El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FR0MME5A;
THOUSANDS SEE CITY BY NIGHT
Wonderful View Is Given hose Who Attended Scenic
Highway Barbecue; Blinking Lights Outline Bulo-
ings Below, While t he Festivities on the
Mesa Are Also Illuminated

Oregon street waiting for the street
cars TO take them 10 the nlese- 1t-iIss
was a constant stream OF au , o---Ss
and carriages going up Mesa q -. 80
and OREGON street to the north 4lSsa
and many walked 70 the TIN =, -
the trails which wind plctuI 49, 49, ~ IN
the side of the mesa from -
and Kansas streets We're usIN -
many went and came that way -
lanterns marked the tentative IOL t
Of the scenic drive from the emu -S % s-i
car line to the apex OF the u - .ts
formed by the two scenic poLusss-. =
6ad been povided on these points u
bles ranged along the nam 81 TS-t,t
SrormsviIle and the whole mesa Lls NJ
ed brightly for the big Iree N0i
Big Family Picnic
Like a great family picnic more
than 5000 FL Pasoans were pIes 5s5Is,
1852 people passed A. E RoWlal nus.
automobile, in which he hao q -
roughs adding machine TO keep acSouL -.s
OF the crowds. This total was cIoseu
early. .,,,.I n
the demands of the immense cIOee u
-nOe+ Of The peoule were served The
children got candy and ice cream anu
sodawarer: the grOwnups got oarDsCue'
sandwiches. beer. and sodaWateI. a = .
lean laborers made away with hlucH "a
the food. which resulted in some ap-
parent shortage, though there ~
really an abundance Of 1000 leLt 49,
the crowds had all gone The food ana ln.l
the crowds did not always connect
however
Mexican laborers were seen scooplng
ice cream out Of the freezers with TN
ems and others were seen carrying Oh
several Ioaves of bread apiece ana
hunks Of meat. and even carrying ~ ~
the pine horses" which were used LOT
supporting the seats
Speeches on Mesa.
Following the salute Wnlcn OpSASu
the barbecue and the illumination OF lHe
mesa. speeches were MADE from inc ~
/ provised platform Clai6orne AU+--ils
I vas chairman of the meeting ana lntTo-
duced the speakers In his opening a u-
: dress he said we have unique
CITY in FL PasO The Rotary cluD anu
{ citizens committee stand Ior "nat y 49, ~
some dav be one Of the most WonoeILl ~
! scenic boulevaFds in the country II
viii be a boulevard Of scenic oeauty'
] Pete Kern has fed more people mere -
night than have ever before been 4e9
mon one SPOT in the entire state OF
: Texas. There was plenty Of beef bread
. and refreshments for the 1900 or more
Dersons present I will introduce, as
Z the first speaker, the mayor OF TINS
unique city. C f Kelly
Mayor Kelly Talks
81 want to say tonight that am
more proud than ever that I am the
mayor Of FL Paso," the mayor said !
have heard men who have Travelled
extensively say that FL Paso has more
advantages than other cities. where
we stand tonight is a tribute to you and
to your city No city has the advan-
tase Of such a scenic drive No city
for $4,000 could establish such a drive
way.
sThe idea Of q scenic drive around the
rim of this mesa is not mine II was
the idea Of H D. Slater. 1t IS one Of the
best things that can be done for e.
+ Paso. I got behind Slater, when heard
Of his ideas for a boulevard 7 want
: every man. woman and child in FL PasO
/ to stay with Slater and me Some peO-
pie say I am behind this movement
because IL was started by my political
7 friends II any Of you thi-iK Slater Is
my political friend, ask him
Proud Of e PasO.
Il am proud I am the mayor Of e
! Paso because it is the best city in the
state. can see more electric lights
off there in the distance than you could