El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Nearly 1000 Permits Issued
During SeUen Months
OF Year 1915.
WORK STARTED ON
FINE STRUCTURES
Home Building During the
Year Establishes a New
Record for the City.
BY RUFE P. MARCH.

- ERSONS informed on the progress
- OF the cities OF the west are
unanimous in the opinion that FL
Faso is building faster and better and
with more thought for the future than
any other city that has come up in a
lifetime west Of the Mississippi river.
Certain il is that no other western
city is more active in permanent build
Ing, according TO its population. than
e Paso has been for the past few
years. and il is also a fact that each
succeeding YEAR finds the record Of
building, reckoned in dollars and cents.
far greater than that of the preceding
tWelvemOnth- The city building in
spectOrs record for the first seven
months Of 1916, which shows permits 10
build amounting 10 S2.254, 156, indi-
Gates that this year may run Up 70 s4,-
100000
Nearly Equals All of 1915.
Let's examine these figures The past
seven months total exceeds the permits
Tor the same period OF 1915 by S475.IS6
and lacks only S35S ,263 Of eoualinr
the total permits of u months Of 1915.
1nere were S6l permits issued bv in
spector r A. CCmstOck from January
10 July inclusive. this year. as against
S!s during the seven months last year
Since the year 1910 in no full yeai
except 1915. has the total value Of new
buildings been equal TO that Of the
first seven months Of 1916. Even in
the lively year OF 1912 the permits
were only S2-217.S2S. lacking Of coming
NJ 10 the squirt OF 1915 the sun, OF
S56.5-S- The great record Of 1878
which took FL Paso up TO first rank
among the big cities Of the country
was strengthened late in the wear bv
the beginning OF work on the FL Paso
county courthouse and the high school
both Of which big additions TO the
wealth OF this city have been practi-
caliy all built during 1915
No Mushroom Growth
1nere IS no mushroom growth evident
here and never has been The CITY has
expanded east and west around Mt
: franklin gradually. as the need for
MONIES and apartments grew. and to
DAY desirable homes are as much in
Tor rentals have their houses taken
as soon as the interior finish Is drv
II Is often remarked by visitors that no
other city IN the west has so few Va
cant homes on the rental lists. Fl
Pasoans are home owners They find
IL cheaper TO paw for them on the in
s1alment plan than TO pay rent be-
cause values are constantly increasing
ard the householder always can dis
pose OF his residence for more than he
Invested in il.
Doesn't Depend on Army.
Il Is true that the encamprnen+ ~
$1,000 United states troops in the city
ana ITS suburbs and as many more
along the border buyine their sunDIisz
20 trade and building during the past
-eW months but Fl Paso doesn't depend
N me military for the wealth that is
'feSSlng for investment Her real re-
sources IN a radius OF 500 miles are
lllheS. livestock. irrigated farms. rail-
oads and the great trade that has
IN created BY her wideawake mer-
i.'iitS ana manufacturers. Hundreds
= mines. abandoned for years through
'ut west Texas. New Mexico and Ari-
ona. are pouring forth tonnage OF
lsa~ =
res ar prices unheard Of in a genera
-on, prices of cattle hogs sheen
orses and mules are bringing stock
men top prices and farm urOducrs ara
n great demand. Manufacturers and
ooperS are reapinE profits from years
= persistent work OF their territories
round FL Paso constantly increasing
nd distribution
All these sources OF income are en-
bling the builders of the METROPOLIS
| We southwest to steadily improve
acllties Tor living here. and a com
lunlty that is worth living in. and IN
tsllnS IN. with modern advantages
nd everything that makes for human
uNdncenent, has resulted
No Delays to Progress.
Nolhlng has lnterfered with the
teady progress made on public and
r1vate buildings this year Some de-
~ was caused on the courthouse BY
strike Of wOrkmen. but all work was
OF suspended and within a few DAYS
ne striking force was replaced by
ther men. Even during the crisis in
-eXican affairs. durinS the spring and
arly summer. when no little anxiety
as felt here. laborerS. American and
.eNican. were plentiful for all the
ig undertakings in hand From the
eS1nninS OF the year there has been
ork for all classes OF skilled work
len and day lahorers at good wages
nd a steady demand for the durabIs
aterials produced in Fl Paso county
lat have some into its city improve
ent.
Native Materials at Hand.
Cement. brick. lime. sand. rock. cvp-
I'm and many other materials are ma
We to Fl Paso and only lumber and
ne finishinss have to be shipped in
ON distances This accounts for thu
oservation so frequently made by
ntinued ON pnEe {. col 1. this rectionl