El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-09
f PASO IS CITY
Of OPPORTUNITY
Former St. Louis Sales Man
ager Says Ell Paso Does
Not Realize Chances.

FL Paso people do not realize what
an opportunity is knocking at their
door and what a vast trade territory is
open to this city at a wholesale center
for the entire southwest. according 10
". c Hepburn. recently appointed
sales manager of Krakauer, York &
Moyes Inc, who was with the Simmons
Hardware company, of St Louis, for -
years. six of which he was southwest
ern sales manager in charge of the FL
Paso-southwest trade territory
Mr.. Hepburn, who is known as "Bilr
Hepburn throughout the southwest, has
been coming to FL PasO annually for
many years and he says he never left
FL Paso for ST. Louis without reeret
when the train departed from the union
station and, when he had an opportU-
nifty, he severed his connection with
the big ST. Louis hardware company
and viii move his family here this
fall in time 10 enter his children in
school
Ell PnsO Spells Opportunity.
Il have always liked the west and
the people of FL PasO and her trade
territory" said Mr.. Hepburn. There
is an opportunity in this section which
[ believe few people realize fully For
the man with money. there are unlim-
tied opportunities. For the men with
small means there are equally good
openings in a smaller way and, for
the men who earn their living. the
chances are good for them to make a
comfortable fortune here
FL Paso may not realize il yet but
the bringing of troops to FL Paso is
going to prove one of the greatest ad-
vertising assets the city and southwest
has ever had. These soldiers who have
come to the border are live. wide awake
men who are observing everything in
FL PasO and they will go home as full
of FL Paso as a native Fl Pasoan. Many
of them may settle here later but.
whether they settle or not. they are all
sure TO return with the story of Fl
Pasor's future and they viii tell il 10
everyone they talk 10 about their eX
periences here on the border.
Get Freight Rates
FL Paso is taking a step in the right /
direction by maintaining a traffic bu-
reau. Railroad rates are the thing I
that make a city prosper as a wholesale |
center. II is what has made St Louis 1
prosper and viii do the same thing for /
FL Paso- But the FL Paso business men |
must keep everlastingly after the rail- /
roads for better rates into FL Paso from /
the big jobbing centers and from FL |
Paso to her own trade territory. The /
will never grant better rates
until they are made to feel the pres
sure OF public opinion and. with the in
crease in tonnage-which is the only
thing a railroad company looks to-El
Paso Will be in a better position to |
demand and get better rates.
business Is Service.
Business in these modern times is
service and IL viii make no difference '
T a wholesaler gets a shipment out in
4 hurry If the railroads delay the ship !
nent and cause II TO arrive late. These /
ire things for FL Paso business men I
% think about am here to make my
permanent home in Fl Paso and I be
ieve in personal service both to the
customer and TO the city and ] am
eady TO do anything possible 10 make
! PasO a better. bigger and more pros
,erous city of the southwest"