El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-04
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

T7AMPICO's vast oil business is
practically at a standstill ac-
= cordine to Harry G. Good Mr.
Good who has been interested N a
number Of privately owned wells in the
TampicO district. is in the city on his
way to California
I left TampicO about three weeks
ago" he said. AT that time conol-
Americans there who were out OF WORK
and more were arriving all the time, .
report having spread that the Dig COM
panies were about to resume mere
have been many fires in the district
recently and il is believed that these
were Of incendla-y origin armed
guards have been placed about many
OF the wells
Many of the tank steamers that
used to ply between Tamptco and
, American or foreign parts are OF for
eign register and FOR rhls reason tne
owners are not taking any chances or
capture. Besides this. a stiff export
duty is being CHARGED
As far as political conditions go,
everything is quiet There are many
rumOrs that federal troops are planning
to go on the warpath and It IS true
that a number OF Independent bands
are operating in the interior. but all OF
the cities are strongly garrisOned by
COnstitutiOnalists.' The wreck OF the
Mexican gunboat that was sunk during
the fighting around Tampico is still in
the river"
The war in Europe viii have little.
II any. effect on the Panama expOsi-
ton. said F. y ChestOn- 7 recently
visited both san Diego and san Fran
cisco and at both cities plans for the
l exposition we're being carried along at
full speed Both Of the eXpositiOns
wiz be as elaborate as originally
planned The European exhibits will,
OF course. be affected. but these Will
be made up by additional American ex-
h1blts- 1t IS sure that the attendance
VIII be greater. for hundreds OF Ameri-
cans in all parts OF the country who
would go to Europe will come TO the
fair for their vacations.
Good valley land IS being snapped
up by investors just as readily now
said Harold Kil5urn- Not only is the
land being bought for investment, but
the purchasers are quick to place the
land under cultivation The increase
in cultivated acreage in the valley in
the last year or two has been phe-
nOmenal and II 10 continues at the
present rate. Fl Paso Will be getting
the greater part OF her vegetables and
fruit right at home"
The picture Of The Hague peace
temple crumbLng away which was
printed in The Herald was not a fair
picture Of the peace movement said
Prof Hiram Hadley. OF Mesilla Park
and a member Of the International
Peace society Although all of Europe
is at war. the cause OF peace is being
advanced faster at this time than at
started II an awful disease was 70
break out in FL Paso the people would
begin taking precautions 70 stop Il and
10 prevent II happening again That IS
the wal- IL is with this war and arms-
ment he world is seeing an example
Of the -.wful pestilence OF var and VIII
have no more OF it
san Diego is going. to have a fine
1a1r next year said Lieut. Col Rob
ert n Noble, who was here Thursday
The architecture. the landscape gar
dening the wondeful location OF
the san Diego exposition is 60
with the fair AT san Francisco. The
fair is almost completed at the present
time and 1t has an air OF permanency
which many fairs lack The buildings
are not being built for a season. but the
greater number OF them viii be left as
permanent buildings in the park ere
ated for the fair The Spanish colonial
lines OF the fair buildings are wonder
fully artistic and the shrubbery and
trees make perfect setting for these
buildings"
with war raging throughout Europe
the money market has frightened and It
IS hard matter 10 market bonds" said
Judge A 5 j. Eylar- But We believe
that We viii have little trouble in dis
posing OF the court house bond issue.
The bonds have been approved BY the
--El- A-11 an -A-El VII AL4DADAN DC
sold within a short time Present indi-
cations are that the new court house
VIII be constructed before next spring.
The European war is the direct
cause OF an increase in drugs and lines
handled by drug firms" said A z.
Ryan Many d ugs are imported and
since the war in Europe broke out i'm
portations have ceased Face powders
ana perfumes that are imported from
France are. now much higher than
usual In fact the present supply n
this country IS about exhausted Ruhbsr