El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-26
LITTLE


LLTHE summer tourist traffic from
the east to the Pacific coast
has not yet started in mes
said William r. Martin, superintendent
OF the Fl PasO union passenger station
Early in the month there was quite q
rush 10 the coast. most OF the through
trains running in sections. but this is
attributed TO the fact that the excursion
rates vent into effect on March 1 and
many who had planned an early trip to
the big fairs had delayed until the
cheap fares were in effect. The travel
late In February was. therefore. rather
light The early rush is now over and
while an h transcontinental trains
are carrying good loads. there is no
real rush at present A great many
tourists are proceeding westward in
~lelsurely fashion, stopping off at all
Important points and taking the fire.
quently given advice TO See America
first- As a result. Fl Paso is securing
quite a bit of business. The busy
months for the passenger traffic are
expected 10 be June. July and August
Already a large number OF reservations
have been booked at Chicago and other
eastern points for those months Va
caIlOns Tor business men are in order
about that time and practically all
those who a afford It will make the
trip TO California with their families.
There should be a great influx of tour
lists In FL Paso about the end OF Many
and the heavy tourist business is eE-
pected TO continue until late in the
fall"
The past winter in Wyoming has
been exceptionally mild" said Matt Nc
Court sheriff OF Sweetwater county.
Wyoming. There has been consider
ably less snow han usual and. lille
the thermometer reached 80 degrees be
low zero a few times the cold snaps
were Of rather short duration and were
followed by warm weather. Wyoming
continues TO develop, although the de-
velopment is rather slow. In some sec
ions agriculture is taking the place Of
cattle raising and in some sections
there is considerable oil development
and mining"
The first month OF the operation OF
the municipal free employment bureau
has der Onstrated its worth" said Louis
Behr, city employment agent During
period $50 applicants were regis 7
tered and 2i3 were found places Ut
took some little time 10 get the bureau
organized and to induce employers Of
labor to ~patronize the department when
seeking help, and results Y been
better since the agency has become
generally known The response from
employers Of labor has not been as uni
versal as We a hoped. but neverthe-
less the results to date are encOurag-
ing"
Il have never seen sue a demand for
houses as there now is in FL PasO." said
A. P. Coles. a large part OF this de-
is. Of course, due to the great
number Of refugees in the city. but it
also shows that the city is rapidly
growing. Almost as soon as houses
listed, they are rented. and il is
practically impossible to keep up with
the demand. This demand means that /
there is now and viii be a great deal
OF building. The year has started out
make a record in this line and every
Indication is that il will do So"
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Every person should take a car ride 4
in Altura and Government Hill Oc- !
casionally to realize the growth Of FL
Paso." said j. Fletcher. THE steadi-
ness Of the building in those sections is /
4 good indicator Of the business growth, :
development and the Hveness OF FL
Paso. It is not a boom growth. nor is
Il the development OF one part Of town
the loss of another part. but is a
steady expansion necessary for the in
,reasing population and growth OF the
The successful way to reach the
,hild Is to always give him a little in
advance Of what ne can readily grasp"
said Miss Alice Fitzpatrick. This is
especially true OF music for children.