El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-04

3 offices in the corporation. This was
participated in by number OF men
o. C. Williams. as a black face art
ist. and George Sterling in Hebrew
character. then broke into the room
and put on a cross fire OF jokes and
iests at and about the guests. that
couvulsed the audience. Their per-
Torrance concluded with the recita-
tion of a number Of rhymes about
various Las Cruces men and a topical
song by Mr.. Williams.
FL PasOans Talk.
G. A Martin was introduced TO re-
spond 20 the toast "Our Visitors" and
told them Of the value OF organized ef-
fort and urged the support Of all citi-
zens Of the commercial organization
in order TO secure results. He also
spoke Of the value Of beautifylng a
city and cleaning up, both In a moral
and sanitary sense
DR.. r. Z. Mcbride said Mr.. Martins
talk moved him 10 read from letter
he had Just received as secretary OF
the state medical association, in
which the people OF Las Cruces are
cautioned against allowing FL Paso
liquor men and FL Paso prostitutes TO
slip in here after they are driven out
Of FL PasO.
College As Training Station
The letter brought out the fact that
the college has been approved as
training station for mechanics for
army service, providing the moral at
mosphere is considered proper
W. G. Roe, when introduced, told
Of the benefits Las Cruces had Sc
cured through organized effort In the
past and said The possibilities are
illimitahle if you viii Just all stick
together and boost This gathering
Of men can make Las Cruces second
Ell Paso in five years if YOU try
"BuiId The Canine Real
Judge Adrian Pool, when intro
duced, said: Gentlemen, the one
thing that You can do that VIII be
worth more 20 you than anything else
is 20 complete the Canine Real from
here to Ration. Fifty thousand cars
a year 80 through Fort Worth by way
Of Amarillo TO Colorado. You can
bring at least half Of them back this
way If you have a good road You
have the finest scenery in the United
States, the finest sumner climate IN
the world and you should capitalize
these Build roads so people can
reach them and they VIII come Every
car that passes through Las Cruces I
viii leave from s. TO $50 here Is this !
worth going after IT Paso will have
a pike road from Fort Worth in feN
months II you organize here and up !
the road 10 Ration, you can complete
the Canine Real and FL PasO and Las I
Cruces viii both get this business If
you don't organize. FL Paso IS going I
10 have this tourist business II we
have 20 set a route some other way /
We are for you ana I'll give you my 4
time in helping TO organize Canine I
Real booster associations along the 4
road"
Sierra COunty's Road Work.
C. D. sampson, county highway 4
superintendent, said he believed If I
judge Pools advice was followed, the /
highway would be built, for he felt /
mat II SuI11clenI pressure was I
brought to bea- on the state. the first
available money would be spent 10 /!
complete this great north 10 south I
scenic highway through the state He /
said $4,000 had Just been made avail I
able for road work in Sierra county, 4
between Palomas and SOcorro, an i'm
portant section on this road
j. W Kirkpatrick extended greet
ings from the FL Paso chamber Of
Paso is with Las Cruces" all the time. 4
He said Fl PasO appreciated the i'm
pOrtance OF the Mesilla valley and
Las Cruces not only In the point Of
furnishing FL PasO with food, but for
tie trade the valley and Las Cruces
give FL PasO.
Henry Stoes. recent secretary OF
the association when called on for
a talk said he thought the banquet
must be in his honor. as Il was his
the Commercial association had stuck
together for a year and he hoped to
see il live and grow.
Importance OF Farming.
H. H Brooks, county agricultural
agent Of Dona Ana county, closed the
meeting with a talk for the farmer
He said but one third Of the tillable
land in the Mesilla valley is IN culti-
walton and asserted that IL all the
acreage susceptible 10 cultivation and
irrigation was put into crops. the
value OF the Mesilla valley products
each wear would be- between 81 900 600
and 100000
Splendid music for the occasion was
furnished by Speers's orchestra, COM
posed Of business and professional
men OF the city. The musicians re-
ceived as much applause for their Sc
lections as the speakers and the en-
tertainers received.