El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-25
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

GG"HE opening of the National line
from the border TO Mexico City
- win be a great factor in the
prosperity Of northern Mexico" said
F. W. Luckerman. "One OF the best
features is that hundreds Of idle freight
cars. which are badly neeeed by local
| shippers, will be released As the led
/ erals retreated from the north. the roll
ing stock Of the railroads tended to
more and more congregate at Mexico
City. There are now far more cars there
than are needed and these viii be re-
leased for northern traffic. Merchants,
the mines and shelters and all classes
OF business men are anxious to get in
supplies and general trade revival
is already under way. FL Paso. being
the main gateway has already and will
continue to benefit by the industrial
revival
The boys OF the Sixth infantry GER
tainly gave a good entertainment sat
urday night" said c. H. Gray The
musical numbers were excellent and
real talent, besides much painstaklng
work, was shown. understand a num-
Der Of similar entertainments are con-
templated and they are wen meriting
Of the support Of the public
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There is much interest manifested in
FL Paso over the European war" said
Judge J. D. Ponder. My wife went to
school in Belgium and naturally Is
greatly interested in the battles that
are being fought in that country Ihere
are many other Belgians in FL Paso
who are watching the DEVELOPMENTS
with much anxiety. They believe that
Germany will be conquered and that
Belgium Will profit by the war even
though the country IS now war torn
The all star Southern league team
that will pass through Fl PasO this
fall" said Tom Woods, Of Denver. lis
but one OF the many clubs that viii
be organized this winter 70 tour the
country. Practically every baseball
league in the United States Of class A
rating will have a team on the road
during the winter. On the Pacific coast
there is always from two TO three all
star teams made up Of players who
spend the cold season on the coast and l
play for pastime. Dolly Stark, who will Z
organize the Southern league team is !
an old player in minor league ball The |
Western league, American association
International league viii in all proba- Z
blliry organize teams in addition TO the /
Southern league"
AN Of these reports about a counter /
revolution in northern Mexico are /
false said s G. Gonzales From what /
nave neErQ from men well I'D IN Next i
can politics. there is no one in Mexico 4
or the United States, who would at 4
tempt an uprising against Villa, who Is /
in supreme command Villa could sub 4
due any force large or small in Mexico 1
right now by force OF arms so powerful /
is his influence. He does not aspire /
to become the leader. however. After
conquering the federals, he is going
to school for several years, and then
come back TO Mexico. Villas forces
practically control the interior Of Mex
10 al present"
There is something very significant
OF pubic sentiment in the daily car I
toons regarding this European war"
said Horace D. Salman- .'Every car.
loon artist seems to be trying 10 show
ne horror, the injustice. the sacrifices.
the awful price Of suffering and the |
sorrows Of war and its attendant evils I
Has there been a single picture extoll- !
ing old time valued glory OF battle2
doubt II, for people have different ideas
ABOUT war than they used 10 have, and ]
no one sees any glory at all in this
the ocean
War in Europe has struck the tennis
sharks and golf players hard" said
Ernest Hughes. Tennis balls and golf
balls have gone awaiting along with the
price OF rubber tires. rubber boots and
falncoars- Tennis balls have been in
rapidly in price since the war
started and golf balls are keeping pace.
The war will curtaiI the number Of |
these balls used in the games and there !
viii be less lost balls whan they cost
almost twice as much as they have in /
the past"
"Ttghtness in the money market on I
the coast has caused a peculiar sftua-
ton in the realty market Of Los An
geles," said George Maslin Everyone
there Is trying TO convert uniuproved
property into income producing prop
erty. The result has been that the
acreages which have been placed on |
the market for miles around Los An
seles are being offered at big sacri-
flee with few buyers Business prop
srty remains stable but these non pro
iucing acre tracts are being offered !
AZ greatly reduced prices in order to I
convert the money into income pro |
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