El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

Q in the United States lies within II
] PasO's trade district Lately the price
] Of metals has advanced until there
I has been a scramble among financiers
/ and corporations doing mining bust
I ness in the southwest to open up many
mines heretofore abandoned. Many
I of these mines were high graded
that is, the best ore taken and the rest
I passed up or thrown IN the dump
Now that the price OF metals has ad-
vanced almost 100 percent in many
cases. 1t becomes profitable to again
work these mines and to exploit
others formerly passed up under old
prices. This condition has resulted
in the sale Of exceptionally large con-
signments Of mining machinery and
mining supplies of all kinds, most Of
which have been supplied by Ell Paso
dealers.
Large Army Purchases Made Here.
Wholesale merchants have derived
great benefits from large army orders
placed with them in the last few
years The El PasO military district
extends from Del Rio. Texas, to No
gales, Arizona Supplies for all the
troops stationed between these two
points are sent from the quarter
masters depot in this city. Prices be-
ing the same as may be secured by the
government elSeW here, 1t has been the
custom to purchase supplies in FL
PaSO. \ large percent Of local 1ObberS
share in the profits derived from gov
eminent patronage because keeping
Fort Bliss and other points stocked
IS like keeping up city of consider
able size
In 1913 statistics showed the annual
business done by wholesale merchants
to be slightly less than S20,000,0OO-
This was increased to S2S,00O,0OO in
1916 and is conservatively estimated
at So, 100000 for 1917.
The territory tributary to FL Paso's
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proximately q million square miles
In 1880 the size OF the territory didn't
mean much; It was mostly a vast ex-
panse Of arid land Many investors
looking for business openings had not
the insight TO see that 1t would
change from that condition. But rec
lamatiOn service and irrigation work
has reclaimed vast tracts and created
gigantic agricultural interests that
were not believed possible SO years
ago. Within the same period mines
opened up, grazing increased and the
once arid region became one Of the
garden spots Of the world. All this has
brought prosperity TO jobbers who
were far sighted enough to- get in
early.
Existing conditions make FL Paso
the most desirable city in the United
States for wholesalers and Jobbers.
The vast agricultural interests al
ready developed are but q small per-
nation; mining merely has a good
start; stock raising is advancing with
a rush. This is true of the whole
territory supplied by local jobbers
and means that the enormous business
already established is but a small part
Of what must come with the full de-
velopment OF this mastOdon trade ter
ritory.
A partial list Of lines and the houses
handling them follow;
Lumber is sold wholesale by the
FL PaSo Milling company, American
Lumber & Investment Co, O. T. Bas-
sett company, Galbraith FoXworth
company, Lander Lumber company. Fl
PasO Lumber company, CASTOR Lum-
pany, Rheinheimer Lumber company,
Standard Lumber company. P. c.
Thede Lumber company, Long Lum-
Der company; boots and shoes, Ever
wear Shoe company, Hamilton Brown
Shoe company, Laskin-Swatt company,
Albert Matthias & company; clothing,
Haymon KrUpp & company; coal ana
Fuel company, Dawson Fuel Sales
company, Held Bros. Santa Fe Fuel
company, West Texas Fuel company;
furniture by H NordWald & company,
Rogers Furniture company; groceries,
NJ Ainsa & Sons Jas. A. Dick COM
pany, American Grocery company,
Franklin Bros, c. II. Lawrence. H.
western Grocery company: hardware,
machinery and implements by Kra-
kauer, York & Moye's Suc'rs., Momsen-
Dunnegan-R company, Sheers *
Lazenby brewers and liquor stocks,
FL PasO Brewing association, HOuck *
Dieter company, Houston Ice and
Brewing association, Bert Ramsay