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

recognized dressmaking plants, besides
countless seamstresses who will throw
a modest house dress together In snort
order for q modest -OnOrartum-
In 1902 there were y retail and one
wholesale, peddler of Pills. Now ii
PasO has its choice of so retail ana
two wholesale establishments in which
to procure its drugs.
Fewer Dry Goods stores.
Notwithstanding the great growth OF
the city since 1902, there are fewer re
tail dry goods houses now than there
were then, the figures being 30 in 1yO3,
as against IS now. This falling off IS
undoubtedly due to the great growth
OF the big department stores and tne
stores dealing exclusively In women
wear which, by the employment OF
great capital, and the employment Oh
advertising space, give greater variety
of goods from which to make cnolce
and attract buyers, thus driving lhel
smaller competitors out Of business.
In wholesale dry goods there are sew
en- establishments now, as against three
IN 1902, all carrying good stPcEs anu
EMPLOYING many representatives on the
road supplying the needs OF me u
goods dealers in the smaller towns III
the territory tributary to this CITY.
The Present an Electrical Age.
AS an evidence that the present Is
as an electrical age, 1t may be pointed
out that FL PasO has now 20 electrical
supply houses as against four Is years
ago and the four Of that time carried
very small stocks and employed very
few men. There are nine dealers IN en-
zines, boilers and machinery now as
against four in 1902. There are "
dealers in feed, hay and grain as
| against nine in 1902. There are Two
manufacturers Of iron 1enclnS now
where there were none in 1907.
Growth of Picture Show Business.
( Another evidence Of the growth OF
the picture show as a form Of popular
amusement is found in the fact that
There are six film exchanges in FL PasO
! today. whereas in 1902 there We're none
/ These exchanges supply films not only
I to the local picture houses but also
/ to the picture show theaters II the
! smaller towns throughout Ihe sur
/ rounding country, including Mexico %
/ far south as Torreon-
! There are now IS dealers In fish,
/ oysters and game as against three IL
| years ago.
Many Flowers Used.
/ Six florists now cater to the lovers
( OF blooms as against two in 1902 and
/ it may be somewhat to the discredit
! OF the residents Of nearby sections Of
the valley, UP and down the river. that
most Of the flowers used for decorative
/ purposes and personal adjournment are
! still imported from California Arizona
/ and the north.
! The growth of fraterna1 organization
| and societies during the past 19 years
/ has been remarkable, there being As
I such organizations now as against 10
/ then.
For FL PnsO's "Syveet TOOfh.v
In the matter of providing for FL
I Paso's sweet tooth" there are 80 re-
( tailers of confectionery now as against
/ 20 Is years ago and two wholesale
! manufacturers of confectionery as
against none at that time, to say moth
! ing of four manufacturers of ice cream
/ now as against one in 1902.
( But three undertakers, or, as they
/ prefer to be called funeral directors, "
| in 1902 as against ten now laid out
| and buried FL Paso's dead.
Many ROOmfRg Houses.
| Tt requires IFS licensed rooming
! houses to take care IF FL Paso's float
| ing population now as against % in
] 1902 and % furniture dealers are at
| present engaged in furnishing FL
| Paso's homes as against Is in the old
| en- days.
Furrier Finds business.
| Because Of its equable, all the year
round climate, FL PasO has never been
/ regarded as a city in which a furrier
would find it profitable to locate. Thir-
/ teen years ago we had no furrieI but
/ the influx of northern people and the
/ changes in styles which makes the
wearing of furs by women 'mpt alive
/ has brought about a change, and now
, there is one establishment which
] makes a specially of furs and finds 1t
a paying proposition.
! Referring again.to the growth Of the
! automobile business, there are nine
! garages and five auto liveries where