El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-23
GREAT INDEED THE
GREATNESS 0F TILL
GREAT SOUTHWEST
w. E. Barnes Tells Of the
Wonderful Progress All
Around Ell Paso.

L. DdLntSF LEdNG4LE AAEAG--
passenger agent Of the southern 49, -
nc at tucson, arrived in E Paso W -
I nesday night and is registered AZ ~
DEL Norte. Mr. Barnes is always 6le ~ Il.
a nearly welcome by his many LI4 100
IN this city. He is a friend OF II fasO
! and never misses an opportunity 70
promote its interest Mr. Barnes -
! an authority upon conditions IN ~ ~
I southwest and is actively. assocIa ~. =
with every movement having Tor is
. object the industrial development OF
the country He has been proml4sLlt-S
Identified with the new industry, EByp-
ton long staple cotton. which Is nov
assuming great Importance in southern
ARIZONA and which is destined 70 -
come one Of the chief products OF thAI
section
Mr.. Barnes is a world traveller and and
writer and an occasional contrlDutyy55
70 Ihe Herald He is creating a WoLLI 1
wide interest in the varied attractions
OF the southwest and is greatly IN
teersted in the prehistoric remains o.
TINS country so abundant and so little
known He now has a bill before con-
gress providing for their exploration
In conversation with a Herald rep
resenIatlve, Mr.. Barnes said;
SOuthyTest's Development.
1 am delighted TO be in Fl Paso 70
note its rapid growth and steady I'M
proYement. I am almost constantly
travelling about, meeting people from al
parts OF the world, people who nave
z a
and its public spirited citizens This
should be very gratifying. The South
ern Pacific company has a tremendous
interest in FL PasO and the recognition
given the city as a distributing center.
has frequently provoked the charge OF
Partially. But for the unfortunate
attitude of certain unthinklng people
towards corporations, the outlook Tor
the southwest was never before so Dig
with promise From Yuma 10 FL FasOi
there is wonderful development In
progress Human has an endless season
and, with the great irrigation PROJECT,
well amaze the country Great &C
tivity prevails all along the line OF the
Southern Pacific.
Tucson, following the example Of
FL PasO, is spending many thousands
upon its streets, Identifying the city
New buildings are going up on every
hand.
Benson is showing great activity;
its citizens have organized publicity
and prosperity league and the rich
deposits Of various minerals are being
developed near the city
Renewed Mining Activity.
There is renewed activity at the
DragOon-Johnson camps and the ore
output is increasing rapidly.
WILCOX is a hustling town and the
Mascot Mining company viii begin
at once the construction Of a railroad
from Wilcox to Dos CabezasY 10 miles
down the valley.
The development Of water at Bowie
has brought about remarkable change
in that locality. The best lands are
being rapidly taken up
san Simon, with nearly 100 arte-
sian wells to its credit, is at present
enjoying q mining boom The Wins
Rose mine is one Of the most inter
esting mines in the state. yielding a
valuable copper glance ore, now being
shipped to the FL Paso smelter.
At Stems, the November Mining
company. under the management Of
". C. KinnOn. has begun shipping ore
The November mine gives every md
cation Of a great producer
AT LOrdsburg the IS mine IS deEel-
opine rapidly, shipping between 5000
and 5000 tons per month Of most eN-
cellenr ore A railroad from Lordsburg
to the mine is now under consideration
THE development at Deming IS re-
has a more promising future
All Helps FL PnsO.
"All this development and activity
spells prosperity for FL Paso. would
a subject Of immense Importance TO Il
Paso, the possibilities Of the exposition
year We are all interested, We an
want TO take advantage OF II. on
will need the proposed budget tund
of $4,000; every cent Of it will bring
$1,000 to the city.
I wish that you could see the
alacrity with which the citizens OF
una FnOeul1f 4uCsUA anu ~ -
TO such work Many Of our
smaller cities would experience no az
ficulty in raising money for such pur-
poses
with the opening Of the Panama
canal FL Paso must look both est ana
west for visitors and settlers
Pictures Are shown.
Mr. Barnes while here has placed on
exhibition in the window Of Bryan broth
ers a picture GROUP Of the MYSTERIOUS
Go E-anda and At the G. H & 5. A
civ ticket office a magnificent picture,
BY Buchanan, Of Tucson, Of the OLD
Spanish mission, san &vaiar del BAG
near Tucson. built in 1891