am surprised 10 find !
he weather so mild. We have been |
having such cool weathe all the sum-
ner in Oakland that 1 have only worn .