El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-17

TOURIST business for California
1 was never heavier than the
present year. II as heavy" said Har-
vel Wilson. who has Just returned
from San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Some contend that there are more
people in California this year than
during the worlds fair in 1915. Los
angeles has more visitors than ii
ever had UP to the first Of July. The
general passenger agent of the Pa
CHIC Electric railway made a state
nnent while 1 was in Los Angeles that
the business was heavier this wear
ever before and he should know. for
the P. E. handles all Of II 10 the
beaches and mountain resorts.
w nile railroad fare Is higher than
ever before, the people do not seem
70 mind II and keep travelling. Hotel
rates are also naturally higher. but il
Is surprising how cheap one can live
IN California compared to other parts
OF the country. II you try. It Is the
cheapest place I have seen. all things
considered
People are going to California from
all parts OF the country and the night
left san Francisco il was impossi-
Die Tor arrivals at . o'clock in the
evening TO get rooms at the St Fran
FL Pasoans are at the Los Angeles
beaches IN large numbers I could
walk down the beach at Venice, ocean
Park or Long Beach and meet more
people from FL Paso that knew per-
sonally than I could meet in FL Paso
walking the same distance down a
business street here One day at
noon / was having lunch in the cafe
Of Hotel Hayward and during the
luncheon hour / met Fred Lazenby.
Beauty Barnes. Andy Reeves. Dick
warren, VIII Brown. Allie Martin,
Charlie Andrews, Tom Kelch and r
W WilmoTe in the same place. y
knew Bob krakauer was over at the
Van Nuys and that Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Ezell and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Evans
were over at the Savoy and Willie
Winch had been at the Hayward the
day before Every day I saw z new
FL Paso face s0mewhere-"
The FL Paso-Alamogordo highway
promises 10 become one OF the lead
ing scenic driveways in the south
west. said K II. Roberts, manager
OF the chamber OF commerce The
highway has been designated as
division Of the scenic subdivision Of
the Bankhead highway and has been
closely studied by several highway
engineers OF national reputation The
road Is one Of FL Paso's important
trade arteries leading northward to
the MesoalerO Indian country and also
10 the big New Mexico health resorts.
The tractor recently secured by the
FL Paso chamber Of commerce will
be retained on the highway in order
to keep the road in perfect order. The
commissioners OF Otero county have
agreed that the tractor is not TO be
used AZ any place other than the FL
Paso-Aiamogordo road"
Il hope 10 add a large number of
members 70 the FL Paso Housewives
league during the next few weeks"
Miss Helen Swift, county home DEM
onstration agent said. Il hope to en-
list the membership OF active house
wives who are interested in the prob
lens Of housekeeping and who will
attend the meetings Of the league
regularly I believe that the house.
wives league is one OF the most i'm
portant ORGANIZATIONS Of the many
civic and social clubs that have been
organized In recent years and am
sure that the organization viii be OF
great benefit to many women il they
will enter into the spirit Of the or
ganization-"
The most trying experience OF my
entire Z months spent in France was
four days In a Boehe dugout near St
Mihiel in October. 1915" said Sergt
Carl T. Brown. in charge of the war
camp community service clubrooms IN
the basement OF the chamber OF
commerce. 7 went over with
lsouthern national guard division but
was soon sent into the front lines
with a replacement unit and became
attached to the 10Th division We
were moving toward the Champagne
sector when A detachment TO which
I was assigned was caught in the
enemy's barrage and I and four other