El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-11
Exposition

LGT L PASo and Dallas are the only
two good towns in the state.
but give me this city when it
comes right down TO the point" said
Clifford Hill. Fl Paso is talked about
all over the state as one OF the most
promising cities Of the south The
baseball tournament that viii be held
in this city during the two exposition
weeks is certain TO be a great one for
advertising e. Paso in eastern and
southern Texas. in my opinion Some
mighty good players viii come 70 this
city 20 participate in the games. while
large number Of fans are sure to
make the trip"
"EI Paso people viii he able to see
in striking fashion within day or so
the wonderful amount Of publicity the
city has received through the dedics-
ton OF the Elephant Butte dam and
the holding Of the farm congresses and
exposition here" said George H Glenn
ents. publicity commissioner OF the
chamber Of commerce 7 don't sup
pose we have a tenth OF the clippings
that have appeared in the papers. but
We have been subscribing 10 q clipping
bureau and what we have on hand viii
ranged two large bulletin boards which
will be divided up into spaces. each
space representing state In the space
viii appear the clippings pasted on
uniform size sheets OF paper that have
appeared In the papers Of that state
concerning FL PasO. Each OF these big
bulletin boards Is about five by 10 feet
They viii be placed on view in the
Santa Fe ticket office windows At the
rOp OF each board appears the legend
a million dollars worth Of advertising
for Fl PasO which money could not
buy In this way we can give some
idea OF the reams upon reams OF mat
ter that has been printed about p
Paso in the last few weeks. So far. 10
states are represented"
ALLEGED song writers from CaleEicO.
Cal. TO Kennebuu kport. Ne. have been
flooding me with musical effusiOns the
past three weeks as the result Of lit
tie story I wrote some time ago on the
fact that no really popular song had
been taken up by the soldiers on the
border" said Webb Miller, Of Chicago.
FL Paso correspondent OF the United
Press. The story mentioned how Hot
Time IN the Old Town" was the Span
ish-American song -Tipperary has
gone around the world as the British
troopers favOrite tune. etc IN Figura-
tive terms. I said n song Of this type
that would be taken NJ by the troops
here would be worth a million And
tnen II started EFerE mai DrluES
songs already written or songs that the
author states would be just the thing
for the soldier boys. And how about
the million2 Here's one that came I'm
from a Charles City. Ia. bard today,
and is entitled Somewhere in Next
co, Remember the Alamo" The stirring
chorus reads
d" Our boys so brave and true are hik-
ing two by two
The army and navy forever, three
cheers for the red. white and blue.
You bet your life, they'll set things
right.
And show some Ereasers how to fight
Down in Mexico, Remember the Alamo
Another one that came today IS
from an Altoona. Pa. song writer, has
for its opening stanza-
Come on. boys. come on to Mexico,
were going
Our country to save: come on. we've
brought the stuff along:
Our brightest stars viii guide Us IN
the distance,
You squatters hatch a nest. but wen
smoke you out like pests,