El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-30
ga RY RECENT trip east brought
NJ home to me more than ever

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MI home TO me more than evel
= u before the realization o:
what 7 believe to be FL Paso's great
est need" replied James G. McNary,
president of the FL Paso Clearing
house association and Of the First
National bank, when asked for infor-
nation gained on his trip to Wash
ington. New York. Boston and other
eastern points.
Il think it would be interesting to
have a guessing contest on this ques-
tion. The result would undoubtedly
represent a wide variety OF views.
can imagine them covering some such
range as conventions. trade excur-
sions. environments, educational in
situations. smoke consumers, play
grounds. recreation centerS, less wind
and more rain. moral uplift. elimi-
nation of billboard advertising. re-
moval Of the tracks from the heart
OF the city, agricultural development
and drainage for the valley, etc, etc.
All Of these things are good and most
Of them are greatly to be desired.
None OF them, in my opinion. how
ever. represent FL Paso's most vital
need
IF were TO name the three things
FL Paso needs the most. I would say
First factories; second, factories.
and third. factories.
Industrial Development Needed.
Industrial development, it seems
to me. is the city's greatest need. II
II Paso is to become a great and
prosperous city. we must have a great
increase in the number Of manufac-
turing plants.
This is an industrial age. Dr.
Newell Dwight Hills. on the occasion
OF his recent visit here. brought out
most wildly the fact that this. the
greatest war OF all history, is an in
dustriai war. just as this is an in
fought. not as Raymond Hitchcock
sings in the latest New York success
Because the Kaiser Was All Dressed
Up and Had No Place to Co. but be-
cause Germany had reached the peak
Of her industrial development. and.
not only could not progress, but must
retrograde unless she could find new
sources Of coal and iron.
World Jealous Of United States.
All the world is jealous of the
United States because of her marvel
Gus Industrial activity The United
states Steel corporation, the greatest
industrial concern the world has ever
known, has recently been piling up
profits at the rate Of a million dol
lars a day
I'VE think Of New York City as
great financial and business ceQter.
but as a matter of fact, il is one of
the face Of the earth. Within the
limits Of the city there are $4,000
factories, which employ about 700. 600
wage earners, representing an output
OF manufa ctured products worth seven
and half million dollars day. or
total yearly output greater by two bill
lion dollars tnan the recent liberty
loan Brooklyn. usually spoken Of as
a city OF homes has 5000 factories
with an annual output Of nearly one
billion dollars.
What Rubber Did for a City.
There are many cities in the coun-
try as large, or larger than FL Paso
whose growth and prosperity is based
on practically the development of one
single manufacturing industry. Take
for instance. the city OF Akron, o. Its
population has increased rs per cent
in six years, until 1t is now more than
double the size Of this city A few
years ago We would have regarded il
as i one horse town, not to be thought
Of as competing with Ell Paso in real
Importance. This amazing growth and
prosperity is the result Of the devel-
Opment Of the rubber industry. Its
rubber factories employ $4,000 labor
ers q day. One factory alone employs
five times as many laborers as all
the factories, foundries, railroad
shops. etc. in FL Paso put together
employ. Illustrations OF this nature
could be multiplied until the reader
would be wearied-
Watches and steel.
''On my eastern trip had the oppor-
tunfty Of going through the Waltham
wonderful industry employs 1000 men
and women It manufactures 5000
time pieces every day. OF the highest
grade of automobile clocks alone, il
turns out 800 every day. In addition
10 its great force Of workers. its
equipment in the way OF labor saving
machines represents a marvel Of in
ventive ingenuity.
The wonderful development OF the
steel industry is apparent at a glance
70 one travelling east over the Penn
sylvania railroad. Up and down the
rivers at Pittsburgh, great new fac
tories can be seen in all stages OF
construction and the face Of the sun
IS literally yelled with the smoke from
the great foundries and furnaces q
going to get more factories in FL
Paso, let US get them with smoke con-
sumers attached.)
Focus on Factories.
IN enumerating the things that e
PasO lacked did not mention public
spirit. Certainly, the city has an
abundance OF this splendid quality, as
shown by the recent Liberty loan and
He'd Cross campaigns. 1t is apparent
that the energy and public spirit Of
the people OF this city, when concen-
trated on any one object, can bring as
tonishing results. I would like to see
the organized public spirit of this
city. as represented primarily by the
chamber Of commerce, focused for a
few years in a great effort to build
up this city along industrial lines.
I'VE know that among the greatest
Contributing factors to the Importance
OF FL Paso are the wonderful copper
and other mining industries in the
districts Of New Mexico
and Arizona They have been devel- |
oped by great outside corporations
and the people Of this city can enjoy |
the benefits, but cannot claim the |
credit therefor.
What We Did Not Work For.
''Tne importance Of FL Paso as a 4
center of the great cattle breeding /
and also as q railroad center |
is again due to natural conditions, |
rather than to the energy or efforts Of
our people. When II comes to def /
mite progress in the line OF city build |
ing as a result Of all OF our organized |
or individual efforts. there are. after |
an. not a great many achievements to |
v hich We can point with pride. Our I
smelter, the greatest Of our industrial