El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS
? NEVER was more surprised in

g. NEVER was more surprised in
my life than I was when
l. stepped off the train at the
{ union station this morning" said Ar
Z thur S. GOetz of Fort Worth Il was
last IN III Paso about nine or ten years
Z ago, at the time the paving Of the city's
streets was first mOOted. At thai time
i there was not a foot of paved Street
! IN the town, the Sheldon hotel was the
I largest building in the city and each
Z or the railroads entering the city had
It's own little depot, the union station
I not even having been thought Of al
lnat time The growth OF the city has
been most remarkable. l had heard
. much of the vitality Of FL Paso but
1 never dreamed 10 see such evidences
OF progress and prosperity as I have
found L see that FL PasO has adopted
the budget idea in the matter of rails
ing funds for the purpose Of advertising
the cltys commercial and other ad-
Vantages- We have tried out the same
scheme in Fort Worth this year, ex-
cept that we raised $4,000 a year for
Two years at one solicitation soma
Of the packing houses subscribed $1,000
year while the banks subscribed
from $500 10 $500 each TO the budget
fund 1t was one OF the understandings
when the budget fund was first pro-
posed that there should be no passing
OF the hat to collect funds for any
thing OF a public nature # me budget
fund was fully subscribed. This under
standing viii be lived up to in every
particular except that subscriptions fo-
Charity may be asked for in addition
to subscriptions made on budget &C
count
al Paso has a vastly greater |
amount Of humidity than it had a e5W /
years ago." said DR.. H E Stevenson |
Ell Paso used to be exceedingly dry ]
The reason Of the change is duo 10 the |
formation Of the Salton sea. in Arizona. |
ara the more recent formation CT the I
large lakes Of the Elephant Butte dam i
above US and the BOquilla dam below /
US. It is a scientific fact that any body !
OF water lOOses a given number Of feet /
annually by evaporation in the sun ]
This moisture is carried over the sur !,
rounding country by the winds and the I
increased amount OF rainfall. the ap- /
pearance Of fOgs early in the morning ]
which was once unheard Of in this dis I
trIcts are the result After the SaltOn I
sea became a realty the increase in 4
the rainfall in this district was no
ticable."
1T surely is a funny world" said T.
A Couzans, a million funny things
come up every day 10 keep a fellow
smiling, and in good humor. be-
lieve that well developed sense Of hu-
NOR is one of the most important things |
in a human beings make up 70 enable
him 70 get the full amount ~ pleasure
out Of life"
]
Fort Bliss cars are so crowded COM
ing to town between 6 and 1850 each
morning and 4 TO 9 each afternoon
that it is impossible 10 get a seat upon
them" said r. B. RenfrO- 1T seems to
me il the electric people do not care
10 put on a quicker schedule they might
AZ least use runners during these rush
hours Not only are the cars 50 crowd 1
ed but at times so jammed that a man
has TO wait several cars before be can
even get on. The company has Ie-
serve cars; why not put them on dur
ing these rush hours2"
FL Paso is growing" said assistant
thief OF police George Holmes of
Los Angeles. Every time come here
[ note wonderful improvements, and the
;ity never appeared 10 be growing mere
-apidly nor TO be more prosperous than
light now. The condition is the more
-cmarkable by reason Of the fact that |
business has been pretty quiet in most
sections Of the country. including the
Pacific coast"
we saw considerable small game in
he Hueco mountains during our recent
hunting trip" said chief deputy sheriff
=. Stanley Good. ST. but saw no large I
game Even the small game was pretty
Wild, indicating that the country has
zen visited by numerous hunters"