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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Extending The E. P. & S. w.

- ABROAD builders paper are again busy with the
X FL Paso & Southwestern, just they used 10 be
- when they bullion paper-the Southwestern from
The railroad extended Tucson, however and there
IS every prospect that 1t Will be built still further
The conjecture that the road may be extended
to Phoenix Mesa thence the Verde river, and
up Yavapai county where the younger James Douglass
United Verde Extension property Ii Is known that MI
Douglas has had tentative plans for Verde valley railroad
under consideration and may may not have conten
plated extension of the 81 Paso Southwestern from
Tucson
At any rate there have been many lately that
the Fl PaSo Southwestern is preparing to building
westward These worth greater cedence because thee
why the road should stop at Tucson and
It should be extended coast terminus Sooner
later that is what viii happen it sooner rather
than later so much better viii be the
Matansas, Camaguey and Pinar del RiO-again those
bob up remind Of the Spanish American var
IF It should TO waT, and grant general exemp
lions conscientious objectoT" many long slumbeTng
consciences viii be suddenly awakened.
Roosevelt and the COMMUNICATIONS have buried the
may be to his children, but his wife can
hardly understand how he keeps from being fired
The president has not materially cut down that inCrd
stely large PapagO reservation in southern Arizona He
has merely pared it and made the peeing thin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

1HEN A. Schwartz sounded =
AA/ warning 10 property owners
w on San Antonio, Mesa and
Texas streets about killing the goose
that lays the golden egg. with high
rents. he meant that it is an easy
matter 10 change the map Of the bust
ness center Of a growing city. III.
schwartz contends that reasonable
rents can and do direct the natural
expansion OF a business district from
its original center, provided all other
i-fluences are equal
And Mr. Schwartz Is supported hy
the past history OF the growth Of Fl
PasO's business district. TWenty-si
years ago all the business done in IT
FasO was crowded on Fl Paso street
aad on san Antonio street from II
Paso east two blocks But the prop
erty owners on FL Paso street thought
they had everything nailed down, 80
they boosted rents skyWard and re-
fused 10 make any attractive building
improvements Property owners on
Texas. Mesa and East san Antonio
streets, nor only heard Opportunity
knocking al their door. but they saw
Linn, and AT once began building. with
the result that the big retail houses
drifted away from FL Paso street
III PasO Thirty-twO Years Ago.
This subject OF changing the map
Of El PasO's business district recalls
q picture OF how FL PaSo looked about
- years ago. Ei PasO street was
then lined on each side hy rows OF
single story adobe houses The block
on which the First National bank
building now rears its handsome pro-
portions skyward was Then occupied by
"A row of little adobe houses. in one
OF which \. Ainsa lived, and mad =
little grocery store in the front To
was the foundation OF the present big
Aiusa wholesale house
Across Oregon street ana fronting
OF san Antonio was another row OF
adobe houses and Dr. A. White lived
lu one Of them on the corner where
the little Capiez building now staN47-
Scattering adone hufs and weeds oc-
cupicd the south side Of san Antonio
street ia the same block. while an
fr-fr -'---f +'ss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

others. ana used as the United States
customs house. occupied the site or
the present big Caples building
When sheldon Was BUiif-
The Sheldon hotel building vas
erected in 1857 But as late as 1873"
the ground on oregon street. now &C.
cupied by the customs nouse ana the
MorehOuse building WAS occupied -
adobe shacks ia which were two chi
mese lauudries and two Chinese stoFes
The old Crosby residence stood alone
on the block between stanton and kan
sas street ON the north side OF Myrtle
except for the old frame skating rink
on the corner OF Myrtle ana stanton
Where The city hall now stands was
a mesquite wilderness ass was also the
block running from Kansas 10 Camp
bell street Up until q very few years
ags the First Presbyterian cnurcn' a
stone structure. fronted on Myrtle
avenue in the center OF what IS now
Kansas street The CHRISTIAN rhurcn
stood where the we Can FlE &C. shop
Is located. All ~ tire old residents OF
FL Peso lived OH M -tlC avenue, MaEot-
down on Yves. Overland and South
Santa Re uu-l 1890 K. J. Camp6eli 8
old home ON -lesa and IT, Il h4iie-
brands ou North stanton. were the
first pretentious houses built north of
Main street.
quail Hunting On Montana Street
SO few were the homes HoFth OF
the track iu 1880 Jhat all tnat portion
north of Wyoming street-where Bou-
leVard and Montana now run-was e.
favorite hunting ground Tor rabbits
and doves and frequently large flocks
o. quail were found Oh Montana street
The Mesa beer garden. which was
reached bs means Of long flight of
stairs on North I'll Paso street. flour
ished iu 1890 and vas considered out
of town. This garden was located
south of Rio Granae street. about
where r. T.. Burgess and A. Matthias
now live.
Where The Zeigcr hotel Row stands
o. North oregon street. was a black
smith shop and "a corral also g Mex
can adobe home iu 1880 There were
then $50 bIs ineS- houses ua McSs an
cuuc OF Tc1as street TIE corner now
occupied hN -hc Commerce. Nat-oua4
bank puldiur was thcu occupied Bog
THE adobe nome OF John Woods. %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Roundabout Town
Vast Area Farm Land In Valley Ruined By Water
Pecos Valley Is Draining Land By Cutting bitches

ant set up the plea that the victim
reached for his hip pocket, I'd convict
him on It. Why don't the attorneys for
the defence invent a new one
Why shouldn't Il Paso have a woman
on the school board Other cities have
them and We have more girl pupils in
The schools than we have boys. yet there
is nobody on the official board OF their
own sex 20 represent them
Pardon me- said the fellow as he
bumped ~ against GOV. Hunt, OF Arl-
IONA All right What are you I'm
for-" said The governor.
aIustaches often draw unexpected
comments. A two year old son recent
y pointed to his daddy's new mustache
and, looking NJ his mother, said.
strike match. Mamma
II you would avoid Pneumonia, DO not
get hot IN a room ana then 90 out and
get chilled. A well known doctor says
he soldiers in camp are getting it be
cause they start up big fire in their
tent stoves then lie down and so 70
sleep and the stove soon cools OFF. the
tent fails TO hold the heat and the men
often become chilled before they know
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
FRANCE Mobiles BOTH SEXES
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 90
r.

TN The excitement caused by the unexpected develop
nents in our own foreign affairs announcement OF
the greatest effort at CONSUMPTION the history of the
world has passed unnoticed. 1t is Frances tighten
ing Of the belt Frances supreme gathering OF powers TO
win the
The government has decided call into service the entire
civilian population both sexes between the or 70
and so Thus only children and the aged exempt
Thus viii be called government service force numeri
cv many greater than the army France has IN the
field.
Precisely what has mind has not been revealed
in the meager announcement received IN this country
Perhaps more details viii be made public when plans now
being prepared BY the various ministries, completed
Primarily the CONSUMPTION order will put practically every
activity in directly under government control
Every power the nation be directed toward the
governments work.
Men, women and children IS will be available with
out question delay for whatever labor the
wants done.
II IS improbable that great many Of the men thus
drafted into service who excused from the the
early days the because of small Deficiencies and who
have been successful evading duty since will find
their way to the trenches
It likely, tOo that great many elderly male citizens
Bow impressed may be placed guard duty at important
places throughout France releasing the older classes OF
reserves for duty the fighting lines
Munition factories, shpyards, DOCKS mills farms and
mines viii be provided with labor by government direction
Naturalization Of effort? France is about to show the
world what It is ike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

~HAT seepage water is one OF the
most serious problems Of the en-
- tire Rio Grande valley, is evi-
deneed, according 10 Dr.. George Ladd,
oy recent surveys showing 10000
acres Of lsad absolutely drowned out
by the water. Dr.. Ladd is president OF
The New Mexico A & NJ college and
knows. This survey showed that II
the lands from the northern boundary
Of New Mexico to the southern bound
airy in the valley OF the Rio Grande
could be drained. 900 acres could be
added to the cultivated area OF the
state.
Drainage work is in progress north
Of Anthony on the east side of the
river and plans are under way TO drain
The lands below Fl Paso. a big steam
dredger is at work above Anthony. 4
deep ditch is being sunk thai is expect
ed to draw the water from beneath the
surface Of the ground and run IL back
into the river. Laterals viii be cut
later.
Other sections OF New Mexico are do
ing similar work. There are three
drainage districts operating IN the Pc
cos valley Of New Mexico and in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
ABILITY Is CAPITAL,

GOOD way % get the proper
u view OF salary IS 10 compare il
L y with the interest on money in
vested II the average conservative
Investments paw out five percent. then
a man whose personal efforts warrant
a salary OF $500 q year has the same
income ne would have II he had $4,000
invested. II ne gets an increase OF $500
4 year. he has increased his capital 35
percent and draws aH income equal to
an invested capital OF $4,000.
Ability without money capital IS bet
ter than money wiInou5 ability
The progressive man Is often able TO
increase his earning capacity more
than the man OF money without ability
could hope 10 increase his capital II
the same length of time.
II q man getting $50 a week. i'm
proves his ability SO as 70 get Sfa, as
the result OF a years Improvement. he
has made q living and virtually cleared
$4,000 10 add 10 his capital Some bust
would be considered prosperous Il they
did as we'll
The opportunity for self improve
ment is in some degree open 20 every
man.
The salaried man who has big ideas
as TO what he would do II he were at
the head OF a business OF mis- own
ability as being his business. with 3
capital or % times his annual salary.
and so utilize all his good intentions in
an effort 10 improve his talent by prac-
icing OF the business in which he is
now engaged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
LETTERS To Ole HERALD
writer but the same

laws. Isn't the joke on Us for swallow
ing IL all?
What we want is not more blue laws
but the immediate adjustment OF an
blue laws left on the books Foreigners
on hearing OF our incOnSruity say
America Is as free as congress says
our sunday observance laws are al
together TOO strict now and really are
unconstitutional II tested In Other
Christian cOuntrieS-yery Christian
ones. tOO-Sunday has become day
of real relaxation from the ordinary
occupation. and there are extra shows.
extra dances. extra picnic parties. etc
Even political meetings occur sun
Americans allow some fanatics
thought they had all been properly
burned al the Stake-tO law" Us OUT
Of all the benefit of a real sunday and
il We don't go to church. we nearly
have TO stay at home Thus in FL PasO.
the day that should be the happiest r.
the week. is the dreariest day Of all
Now 1 don't champion sunday WoTE.
Let employees have their sunday TOO,
II they wish 10 enjoy as they please
but let an American be free on Sundev
as the fathers ruled he should Let
him run his barber shop II he wishes.
let the storekeeper keep shop all sun
day if he wants 10 work Let there be
ecreation-recreation OF all sorts and
Of special invent. parks wide open.
dancing and theaters, picture shows
galore. I'd even say let restaurants
serve mild liquors. Let there be-
Sunday as even the Lord intended
day Of rest and recreation TO tired
humanity.
Z. Il. Gemoets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

.~HE DECISION OF the interstate
commerce commission ia which
l. 1t reopens the Shreveport
Texas case, but declines 10 suspend the
present intra state railroad freight
rates. viii work a great hardship on
Texas cities. and especially those IN the
western part Of the state said traffic
manager a. W. Reeves. Of the chamber
Of commerce. While it seems reason
able 10 suppose that the commission
viii afford relief after again hearing
the case, in which all sections or tne
state interested viii become parties yet
this may be a year or so hence ana IN
II 2 meantime the western section OF
Texas Will not only. pay exoroitant 10
cal rates, but At The same time VIII
suffer discrimination In favor OF the
other cities Of Texas THIS ofder OF
the commission Increases class rates up
most heavily on food products Tor daily
consumption
During the big fire last sunday. the
big steamer Of hose company 40
worked as hard as any OF the appar-
atus." said A 4. Van Balldow- The
steamer is the Oldest pump engine IN
the whole fire department. ana Will al
ways be one OF the best Although y
was the first time that It had received
= severe tryOut since the James A
Dick fire, the steamer pumped seven
hours successfully and could have done
much more II IL had been necessary 10
keen the high power pressure up
IT have noticed thar many Of the
small boys of the city have bought lit
tie pistols. much resembling = 70!
pistol. but which shoots real cart
ridge said r. G. Wright Ihese
pistols are very dangerous and ne
iieve that the sale on them should De
stopped. as some one may De injured
Primarily. I believe. the pistols were
constructed to carry blank cartridges,
but they viii very easily shoot -
caIiber ball cartridge"
There is 4 great difference II The
financial and trade conditions OF the
United States at the present time with
rhe break in relations with Germany
and at the time OF the opening OF the
var in Europe. two years ago. said
John : Curtiss. Copper at the out
break of the war was quoted at - cents
and had remained at that Tor SIX
months prior. weak and declining
metal market existed and right after
the outbreak of the war. IL dropped 10
II cents. but now, after two years OF
war the demand Is strong Tor copper a.
y cents. and a jump 10 50 cents mas
been made lately. Silver has made
ueEv high mark at 20 cents an ounce
Money conditions likewise have under
zone a change At the opening OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
~ d. al. MARTIN.

vicinity OF Roswell and Hagermdn,
$500. 600 is being spent in doing dram
ase work. Deep bitches are being sunk
and tile drains laid in chem 70 carry
According 10 ). B. AIcGhee. court re-
porter Of the fifth Judicial district OF
New Mexico, one man recently protest
ed ~ paving the cost OF So an acre for
draining some land that had hitherto
refused even 10 grow weeds, taking the
stand that IL was not worth draining
After the draining he sold the land To-
Sq5 an acre, less the drainage charge.
or $40 an acre net The man who
bought the reclaimed land cleared 500
an acre from his crop the first year
II. " Nauchelett Is the engineer IN
charge OF the work
Dir. MCGEE was in Fl PasO returning
TO his home in Roswell, after trip 10
confer with Judge Colin Neblett, VINO
tary and reporter for the new court a
Santa Fe. over which Judge Nebiert IS
10 preside.
County judge Z. &. McCliutoek says
he viii back Adrian Pool against any
man in FL PasO IN q race in sending
kilograms. L don't always know when
Adrian is in town." he said, but al
ways know when he isn't, for 1 begin
10 get his kilograms"
kilograms are worth their cost"
said Judge Pool People receiving q
telegram attach importance TO the mes
sage, while they would throw away a
letter. Then if you can't spell what
you want 10 write about or YOU are
little poor on composition, you can al
ways blame a telegram on The oper-
stor. but you've got TO shoulder the
blame yourself for your letters
Road grading in sand was found TO
be . failure Ia Mexico. according 10
Lieut. Newkirk. Of The New Mexico
guard. who had charge Of @ truck
hrs
Pershing's army. He says the army
engineers found they could get best
results by scrapins off the sand rather
than by grading 1t up. Lieut. New
kirk is here 10 muster his truck train
men out Of the service and turn over
his trucks to the quartermaster at Fort
Bliss All civilian truck trains are TO
be mustered out except one. The trucks,
with three men retained as c3retakers
20 each train, are 10 be stored Al Fort
Bliss until needed again
II shouldn't be. but IL is always
necessary. 20 call a meeting Tor about
half an hour before you expect il 70
commence, IN order 10 have everybody
there.
II ' were a judge and man pleaded
a real bad cold as mitigation for what
he had done, Ii release him on almost
anything. I know how p man feels
when he has real bad cold
Or the other hand-and II has 10
connection with the above-if I were
On jury in murder trial and defend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
High Rents Often Move Business Districts
How Ell Paso Has Changed Ir Past 80 Years

was 81 Clements Episcopal church,
while across on the west side OF Mesa
was the Buchanan Powers planinS NH J.
The present site of the Buckler block
ON The corner OF Mesa and Texas. was
The adobe home Of MI Marshall q civil
engineer and brcthernlaW o. pr- y J.
Justice.
More Prominent Residences
On the stevens corner. now occupied
hy the Texas Bank e. Trust company,
stood a little brick house win Jhree
rooms down stairs and two UP stairs.
Frank carr. captain of police, occupied
this house in 1895 and Tom ana John
D'Keoffe. Frank Patterson night man
ager of thc Western Union. and the
writer occupied The two second story
Across the street where Su5erberg
ErOs's Jewelry store rs located. was
vacant and was used rs lot by Mc-
Lean & KEYS. VINO had a plum nins snop
IN an adobe house OF the Popular cor
Uer The only other building out on
Texas street was Trinity Methodist
,aurch located where the sun drug
store now stands and two story
frame building owned by Dr. = T. ] n
Ccr and located on the 1rl-Sfate Ialh-
Ing Machine corner.
The only houses ON san francisco
street We're the PomerOy stables. where
the Hoyt Furniture company store
stands. the waterWorks Office, where
the hrakauer. Cork & MOye bulidlnS
stands, Meisels beer garden where
office. on tho southwest corner OF Cnl-
huahua and san Francisco streets. ana
Airs. W. V. Mills's residence. ADJOINING
the assay office.
Weeds and mesquite grew rank on
both sides Of Overland street from
Broadway east 10 Kansas. except for
Barnham''s saloon on the southeasJ
corner OF Broadway and Overland and
little two story frame rooming house.
where Clifford Bros-'s store II now 10
Gated.
south El Paso street was wilder
ness from Second street TO the river
except ior the kstelsrI & uesateau
huilaiu- AID the Old hide house
- late @a 1900 there was not
house Ola Montana street east pt stem
tom aud Arizona ana Rio traude
streets had not even been --Iacd. Trcr"
we're noe tcr houses "o Erui-1 ard eos
OF F"v.T,i..l'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Mexico's New Ambassador
(BY H. S. h

OOMETIMES it is possible to commend the acts OF Gen
- Venustiano Carranza and such occasion arises
- through his appointment of IgnaciO Bonillas as an
bassador the United States
Mr. Bonias represents the best element in Mexico ne
belongs to an old and distinguished family long prominent
in Mexico and to extent well known IN the united
States His home is In NOgale Sonora beautlIui Isi
dence lately occupied during the absence OF the Bona
family BY American consul Frederick SImplch and
Mrs Sinpch Mrs Bonlas and children have durng the
wears of revolution spent much of their time In AIon
Mrs Bonias an American being native OF tucson
The appointment the Washington embassy Parucu
larry appropriate that MI Bonilas is well acquainted
with this country, its language, people and history ne
graduate of Massachusetts, Institute OF Iecnnog "
learned great deal of the United States and OF Americans
during his days and since then IN living on tn
border OF United States, he has been N more OF ie
constant professional social contact with the people o.
this country Mexico he has been more recently minister
the Caanza cabinet and the commence
reposed in by Gen. CarTanza evidenced atey Dy
his appointment on the Mexican branch of the JOINT com
mission which deIiberaed Atlantic City tor soiutioh
of the difficulties Mexico and the United States
In view of all the circumstances the new anoaSsaoo
should enter upon his duties at Washington lar oette
equipped than the average diplomatic representative TO serve
his country well and at the same time to increase me
friendly relations between his country and The United
States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Little Inter0iews
Little Inte0ieWS
High Freight Rates Work Against West Texas
New Kind of Toy Pistol Dangerous For Boys

war the call money rate in New York
sdVsnced in four days from four per
cent 10 10 and IL per cent Now there
IS not a single furry in the money
rate and there is no prospect Of any.
Call money has remained firm at its
rate Il held before the diplomatic split.
The actual condition OF the security
and commodity markets OF the United
States is much more stable at present,
than it was at the outbreak OF the
war
T noticed the rather poor appearance
OF some police officers some time ago
and made inquiries about it from one
OF them" said George GroZier- His
answer was that II takes time to get
uniforms and that all of the new men
have not as vet received theirs. I took
that explanation and believed II. but q
day or 50 later I saw no less than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Perhaps It is a good thing Uncle sam
hasn't much OF a merchant marine.
seeing as how he may have to protect
it.-Superior (Wis-) Telegram
In the trenches they worry about
shell shock, in this country about the
sheIl-out shock when the fIrsS Il the
month bills come around.-Janesyilie
CWis.) Gazette
When the motor car OF the prosper
Gus farmer comes TO the city IL Is usu
ally parked in the vicinity OF the bank
with which the farmer does business
San Antonio Express
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
Hard Smiling


the effort And the
when I'm sick
something they
worse
weight
il b wishes he smile
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15
HOCwALLOW LOCALS
GEORGE BINGHAM

The william IN
a book or play
should learn a
lesson from the
expert ence Of
others of his ilk.
and quit his
meanness. He
ought 10 have
sense enough TO
know that the
author is merely
getting him in
bad solely for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-15

three other policemen wearing civilian
clothing and Uniform hats The ap-
pearance OF the police officers on the
streets give strangers their first i'm
preston of city. they say What are
people thinking who see the ununi-
formed policemen of this city"
I think that much praise is due the
United States public health service OF
ficials who have taken UP the task Of
guarding our city from the Tavages OF
the dreaded typhus fever through their
efforts at the bridge" said mayor Tom
Lea. since they have started Oper6-
tons there has not been a ingle case Or
the fever added to the one or Two which
We did have. and the fact that they
have not caused any more hard feeling
than has already been exhibited speaks
well for the way in which they are do
Ing their work.