El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-26
WAR WILL NOT
AFFECT ELPA50,
SAYSSCHNARTZ
Popular Merchant Takes OPP
timistic View of Mar
ket Conditions.

Business has been good, is at pres
eut good and we anticipate lhal olsl-
ness will continue just as good in the
future. for FL Paso is better situated
than anv other city in the United
States" said Maurice Schwartz, who
has lust returned from New York
For that reason Fl Paso has bet
ter chance to continue its present
prosperity unaffected by the european
disturbances than any OLner CITY.
sci Paso being the natural market
center for such a wide territory, New
Mexico. old Mexico. Arizona and west
Texas. and not depending upon crops
Of any one section alone 10 make or
mar its prosperity for each season, It
can stand up better under any rounle
that might affect other cities MOI
that 7 exDect the European trouble 10
have any material effect upon business
here. While / was in New YORK CITY
the merchants 7 met from other cities
were ali complaining that their spring
and summer business had not been up
to expectation, while our business IN
FL Paso. and I believe other firms
throughout the city all had a most
successful season That slone snoula
show the prosperous condition OF II
Paso.
War Effect Nay Be Permanent.
The shortage Of European products,
such as toys, novelties, trimmings, en-
broideries and foreign made clothing
nav materially affect the United states
for good, for II the war is prolonged
TO any great extent, il may so stimu-
late the American manufacture OF
these articles as TO make them per-
maneutlv in demand over the foreign
made article The Popular store has
been particularly fortunate IN having
already secured over 80 per cent OF its
holiday stock. so the shortage IN the
foreign toy market viii not affect our
store this year at all Beyond that,
who can say2 OF course, whenever
there becomes a shortage on any ar
ticle its price is bound 70 go up. ouL
we do not intend TO raise the price OF
any OF our holiday stuff, as long as
our present supply lasts.
Argument for American Articles
in regard TO the articles affected
by the cutting off OF the European
markets. common dress snappers. for
use instead Of hooks and eyes, have
advanced IN price wholesale from 70
cents a gross 10 $3.50 gross These
articles are all foreign made. ana me
supply is so short that some merchants
are not selling their stock at all, an
ticipatinE the price 10 rise even
higher. The only remedy viii De Tor
people TO adopt the use OF American
made hooks and eyes II the war con-
tinues TO any great length u VIII
really mean the development OF every
thing American for American use Fer
a long time even the most elaborate
models have been Americanlzed- 1ne
is imported, the DOMINATING! .l.s
style may be imported from the
French, but in America from these
STYLES and material have been made
Americanized garments This VIII pc
increased. as when the present supply
Of imported materials is exhausted
American made materials and trim
miugs viii have 70 be used TO my
mind that will really benefit America
giving employment 10 many more PEG
pie in such factories
Good for American Business.
TT nav also have the effect OF
eventually causing Europe 20 In turn
import materials and novelties from
rs. and this would be a good thing
for American business
Though we do not expect any but
4 successful winter season, IL has
started out SO. and I see no reason
why it should not come up TO our eX-
pectations'