El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-01
NO FEAR OF BUSINESS SLACK
IN Ell PASO DURING THE WAR
n.

FREQUENTLY one hears the question: "Do you think
n this going TO slump II business IN e
Paso?" Very likely the question being asked every
where else the United States for always there is fear
of the unknown and knows just how short OF how
long how bitter this may be- 1t is difficult to gage
Just what demands the war may make upon lie and
materials
The Herald is confident the viii not slump
e Paso anywhere else in the United States Save
for the fact train for and produce
ships hitherto unparalleled rate the United States viii
continue far We now in the same way that
= has the outbreak Of the European war; but with
every effort intensified We have been producing food
stus large Of the world There must be greater
uroduction We have producing munitions for the
world market and the entente has been taking them We
must continue producing munitions the entente and
for ourselves besides The true Of automobiles, air
planes clothing machinery copper, and supplies Of every
kind This country experienced unprecedented prosperity
producing all Of things for the allies More, vastly
more Of them be produced Every factory ship
yard arsenal shop store and terminal viii be rushed with
business.
Busv? The United States viii be buster chief quar-
emastr and chief ordnance officer for the entente and
ourselves during this than country ever has been
n the history Of the world
Taxes viii be higher for the ordinary citizen much
higher fo- the Of millions But the laborng man VIII
have steadier and higher wages than before
many lines engaged in government activities The mer
chant viii have much business ever and the anufac
turer than he can do.
Fl PasO gets its living from mines cattle, farming raI
roads, manufactures, importing and exporting, supplying
retail businesses IN New Mexico Texas and Arizona and
supplying the army Every mine OPERATOR farmer and cat
teman viii have keen market for all he can produce
The exports and imports depend conditions IN Mexico
which likely to improve Manufactures IN Fl Paso are
hveler today than before. The jobbng business
viii certainly not decline Army business will increase
One Of the great training camps for the army may be
located There to be Il of these training camps
IN the United States With 100000 be trained in
the first quota each camp will have about $4,000 men, not
including the training forces and the auxiharies.
The demand business IN FL Paso viii be greater even
than when the national guard was here There viii
be more employment, demand for business property
and more cal for homes, than at any time IN the past
The application Of the selective draft viii little
unsetement among the ranks Of salared and wage
earners But that would have effect the counrys
prosperity and If VIII be mnimZed by the fact that
within the age limit but with dependents engaged in
necessary industries not to be called into military
service.
There may be depression after the war, there may
not be Opinions are divided that point but certainly
there viii be none while the is in progress
When at was suggested" that Col E NJ House might
head an American commission France everyone knew
president Wilson had made up his mind fully and that Col
House would receive the appointment Now viii somebody