El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-10
0NLEAPLEADS
F0RC00PERATI0N
elect Asks Business
Men to Cooperate for
Greater El Paso.

Cooperation of the citizenship Of IL
Psso for a bigger, better FL Paso was
mayor-elect Tom Lea's plea 10 the Ad-
club, Rotary club and the chamber Of
commerce at the joint luncheon which
was held in his honor at the Hotel
sheldon Wednesday at noon.
Let US renew TO each other that, no
matter on which side we stood, we
viii clasp hands as men and citizens
and work together for a bigger, better
and greater FL Paso." declared the new
mayor-eiect at the climax Of his speech
on the future OF FL PasO.
-'El Paso has three things to rake il
great city Of the future said ar.
Lea First, is its standard of citizen
ship Without it, no Bity can be truly
great Second, is its natural resources,
Mnlch we have without limit Third, is
the cooperation Of the citizenship. each
with the other, with the city and its
officials.
Cooperation Necessary.
NO city can be healthy industrially
unIeSs IL is healthy politically. The
people who compose this citizenship
must. Of themselves, rule. The citv's
officials are but the servants Of the
people and these officials must repre-
sent al and not a few OF the citizens
1he people must be free to express their
sentiments at all times politically. (ap-
piausel- The people must have conf
EeHce IN tne OFFICIALS of the city and
the loyalty and confidence Of me cifi-
AenSnlp should be extended 10 the Off
clals, until they are given cause 10 lose
TINS loyalty and spirit of cooperatfon
~ ullsup ported administration is like a
municipal tragedy.
III q city Is politically healthy. il fol-
lows that IL will be industrially healthy.
IL VIII have a healthy Growth and ~
a boom. If this condition eTiets -
Of any hamlet NC
Mines, Cattle. Farms.
III PasO has the cIimate-barrina f1,e
iaSI three days-and we have more
pdlHuE days and brighter skies than in
any other city The mines are i'm their
infancy i'm the southwest and from an
elFecuons the mining industry win helm
II Fdso future. The cattle industry
IS also IN its infancy and the Efo
Grande valley. which win be yyatsre5
soon VIII give home TO hundreds OF
-llYusdlius- G all hope that some day
soon peace viii be restored 10 Me-f~o
and the flood Of trade viii flow over
our bridges We have $4,000 happy and
contented people. Can any man be a
OF II Paso?
TrihEte to Business aIen.
II Fasc has live, earnest business
men in the chamber Of commerce. the
Rotary club and the Adclub, who arc
WorhinE To make Ell PasO what il
should be They have only the interests
~ e1U aL ItaaL- InRE the
greatest asset which EI PaSO has To
you men who are building the II Paso
OF the future ] ask that YOU extend 10
me your clasped hand in loyalty. sun
port and cooperation If have that CO.
operation. pledge to You the future of
II Paso, city Of 100000"
Texas AdcIub Meeting.
W. n. I-auShlin spoke of the Waco
meeting Of AdcIubs Of Texas. at which
III PaSO was awarded the next cOuvrn-
1na go O. B..
extended from two 10 three DAYS wien Z
10 meets here in February and that en-
Ter lalnment be arranged for the dele +!
gates and their wives who will come.
ne urged mat two nationally known 4
speaAers, one 20 be R. r. Waldo. OF 4
New York. be brought here TO address j
the state convention He said that the i
Adclub money" and tho chamber Of I
commerce booklets We're the most at I
-ractiye advertising at the convention I
and that IL Paso was selected unani- /
uously.
The Chicago Trip.
A. p. CarlOck. chairman Of the ION /
70 chicago trip, outlined the plans for /
he trip. which include special Texas /
train, a gift Of valley farm for the 4
)ne writing the best essay on FL Paso
b parade Of all the Adclubs at Chicago, !
and other advertising features. 4 rail-
Dad ticket for "El Paso and prosper
ty is 10 be given out on this trip IN I
-dditiou TO the Adclub money"
lea Is Cheered.
r. =. sherman. president Of the Ad- /
,lub, presided at the meeting and in
reduced Mr.. Lea
Claiborne Adams also spoke on the
Waco trip.
When mayor elect Lea was intro
iuced, he was given an ovation by the I
business men, who applauded hsoi for
several minutes before he started
'peakinE- It was announced that this I
vas the biggest meeting the club had !
lVer held.
The Adclub has invited Mr.. Lea 10
accompany the delegatioR to Chicago as