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

now there are eight; 10 dealers in live
stock, now there are 10.
In the Cigar Trade.
In cigar manufacturing there mas
been a falling off in the number en-
gagged as there were four factories IN
1902, as against three at the present
time The output of the three at pres
emit engaged however. is probably 100
times as great as was the output OF
the four operators 10 years ago. Then
there were q dealers in smokers sup
plies, as against "a, an increase of
three in the Is years which elapsed
but much more business is done by
each of those now engaged than was
done by their old time confreres.
More Retail CIOthIers.
In retail clothing there has been an
increase of Is houses, the figures being
Is against 81. A glance over the list
shows that most of the old timers are
still in business, IS for instance, Har-
ris krupp, the Clifford Bros, the Gold
en- Eagle, A. Sch Tartz, then the proprl-
the Popular Dry Goods company; Jar
rell, Ballard & Co, which firm, by the
way, is the only one to be still in bust
ness at the stand occupied in 1902; X.
c. Lightbody, j. StolarOff and the
Union Clothing company.
Many More Cleaners.
As evidence that the people OF FL
Paso at the present day are either
much more numerous, much more fas-
tidiOus or much less able to buy new
wearing apparel. it may be cited that
in 1902 but eight cleaners and Overs
found it profitable to be in business
while now II establishments cater to
the cleaning, pressing and dyeing
trade
In 1902 there were but six retail and
one wholesale dealer in coal; now there
are II retailers and y wholesalers OF
6fnr11nnHc nj ha 10
does not include the scores Of grocers
( in the outlying districts who will take
orders for coal and fill them, many
/ times from small stocks carried for ac-
commodation purposes. There are also
now g handlers of coke to supply the
smelter trade of the southwest. The
coke dealers, however, should be
classed rather as brokers. as they dc
not carry stocks and fill orders by di-
rect shipments from the ovens at this
mines.
Much Coffee Roasted.
While Ell PasO now boasts Of eight
manufacturers and wholesale dealers il
coffee, teas and spices, there We're but
two engaged i'm that line 13 years ago
| The growth Of the coffee roasting and
spice grinding business in FL PasO dur
ing the past few years has been re-
markable
While in 1902 the business and pro.
fessional men Of the city looked aftei
are now three large collecting agen-
cies and 10 minor ones who relieve
I them of the arduOus duty of gathering
/ in the shekels. Time was when prOfes-
sional bill collectors were in bad re-
| pute; now it is an hOnOred profession
recognized by all classes as a bust
! ness necessity.
There has been no increase in the
number of commission merchants since
| 1902. There were six then and there
! are six now, though the business done
! has increased many fold during the in
I tervening time.
Contractors Multiply.
In 1902 there were Il contracting
and building firms. Now there are
| rs Then it required but - dairies to
I provide milk and cream for FL Paso;
now there are A and there are two of
! them. now, which milk as many cows
az all the dairies did 13 years ago.
Dentists, Diamonds and Detectives.
In 1902 seven dentists pulled, polished
/ OF filled FL PasO's decayed teeth
ed or filled Ell Paso's decayed teeth;
I now the services of 81 dental offices
/ employing a total of ne-rly 100 men,
! are engaged in the same business
now We have one. Then we had but
three dealers in diamonds and precious
| stones; now there are %. There were
! no detective agencies IN Ell Paso in
| 1902; now nearly all the big detective
| agencies Of the country have offices
, here, in addition to a number Of local
| "Hawkshaws' who make sleuthing 3
| speciality.
A Few Dressmakers.
In 1902 there were but is dressmak-
| ing establishments. Now there are 80