El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-14
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS
tL"HE soldiers now doing duty on
border are in perfect health"

border are in perfect health. %
said Capt Jacob n Coffin
..,,,.o, attached TO the 18th cavalry.
- stationed at Columbus This
climate is ideal and don't believe
! there is another section in the country
lrv-ba~e soldiers are stationed where
thew are as healthy as those doing
duty along the Mexican border. It's
very seldom that there are any deaths
| from sickness here. The men are in
| the mink of condition and ready to do
I field duty at a moments notice The
IL cavalry at Columbus. formerly
! stationed at FL Paso. enjoys life on the
| plains Of the southwest II is very in
| teresting and appeals to the men"
1t was a great convention Of
] great men held in great city" is the
| way major C. E Kelly refers 10 the
! Democratic state convention. Il be-
/ immensely, and that Fl Paso has been
| greatly benefited by the meeting. It
{ brings east and west Texas in closer
: contact and Will undoubtedly result in
! this city. obtaining better legislation
! in the future I also believe that il
| viii help the city in securing other con-
l ventiOns in the future without having
I TO make the uphill fight we have had
I ~ uo Al Ao- -LiIA cars
The Woman's club certainly appre-
! ciates the generous response Of both
/ the merchants and farmers IN re.8.H--
/ them to make the reception Of the wo-
men convention visitors the success
1t was said Mrs. S H Sutherland.
'Al Of the flowers and fruits were
donated, the baskets and vases were
/ loaned by the 1rygoOds stores, the let
terInSs even for the different exhibits
.# nHHa
. contributed by one OF the big stores.
the cOnfectiOners Of the city, in fact
everyone, added so much TO help the
club in extending its hospitality 10
the visiting women"
Our pretty valley shows the evil
dence OF the storm Of Monday" said
Mrs W D. Lansden of Ysleta- SO
many OF the nice big cottonwood trees
bordering the county road. have been
uprooted. or their branches broken.
the corn has been blown down. and for
a plumber Of miles down the road be-
low the five mile bridge the path Of
havoc wrought by the storm is plainly
traced Robert Dorbandt's nice home
on the county road suffered most sew
was
FL Paso's hospitality assays 100 per
cent said JEFF lIcLemore. successful
=
me people you meet here are differ
enL It's friendship and hospitality be-
lore everything else and that spirit
mas given FL Paso a reputation that
viii be advertised an over Texas nv
the returning delegates. II has been
a Ieal pleasure 10 come here and the
open handed spirit Of FL PasOans shows
US why u Is rapidly becoming the con-
Nenllon city Of Texas"
You peopre who live in FL Paso are
tsed % seeing Juarez as il is, but
can tell you il is shock for anoId
inner 20 see the Mexican town in its
Ut eSenl state, said J. L FeaIer. OF San
antonio Il used TO often have orcas-
sion 70 visit Juarez. before the rey-oTT7-
lon- Then IL was a BUSTING and ~
~ sLo"lHs CITY There was a boom
-oL municipal improvements streets
were DelnS graded, sidewalks laid and !
many substantial residences and busi-
ness houses were being built Today
.Ils lhs Ilrst time 1 have visited ne
town IN five years Since nesca ~,
esla ollsned in north Mexico. -condirfoDs
ny nave improved, but Juarez is now
only shell Of its former self. In viii
ssAe years TO bring the city back 10 /
az - ooOln II was enjoying five years I
me me advantages 10 FL Paso Of the
SgeAl democratic state convention in
I-ls city were many" said John II 4
,irs-,, e-I- wee president Of the First Ma 4
- -.-a- Danh- In the first place il 4
VS. a pleasure for Fl PasO TO meet I
allu entertain the big men Of TEXAS
N Ihe second, il is worth much no III {
- - 20 nave tnese people come here 4
s.--u srl acquainted with our CITY and
Us assets; they know so little about 4
Us tlal they could aOt appreciate what
We nave out here; now they can. thor
80 put the greatest Of all bene-
~ a 70 II PasO and all Of Texas is
lAe TACT that the convention made
IoSslo-e the election Of Joe Bailey TO
.Lie senate again Without disparage-
-l-sI-I OF any Of our Texas statesmen. J
past or present. Bailey is undoubtedly /
greatest of them all"
agree that Bailey is the great
sst man In Texas" said James G. Nc
ii,aI y lISJ vice president Of the same |
, ~. K however. I think that Gov !
coiquitt would make Texas a good
,,s come n from fruit growing state
ana nave Travelled all over Texas !
writing Development stories for the
= press out never saw anything to
equal the pear orchard Of r E Bow
I9an' !r7. in the Fl Paso valley" said
pen r. harper. who reported the state 3
convention for the San Antonio Ev-
pr ess- The entire valley IS beautiful l
ana your prospects here when water
: 80, assured permanently are tremen-
Ious- want TO say a word for FL
Taso, TOO had expected TO find a :
own here something like Laredo or
ne otner border towns. but instead I ]
ind a city that has the best streets
n the state. that is the cleanest in I
Texas and where the homes are SO I
iupSJantlal and wen built that thew I
-ttract immediate attention from a
'lsitor- FL Paso has been a revela- {
ION TO every convention visitor and I
ney VIII talk about it for months i
East and central Texas did not begin Z
ID realize what a wonderful city YOU {
lave here.
And The Herald. I cannot say too /
nuch IN praise OF IL as a newspaper 3
The way ii covered the convention was
credlt 10 the paper and TO FL PasO. {
D ednesday afternoon was the best 1 /
ave ever seen done in a newspaper
7hen speech like that was delivered I
fternoon and published in an issue
Z the same day"
i gave me his card and asked me TO
inner that evening. ] refused and he
eknn if would no farn D,