El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-24
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Christmas gift for Ell PasO, a city ad-
! mfnistration that would stand for
! Righteousness and intelligence. 1 be-
/ Iieve in progress and believe in sky
J scrapers but also believe in the home,
the church and the school, and nope
/ that El Pasoans may appreciate the
/ value Of these through the coming
year"
/ T C. Spencer, manager Of the curio
/ shop at the union station know OF
nothing which Santa Claus could bring
/ to Ell Paso which would be better Tor
/ the CITY than a change in the train
/ schedules. In most large cities the
! schedules are so arranged that the pas
I seneer trains arrive and leave between
I the hours Of Z a. m. ana p m. IN I'll
! Paso however, they run from a. m.
/ to II p. m. and when one OF the nIsht
/ trains is late it brings passengers in at
unholy hours. The present schedule Tor
! passenger trains causes a great deal OF
/ unnecessary discomfort to the travelling
I public of El Paso.
Robert Rinehart-''More settlers for
the valley; settlers who will take hold
/ of the land and work it to It's utmost
productivity. That is my suggestion for
( the best Christmas gift that can be put
! in Ell PasO's stocking.
Dam Is City's Gift.
Felix Martinez-"El Paso already has
the best Christmas gift she could get;
the Elephant Butte dam. The compile
ton OF the big project is only a matter
Of a short time and its innumerable
benefits constitute perpetual gift to
the city"
H. Y. ELISA Farmers Loan assoc
citation, in my opinion, would be fine
present for the Pass City. Such an as
ISOLATION would take care of the settlers
that are now here and those that will
come in the future"
II h We n
both Europe and Mexico. That is the
very finest gift Ell PasO could have be
slowed. Until She receives that gift the
full measure of her energy and pros
perity will not be attained"
George LeBarOn-"The cutting up of
the valley tracts into small farms and
their intensive cultivation. That would
make a splendid Christmas present for
the city"
A. P. Coles-"A brigade post for Ell
Paso. That would be not only the ideal
gift but one that, from our position and
Importance, is well merited"
W. G. ROe-"Peace in Mexico would
! be probably the most Welcome gift that
| Santa Claus could leave FL Paso. In
| til we get peace in Mexico Ell Paso will
be unable to develop one of its chief
/ trade fields"
Cheap Fuel.
| David McKnight-"Cheap and clean
! fuel isesOmething that would be a prac-
teal and acceptable gift for the city.
1t is a real need
c. A. Kinne-"The formation of a real
/ estate exchange that would include both
( city and valley property would be a
fine gift for the city. 1t would be a
double gift in that it would bring
( about a splendid get together move
ment among the real estate men, that
would result in great benefit TO the
| city"
| Claiborne Adams-"Plenty of citizens
! have suggested valley settlers. They
: agree with me and 1 agree with them.
! Ell PasO cannot get a better Christmas
I present than settlers for her valley. It's
/ a present that will mean all year round
I prosperity
J. NJ. Beaver, justice of the peace
/ IF Santa Claus will only bring peace
! to the warning nations of Europe he
; viii be doing a great thing not only
/ for FL PasO but for the whole world, as
! Well"
! Jesse c. StanseI, chief Of detectives
! Let Santa Claus bring US good weather
/ so that the .vags' viii move on out Of
the city" To which detective Billy
/ Smith added: Let him bring me pair
/ Of gum shoes so 1 can slip up on EN-"
Mrs. Paul Atkinson, regent of the D.
I A. RI wish that Ell PasO's Christmas
I gift may be an Increase in progress and
! prosperity, and that 1915 may be the
I very best year in the history Of Ell
Paso."
Rev. Henry Easter, of the church Of
st. Clement2''My wish for FL Paso
would be the establishment of an as
sOeiated charities on a thoroughly mod
ern basis to share the burden that the
Woman's Charity association has car
ried alone so long"
Rev. Herman G. Porter, of the First
Methodist church-"My Christmas wish
for the people of Ell Paso is that we
may not forget the one who is the
cause 0f real Christmas iox
Mrs. A. w. Foster, president Of the
WOman's club-'My Christmas wish for
the club women Of the city is not so
much for a club house as for the full
fillment Of the clubs truest ideals Of
efficiency, dignity and service through
the coming year that we may attain to
the ideals set for wOmans club by
our. federation president Mrs. Penny
hacker"
School Bond Sale.
F. B. Simmons, member Of school
board-''The success of the proposed
bond issue for the building construction
Of the high school and the enlargement
Of other schools of the city is the
greatest thing Santa Claus can bring
to Ell PasO. For unless the bond issue
carries the schools cannot keep pace
with the growth of the city"
/. n. Davis, chief of police-"A ces-
sation Of the trouble in Mexico and the
continuance Of the prosperity FL PasO
mas pest enjoyed during the past year are
my wishes for the city. The settlement
Of the trouble across the border will
open the way for the proper develop
ment Of the resources of Mexico, bring
ing a more permanent prosperity to the
city than the temporary condition of
being refugee center. Develop the
states to the south of US and Ell Paso
VIII grow marvelOusly"
Burt Orndorff-''The best thing that
could be given to Ell Paso as a Christ
mas gift would be the establishment
upon a good permanent basis. of the