El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

40 one feature of Ell Paso's mani
| nj fold attractions as resort ap-
l. peals more strongly to the ever
age tourist than does Juarez. the city's
/ next door neighbor across the Rio
/ Grande Climate the fruitful valley
| the paved streets and beautiful homes,
| the parks and plaZas, and the Iree
/ western spirit that peryades the atInos-
| phere OF FL Paso all interest the Wis
! itor But all these are sometimes lost
1 sight of in the intensely interesun@
/ offerings of the little community
| A visit TO Juarez is like stepping
I back a century. The Mexican port OF
| entry. brushing shoulders with the
/ bright. progressive city OF the Anerl-
! san side seems TO have been untouched
1 by the influences Of the latter. II is
! as tyTicGlly Mexican as though II were
located 500 miles away from the Dor
der. 1t is true that many, Ainericsiiis'
attracted By the business Opportunities,
? have located in Juarcz ana, in way.
carried American customs across Inc
river. yet their influence Is small anu
3 the city remains Mexican IN appear
ance and in spirit, and as such consu-
I tutes a valuable asset to FL Paso as
well as TO itself in attracting tourist
| travel
American s.MOnte Carlo for Time.
Up to within Few weeks ago Juare2
was in truth the Monte Carlo OF Norm
America" Gambling in various forms
.
lette and various other games or
chance thrived through the large
patronage drawn from both SIDES o.
the river. The Villa government placed
no restrictions uDon the gambling
halls, and the town was wide open
day and night. With the fal OF me
villa government and the formal tax
ing over of the affairs OF the CITY y
Carranza's agents. q decree went torth
that gambling must stop; tnal the cltg
would be purged of its -wiekedness ana
made a model Of propriety; only me
horse racing was permitted 70 cor
tfnue in recognition of its gltiulate
concession, and for time even the sa-
looms were closed
DESPITE the great change that has
come about IN JUaTeZ during the past
few weeks, it is still an intensely in
teresting place. made so by its ancient
church. its typical Mexican market.
its low adobe buildings and narrow
winding streets its population Of ma
tive Nexicans many Of whom appear
in the native costumes tnat are so
picturesque TO the average american.
It is all so old and quaint, bullet and
shrapnel marked and fire SCARED from
war and so different from Uncle .
Sans country that il IS one or III .
Paso's trump cards in inducing tour d
list travel this way
In the past the attractions OF Juarez
have been added to by the annual
fiesta. aeld in honor Of the Virgin
when additional games Of
chance have sprung into being What
effect the change in municipal con
troI will have in future cannot be &C
curately forecast at this time. But
whatever is cone towards doing away
with gambling and drinking and gem
srai lsvIessness. the little city across
he river will still hold much of in
-erest to the average visitor and will
-euain an asset to FL Paso.
III PasO a City Of Modern Theaters.
III Paso itself does not look to
Tuarez for amusement, for II Paso has
much within its own limits to offer.
N Paso boasts of modern playhouscs
md motion picture theaters that
would do credit TO city Of double its
population. Situated on the chief
,outhern line Of travel, the city at
racts the best road shows en- route 10
,r from the Pacific coast during the
theatrical season. Widely known as
patron Of the stage. il is never over
ooked by the booking agents Of such
ompanies as select the southern route;
ence most Of the best attractions that
lace the southern cities and the Pa
fife coast cities. stop in RI Paso.
The Texas Grand is El PasO's lead