El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-22
FL PASOANS ARE
GIVEN WELCOME
Arizona's Prosperous Min
ing Cities Greet Ell Paso
Crowd Cordially.

commercialism in the trip Of the FL
Pasoans- They are impressiug upon
their friends that il IS a friendly visit
Il get acquainted with the people and
their country and the people are re-
ceiving us in the same friendly spirit
that We are demonstrating in the tour.
We were in view Of snow clad Graham
mountains throughout the day Mednes-
day and were famed by the cooling
breezes from their sides, but the re-
ceptlon nowhere partOOk OF the nature
OF the atmosphere.
The visit TO Globe was terminated
with concert by the band in front OF
the court house from S to . o'clock and
dance at the Elks' club from 8 until
mic night. Thousands heard the band
concert and hundreds attended the
dance.
Everybody Talks Mining.
Everybody At Globe Is talking min
ing On a business street is a stand
that looked TO US like that OF a peanut
and lemonade Vender. Close inspection
showed it TO be the office" OF a mining
stock dealer. He was selling stock in
various new mines in the Globe-MO-
renci district. and the people were buy
ing as they would patronize hot
dog" stand Ben Clements and Henry
Fris bought u dimes worth each
J. A Vicknair. of FL Paso. was among
those who greeted the IL Pasoans at
Miami. He was on business in Miami
IN his car.
Frank Dorm. agent for The Herald at
Miami. sent two boxes of cigars TO the
FL Paso train by H II. Fris.
Some Personal Prods.
VIII Brown says ne is glad 10 know
that q Rock Island man can tell the
truth. He learned it in this manner:
r r Seeds lost his pocketbook the
other night and. reporting II, said he
had $50 in il. When the pocketbOOk
was found, IL contained that much
money.
Henry Welsch hasn't yet quit talking
about the Morenci Southern railroad
He says he never saw a railroad en-
ploy such an Inefficient man as that
engineer. Why. he just ran up into
hills and had to back out SO often that
l am fully convinced he is a new man
and did not know the road into Mo
renci-" The switchbacks were what
puzzled Henry.
A Couple of Jokes.
George s. Ryan was giving away
some tape measures a a stop the other
day and the kids almost mobbed him.
lie slipped back into the train and met
V r. Stiles coming out George had
been wearing a white hat He slipped
It onto Stiles's head and when Stiles
stepped from the train he didn't know
why he was getting such a reception
Come over and meet Harry Chin"
said Henry Welsch. to several Of the
boosters the other day He took them
over and presented them 10 g ella val
ley Mormon with long whiskers-
Tell the people at home that Al
Howard. of Clifton, and DR.. Gudger. OF
Silver City. are among the Invest two
fellows in the southwest" said ". q.
Roe, after he had bought dinner for
me and thought he had a right 10 have
something put in the paper.
Building New Railroad Grade
The Arizona and New Mexico railroad
IS putting down about two and a half
miles of new railroad track between
Duncan and Guthrie. in order TO get
the roadbed up away from the ella
river. The work is quite heavy in
places and is entailing a considerable
OF funds.
s L Silversparre is busy distributing
yellow pennants advertising Kelly
Springfield tires and Ben Clements is
as busy talking Lees and asking
w hatcha Wanta be wearing a mans
advertising fOr?' of all those tagged
by SilVersparre-
There are at present 200 miles Of
railway at Morenci, &C
cOrGing to the information impaired
TO the FL Pasoans by some of the in
formants escorting US about the place
and giving mining information