El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
G. \. WILLING
To REMEDY EVIL
General Manager Realizes
Trackage Situation Is
Troublesome.


That the G.. H. & s a. railroad hopes
TO settle the crossing question IN IT
Paso in a manner satisfactory To the
people of FL PaSo l. the Inference from
the statement OF Geo. =. W8ld. ,icc
president and general manager of the
road. Mr.. Naid arrived Thursday from
Houston.
"While We are not a. much re-pOusi
bic for the situation as the people OF III
Paso. he said. ~inasmuch as We wee
here first. We realize that out 90. the
growth and expansion of the city around
Our tracks. there has arisen a great Cral
OF annoyance
1T Is mol conducive to good humOr
when YOU find that a freight train oh
structs your crossings and ties up your
traffic and we don't want YOU in a bad
humOr-
Il have an abiding faith III the belief
that We VIII be able TO work out this
situation satisfactorily to everybody
Mr.. Nald. who was the guest OF pres
ident r. l. Ramey. of the Rotary club,
AT the Thursday luncheon of the club,
made this declaration 10 the members
when introduced. He declared that FL
Psso Is the best city in Texas and
said: III PasO l. one OF the best rev
enUe producing cities on our line He
predicted that the 1920 census would see
=
as the Fl PasO of 1910 and said: That
Is going some for growth.
Mr.. " aid said the entire country Is
prosperous and that Fl PasO was no ex-
ception To the rule. although the pros
peTity here was probably greater IN evil
dence than elsewhere. This he said.
Is due to the fact that Fl Paso people
are hustlers and always get their share
and more"
Mr. Vail xras fos-rnarI,- a.si-+a,,. er,
perintendent. then superintendent Of the
Fl Paso division OF the G.. II. & ;. A.
before his promotion 10 his present pO-
sition.
While here he will confer with mayor
Lea and other railroad officials regard
ing the crossing situation
Copper Won't Fall
That copper viii not return 10 its
former low level after the war Tor a
long time 10 come. was the prediction
OF another visitor. ID. II. Kelly. OF New
York city. Mr.. Kelly Is an FL Paso
product and Is back in his old home
TO spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly OF By West
Missouri street.
Mr. Kelly made plea for the sup
port of the country in its trade Tela-
tons with the rest OF the world. He
compared the phenomenal growth and
sas CITY and pointed out the advantage
enjoyed by the former in being the gate
way through which the trade with Mex
leo must pass.
To Begin Tour Here.
Because all the ewes of the country
are focused upon Fl PasO. The American
tour OF !. Warren kerrigan viii begin
here. announced CARLYLE r. Robinson.
the movie stars personal representative. /
w TlT
wan Tuesday.
Population and box office receipts /
usually decide where a tour OF this
kind l. to b. begun. said Mr. Robinson. |
h. choice was between New York and
Fl PaSo- New York has 100000 pop
Elation. and FL PaSo about 100000. But !
the ewes OF the country are on Fl Paso.7 !
Y. P Stafford. VINO has been spend l
ing some time m California IN search |
OF health. reported that he had found |
AZ IN Hollywood where there are 81 /
varieties of climate"
William W Hitchcock of Hitchcock !
Bros company. OF Peoria. ILL.,. and /
member OF the Rotary club of that civ 4
told his Fl Paso brethren how the Peoria 4
club dispenses charity out OF a $1,000 |
fund. each member delivering the arti-
cles IN person. Mr.. Hitchcock Is visit.
ing his sister. Miss Margaret Hitch
20 A'-1 -AN7l'Nb avenue lol INT
holidays.
Toledo Sends Thanks.
The secretary Of the club. Stephen V.
Daniels. read the following cOmmunca-
tions; From the Toledo Rotary club, |
the local organization for its I
Investigation into the conditions among
the Ohio troops in Fl Paso: from Frank
l. MulhOiland. expressing his apprecia- (
ton Tor the courte>ies shown nIn bV |
the local club during his recent visit To
his CITY; from the Tacoma Rotary club
that some Tacoma holly had !
been shipped TO the local club. and ex-
ending the Christmas greetings from
he Tacoma Rotarians; from Arch c.
Nlumph- international president. eN-
lending the greetings OF the season: and
rom the Noman's club. announcing the
concert OF Mrs Georgia Richardson ! !
3as kerViile to be- given In the clubs au-
iitorium this evening
Four Applications Received.
The following applications were read:
From ". A. f. Woods. active member !
imp. classification OF concrete reInforc- |
no and building engineering; j. ". |
-orentlcn- active. merchandise. broker; !
Fred Ac6aTd. active. farmer. VI. p Car
oc6. associate. the White House
Ralph Converse was given the prize.
which was given by ". :. Crombie. Dean [
D. Clark was sdiuderd the goat for the
ieXt meeting. which win be- held in the j
iew high -clool
At each plate was placed a. small note