El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-28
~ BELIEVE that women, II z

10y BELIEVE that women. II given
the chance. are just as capable
u and have the same business
capacity as men," said Miss Alice
Pruess- 1T must be admitted that
women the world over are answering
the call for their services and espec-
tally In Europe. where they are going
even farther than the socalled light
labor and have assumed charge OF
food production The women in this
country are beginning to recognize
their ability and to take whatever
chances are offered them. although
sideration and remuneration as do
the men for the very same work and
responsibility The war In Europe
is bound to bring about a great
change in the status Of woman labor,
not only by making the demand
greater but by raising the standard
OF labor as we'll The large amount
Of masculine labor that will be lost
during the war will have to be re-
placed by woman labor and the
amount is going to be so large that
women will be IN the majority. the
exact reverse to the situation before
the war"
The drainage project which will
be commenced by the government in
of the best development measures
that has yet been devised for the ben
eft Of the valley" said Benjamin
Smith" The people viii not derive
the full benefit Of the project now
and may not for several years, but
when II is needed it is there ready for
use. The valley sooner or later is
bound to accumulate a certain am
cunt Of seepage due to the irrigation
methods used
In spite of the fact that the cham
Der Of commerce has not advertised
for farmers for several months past.
it still is in receipt OF requests for
from scores Of prospec- |
tive settlers every week" said sec
quests come from those who have |
read our advertisements in the past
but who had not had time in which to 4
make the inquiry or who had not
the frame of mind which
would prompt them to make a move
to leave the old homestead This is /
an evidence that you never can tell 1
when the money invested in advertis- /
ing viii yield returns. We have had
nquirers refer to advertisements run /
two years ago and which We had al /
most forgotten
"El PasO is one OF che greatest sur 4
prises that has crossed our vision /
since we left New York" said Charles |
A. Rieser, who with Otto J. Klee, was
in the city Sunday. They were the /
advance agents Of DR.. Newell Dwight i
Hills and Lawrence Chamberlain the
advocates Of popular subscriptions to |
The Liberty loan 7 had heard much .
or FL PaSo as progressive city, but I
had no idea 1t was such q modern
city or that il was so large. This
Is my first visit to the south or the
west and I am learning much about
my own country ! never knew before
We have been shown over the cities
we have visited since we have been on
his trip and have been royally
treated, but nowhere have we seen
more outward evidences Of prosperftv
than We have seen in FL Paso. It is
among the proba bilities that those
who arranged the itinerary Of DR..
Hills and Mr.. Chamberlain had some
first hand knowledge Of FL Paso's
financial and commercial importance
IS it was one of the two cities in
Texas selected TO be visited. Houston
being the other"
Owners of dogs should secure
heir license tags at once" said
William McSain. Within a short
ime the city will award a contract
or a dog catcher and then all dogs
hat have no license tags will be
,icked up and placed in the pound.
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