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

l.
Editor FL PasO Herald
over 81 years ago / first came TO El
Paso. ana even then saw ard predicted
her great future. Writing TO an eastern
newspaper. I remember styling Eel Paso
the Prospective Chicago OF the south
west" I am not surprised "a her great
growth and expansion She has not
surpassed my expectation It was easy
TO see that she was destined to be the
first city between Fort Worth on the
east and the big Pacific cities on the
west, south Of Denver She IS making
that vision good. and is only starting
on her career. Whereuuto she will
grow. only the future can tell
There viii be great city on this
spot Of several hundred thousand in
habitants- Property viii be proper
tionally as valuable over what il Is
today, as today is over what II was
when I came here the first days OF
September. 1881 FL PasO is a very
wealthy city for the number OF its in
habitsnts. but where property is worth
a hundred thousand today it VIII be
worth a million within one or two
decades from now.
The country for hundreds OF miles
east. north and west in the United
States is tributary TO il; and as the
vast and varied resources Of this re-
gion are developed. they viii pour a
stream OF wealth beyond present day
belief into the lap OF FL Paso- Then
there viii come up from the south in
Mexico a volume OF riches far sur
passing the stream that will come down
from north Of the boundary line
And no matter how much FL Paso
may grow. her great Nilene valley ard
low adjoining plains put under irri-
CATION for 200 miles by the Elephant
Butte dam, will supply in abundance
and cheaper every class OF food known
to man.
Building material is at her doors
stone. brick. lime, cement and sand.
Lumber Of all kinds-pine. oak. cedar
haustable forests OF east Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona. California and Mexico.
is. and ever viii be, laid down in Fl
PasO at reasonable figures; also ma
hOgany. Spanish cedar and other most
valuable and beautiful hardWoods from
down the Mexican Pacific coast viii
come to Fl PasO by water and rail at
cost that viii enable her future furni-
ture factories 20 compete successfully
with most interior towns OF the United
States.
To all these and other advantages.
there must be added the wonderful
healthfulneSs Of the atmosphere,
streaming down from the bright sun
through an almost eloudless fiimament:
poured down the sides OF her rock
ribbed mountains. and waited in baluy
breezes off her narshless plains Here
are conditions without limit to make
ideal homes and life worth living
But do these conditions impose no
corresponding obliEatiOus7 DO these
blessings call for no expressions OF
gratitude to their author7 Do this
vast wealth and mighty powers not de-
mand commensurate effort and ex-
penditure IN behalf OF those less for
tunate? And is there not q race far
from fortunate right at our door. yea.
in our very midst and largely de-
pendent on our bounty and our kind
ness2 Why so elevate our vision as to
look over them and find no place for
il TO rest this side OF China India and
Africa? Are not these as needy and
worthy OF our aid as any OF those2
Especially now since for five long years
their beautiful land has been torn and
ravaged by internecins war-one Of the
most cruel and devastating that ever
cursed any nation under the canopy OF
the skies2
Our charity should not cease with its
attentions TO the body. To feed. clothe
and shelter is much. I know, and should
receive our first attention Still phySi-
cal maladies are the results OF mental
and moral maladies- In the mind and
in the heart is the root OF the matter
There is the root Of ali good and the
root of all evil Enlighten the mind
and better the heart. and you have re-
deemed the man or woman. and applied
the true remedy for all the rest Under
these conditions physical and social bet
terment will soon appear. and in course
of time completely prevail.
What should and can be done Is to
enlighten their UNDERSTANDINGS and bet
ter their hearts. Put within their minds
pure thoughts and true knowledge and
deposit in their hearts right principles
and sentiments Then treat them just
", kindly and generously. In due time
the improvement will appear
A H. Sutherland