El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29

= TEXT month fall viii be here and the opening Of a
m busy winter season in FL Paso EndeavOr viii make
It the best winter for business in the history Of FL
Psso, but negligence viii not sharp going after old
business and business and cutting Of profits wher
ever a cut is possible VIII help.
The need for new industries has been dwelt upon with
much emphasis and great frequency. New industries
being secured slowly and more are needed They viii al
ways be needed and everything that everyone can do to
promote that good cause viii mean benefit for everyone IN
e PasO.
The raw material Is at hand and the market available
with plenty Of labor generally and adequate transportation
systems for the successful operation Of factories The
great drawback is the cost Of fuel which has been
stabilized the mines fairly low figure, and to the
initial cost Of which wholesalers viii not be permitted to
add than minor profit The worst feature of the
fuel bill however IS the freight rate which Washington
thus far TO have overlooked Perhaps is less
problem the east than the southwest especially here
where the railroads charge more Tor transporting coal from
the COLORADO and New Mexico elos Than the mine opera
tors get for the coal after allowing for wages other opera
ting expenses depreciation Of the property, interest
the investment taxes and profits to the stockholders
The rates from the various fields high, espe
ca Of the fact that coal carload lots
and that the loaded and unlOaded automatically
and with minimum Of delay, thus enabling them to do
lar greater service than ordinary freight
IT, through the interstate commerce commission, action
be obtained to reduce the coal freight rate it
be brought down to reasonable figure there IS splendid
opportunity for building up manufacturing city here If
the railroads knew It, they inurIng themselves by
keeping fuel rates 50 high 70 bar to manufacture
The profits they would make by Transporting commodities
by Of the establishment Of industries would
more than offset any difference IN fuel rates.
Only few days ago the New Mexico corporation
mission conducting inquiry into coal freight rates
" A Hawkins, counsel for the FL Paso and Southwestern
appeared before the commission that connection He
quoted by New Mexico newspapers having argued to the
commission effect, that the people not interested
the freight rate fuel; that their main thought
that they needed coal and apt 10 need It very greatly
indeed II view Of threatened shortage
1t Is enough that the first thought obtain the
coal but the secondary thought Is how to pay for it. and
industries stay IN business unless they get their
fuel cheap enough to compete with other producing centers
IN the matter Of price Of their products
So the fuel problem to be settled here. II IS the
large barrier between e Paso and the payrosuppor
ing Smokestacks.
Let It be emphasized that nothing upbuds town ike
permanent industries II here and makes good
minor capacity with large going concern such as the
e Paso smeer, for instance-there many ohers-he
every TO consider that he be permanent
fixture IN employment, advancing steadily IN response
by and salary. So he feels that Of psmanence
necessary 70 buy build home and set up d family
establishment. Nothing equals home to anchor
and his family to a city. Multiply that by thou
sands and you have the outline Of FL Paso's future
It not only to the large industries that must
look but the small also there is opening here
and there many get into II and let him make
all he with reasonable profits
Il Is the credit Of the chamber of commerce that
opportunity Intentionally is being overlooked, is
any effort considered too great to bring to e PasO every
business large and san possible to secure or to find