El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
DEPRESSION IN COTTON HAS NO
EFFECT UPON E PASOB BUSINESS
Mines, Alfalfa Fields Diversified Farming and Great
Cattle Ranges Of the Southwest Make This Busy
Trading Place in Which Cotton Has No Part
And Is Never Handicap.
n opinion prevails in The

4 N opinion prevails in the east
"A among business men, and partic-
- ularly among those business men
who have but faint conception of the
geography of this "land Of magnificent
distances" that because Fl Paso is in
Texas. and that because Texas is a
Great cotton growing state, therefore
l1l PasO is feeling the pinch of poverty
incident to the depression Of the cotton
market, caused by cutting off the
great European market for that staple
by the war.
Effect of Wrong Impression.
So prevalent is that idea that some
national advertisers are considering
Withdrawing for time from the cotton
growing states and ii may be worth
while to know what FL PasO's mer-
chants and manufacturers, as well as
jObbers think Of this proposition. Some
opinions are given below:
FL PasO IN Texas, But
Krakauer, York q Moye, jObbers IN
hardware Of all kinds, including farm,
mining and mill machinery: I'VE note
that national advertisers. are taking
the position that Texas, at this time, is
not a good field in which to spend
money for advertising, and that they
give as their reason for so thinking the
condition OF the cotton market, which
has been seriously affected by the Eu-
TOpean war. It is true, FL PasO is in
Texas, but only geographically. Our
interests are in no way. similar to
those OF east Texas and in noWise al
fected by the price OF cotton. We
were, at first slightly affected by the
embargo placed upon copper by the al
lies but this situation is adjusting
itself and as far az our firm is con-
Csrned we 90 on record now as saying
that our business last year was greater I
than it was the year before and that /
we are looking for larger volume Of
business in 1915 than we had in 1914
Not Affected BY War.
r. Z. Sherman, of LeaVeH & Sherman, |
real estate; eel Paso mas been affect |
ed less by the European war than any |
city in the southwest and east Texas, /
with its unmarketed cotton. may well |
envy Ell PasO's prosperity in these /
troublous times. Eastern business firms /
do not realize that El Paso is not in the /
cotton growing section OF Texas and !
that the condition Of the cotton market /
affects FL PasOs business no more /
than it does q northern city as far re- /
moved from the cotton fields Of Texas 4
as is Ell Paso. Ell PRsO depends upon no I
other section and conditions elsewhere /
have no effect upon its business. Its
mines, shelters, mills, shops and toun-
dries and other Industrial enterprises
with large payrolls: its cattle interests
IN Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas !
and Mexico. make FL PasO Independent |
of crop failures. Business conditions
here are above normal, our merchants
are discOunting their bills, money is
J lentiful and all we know of hard |
times is in the reports that reach us
from elsewhere"
Not in Same Category.
q. 7. MGpel. Newman Investment
Anyone would be unwise
to place Ell Paso in the same category
with the cotton growing section of the
state Of Texas. El Paso is in the best
shape financially of any town in the
state. Money is comparatively easy
and investments are being sought and
made daily. The real estate situation
is better now than it has been for a
year. The cotton market does not di-
-ecty affect US and the uncertainty of /
Mexican affairs has apparently greatly
benefited us. We are looking forward
10 most active year
Long Way West OF Cotton BELT.
I. NJ Mayer, manager Everybody's
Department store: Il am surprised |
That eastern advertisers fear that lei !
'aso's business has been affected by the
repression in cotton. While FL Paso is l
n Texas, it draws its trade almost ex-
,lusively from Arizona. New Mexico !
and old Mexico and from that portion 7
Of Texas west Of the PecOs river, 7
which, however, is a long way west of | i
The cotton belt Of the state. The cat 1
le aid mining interests OF FL Paso r
nave kept this town the one bright spot i
IN the map Of the United States dur
ng the panicky conditions of the past
e s. months. I am surprised at the at O
ltude Of the national advertisers" 7
Surprised at Attitude I
s. kranzthor, Guarantee Shoe COM ,
lany; we are surprised at the atti- I 7
ude or the National advertisers and [ /
lstonished that they should be so badly Z
informed as to the geographical loca- /
ion OF FL Paso and that they do not [