El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-24
Federal Census VIII Mean Much To FL Paso
Suburbs Should Be Counted As Part Of City

is steadily increasing. Go anywhers
in the section north Of the track. and
particularly in the outlying additions.
and you viii see scores OF houses going
up Very few Of them are being built
for rental purposes. The vast majority
are being built as homes for residents
and those that are not being built for
individual citizens are being put up for
sale and promptly become homes OF
citizens"
The Colorado society, organized
earlier in the week. is starting off with
a rush and promises to be a very active
organization" said R. H. JanSe- THE
indications are that there are over z0J
former Colorado residents now living ia
FL Paso and most Of those we have
talked TO are keen for a society thar
VIII bring them into close touch with
each other We expect TO see a rapid
growth in our membership"
q see that the FL Paso chamber Of
commerce is about to take advantage of
the restoration OF peace in Mexico TO
call the attention Of the manufactures
OF all kinds Of products TO the fact thar
FL PasO Will be the gateway through
which the millions Of dollars worth OF
supplies needed for the rehabilitation
Of Mexico must pass" said r S NJ
BOyce. OF the san Francisco office OF
the Curtis publications This. in my
judgment, is a very wise move. It viii
require a vast amount of money TO get
this matter put properly before the
manufacturers, but am sure that the
expenditures will be justified by The
results Every manufacturer Of mining
machinery, Of agricultural implements.
Of shoes. Of clothing and even OF food
products, viii want TO participate in the
immensely profitable business which is
sure TO follow the establishment OF
peace in Mexico and the revivffica ton
OF very branch Of industry in that re-
public, which has been war torn for the
past four years To get in on the
ground floor they should establish
branches or at least selling agencies in
Fl Paso. the only large city directly on
the border and in close touch with the
situation There is every reason 10
believe that If the matter is put 10
them in the proper light and with sur
ficient perSlstency they may be IN
duced to do that very thing. As
said before IL viii cost something 70
do this. but I haven't the slightest
doubt that the people OF FL PasO who
have the best interests Of the city at
heart. viii gladly contribute to an ad-
Tertsing fund for that purpose"
when We were in Denver attending
the Soil Products exposition" said A. G.
Graham. county farm demonstrator.
we attracted much attention with our
exhibit OF % foot COahuila corn In
fact it was the feature Of the show
Hundreds of corn growers questioned
US about it, and TO a few Of them we
promised to send samples of the corn
as soon as it ripened. The publisher OF
the Great Divide a Denver farm
paper. heard US make some OF these
promises and in an article on the corn.
published the statement that samples
OF the seed would be furnished upon
request mailed 10 the FL Paso cham
her Of commerce The result has been
that during the past two or three DAYS
we have been flooded with requests for
samples Of the CoahuiIa corn seed from
all parts of the country Farmers in
Florida and in Maine. in Washington
and in California. and seemingly from
all the intervening states either saw
the corn on exhibition in Denver o.
read the story in the Great Divide and
are writing US for seed"