El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-02
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

6GT WAS in FL Paso when the
druggists We're holding their
convention" said c. F. Gray, Of
Denver, "and was certainly surprised
not only at the elaborateness Of the
entertainment program, but also at the
splendid way in which it was handled
Up in Denver we have been having
conventions for years and we claim
to be about as expert at managing
them as any city in the country, but
We don't do it any better than FL Paso-
I talked with a number Of the drug
men and they all declared that they
were having a better time than at any
previous convention held by their
body. e. Faso Is rapidly becoming, and
certainly deserves to become the con-
ventiOn city OF Texas"
Ct never could understand where the
old superstition that the west does not
pay much attention to the Fourth OF
July came from" said J. D. Bukey-
Take our own territory and the
preparations that are being made
amogordo, CloudcrOft Las Cruces
and Engle are all arranging big cele-
brations And the cities that do not
expect to have a big celebration will
those that do. There is a general i'm
preston in the east that the Fourth
is observed fittngly only in the Is or
iginal states, but the celebrations
planned for this year certainly dis
prove this"
1T would be a revelation for the
businessmen of the city to visit the /
city warehouse" said E. L ". Polk. !
The city warehouse is model 1
Of cleanliness and orderliness and the |
basis upon which the city transacts /
It's business at the warehouse would /
be Of profit to any businessman I
if he would visit the warehouse /
and study the methods Every |
article, from a bolt TO a tap, is checked I
and tabulated when II IS received !
When the article is issued IL is charged I
up The system employed by the city 1
enables IL to keep track Of every ar
ticle received at the warehouse and 4
every article that is issued from it The 4
warehouse is one Of the best conducted
businesses in the city"
The American game Of baseball Is
supposed to be matter Of brains,
said Frank CapIinger." but a clear
and undisputed case Of ivory was dis
played the other day in the game
between the Washington and Phila-
delphla American league teams The
game had reached the fifth inning,
with the score in favor Of Philadelphia
Dark clouds Overhung the field A rain
storm seemed imminent Washington
players did every thing possible to delay
the game. Eddie Collins. the cele-
brated second saclSer Of the Athletics,
got a two Dagger Just at time when
it seemed that the rain was going to
fall The Washington pitcher and the
second baseman- kept throwing the ball I
to each other in the effort TO catch
Collins and to delay the game They
kept this up until the rain finally fell
and the game was called The game
was forfeited to Philadelphia 9 TO o, 7
on account of Washington unneces-
sarily delaying the game. That is an
Instance where bOne-headedDess melted
just what it deserved"
For a fine camping place and the
best of fishing said Frank HadlOck. Z
the Ruidoso is the place The trout
are plentiful this season and are bit
ing we'll We caught any number
ranging in size from Il to IS inches
long They were game, too, and the
fishing was good sport
"The Pass City Gun club IS setting I
The pace in trap shooting" said Ernest
P. Hughes. The clay birds are much
EYE Of a target and so it is better
sport Last Sunday morning there was
4 very good sized crowd Of shooters on
the range near the Country club, and
we expect this number will be in
creased The club is open TO women. II
any care TO become members, and any
1ne interested in trap shooting is well
zone to come out any Sunday morning
TO the clubs range"
Business this summer in FL Paso is
splendid" said Jake Miller. manager Of
he White House Monday Of this
week was the best we have had this
-ear, and we have had some good
mes This shows that the trade IS
holding up we'll"
The recent rains put the finishing
ouches to our county road from Fa-
lens TO Sierra Blanca" said Capt /
Herbert Mum, county road engineer
All that is needed now is enough /
rattle on the road to pack it. With
my good machine you can run from FL
'aso to Sierra Blanca in three hours.
The little damage done by the rains TO !