El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-04

development in America has been and
is in the northwest, beginning with
Chicago and extending through North
Dakota But Texas, with all her ex-
cellencies and all her crude and bad
things. is one of the most astonishing
phenomena in the United States to-
day She is all pOtentialities and there
is the self reliance here TO make her
citizenship yield fine and enduring
things"
Texas Odd Mixture.
Texas is an odd mixture OF things
that are good and things that are bad
She needs TO be more self conscious"
said Allen D. Albert. international
president Of the Rotary clubs. and a
guest of the FL PasO Rotary club. 7
have just completed q tour OF the state
and with FL Paso I close the Texas
book Fourteen city scalps are now on
my belt and some Of the scalps are
more luxurious than others Ny iJin-
erary included san Antonio. Dallas
Fort Worth. Houston. Galveston, Waco,
Port Arthur. Austin. Beaumont. Temple,
Palestine. Sherman, Denison and now
it's FL Paso-
Houston to Pay for Mistakes
at Houston I was employed TO make
a diagnosis OF the city and the result
Of that diagnosis has caused much dis
cussion in the papers I stated that
the amount OF their outstanding Sc
curities included more than $500, 900
not represented in any permanent i'm
provements- I did not charge any
special. administration with this short
age, but pointed out that modern Hous-
ton must pay for the mistakes Of Off
Gals perhaps as far back as 20 years.
Dallas Has Team Work.
Dallas is a city that has grown
more because she has possessed an
extraordinary team work among her
leading men. She is much bigger than
4 - H. .n# n=af
Forth Worth, on the contrary. is a
city that Will easily develop into
North Texas metropolis and has grown
and will continue TO grow in spite OF
herself. I have no hesitation in say
ing that in time she will have a popu-
Iation Of 100000
Galveston Only Port.
Take. on the other hand Houston
and Galveston as sister cities, Calves
ton will never be more than port
A time will come when the shipping
at Houston will exceed that OF Cal
weston. The relationship Letween these
two cities will practically be that OF
Richmond and Norfolk Nor do speak
slightingly OF Galveston II is one Of
the most fascinating and charming
towns in the south. It's high standard
Of education alone aroused my enthu-
siasm-
san Antonio Lopsided.
san AnA0MANs UEA0AE SAAE Ae+AA MY
to be a thoroughly acceptable city,
must develop three things Santa
ton. as her resident death rate is eN-
cessiveIy high; secondly. she is
crippled in the matter Of facilities for
secondary education. so that only 10
per cent OF the school enrolment is
in the high school; thirdly, she has had
a lopsided development and, according
to her number OF factories. should not
have a population of more than $4,000
Ideal City.
Asked as to what he regarded an
ideal city and whether it was blgness
Of population or bigness Of creature
comforts, Mr. Albert replied that his
idea Of such a city was one that had
the greatest richness for its people
such a wealth that its sons should not
constantly be compelled to go to fields
anew in order to make a livelihood.
Given Reception.
Mr. Albert is accompanied by his
wife and two sons. They were met at
the station by a committee from the
Rotary. club headed by president A. f.
ROwlands and before the public recep-
ton was held in his honor at Hotel
Sheldon, between S and $3.50 o'clock he
was entertained with an informal din
ner in the sheldon, grill by Mr.. Row
lands the additional guests being NAL
com Fraser, Of the chamber Of COM
merce and J. p Segau, secretary Of
the Rotary club
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