El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
WHAT A CITY HAS DONE, ANOTHER
WITH MORE ADVANTAGES CAN DO

THERE better example in the country Of what
gained effort can accomplish in community than that
Of Houston, Texas
The of Houston and its work through its cham
Der Of has already been cited in these columns
but there is say so much in praise of Hous
ton although deserves all praise for its splendid united
efforts but example for inspiration to FL Paso
What HAS BEEN DONE, CAN BE DONE Houston has
been successful in going after its factories in business
ike way and FL Paso can do the same thing if FL Paso
goes about It right
Houston is city FL Paso may well pattern after
Recent visits to every city of size in Texas make It
readily apparent that Houston easily the greatest city
IN Texas It has taken the lead all other Texas
cities IN practically everything; It IS metropolitan In
appearance is buster and it prosperous and it
going TO continue If its people continue in the spirit they
nave evidenced during the past few years Houston Is
y Fl Paso might well emulate Giving credit where it is
due Fl Paso may look to Houston and say: "El Paso
be the second Houston" and the motto viii be
one we work to without being ashamed.
This year. with in progress Houston has secured
four oil refneres two United States shpyards and four
COMMERCIAL oRGANIzATIoNS HAVE SLEPT, on the
belief that there would business activity Reasons
for these Teneres going to Houston appar
ent than for a cotton mill to come to FL Paso.
The IN the east with money invest doesn't know
Of the advantages in FL Paso for cotton MILL he
Be shown The eastern reners didn't know about Houston
until they shown They did not prOwng around
Houston hunting for location Houston showed the
builders that Houston THE place their location
ana them Port ATthuT instance,
water facilities apparently Houston; also many pipe
line termini. But Houston kept everlastngy at It and
von
Manufacturers 20 where they can get the best results
The city that presents the advantages the winner
Houston mas three eightneh and sixneh pipe lines,
delivering daily 5000 barrels Of OIL 900 Of them from
the Oklahoma fields for refining and shipment In
of construction contemplated the pipe lines into Hous
ton VIII be able shortly to deliver 10000 barrels Of oil
daily These did come Houston by accident Hous
ton worked for them It had to CREATE shipping facii
ties before il got them
El Paso has never had and never viii have the diff
ees to that Houston had before able to
appeal TO capital Houston faced the gigantic task Of max
ing deep water channel out of muddy, sluggish stump
filed bayou and she did it. to get the necessary water trans
poTation to put 1t on par even with Port Arthur Corpus
Christi and other small Texas ports She did this; then
she built the most date warehouses and docks the
country all municipality owned, that charges would for
be kept down; then she built belt line railroad in
order that She might never be dictated by railroads An
this done by concerted effort by planning and hard
work Then she had basis for her greatness and she
italized this and is selling It at premium.
e Paso has such tremendous task ahead, except !
possibly to permanent cheap water supply. This
be done by building the high line canal It is small
task compared to that which Houston faced and conquered
With plenty Of water have nothing else to ask for to
make an ideal location for great factories
Factories mean permanent prosperity.
FL Paso as whole is to blame for laxity IN the
past Criticism has frequently been heaped upon the
chamber of but the blame belongs upon the
its people make it, Just city IS as lawful as the
majority Of its people want It to be.
The business of FL Paso have paid no attention to
their chamber Of commerce Meetings Of the chamber Of
commerce membership may be called but nobody viii at
tend At last annual meeting Of the body less than
members attended Directors cannot be expected to
et the world afre" with their work when the business
element Of the city takes more interest
At every meeting of the board Of directors, from one
70 three designations received and It IS necessary to
suspend from dozen for nonpayment Of dues OF
budget fund subscriptions.
Such condition disheartenng any set Of men, 10
natter how aggressive.
The whole city must take interest in chamber OF
commerce affairs Every working is interested IS
much as every business man. for it is vital to the city to
have live active chamber Of It only sue