El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-12
FL PASO IS BEST
ADVERTISED CITY
Myrtil Coblentz Says This
City Most Talked Of In
the East; Hears Hughes.

Ell PasO is the best advertised city
in the United States" says Myrtl Co
blentz. president Of the White House.
who returned Monday afternoon from
a ten weeks soj5urn in New York City
and the north Atlantic summer resorts
1T is the way that FL Pasoans do
things, I suppose" said Mr.. Coblentz
Tuesday. People in the east always
seem to be interested when you tell
them that you come from e. Paso. The
city is being constantly advertised in
the moving picture weeklies. In fact,
you see and hear FL Paso everywhere.
Talks With GuardSmen's Relatives
I have talked with many persons
who had relatives among the guards
men stationed on the border, and I
have heard no complaints regarding
the way the boys down here are being
treated" continued Mr.. Coblentz. The
reports the soldiers are sending back
home seem to be wholly favorable, and
they all say that they are happy to
be down here
The people in the east are too far
away to understand the border prob
lem Their first question is Why is
the militia down thereT The common
impression seems to prevail that the
militia was TO be called upon for active
duty"
Despite the unprecedented labor
troubles that have been confronting
New York lately. Mr.. Coblentz believes
that the metropolis is enjoying greater
prosperity than ever before in its his
tory.
New York Reflects Nations Prosperity.
'The hotels. cafes. restaurants and
shows are crowded, as If it were win
ter, said Mr. Coblentz- The Euro
pean war is keeping az home the thou
sands Of families that were accustomed
to spend their money in Europe, and
they are spending il here instead An
other factor in the prosperity of New
York is that the entire country is in
nourishing business condition.
" hen a street car strike was threat
ened many OF the large downtown in
situations arranged for hotel room for
their employees, most of whom lived so
FAR out that il would practically have
tied up many industries II the workers
mad not been provided for in this way.
Other firms. like the department stores
and the express companies were get
ting ready 10 furnish their employees
lltne service to and from their homes
30 many OF the working girls live so
1ar away from their work. that il is
pItful to see how troubles Of this
kind affect the people as a whole
when there seemed to be danger Of |
a general strike among railroad en- |
pIoyes, there was general scramble /
for trains in and near New York A
lot OF people hurried hack home from I
the summer resorts sooner than they
fSA-4 OLAicA Wise nave Qouer ana many 4
non residents OF New York were equally /
anxious to get away. In some cases. !
the smokers were filled with 20 per I
sons, sleeping in chairs and IN the /
1oor.
Hears Hughes Speak
while in New York I had the pleas
lre OF being Invited to hear Charles
T. Hughes deliver his speech accept
ing the nomination as Republican can
1ldate for president His discussion /
II the Mexican question was exceed
ngly interesting, and I am sure that |
many FL Pasoans would have enjoyed |
Sentiment in the east is about
equally divided for and against the |
q Administration Some people believe I
that Wilson has done q wonderful thing
IN keeping the country out OF war. 7
while others regard his policy as vacfI-
ating and lacking in necessary aggres-
;iveness
Ell PasO n Summer Resort.
FL PasO IS a summer resort as com
'eared to New York. declared Mr. Co.
'lentz- The humidity in the air was
cry heavy and New York had some
I the hottest days it has experienced !
n 80 years" he said IN spite Of the
bark scare, people flocked to the sea
hore, crowding the trains TO such an
xtent that it was virtually impossible I
o get near any of the neighboring
ummer resorts"