El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
E PASO SAVES
10000 LIVES
Belgian Fund Supports that
Many For One Day, Yet
the Money Stays Here.

', TeleL through the recent enter
tainments given under The Her
AIDS auspices, furnished the principal
food ration sufficient TO sustain the
lives of $4,000 Belgian women and chill
dren for one day. over 1900 lives for
one week, or 200 lives for month.
Was it not worth while?
1t is calculated that the car OF beans
bought with part of the money contains
39,3SS, 900 beans. Besides the beans, a
quantity Of condensed milk is also sent.
The food has al lady been delivered at
the seaboard, and FL Paso's car Of beans
will leave New Orleans for Belgium on
a steamer sailing January 81.
The Money stays Right Here.
The Texas & Pacific railroad pro-
vided free transportation for the ship
ment~ All the money collected here
was spent here, except n small sum
sent to New York to buy condensed
milk with. Inasmuch as the beans
were actually grown in this vicinity
it is easy to see how The Her2lds
enterprise for Belgian relief has ac-
tually resulted in keeping practically
all our money at home and yet pro-
viding food for 10000 Belgians for a
day, or 200 persons for month
Figure it out for yourself; it looks like
eating your cake anad having 1t too,
but that is really the way the thing
works out It is a good demonstration
of the value Of cooperation plus care
Expense Kept Low.
The biggest item of expense, $22A5O
for the theater for two nights, would
nave been saved if there had been any
hall in El Paso available for free or
benefit entertainments without charge.
The novel method of disposing of the
tickets Of course fully justified itself
in the heavy response by the pubic
which bought 1882 tickets for the two
entertainments, at the height of the
5. 81 EEnnnE9
proportion was due to the fact that
the lecturer the sOlOists and all the
others who entertained the people for
the two nights not only volunteered
their services, covering days Of prep
aration as well as the two entertain
ments, but also supplied their own
costumes and met their own personal
expenses. Furthermore, The Herald
gladly met without expense to the
fund, q good many charges, such as
tyne composition, advertising space,
preparation of news and advertising
matter, programs. etc, organizing ana
directing the preparations; and doing
q multitude of things which had to
be attended to in detail, while 80 or
40 Herald employees worked hard with
out any recompense in various capac-
tiles, such as folding, wrapping, mall
ing and delivering circular letters
with tickets, handling tickets and re-
ceipts.
Large sum From Fort Davis.
Quite a number of contributions
came from out of town, the largest Of
which was that from the Sunday
schools OF Fort Davis, Texas, $3.50
which amount was all spent in this
city for beans at net cost to the whole
saleT, subject to no deduction.
Beans Bought Below Market.
Fortunately the very best grade Of
Mexican beans. raised in this vicinity,
were bought at a price which yielded ,
the Wholesaler mT0ffT Vet which
carried his guarantee Of quality. so ]
that FL Paso's shipment meets the very ]
highest standard; it was decided that /
there would be no economy in trying /
to buy inferior beans at a cheaper |
rate, and The Herald bought the very I
best quality, but far below the regu- |
lar wholesale market this concession {
being made in view of the purpose /
for which the beans were intended.
Following table shows in detail just
what was collected and disbursed, and 1
the results of the campaign in pro- I
viding food for the destitute Bel /
gians:
Total sum collected. S1172.5O /
Discussed in FL Paso- .......-. 1858 /
Balance not kept at home IS $685. /
Revenue from ticket sale. S1116.00 ,
Total expenses --...-......- 1885 {
Net local revenue. IS 1855
From Fort Davis Sunday /
schools ..-.--.-... $500 /
Total net revenue. .......S 692-85 /
Bought one car of beans. .. $3.50 !
RENTED to \. Y. to be spent
for condensed milk. ..... 1856 Z
5 ssz.s5 |
Details of expense account
Rent Of theater, two nights. 100000 !
Stage hands ..... 245O /
Postage OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $500 /
Printing and cuts. ... 744O /
Orchestra ................ 400 /
Hauling and Misc. Exp. 4O.75 /
Total expense incurred. .S479.65 J