El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-03

a He past few years OF disturb
ance in Mexico has demon
L strated conclusively that FL
Paso does not depend on that country
for Its growth" said A P. Coles. De
prived OF nearly all commercial rela-
lions with the Mexicans. the city has
advanced in a year faster than ever
before in its history. The mines,
smelters. livestock. merchandising and
provision lines have been wonderfully
stimulated-but on our own side Of
the Mexican boundary. The military
encampments. OF course. have helped
some lines Of trade, but purchases By
soldiers Of realty have been few
People generally have Weakened to the
fact that Fl Paso is a city with q
wonderful future and are fastening
gates of Mexico are opened Sales OF
land IN the Cotton addition which
stretches a mile and q half from the
mountain to the river. were never as
good in any previous year a. they
There are many members OF the
Sfth infantry who hate to leave Ell
PasO. as they regard this city as their
home station" said Sergt R c. Potter.
lied here and naturally the members
Of the organization have a great many
friends here Whether they are IN the
Big Bend. or in any other part OF the
globe. Fl Paso viii be remembered by
the S4th-"
The paving of the Austin street
viaduct will help to divert 2 great
deal of the traffic now IN Texas.
Boulevard and Montana streets" said
he 7 mn
stand, will be completed within very
short time, and the viaduct ready for
use II can be used by thouss nds OF
motorists daily. who travel across the
city Wyoming street will in all
probability, be made much buster by
the paving Of the viaduct7
"El Paso's business during 1916.
with almost half Of the United States
army encamped in the city and trade
territory, has permitted wonderful
steps forward IN commercial eNpan-
sion." said Ed Moye. banker. ''but I
the military here should be reduced to
one division. or even a brigade, at
Fort Bliss Our trade with Mexico and
the great southwestern states will
nue. by the soldiers leaving. Our
future trade relations with the we'll
TODD Mexican people are going to be
immensely greater than they ever
were in the history Of the two coun-
From the wav requests for hotel
reservations are beginning to come in.
It looks as II the convention OF the
Panhandle and Southwestern Stock
mems association at Ell Paso will be
the largest in the history Of the asso-
ciation," said Frank Langan. Nearly
every mail is bringing in requests for
reservations at the Sheldon and other
hotel men tell me that they are re-
ceiving numerous requests I predict
that several thousand peODle will be In
attendance at the convention"
Eel Paso could make itself one OF
the most popular winter resorts in the
west il ii would arrange for winter
TO entertain the crowds
that could be drawn here" said Rob-
who is spending the winter here.
Crowds OF tourists are stopping over
in FL Paso every day and I meet peo-
pie from all parts of the United States
who have come to FL Paso for the win
ter months. and they all have only
one complaint-that FL Paso has no
for them. The city has a
winter climate which cannot be
edualed by any other city in the west
bring thousands OF winter tourists
here annually"
'T have often wondered II the city
is ever going to do anything to abate
the smoke nuisance" said William Rus
sci. with the machine shops and 10
comotives and about everything with a
coal. the results are anything but in