El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-08
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

LGFTTHE Herald's trade edition is
the best advertisement for El
Paso that has been produced
in some time" said Louis Z. Behr. ut
is filled with valuable information
concerning the city and tributary ter
ritory and, as such, win attract much
attention to EI Paso. One of the best
features, from an advertising stand
point, to my mind, is the article show
ing the tax rate of FL Paso, as com
pared with the other cities of Texas.
One Of the first questions asked by
prospective investors in a city is con-
corning the rate of taxation. The
Herald article answers that question
with a table of comparisons that show
that of the larger cities FL PasO has
the Lowest rate and that Beaumont. the
only other community OF city prof. or
tons. is the only city that has lower
rate
Dallas has completed and moved
into what is considered the finest city
hall in Texas said r. W. Morton, Of
Dallas. 1T is a handsome structure.
large enough to take care Of the needs
of the city for many years to come,
and, from the standpoint of arrange
ment, could not be improved upon.
the public deals daily are located on
the first floor and on either side of the
hallway leading from the main en-
trance. The executive offices. council
chamber, and DEPARTMENTS with which
the public has little business are on
the second floor. On the third floor is
a large auditorium for public meetings
and the city engineers drafting
rooms"
!, To D,
west Special run from Texas points to
the national Adclub convention at
Chicago this summer" said John /.
TAFT 'Arrang ements are now being
made to have an all steel special leave
El PasO on June II, to reach Chicago
on the afternoon of the 18th. Adclubs
throughout this section are being so
licited to arrange to take this train
and many encouraging replies have
already been received. On board viii
be rectal railroad representative of
all of the lines that are to be traversed
and the special viii be the biggest
thing Of its kind ever attempted in the
southwest"
'Naco, Son. once the port Of entry
for half the supplies sent into Sonora,
is now only a deserted. disease ridden
town." said Earl G. Briggs, OF Bisbee,
Ariz. Il visited the town a week ago.
before arrangements had been made to
that lay where they had fallen, some
times a month previously. The town
itself was absolutely deserted EXCEPT
for a few policemen sent there by
Maytorena The stencil south of the
town is frightful and it is a wonder
to me that some serious epidemic has
not broken out. NacO, however, has
seen its last siege as the people on
the American side of the line are
weary of the dangers they have been
exposed to and it is certain that they
will take drastic action to protect
themselves if they are again threat
ened."
Specialization in education is a
necessary thing but it should follow
thorough general education" said
Charles 3. Augur. president of the
Albert Lea college, of Minnesota.
Everyone needs the foundation of q
good general education. When this
foundation has been gained then build
uIon it the specialized work This is
a time of specialists in every line and
this is as it should be, but the best,
and most successful, specialists are
those who have had the thorough gem