El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
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FAhl DcAl5 AAI tllAGA
a ply center for the United States
L \ army encamped alcng the Next
can border, which fact alone means
trade worth millions to FL Paso's whole
sale merchants, this city has grown
in few years to be so firmly estab
lished as a headquarters for jobbers
OF all lines of merchandise that il is
sure to command the patronage OF
territory 500 miles in any direction FOR
ell time 10 come
There are good commercial reasons
for this belief and among them is the
unusual position FL Paso occupies with
respect TO other large mercantile cen
ters being situated more than 500 miles
from any other city OF Importance IN
the wholesale trade Another reason
is the exceptionally favorable railroad
rates from big producing points in the
country. which have given wholesalers
here an opportunity to develop the
field in the southwest Il PaSo's trade
territory embraces New Mexico and
Arizona, a large portion of west Texas,
and the Mexican states of Chihuahua,
Sonora, Durango. Coahuila, Zacatecas,
and portions of adjoining states
400 Carry Trade Messages
About 500 travelling representatives
carry trade messages from FL Paso's
wholesalers TO buyers. Many Of them
travel - far west as Phoenix and
Yuma, AriZ-; north TO Ration, y. NJ, In
Guiding Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las
Vegas; northeast 70 Tucumcari and
valley in New Mexico and Texas; east
on the Texas & Pacific TO Big Springs
and on the G. H s A. to Del Rio,
taking in the Fort Stockton country on
the Kansas City. Mexico & Orient; south
and southwest as far as TorreJn. Du-
range, Douglas, Cananea- Nogales and
GuaymaS-
Mexican Business Normally Heavy.
Before the Mexican revolutions de-
ETroyed regular trade this city drew
orders from hundreds Of Mexican cities
and mining camps Since conditions in
that country have been precarious.
caused by frequent changes Of local
government and a deprecated currency.
It has been well nigh impossible to re-
ests blish the old time commerce. but
even now the cash orders that reach
local dealers and commission men are
considerable 4 general suspension of
mining, following the international
complications Of last year. has. OF
course. cut off q big business from FL
Paso, but it is trade that will imme-
diately revive. once q working basis is
reached in the southern country. In
the southwestern United States the in
crease of sales has been remarkable.
There is no doubt that FL Paso's whcle-
sale and iobbing firms sell $4,000, 0Og
OF goods TO the territory per year.
ReOpening OF Mines Causes Rush.
The reOpening OF old mines. long dor
metals. throughout New Mexico and
Arizona. has caused a flood of orders
FOR provisions and machinery, most OF
which have been filled here Miners
driven out Of Mexico are bringing hun
dreds Of old camps back TO the pro-
ducinE stage, farmers and stOckmen are
consuming more as they profit more,
the big corporations extending their
operations in mining and irrigation,
and the unheard OF purchases on the
border by the regular and state Mill
tary organizations. all have helped e
PaSO's wholesale trade
Peace in Mexico VIII Mean Much
II has been demonstrated 10 Mexicans
who are exiled from their country by
war that this city can furn sh articles
Of necessity and luxury as reasonably
as they can be bought elsewhere and
that II Will be generally beneficial to
Mexicans to buy in FL Paso, when they
return to their homes. This fact will
ald commerce wonderfully. having
proved that the United States can fur
nish better goods al the same prices.
or less than tho imported from
Europe The Mexican knows about
the European articles but he invariably
prefers the American brands, if he can
get them on equal terms.
Notwithstanding Mexico has been cut
or for several years. the volume OF 81
Pasos Jo6bing business has steadily
grown When the effort was made to
secure one OF the federal regional banks
en- estimate OF the annual business OF
the wholesale merchants here was set
al SlS.0OO.000. That was in 1913 In
1915 this had grown 10 approxinns telv
Sz0,0o0-o0o, with a tonnage Of about
9ee,19O,0O0 pounds. This did not in
clcde parcels post and express shin
ments, for which no figures were saith
cred.
Railroad Facilities Ample
service 10 country BUYERS in FL
Paso's Wholesale territory is prompt
over all railroads. most of which Tijn
speclai merchandise cars t. expedite
freight shipments. Only a few hours
after the orders are taken by telephone
or telegraph or mail the goods reach
destination Within the second day
from loading nearly every buyer in the
territory has been served. whether he
yves IN Tucumcari. Roswell Barstoyr-
Sanderson. Douglas, Nogales. Tucson
tnoeniX, Albuquerque. or points inter
Nening- \ network of long distance
telephone lines to every town ana city
OF Importance in the southwest. nuts
buyer and seller in close touch for.
market purposes. and two couDetinr-
telegraph companies furnish quick SER
vice.
Every Line IL Represented.
Practically every line OF iobbins- is
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