El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-08
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

ALIAS county has the finest
system Of roads I have seem
- said county commissioner
George Pendeu Of Tsleta- IN the
county are between 500 and 500 miles
OF finest roads that would be a crecll
10 any section Of the country. Dallas
county is using extensively as sur
facing a product known as IarNes .
which is mined near Uvalde- This IS
now being put down at cost OF y
cents per square yard The product IS
similar 70 asphalt and makes per-
fectly smooth surface. During the re-
cent visit there OF the new courthouse
committee We rode over miles ana niue. Ill.lss
Of paving that didn't have a rough
place"
The lumber business Of the north
west is at a standstill, said W u
Maxwell. OF Seattle. Wash The hun
dreds Of mills in the vicinity OF Seattle
are either working on short time or are
closed down entirely The Democratic
tariff law is attributed as the cause
cutting off exports. and in many circles
the present administration is in repute-
The entire Pacific coast including
British Columbia, is pretty quiet. al
though the tourist business from which
practically. an the cities are deriving
benefit, is helping TO tide the people
over a dull period"
"The death OF Gen. EugeniO Bena-
vides is a real loss" said E L Escu-
dero- Forgetting for the moment
which side ne may have been affiliated
with. Cen Benavides was one of the
strong men Of Mexico. He came Of one
OF the most prominent families and was
a born leader Six months after he had
formed the Brigada ZaragOsa he had
the best body of fighting men in Next
co and he had the confidence Of every
man in his command. Throughout the
revolution he was always careful to
respect foreigners and foreign proper u
and he was even accused Of being a
'gringo lover on account Of his con-
tiEual fair treatment Of Americans His
death at this time, when Mexico needs
ali her strong men. is a decided loss
"Sign posting in Ell Paso is one Of the
best civic improvements that has ever
been made in this CITY, said Harry
Berry. For years have heard con-
plants from visitors and residents
alike that il was almost impossible 10
asking questions at every corner The
city has grown so fast that many Fl
Pasoans get lost as easily as visitors
when they leave the downtown dis
trict- A thorough system OF sign post
ing will be a great aid TO the city"
The bread line in chihuahua city is
simply tragic" said Miss /. 5. CHS
him. Up until a short time ago Chi
huahua had not felt the keen edge Of
the wars in Mexico. but now the people
are suffering from the long devasta-
ton of war 1 have counted as many
as 500 grown people standing in the
bread line waiting for small handout
OF corn or frijoles, and the people arc
simply destitute"
THE majority OF people in Mexico
are SICK or war; said ". J. Jones. Il
talked with many in the rural dis
tricts about Chihuahua and all OF them
peace and the need for conditions to
settle il Mexico was to have any pros
perity at all The sentiment for peace
Is strong among many people, but
unfortunately not among the leaders
Phoenix is a mighty pretty CITY.
said R. A kallio, but give me FL Paso
instead Maybe you people think it is
warm here If you do. take a trip out
to Arizona for a day-that'll be
enough. This town is a real summit
resort compared to the Arizona cities
Arizona is A prohibition state AMI
until you are in the know, YOU can't
ss, et peer or other alcoholic drinks in
Inat state, said Grant McGlynn.
However, If they get to know that
you are safe. the temperance bar
tenders viii let you have a bottle Of
the olu prev but they soak you 60
cents for pint A thirst is mighty ex-
penslve at that price. which REMINDS
me Of the article 1 was reading in The
Herald about the man who paid $50 in
Mexican money for his breakfast on a
railway train south Of the line. An
otEer way they have of lodging the
prohiDltlon laws in Arizona is to serve
oeer-the real old stuff-in big mugs
winch bear the label Root Beer And
heard Of another restaurant where
you can buy tea with a foam on ii
I9r 70 cents cup. 1 didn't find that