El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-13

IL PASO IS blessed by nature IN so many ways that she
l. may be considered of the most fortunate cities in
the country.
The trouble is, we have not taken advantage Of our
natural advantages should have done.
We the natural trade metropolis for an area that is
kingdom in extent and should control it absolutely
We are equally fortunate in the advantages offer to
factories and must capitalize this, too
As example, Fl Paso is the best virgiu field in the
United States for the manufacture Of fabrics We
are close to some Of the greatest cotton regions on the
conneut-the Laguna field in Mexico the Phoenix fields
Arizona the Imperial valley field in California and nov
We are about to have the FL Paso field
Il Paso IS an ideal location great automobile tire
70 the cotton and close to the rubber, when
eeo opens and industrial and shipping conditions there
These are but two institutions that can be mentioned
The opportunities here for factories are ++i-- -.
only from the standpoint available material and 6ien
m Idol nut from the standpoint Of distribution of the
completed saeabe output But we have no factories e
Pt those struggling established mostly bv local
llas which we fail to patrOnize as we should
NotWlthstandng outstanding advantage IN this line
= EaSo mas never camPaigned systematically to bring
cotton mill here We have worked systematically
for anything We learned that the Pearson MILLING COM
pany had bought timber tracts in Mexico and We 5d t
logetner and we worked hard got mill for FL Psso
But those timber tracts had been there for ages We
nought OF organizing to induce corporation to exploit
them There we have been negligent.
We should make up minds what we want and 90
&ef II ms week The Herald printed article on the
work Of the Houston Chamber of Commerce wherein its
manager told what he would do If ne were asked TO act for
me people Of FL Paso His first STEP he said would be to
hTe capable business man, give him plenty of money to
Work with and then tell him what he wanted and expect
hin 10 get It This Is just what FL Paso should do
We want cotton mill, for instance and we should
nave one We should prepare data that capitalist
would understand it. We should then out the men
Eho are interested IN such Investments with something
concrete to show them We should lay before them the
labor conditions, the matter Of fuel water taxes trans
portauon, available supply Of material available mar
ke-sueh IS the population and wealth of surrounding
cities and their expenditures for cotton goods These we
snou oe certain were accurate and then they should be
placed where they would attract attention Corporations
and men are today more anxious than preempt
elds we can show manufacturer where he can erect
factory here and make money than he can make IN
new England or Georgia, he viii build here
Cotton mill and tire factory have been suggested as
Possibilities but there others For instance cracker
factory could be supplied here with all the flour and
could ind ready market for its products.
There is favorable location in the world for
paokery than IN FL Paso
Opportunities innumsrabIe here but they have not
been exploited We have waited, satisfied with our own
local trading and the business that coming 10 Us
through me natural growth Of the city and have failed
create.
There Of idle land in the valley yet We have
failed to 90 after canneTies should have done We
could furnish the products assured of
We waited for California man to come in here and
say that We could grow cotton in the FL Paso valley Nine
hundred acres were grown this year and 1900 viii
be planted yea-nOt because Of anything we did but
BY accident because discovered and advant
ages.
city cannot always prosper by accident. For awhile
It may grow because It cannot help it. but this viii not
always be the case.
FL Pasos citizens as whole are no different from the
citizens Of almost any other community. People much
alike everywhere but realize than others the
things that they should We so busy making
money IN the past result Of natural growth that
did not feel called upon plan for the future The
time has when longer live what comes
way; must make opportunities; must 20 and
get prosperity If would have it with We must set
thinking the things that SHOULD be here;
the things that want, and then GO OUT AND GET
THEM
L is foolish to expect busy business men to devote the