El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06


night dark and unforbidding- The
lighting Of san Francisco street mas
been a problem which it seemed almost
impossible to solve, but 1t is with pleas
ure that 7 am able 10 report at TINS
time that through the cilofts OF Inc q
rectorE, contracts have been signed %
all the tenants and property owners on
san Francisco street, which Will make
this thoroughfare the best illuminated
one in IL Paso within the next 90 days.
[ have recommended to the board OF
directors that they take up with the
electric railway company the matter OF
running its cars from the union station
into the city over San Francisco street,
and to the union station on Overland.
BY doing this, the first impression that
visitors will get of our city must be
a favorable one.
Publicity for Fl Pnso.
A part of the budget fund was set
aside for the use Of the advertising
committee, of which Henry 5 Beach
was chairman, and under the direction
of this committee joint publicity bu-
reau was esta blished in connection with
the Elephant Butte water Users as
sociation Of the upper valley. Through
this bureau FL Paso has gained much
publicity and the advantages Of this
section are being placed before the
reading public of the United States
through the medium Of various maya
zines and newspapers.
The advertising committee also fell
heir to the chamber o. commerce book
let, which within the last year was
finished and printed. IT. D. Slater edi-
tor of the FL PasO Herald, gave with
out cost to the chamber of commerce
much time, thought and labor in get
ting together pictures and data for use
in this publication and much credit is
due him. The work was well done, and
the book received most favorable COM
ment from all parts of the world. It
has been placed on trains throughout
the United States in handsome leather
bindings. To say that one million PEG
pie will annually inspect this booklet
where It is on permanent display is
very conservative estimate.
Caring For New Corners.
Men who are attracted to this sec
ton must not be exploited in any way.
but must all be taken in hand and
treated with consideration. The land
must be sold them at a price that viii
enable them to make a living for them
selves and little something besides.
A movement was started for real es-
tate exchange, which had in view the
regulating of matters of this kind. I
hope that this organization or some
similar one will take active charge of
this proposition and see to it that
strangers are handled in such way
that we may get actual results from
our advertising by increasing our pop
ulatiOn and the productiveness Of our
valleys.
stopOvers for TOURISTS. -' y
Another movement which / believe
Will meet with therapprovaI of all is
ope that was taken up in conjunction
with the various railroads which en-
ables passengers occupying special
trains to or from San Francisco, to stop
over in FL Paso and enjoy a street car
ride through the city and to Juarez at
no extra cost to them.
There will no doubt be a great num-
Der Of special trains which viii be
routed this way. and-a large number Of
people viii be enabled to see what we
have here.
The Convention City.
FL PasO this year has been most for
tunate in being selected as a meeting
place for many conventions. One Of
the large ones was the State Demo-
cratic convention, as a result Of which
Il P3sO was visited by numbers of
prominent business and professional
men, as well as state officials and
members Of the legislative bodies OF
Texas. A matter Of equal, or even
greater Importance to US, will be the
convention of the Panhandle Stock
mems association here on March >, 8
and Z, because FL Paso is daily becOm-
ing q greater livestock center,
Other conventions held during the
past Year were the Texas State Fedora
ton of Labor, state Association United
United states Postal Carriers. United
Daughters Of Confederacy, state Phar-
maceutical association. and the South
western Medical and Surgical associa-
ton. We will also have the pleasure
of entertaining some time this summer
the Texas Hotel Mems association. and
undoubtedly a great many other organ
izations viii be induced to select FL
Paso as their place of meeting.
Possible Conventions.
Particular attention at this time is
called to the coming meeting of the
American National Live Stock associa-
tion in San Francisco 1t is my under
standing that FL Paso can procure the
1916 convention Of this organization il
the proper effort is made.
1t may be possible to have the Inter-
national Irrigation congress meet here
once again, and if this end can be
brought about, ] am sure that every
one viii gree with me that we should
make strong bid for it, as FL Paso
can, in a measure. date its greatness
from the former meeting Of this same
body here some years ago. which made
sure the building OF the Elephant Butte !
dam. .
Hopes fO- a Fair.
The manufacturing committee was
in holding the successful /
Made in El Paso" week, which was
first proposed BY the Rotary club and |
later taken up under the direction of the /
chamber OF commerce. The affair was /
censured than Stallincs was /