El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-12
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS


is probable the chamber of com
merce will vote funds to make it an
annual affair. Since Ell Paso county
has no annual fair it is time we hau
some celebration each year that VIII
take the place of a fair. And it is the
opinion of the committee conducuns
Pioneer day that they have found the
proper substitute. Many of the old
timers who should belong to this or
ganization Will probably come IN Il
Pioneer day proves to be the success
that is anticipated. With an increaseu
membership the Pioneers can erect the
long hoped for club house, as well as
making Pioneer day an annual instlIu-
ton.
Ell Paso had no opposition IN Sc
curing the promise of the 1912 CTn
Ventton of the Texas State AdcIuD'
said r. E Sherman.
when this club asked for the meet
ing at the recent Dallas COW elltLoi
practically all the delegates pIedeeu
ing for FL Paso in 1916. The waco
meeting will be held in February anu
there will be large delegation req, rep
resenting the FL PasO Adclub go IheIe,
since FL PasO has started It's many many
publicity campaigns the city IS having
little trouble in securing state conVeh-
tons. 1t will be only question OF
short time until national conventions
will be held in Ell Paso."
81 have lust returned from two
days trip through the Mesilla valley
around Las Cruces" said John L. LalI-
The experience was prolific IN sLar l
ling impressions, and confirms the pc
toe h1N -nI
ing above and below the city OF III
Paso are destined to become great rae
tors in the growth of the city IneIe
is a wealth of historic interest cluster
ing about this whole sectiOn-suttl-
cient to satisfy the most exacting anti
quarian and rOmanticist. Ihese val
leys are richly lowered with all that
perfect climate, high elevation ana
beautiful scenery can bestow- 1hoSe
who dwell here are assured OF Jhe
most favorable conditions Of living
Besides all this, it is not necessary 10
fOregO the full advantages Of the most
advanced civilization of the day IN Or
der to live here. The city OF FL PaSO
is an up-to-the- second city, wide
awake and filled with the most pro-
gressive spirit Of the age. 1t needs
no prophet to predict the future OF
this section
1.-The few German war vessels that
are operating away from their bases
in German ports are certainly giving
good accounts of themselves SAID Max
Weber. In every case, when they
have been captured they have fought
to the last. The Emden was second
rate vessel and its loss has been far
more than made up for by the large
number of merchant ships tnaI IL mas aS
captured. The officers and men on
these detached vessels are almost sure
of capture or death, but in every case
they fearlessly do their duty until the
last"
Holiday rates on all railroads out Of
Ell Paso will soon be effective said
Harry Graham. During the latter
part of October and the early days OF
November. a marked increase has taken
Mace in passenger traffic. both in
and out Of this point After the sum
mer rates had expired the usual dull-
ness in travelling set in, but It mas
begun to pick up remair,kaoIy IN the
past few weeks. The California trains,
Especially, bring large numbers OF
tourists to FL PasO, many OF Whom
stay over for a few days An extra
coach was recently added to train No.
1O1, Of the Southern Pacific westbound'
to accommodate the increase in pas
senger traffic"
present indications point to good
hunting season." said E B. Efers;
It have been both east and west and
have found game plentiful in both sec
items I saw many birds, as well as
four footed game. Quail however, are
rather scarce to the east, owing to the
dry country. They are quite plenu-
full. however, up toward Canutillo and
beyond that point Over in the noun
tains there is plenty of large game;
Those who prefer game meat need
only go out and get it"
K X
while watching the military maneu-
vers on the mesa the site for the new
high school building was pointed out
to me-" said Ralph Brainard, OF Cnl-
cagO.
1T would seem to be most admirably
situated I was particularly interested
in the idea OF the stadium built in
the foothiI slope. That will prove a
splendid thing for not only the high
school but the city as well. Califor-
mia has realized the value Of stadiums
and the Greek theater at Berkely has
been a power for both pleasure and
education for the people of Califor-
MIA"