El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-17

the babies sanatorium on top OF the
pineclad hills Much OF my informa-
ton concerning Cloudsroft and the
people who have made il is first
hand. 1 spent five years in
the employ OF the company which
owns the resort, and after that I lived
for eight years right in the shadow
o. the SacramentOs.
Timber Can Never Be Cut.
There has been great deal Of
philanthropy connected with Cloud
croft. first and last" continued Mr..
c4evens The ClOudsroft reservation
Contains about 5000 acres of timber as
beautiful woodland as 1 ever saw The
hedge OF the owners is that this tim
Der will never be cut The ClOudcroft
company originally was a subsidiary
company of the old FL Paso & North
eastern railway, which built the line
from FL Paso to Santa Rosa, and also
founded the town Of AlamogOrdo. The
guiding spirit OF this company was
Chas. 2. Eddy. The old company used
to pile up a deficit every year on the
oneration Of the Cloudcroft property.
r. p. & s. w. Buys II.
In the summer OF 1906 the Fl Paso
croft, in connection with the E P &
\ E road. The Lodge has been
burned since Il has been the property
Of the present owners, and II was re-
scale Year after year, regardless OF
the substantial balance in the red"
that has been accumulated. the own
ers have continued 10 keep Cloudcroft
omen. and it has been for the benefit
OF the public-principaliy the people OF
Fl Paso-thst the resort has been
maintained
Tastes vary. of course. but 10 is
rather hard for ne to imagine a finer
place. Right out in the forest prime
val. there still are available nearly all
OF the comforts and many Of the lux
uries Of the city There are electric
lights. a good waterworks and sewer
age system, telephone and telegraph
connections with the outside world
daily train and mail service. stores
and markets that supply an admirable
variety al only a slight advance over
the e. Paso prices
Many Amusements.
In the field Of amusement there
are occasional baseball games and
tennis matches. while the golf links
are among the most beautiful IN the
world In the pavilion there are bowl
ing alleys and verY large hall, with
fine maple floor, for dancing and So
cial gatherings An orchestra IS IN
attendance throughout the season. The
lodge has pool and billiard tables nd
the big dining room is used frequent
Is for dancing. horseback riding IS
one OF the best and most beneficial
sports. Many OF the women and chill
dren spend a great deal OF time in the
saddle. riding through the summer
showers without any i'll effects at all
There will be an attraction, after July
OF this summer, that has been missing
since 1907. 1 refer 10 the big logging
camps, in the timber beyond the reser-
vatfon. These viii be in full swing,
and getting out more timber than
ever before. Visits TO these logging
camps Will be one OF the chief amuse-
ments, ] dare sey.
single Tax in Practice.
Each year property owners assem-
bic in town meeting fashion and elect
five directors which is the governing
body OF Cloudcroft- They levy assess
rnents for street improvements. main
tanning the sewerage system and po-
Icing the resort and keeping it IN
adopted the Henry George single tax
theory and improvements are not as
sessed.
"As place Of rest and comfort
canOnt be surpassed Fam
lilies with children 90 there because
Gus insects or reptiles and nothing to
leading a free and untram-
meled existence. There are no NOS
quitoes and few flies Fl Paso teach
ers generally declare that their pupils
who spend the Summer in ClOudcrOft
return TO school in much better condi-
ton than pupils who 20 great dis
tances for their summer vacations II
is a great asset TO FL Paso, as busi-
ness men having their families there
for the summer can visit them fire.
Quently with very little loss OF time
realize more and more what a great
asset CloudcrOft is to II. All Of the
money spent in ClOudcroft finds its
way back to Fl Paso. as this city is
the natural trading point for all that
section"