El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-29

, ers, which have resulted in the sale OF a
large part OF the town site. The total num-
Der Of lots is 1907 and the number set aside
for the city and government reservations
is 80.
leys 20 feet. About one-third Of the town
site has been cleared, and this includes
something like seven miles OF streets and
roadways.
Is still in the Tent Stage.
The town is only a few months old and
It Is still in the tent and shack stage There
are stumps everywhere black with the smoke
and the burning. Here and there men are
splitting the stUmps and digging them out
by the roots. Building Is going on every
where. At our left are a dozen tents and
as many log cabins some rooted with boards
and others with canvas Many Of the white
tents have board walls.
The main street, is so feet wide and
frame buildings and tents now line II on
both sides for more than a mile. That lit
tie cottage half way down the north side Is
the city postofflce, and the tent across the
way with the autciOneer's stand outside
it is the city hall. where the mayor holds
forth. The mayor IS A J. Moore, who is
connected with the United States land Of
flee and who has had to do with plotting
the city and selling the lots On both sides
Of the main street hundreds OF houses and
tents are scattered here and there through
the stumps. There are side streets with
stores upon them and carpenters and cabi-
net makers have their shops with -preten-
tious signs over them.
Right near us is a new clothing store. Il
Is a one story shed with trousers. coats and
long rubber boots hanging by nails to the
wall The white canvas sign in front IS 20
big that It covers half Of the building. hid
ing the roof. little farther on is a mat
tress factory, consisting OF a tent, with
stove pipe running high above the canvas.
The tent has board floor. and the mat
tresses are piled high upon it. There Is no
front TO the tent. and the dust blows in on
Has JeweIry Store.
A little farther on is jewelry establish
ment, half tent and half house. and down
that street at the side is a big queen s-waro
store with crockery and all sorts Of porce-
stores and drug stores and stores selling
lions. There are many provision stores and
hardware stores and stores that sell books
and newspapers. The town has "A printing
office, and It viii soon have a newspaper.
Among the most interesting Of the signs
are those over the lodging houses and res
taurants. The hotel where ] stop is the
White House. II is a two story frame build
ing covered with one coat OF white paint.
II belongs 20 Mother White and its 20 rooms
are all filled and there are cots in the
halls. little farther on il "Christs Hotel"
and down the street Is "Murray's Lodging
house" The latter is a big tent filled with
hunks, which are built over the other
like berths Of a sleeping car. Next door to
that is a quick lunch stand, while farther
on is the Two Girls Waffle House. where
I often get breakfast"
Two Girls Supply wafnes
The 1.-TWO Girls" are bright eyed rosy
checked, plump young women from Seattle
who came TO Anchorage when the town was
first started and opened an eating place
on the flats. when the town was moved to
the hills they put their house on a wagon
and dropped Il down here At this writing
IL consists Of one room not over seven by
ten feet I'm size with a kitchen and shed at
the back. In the front is rude counter.
covered with an oilcloth, at which the Gus
toners sit There is room for just eight.
but the counter is always filled at meal
time, and there are often men waiting out
side. One Of the girls cook the meals while
the other waits on the table and takes in
the cash
They will serve you an order Of whites
hot from the grlddle with good butter and
syrup and a cup Of coffee on the side for
rs cents, OF II you viii you may have ham
ana eggs and coffee for half dollar. The
food Is so delicious that the girls have
made good. and they are now building a
good sized eating room on their new lot
father down street
Many Women in Business.
There are many other women I'm business
at Anchorage. Some are typewriters. others
clerks IN the stores and some have stores
OF their own. There is a woman barber on