El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-18
DEMING, NEW MEXICO, WINS
AND IS BEING CONGRATULATED

EMING IS receiving the good uatured congratulations
Of New Mexico towns generally IN having been deslg-
- mated for encampment for a national guard dIvl-
songOod natured because the congratulations are sincere
over any disappointment those other may
have felt in the fact that Deng was chosen and they
were passed by. They call It Dening's good luck
It is more than good luck, however Dsmng had what
the army inspection board headed by Brig Gen Henry A.
Greene Of Douglas was looking for The board was
any more interested DeminE than in any other place
in the southwest and the board was not interested in
Deming's luck.
FL Paso can congratulate Dening as sincerely any
We Of this city might also say that 1t luck of dit
ferent kind which kept FL Paso from being designated
From variety Of statements Of reasons Why FL Paso lost
out the most generally credited IS the statement by
secretary Baker that 1t because Of wndstorm
the day the inspection board here That OutburSt
Of breeze Is said TO have convinced the board El Paso
not the place for tent camp Had the board been
here Of those usual days when the breeze soft
and cooling, the air clear and the surroundings beautiful
the report might have been different. Also it may be
presumed that the day when the board visited Demng
there absence Of wind Demng is not far enough
from FL Paso TO permit Of pronounced difference IN eli
matte conditions. But the fact remains that Demng got
the national guard camp
It is real advantage 10 Deming. It would be advan-
tagsOus to FL Paso though proporonatey much less so
than to Demug because FL Paso being many times larger
and having great deal Of other business TO keep the
civ humning naturally would feel less strongly the bene
hcisl results Of such an encampment
The guard camp viii do for Demng what the presence
Of large body Of troops did for Columbus After Villas
murderOuS raid Columbus rose from the wTege and the
ashes and has prOspeTed since Where buildings had
been destroyed, much better buildings built. The
than before More than that It extended great
V because the coming Of the troops Increased business TO
such extent that accommodations imperative
Columbus Is today twice the town It before Villas
raid.
Deming viii be greatly benefited too. The extent Of
the benefit viii depend how long the troops remain.
But at least there viii be very great increase IN the
civilian population Not few FL Paso people have already
gone to Dng to get in on the ground floor and make
ready for the business which they confident Of rang
when the division arrives
The arrival Of the troops VIII place beside Deming
military Of $1,000 Inhabitants, of which military
town, every member receives income and spends most
Of It. The division camp viii give Deing at once great
deal Of business and great deal Of money Comparatively
little money deposited by the troops themselves Most Of
is deposited by large merchants small storekeepers res
tauIant keepers prOpeOrs barber shops and others OF
whom the troops make purchases.
Incidentally, well for at home TO note that
the deposits have fallen off since the troops left Such
Of that money as was withdrawn the ordinary
Of business has been replaced by other money More than
that, the totals have increased steadily.
Deming may then know what TO expect. The troops
comprise the division 10 be sent 10 Deng being
modified and they VIII be at the border as soon as the
eampse chosen few days ago by officers from Fl Paso
be made ready for their tents From the time the
troops arrive until they leave Deniug viii be several
times busy It ever dreamed OF being
Of the advantages DemIng VIII derive from the
presence Of the division, il would be well for the citizens
Of the remember not TO make business the only
consideration There IS nothing CALLING to soldier
than belief, TO which he IS sometimes unTeasonably