El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
Church Has Neither Choir Nor Collection
Every Reason Why New Census Must Be Taken

, those milIiOuaires in your congrega-
tiOnE That is just what I do not
can and am doing it with my own ef-
forts without assistance from anyone
There is every reason why census
] by the federal authorities should be
taken Of Fl PasO at once and none that
there should not" said John n Wyatt
vice president Of the First National
bank in the first place, we have the
assurance Of senator Morris Sheppard
that the census may be taken Again. the
cham Der OF commerce has pledged itself
! to $500 for this work Mayor Tom
Lea. Speak king Tor the city. has pledged
$500 while 7 have the assurance Of
the commissioners Of the county that
they may appropriate the balance The
primary reason that a survey should be
taken is that Il IS unfair TO a city Of
more than 10000 population TO be
classed as a city OF $4,000 Secondly, IL
is highly important TO the taxpayers to
show a population sufficient 10 make
its bonds available for savings banks
in New y Ork and Massachusetts,, the re-
quired population being $1,000 II any
Indebtedness is TO be refunded OF new
F! bonds sold they would bring a better
price and the city would get q lower
rate OF interest Thirdly, IL is very i'm
pOrtant now while the work on the
pOstOffice building IS pending TO show
our real population in order TO secure
an adequate appropriation The census
bureau advises that work Of ennumer-
Der 10 as they have only so many
men, and these are engaged in gather
ing statistics on industries"
The money spent on liquor and CT
gars in one year averages 81 900. 000-"
said Mrs. Mamie Webb Curtis. presi-
dent Of the state W c. T. L Men can
talk Of tight money and yet spend a
sum like that on vice Enough money
is spent In one year for liquors and
cigars TO pay the salary OF the presi-
dent and all the government officers in
the United States If the bills were
put SIDE by side they would reach around
the world, and then more If this money
was considered in coins it would reach
around the world and 10 the moon. and
! yet people can talk hard times"
THE value Of public baths as a fea-
ture OF civic and public welfare has
only been realized in this country in
comparatively recent years" said Mrs.
". G. Bansemer. at is better under
stood in Europe than in this country,
although we would rather resent the
idea that the Europeans were any
cleaner IMAM ourselves The ancient
Greeks understood the value Of bath
ing in its fullest Importance and so did
the Romans In our larger cities the
{ bathing places for the residents is be-
ing realized. but the movement IS not
nearly general enough yet
Home business for home business
men IS the motto for growing city in
this part Of the country said g. r Lse-
Baron Let it be considered carefully
Z before an out Of town bidder on a Job
gets a contract when he is first only
Dy a modest margin A higher price.
not too steep. II asked BY a local man,
may put more money in the pockets OF
all local business interests than the city
would benefit from an out OF town
firm at only slightly lower rates The
more money kept in circulation through
( the channels here. the more prosperity
for all in the city"
The chamber of commerce Is getting
all sorts Of applications daily from peO-
pie who saw Fl PaSo' s exhibit at the re-
cent Denver Soil Products exposition"
said secretary N. A. Fraser. we havs
not only had requests for some Of the
giant corn grains which made such a
hit at the big show. but persons from
all over the west and some in Canada.
have been writing in TO find out pros
poets for investment and location here
If our display at Denver brought these
a. siFe advertising campaign TO be waged
out of here.
The hustle and hustle Of Fl Paso
and ITS very bright future have 50
strongly appealed to me that I have de-
cided TO locate here" said B-eedlove
smith. son Of congressman W r smith.
FL FaSo strikes me as being a very
promising field for q Young LAWYER
have been watching the city Tor some
time and I am convinced thas its fu-
ture is exceedingly bright and that Il
is one place in the southwest for a
young man TO locate in
1T VIII be several weeks before We
VIII be able TO start the work Of grad
ing East Boulevard east from Cotton
avenue, said alderman John w Fisher,
chairman Of the street and grades COM
mittee. but we are going to begin the
Improvement early in December. il not
the latter part Of the present month
The plan is to bring the street up 70
Erade preparatory to the extension OF
the paving. which viii undoubtedly Be
taken up at a later date