El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-12
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INTERVIEWS
< THOUGH there is still a good

10 LTHOUGH there is still a good
y deal OF work to be done. Jua-
IL rez is in better shape now
than it has ever been said Carey
Townsend. Of the American consulate.
The change in the last year has been
phenomenal. One Of the most important
movements taken up has been that OF
utilizing material on hand when per
manent improvements cannot be made
through lack Of funds. During the re-
cent storms. for instance. the authori-
ties had a large force Of men out clear
ing the streets and. despite the adverse
conditions. the streets were in fair
shape soon after the snow storm was
over The extensive sidewalk syS-
TEN has been a great aid this winter
and when the new paving is completed
the town will be in good condition"
villa has the handling OF troops
down TO a science" said Harry Weaver.
I was in Torreon when the big move
meat towards Monterey was started
and il was surprising to witness the
speed and lack Of friction that charac-
teriZed the movement There were hun
dreds OF cars in the Torreou yards and
there anpeared TO be no confusion.
hitch The convention army is still
greatly hampered by lack Of motive
power and a big movement means that
traffic on many lines must be sus-
pended. There are apparently plenty
Of box cars and flat cars, but few
coaches and fewer engines. in many
cases switch engines were used in op-
Grating the military trains"
I'VE are going to show some live pic
lures OF FL Paso and its surroundings
at the Adclub convention in Chicago.
that will make everyone sit up and
take notice" said l. ! Burrud- There
viii be moving picture scenes OF all
parts Of FL Paso and its industries and
OF the valley above and below the
city. There viii also be lobby displays
Of fine photographs Of the city and its
activities for all the principal hotel
lobbies Of Chicago
ed L Tinker. who was formerly
safety supervisor Of the Fl Paso &
Southwestern system. is still keeping
up his interest in the safety work. al
though he has other business interests
Douglass. the safety man OF the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company
Mr. Tinker and I were old friends in
the safety work and since he came 20
New York we have been together fire.
Quently. M Tinker always talks
about his FL PasO experiences in the
safety organization work with the same
Tt Will be a great loss to the
ranks or the SAFETY LlESL men SlOllU
Mr. Tinker give up the safety business
entirely. which he WI in all probability
do, on account Of other important bust
ness"
q am anticipating that state senator
Claude 3. Hudspeth viii shortly intro
duce a bill providing for an assistant
district attorney for Fl PasO county
said W. ". BridEers. district attorney
The bill. which I prepared, has been
forwarded to Mr. Hudspeth and 7 am
certain il will be introduced at an early
date. The provisions are general and
could apply TO any judicial district but
are designed to meet conditions in this
county. where the criminal docket is Z
always very heavy The bill provides /
that in judicial districts Of two or more ]
counties Of a population OF $4,000 or !
more an assistant may be appointed {
and the commissioner court is TO pro- I
vide the salary
THE great surplus Of rain and snow 4
which has fallen in this section during
the present winter means hundreds o. I
thousands Of dollars TO farmers and ]
stockmen." said Seth Orndorff. "The I
ranges viii be in fine shape for graz
ing and the moisture in the ground will
simplify the matter Of irrigation for