El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Busy in the City, They Find
Rest and Recreation In
Country Homes.
SMALL TRACTS
LARGE ENOUGH
Cows, Chickens, Pigs, Fruits,
Vegetables and Fresh Air
Make Appeal.
By G. 4. MARTIN.

DESIRE 10 have homes IN the
"A beautiful valley country so close
L - to the city and still continue in
business in the city. is taking hold OF
many FL Pasoans Of late For years. q
few FL Pasoans have resided in the
valley and done business in FL Paso,
hut the number Is gradually growing.
One OF the finest homes in the valley
was recently burned II was that Of
Carlos Juracui. formerly occupied by \.
= Naldesn in0. but built originally by the
late T. VI. PAYNE Another fine home Is
Thal OF l. T. Booker G. trleman. IN The
eGEe Of Ysleta He lives there and
motors into FL PasO 10 his business
There are number OF nice homes n
the valley where the owners live there
and make their living from their farm
inE or do not make any attempt to
visit Fl PaSO daily. but the number
of homes of Fl PasOans who are living
in the valley and doing business in
the city IS increasing so rapidly that
they promise 10 be in the majority
in a short time. One OF the finest
examples Of the country home in the
whole valley is that Of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas- De Croft. l. miles down the val
ley They have retired from business
in FL PasO and are making their per
manent home in the country.
Valley Fever Grows.
Down the valley fever" is one OF the
latest Affections OF FL Pasoans- Many
people III Lnr CITY are either nullQ10r
or planning 70 build homes in the val
ley along the county road Real estate
men report unusual activity in small
valley Il acts. the buyers or those seek
ing TO buy. being Invariably business
men who live in the city and wish 70
have a home in the country where they
can cultivate small aCreages in fruits
and garden truck and where they can
keep a cow. few PIGS and chickens
Already quite few FL Pasoans have
established themselves in country
homes down the valley Aubrey sta
ton. SIX and 2 half miles from FL Paso.
OF the main road. has the largest
colony Of suburbanites- : G Aubrey.
R l. Dorbaudt. W. L. Field. Robert
Lander and +, b White form the
colony who have purchased tracts and
built homes on the county road r L.
Nichols has bought land between the
Aubrey and the Dorbandt homes and
viii shortly begin the erection Of a
country home TO cost about $4,000. Hs
recently sold q tract which he was o.
cupyInS Immediately back Of the
Lander place. 70 Louis 7. Favier. who
viii rebuild the house and convert il
into country home.
Miles J. Murray recently traded his
Montana street residence TO Coles Bros.
for a country home near the West
ysleta Country club and with his
family is enjoying life in the country
and Fordlng into the city TO his bust
ness Z. W Mitchell and family enjoy
country life on farm adjoining that
OF AR Murray All Of these men are
La business in the city
Delighted With Country
All those who have made purchases
are delighted with their country homes
and there are predictions that within
q lew years, the county road will be
lined with fine suburban homes Of
Z; Paso business and professional men,
who want a respite from city life dur
Ing their hours Of leisure and who
desire recreation and pastime such
as they cannot secure in the CITY br.t
" nF
them
81 look for the valley to be thickIy
settled within the next five years.
asserted A. r. CadWallader. owner Of
Rosedale and OF the Cadwallader farm
The people are gradually getting to
understand that they can have no such
freedom in the city as they can have
IN the country. and they are fast look
ing into the matter Of building down
the valley. The county road from Fl
Paso 10 Nsleta is going to be a suburb
homes are going to be beautiful They
Will put in small tracts and maze
Country Life is Best
There is nothing like the country
life 10 rejuvenate a business man.
said : c. Aubrey. one OF the pioneer
business men who moved into the val
ley My wife and I would not live
IN the city under any circumstance. Ths
air is cooler in the valley and We have
room TO turn around. We can have
our garden and our flowers and our
vegetables and fruits growing about
US. also our own cows and chickens
We are virtually as close as many OF
the FL Paso suburbs and are reached
by good paved road over which ] can
reach the city IN 20 minutes. We are
little If any further out than some OF
the city suburbs. The interurhan car
line gives us an hourly service We
are virtually iu the city. as we have
telephone service and electric lights
and mail delivery by rural carrier Il
is "a great life and property values
are going to increase Tremendously
because the people are going TO come
fast i'm the next few months Two
acres is ample for such "a home
z /. DOrbaudr said. 1T is the ideal
life in the valley A man only needs
two or three acres. Just enough for
fruit trees. q garden. yard and chicken
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