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

know that this section OF the state is
7 not influenced in the least by the fall
| ure Of the cotton growers, whether of
/ Texas or elsewhere, to market their
crop. EI PasO never was in a more
! prosperous condition than it is today
! or was during the year 1914"
Hub of Vast Empire.
N. p. Carlock, advertising manager
I Of White House: Ell Paso is the hub
Of a great empire with no large cities
within a radius of hundreds of miles in
! any direction and its prosperity de-
ponds on mining and cattle raising,
rather than upon cotton growing, The
, depression in cotton has not affected
lei Paso in the slightest degree and L
feel sure that government statistics
viii show that this city is one Of the
most prosperous cities in America"
MuCh Money to Loan.
A. p. Coles & Bros. From our point
of view. based upon our experiences,
1913 was q far more prosperous year
than 1913. El PasO never built so many
homes in one year as 1t did during the
year just closed. 1t never entered upon
a new year with such bright prospects.
For 20 years we have been lending
money on FL Paso realty for clients
who live in all parts of the United
States and Canada, and the confidence
our clients have in this CITY as q place
in which to profitably invest their sur
plus capital is shown by the fact that
we have never had so much cash placed
with us for lOaning purposes as we
have now. On the other hand. the
sOundness Of FL PasO's business situa-
ton is demonstrated by the fact that
applications for loans at this time are
unusually few"
Unjust to FL Paso.
H. E. Christie. cashier Texas Bank &
Trust company: IF the National ad-
vertsers have scratched Texas off their !
list this year because Of the depression
in cotton, they have been unjust to |
west Texas, and especially to FL Paso, !
where we do not grow any cotton at |
all, and where We do not depend upon |
cotton as a resource. Ell PasO is one /
of the few cities which has not suf-
Tered because of the European war. /
1t is not only a cattle center but is a /
commercial center for the southwest, /
and with the revival Of the mining in /
dustry, Fl PasO and vicinity should
prosper this year as never before Bank
statements made in response to the
last call showed an increase in re
sources Of all FL Paso banks, without !
exception"
Not Dependent Upon Cotton.
motifs Schwartz, Popular Dry Goods
company; "El PasO and its surround /
ing and tributary country is not now,
iihood it ever viii be affected by the
cotton industry. It is dependent al
most entirely upon cattle and mining
and these two great industries are
prospecting as never before. Taking
criterion, our business for the wear |
1914, the most satisfactory and graft
wing increase over 1913 was shown,
md this would not have been true had !
81 Paso been dependent upon cotton
II Its byproducts or had it, in any way,
1een aftected by the European war. 1t
probably viii be difficult to acquaint
people at distance with the fact that
Texas is large state and that what
night affect one portion Of it adversely
would have no effect at all upon an
Dther section of the state"
A Long, Long Way to Cotton.
j. l. MARI, president Austin & MARI
ohpany: FL Paso is as far from the
otton districts of Texas as New York
S from Chicago and is in nOwise af-
ected by the depression in the cotton
market Ell PasO depends upon cattle
nd mining for her revenue. The past
ear mas been very productive and
rosperOus one. in both of those indus
RES, IN the territory tributary to Fl
'aso. All lines Of business in FL Paso
nJoyed an increase in 1914 over any
reV1Ous year. We confidently exDect I ]
915 to show further increases. The {
auonai advertisers who cut out FL
aso and FL PasO's trade territory are
taxing great mistake. in our opin- r
m Money is plentiful, the banks have ,
-rge reserves and business never was }
iore prosperous in this section than ! (
is now
should Get n Map. n
= II Leavell, of LeaVell & Sherman: O
our friends in the east evidently have :
OF studied the map. Such hard times /
east IeNas may have, due to un- v
larkeled cotton, in nOWise affect EI IN
aso. If they viii stop to realize that y
] Paso IS as far from the cotton belt 2
IeNas as New York is from Cleve- II
ma they will easily see that condf- O.
ons IN the cotton belt might be as for p