El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-21
United States Court In I'll Paso Costs Ten Dollars
g. Tr-a M.nntss. DseLarss Iadgs II. D. CLAYTON

grounds. Some readers perhaps re-
ceived false impression Of my attitude
from the way YOU reported my com
ments in the school board meeting
upon the proposal Of the playground
committee regarding tennis courts 1
do not want TO be understood as being
opposed to tennis courts Tor SCHOOLS
In my judgment tennis is one Of the
finest and cleanest sports there is;
What I did say was that the scnoOl
grounds were small and that II they
were fenced off for tennis courts about
five percent Of the children would De
benefited and s5 percent excluded /
am heartily in favor OF plenty OF tennis
courts. but think they should be pro-
vided elsewhere. so that ali OF the chill
dren would have access TO school
grounds There will be plenty Of room
on the new high school grounds for a
number Of courts; these should be
fitted up permanently. 7 am strong
believer in promoting school sports OF
all kinds and I think the cost should
be paid out Of school funds, as neces-
sarv part Of the educational eNpendi-
ture. ] think il is unfair to impose the
cost Of upkeep OF school sports upon
the pupils and the teachers as 1ndlTld-
Uals. and so stated in the school board
meeting. The present school board is
entirely friendly 10 the playground
plans. and nothing was said at the
meeting that could justly be construed
otherwise
ct have been told that the New
Mexico exhibit at the nama-Califor-
mia exposition in san Diego is making
a big hit" said secretary A W Reeves,
Of the chamber OF commerce This
section OF the country is getting vide
publicity through it. People who have
been TO California and visited the eX-
position say that the illustrated lecture
delivered daily about the Elephant
Butte. followed by motion pictures
show ing the work on the dam. is at
tracing a great deal OF attention The
fact that FL PasO Is TO have a corner
in the New Mexico pavilion from which
advertising literature VIII be dis
tributed should bring US a good many
prospective settlers.
Conditions are excellent around Fort
stockton" said ". ". MOser. an com
mon with other sections Of the south
west. We have received an abundance
OF rain and the result is that the ranges
are in fine condition Irrigation is
making headWay in the Fort Stockton
country and the section is developing
rapidly. The Orient railroad put us
on the map and our growth is now
steady and rapid We have great
faith in the future Of our section.
q am very favorably impressed
with Fl Paso," said Neal Adriance. of
Galveston. Il have made several trips
=
and have noted improvements with
each visit El Paso and Galveston are
the two Texas cities that seemed 70
have suffered least from the business
depression. Galveston has had almost
a normal shipping season and in some
lines. particularly in the shipment Of
grain, has done larger business than
for many years
TON bstone. the famous old mining
camp of the Huachuca mountains. is
booming again and many more people
are moving back there" said Capt. John
W. Walker who returned Tuesday from
a visit TO his son at Tombstone. The
mines are reOpening. people are re-
occupying the abandoned houses the
biggest mine is putting in improve
ments and preparing for a long run.
There are more than 400 people there
and business is better than "a has been
for several years and every indication
is that IL viii steadily get better"
EN- the past three years OF the exist
ence Of the University Scholarship club
over $500 has been subscribed for use
in providing worthy boys and girls