El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-15
Roundabout Town
NOund0OOuL QUIZ
The Growth of Ell Paso In IA Years;
"reminiscences About "Old FL Paso"
Only IA Years Ago Buses Stalled in the Streets Mud
Splashed Over the Business House Windows
and There Were No Automobiles
}. Buses Stalled in the Streets, Mud


flood washing water and mud down IN
10 the basement OF the Sheldon from
Oregon street and inundatng Dick New
tons bar. which occupied the place the
Sheldon cafe now occupies. As We came
up the streets, the horses were IN mud
knee deep In places and IT spiattered eN-
ervwhere. recall that next day as ]
walked down san Antonio street, l
could hardly see into some OF the WIN
dows of business houses as a result OF
the mud splattered over them There
was not an automobile m Fl PasO at
that time and no need Tor one. tor they
could not have run
some OF the streets had been covered
with gravel, but the dirt would wash
down on top OF this gravel from the hill
sides when it raIned and It was almost
impossible TO get about the city. And
that was only Il years as0- remember
The Popular store OF TODAY was where
il j. now-onlv II was The FaT III
those DAYS. but A. Schwartz was at its
head then as now Inc White House
occupied the Coles block. ON the corner
: Of San Antonio and Oregon streets and
! Felix Brumschwlg was then a. now
head OF the company. The OObientZ
/ bovs were Young fellows learning the
I business from their uncle he present
Z fFaTEDOnN = store tllfu hlioN II a. "a
fishers California Store. was located on
South II PasO street about Where Joe
Kopf-s saloon = now. The Popular
| store Masonic Temple and the Shel-
don hotel then divided honors as the
J biggest buildings in the city The pres
ent Electric building was under course
/ OF construction and so was the Buckler
| building. now occupied by the Elite. The
! Buckler building was originally three
/ stories-and was considered about the
: finest thing In the city when completed
| IN 1902. When 1t was later partially
| DESTROYED by fire. IL was rebuilt as
/ two story structure
| Trinity Methodist church stood at the
/ time / arrived here. at the southwest
! corner of Texas and Stanton. where the
/ sun drug store Is now doing business; st.
Clements. green frame building. Occu-
! pied the present site OF the Nations store
} IN Mesa. the First Christian church Oc-
cupied a site where the I'VE Can Fix II
! sbop now fixes things. and the First
1 Baptist spire stuck up through some
eottonwoods where the 1Oltec club l.
row doing business
One story adobe shacks occupied the
present site Of the Commercial Nation
al bank Many, many other changes
could be noted, but these are a few that
indicate what has happened in FL Paso
In the brief space Of u years.
To nv mind. one of the best exam
pies OF the growth OF Fl Paso Is re
Elected in contrasting the staff of The
Herald editorial department TODAY and
the dav I arrived. Shortly after :
o'clock the morning I hung up my hat
for the first time, H. D. Slater arrived
ar the editorial department and. after
I outlining my duties 10 me. went to
. work. I GOT through early that night r.
about u Oclock-but 7 left him In the
( office still working but he was there
I next morning at 1880 ! must saw Che
j. out of town today and doesn't know
this Is going in the paper that he doe
I not keep such regular or lengthy hours
the-e davs The staff IN 1914 consisted
Of Mr.. Slater myself and two reporter,
/ x T. Holeman and I. o. Tavlor. Mrs..
! W D. Howe contributed -ocietv items