El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-25
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

66T HAVE just returned from Ne
silIa Park" said Oliver DuttOn,
well drfller, where I sank a
well for W. n. HaegeE the Las Cruces
banker. After going down 200 feet I
struck water. and the well is now pro-
ducing 125 gallons per minute The
well is capable Of producing more
with a larger pump. also drilled
well for Z. S. Stewart on the
dairy farm near Anthony. went 5OO
feet under the ground and the water
now comes to a height of u inches be-
low the surface. The Mesilla valley
has been blessed with an abundance OF
rain and, although it will slightly dam
age the wheat and alfalfa crops sun
the fruit growers viii have the most
profitable yield in the history Of the
valley"
'If one wants to realize to the fullest
the prosperity and progress FL Paso IS
experiencing, let him make an extend
ed visit to other cities" said R +.
Sherman. "On my trip to Toronto. /
visited many cities and communities
and I viewed those places with a crit
ical eye. I want to say that not one
showed the signs OF progress that is
being made by El Paso. FL Paso is In
the midst OF prosperity. one has only
to glance around to see that The great
DeueLlLS OF me EpAAdAAL A9ANAG A--A-lg
long expected, are about to be poured
on US. Peace in Mexico, 1 believe, is
in sight With the restoration Of con-
ditions in that republic TO their normal
state, FL Paso will experience the
greatest era Of prosperity in her his
tory"
while there are no signs Of any
special activity in any line, Del RIO is
holding her own" said Hal Hamilton
10 addition N the federal nulLQ-
ing has helped things. Many other i'm
provements have been made In the
town within the past two or three
years. Del Rio is a good little Texas
border town I certainly notice the i'm
prOvements that have been made in
FL Paso since my last visit here two
years ago. FL PasO is one Of the best
cities in the state and whenever / have
the opportunity I always make trip
here This is good city and business
conditions, I notice, are excellent
''The cowboys annual camp meeting
in the Fort Davis mountains is some
thing l would not have missed for the
world" said Rev. c. l. Overstreet. TT
is a wonderful institution All the
cOwmen and their families and en-
ployes come in automobiles and chuck
wagons and they are certainly the
most genuine simple and kind people
one would want TO meet The preach
ers are selected from the best men all
over the country and represent the four
evangelical denominations, the Presby-
terians, Baptists, Methodists and Chris
tians. the site OF the camp meeting
is Of great scenic beauty and at an al
titude Of about $500 feet"
The next thing that FL Paso must
do is to vote S1,O00.0O0 worth Of bonds
TO put IN storm sewers on the north
side Of the city" said James I. MARI.
The flood waters which come down
off the mesa must be stopped and it
is up TO the city to do it This can be
done by paving the streets which carry
the large quantities Of flood waters,
build storm sewers 10 carry this storm
water away and spill il into a canyon
or into the river and rid the north side
Of its greatest menace at the present
time. This is done in Los Angeles and
ii has been proved that il can be done
by the oregon street storm sewer in
FL Paso."
Conditions never looked better in
the state Of Chihuahua" said Charles
Qualey, a. mining man OF that state.
The rains have made the range fine.
there is peace as far as the state Of
Chihuahua is concerned and the Ameri-
cans are returning with every conf
dence that they will be permitted TO
operate without interference. The na-
tives seem most friendly and are anx-
iOus for the foreign properties TO re-
open so that they may find work Chi
huahua is as normal now as il has been
for many years and I am very much
encouraged at the outlook for the next
year in the mining business in north
ern Mexico"