El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

n 4 w LOOKING
make II the best year in its history OF mediocre one
II 6eDends On the mental attitude The mental attitude
governs the actions Of This year. Wheher II De COCO
year inst medium year. vii be Just 50 because Of peo-
MAJ n GOOD year. Make it the best Think, talk
and work to that end It is big opportunity
Fl Paso West Texas, New Mexico and Arizona came
through the war b1avsy and vigorously An did their part
N winning the war which the big thing beside
which all other things were l9sgnlilc-nl sn sOoI'
money and materials were poured out promptly and cheeI-
v Economies practced in the homes and in bust
ness and municipal affairs in order to better carry On the
financing Of the var.
Dur5z 1918 some communities like Bisbee and Phoenix
have prospered amazingly and some like the drouth stricken
areas west Texas and part Of New Mexico have not
But all through strong Even in the drouth area
there have been such rains and have not been
psrenced for years and all reports tel Of unprecedented
blowing and planting for good year in farming IS assured
These farmers have the big idea. We all should nave
Il They see opportunity for splendid harvest and
they Flowing and planting to make the prospect real
fact
An the copper mining sections have had great prosperity
n the past Money has been plentiful profits large
The effect has been felt all through the southwest.
Il has been the same with the farming communities
where for crops available More land has been
cultivation than before; larger crops raised; better
poss received for the crops The only difficulty has been
With the labor supply. LsboTers have earned big wages
and somehow enough Of them have been secured to harvest
thu crops and the farmers getting ready for new
big havests which they expect to bring them high prices
Through much Of vest Texas and part Of New Mexico
and Arizona cattemen have had trying year because Of
lack Of rainfall they have done the best they could to
save their cattle and those who have made shipments have
received them prices hitherto uuheaId Of few head
of stock bring what hundreds used to and although
feeds high there is still money in the cattle business
AID there money IN the sheep business too might be
ascersned the bank accounts Of many sheepmen IN the
southwest could be examined
Cattleuen and sheepmen have every for going
into this wear Of 1918 most opisticsy Some Of them
have depleted herds but an Of them have stock le-and
al the ranges have been soaked many feet IN depth The
ssnges abundanty wateIed Cattle are being shipped
into many districts restock the ranges Watch the live
stock industry this year See If make record
There resource at hand year OF two ago it
not n sight Il is oil The discovery Of oil IS trans
forming West Texas It Is an abundant compensation, IN
tie fortunate localities for all the hardsps Of the past
years for any loss of human life Ranger,
urburuet and Eastand have become magic words They
mean millions Of money made from oil, and every day
brings Of wells brought in" Of pipe lines
projected under construction, Of drilling undertaken
The proved oil field Is being extended by leaps and bounds
Hone knows what may be its limits Certainly is
not confined few localities Whether It takes in prac
tirally all West Texas time VII tell In the meantime
TIE towns n OF near which OF has been found are caed
fu Of people the railroad lines damned with goods
being shipped there The towns fun Of money and
fortunes are being made and daily from all
Fortunately, Of the settlers who suffered most in
the drouth have received thousands hundreds
Of thousands from oil They have made and still max
ing fOrunss-and they holding to them keeping
clear Of the gambling mania.
Ths IS wonderful development for the southwest ard
nay be many times wonderful before the field is
fully exploited Already Gov " P. Hobby sees IN the
fields vast taxable wealth which he expects
produce millions Of additional revenue for the state gov
crnnent 50 improvements and engagements may
financed without increasing the tax rate raising the
assessed valuation
Last year was 100000 year in New Mexico, so
called Because many industries had s4ooOoOo0 produc
II BONANZA year for Arizona because crops and
metals and livestock and business enterprises thrived the
copper production alone being s0ooooooo pounds and
breaking all records for this greatest copper producing
IN the union And Of that copper sold
255z cents pound It great year IN west Texas
after drouth broke and both water oil came
enrich the people This year ought be still better.
It VIII be big year for Fl Paso, too, If make II
e Paso long the fastest growing city the southwest
regular hive Of industry the city Of rapid building and
If ever bubbug optimism, has stood still for year
Building stopped by government requirement Paving
vas halted measure of public economy during the
Industries and business held within the limits
imposed By general conditions and in particular by the
embargo and the passport regulations There has been
little growth AID fair Of business but that all
The reconstruction time is here and that as much
e Fl Paso, relatively it does elsewhere This is the
tine for renewing and building. It is the time for max
izE new and larger plans; for branching out
The restriction Is off building and already the results
beginning 10 be The wheels are slow in start
ing to turn but VIII gather speed with each revolution