El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-03
ONE MUST
Be FOR THE WAR
C. B. Eddy, Pioneer Rail
road Builder Here, Says
Sacrifice for Nation.

"The Individual - nothing. every
thing is being sacrificed for the good
Of the nation said C. 3 Eddy,
pioneer railroad builder OF EI Pas0,
who returned Thursday for the first
visit that ne has made 20 the city
since he left II years ago. He was
speaking Of war work in the metrop-
oils Of the United States
Prominent men have left their Of
fees in charge Of subordinates and
have gone TO work with all their
energies for the government. saying
that this is no time for making money
This is the spirit Of New York. A man
must be for the government wholly or
step out
'The whole city is alive with en-
-huslasm over the war savings stamp
campaign. and cveryW here YOU go YOU
see banners and advertising and
workers selling stamps. IL IS one Of
the most successful features Of the
preparedness campaign
New Workers support Hoover.
The work of Herbert Hoover as
food administrator is receiving the
support and aid of New York business
men. and they think wen of him. So
recognize that we VIII make mistakes,
but the main point is 20 work for
success I'm the war
When asked about the attitude of
the New York railroad men s-oout the
government taking over the railroads.
Mr.. Eddy said.
Only Move To Make.
81 can scarcely say what the lulu-
ions are, for ] left New York CITY be-
fore this was done. For myself. I can
81
10 be done. II was simply another step
In our national preparedness work
that had 10 be taken r. is the right
idea I believe, and think that 10 VIII
succeed
~I can't say much Of business con-
ditions iu the east The fact IS that
people have ceased largely % think
OF business as i'm ordinary times and
are only thinking of the success OF
the United states IN the war. Every
thing from now on viii be subOrdiQ-
ated TO that one great aim
Good To Meet Old Friends.
Mr. Eddy said that his trip 10 III
PasO was merely in The nature Of a
visit TO old friends in the city
1t seems good 90 get back 20 FL
PasO once more and talk over the old
times he said we had hard fight
starting with 1898, but we all pulled
together in those days"
AIR. Eddy was the builder Of the FL
FaSo and Northeastern railroad from
El Pas0 10 Santa Rosa. y ". and
north To the Dawson. y. NJ. mines. Ia
his vision OF the future he saw the
Importance of beautiful CIoudcroft
as health and pleasure resort and q
numbering point, and was the planuer
~ the branch railroad TO that point.
He afterwards sold his railroad inter-
ests 20 the FL PasO d. Southwestern
railroad company.
Prominent At Carlsbad.
The work Of NJ. Eddy as "a western
pioneer did not begin ia FL Paso. how
ever. He Liked formerly iu Carls-
bad, y. ", and Eddy county. in which
that city is located and IS the county
seat- was named Tor him. lie was i'm
sIrumental iu the development Of the
irrigation works i'm the Pacos valley.
which We're afterwards merged INFO +
the big government irrigation project .
there
At present Nr. Eddy is heavily Iu- 4
terested i'm the Atlantic and Gulf PEE
iroleum company, which owns inn .
portaur properties ar CroWder and .
Humblefieldi Okla. He has just been
making an inspection trip to them /
and visited I'll Iaso before returning F.
east
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