El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-03

"TTL PASO Is coming Into Its own u
l. a short time again as TIE great
gateway distributing center for Mex
/ leo" said J. ". Kirkpatrick. director
1 in the chamber OF commerce and pres
ident OF the Tri-state Motor company.
we must help TO restore conditions
! by our own efforts 1t is no time to
walt for them TO return without
effort
The border. practically closed for
a number OF years. residents OF Chi
huahua and her sister states have
either been forced TO trade elsewhere,
or TO do without and TO a large ex-
tent the people have followed tie
! latter course, simply because IL was
! impossible TO purchase necessary sup
plies from any other country than the
United States
asThe proposed excursion OF II
PasO business men into northern
Mexico. which should receIce the
hearty support Of every man and
firm who has the welfare and
progress Of the city Ht heart. O.
only an advance Indication OF the
steps which will be taken in the
future TO insure the securing Of
the trnde OF this vast territory.
The posi- Utilities for developing
Mexico firms are almost unlimited
Millions Of dollars viii have 10 be
expended before northern Mexico can
be rebuilt and the effects OF years Of
warfare obliterated.
New machinery for the hundreds
OF mines which in some case have
been abandoned on account OF the
var. viii have 10 be purchased
houses and factories VIII have 10 be
constructed; railroad equipment,
IL e-H. - rssa
diately, VIII be ordered merchants
viii be glad Of the opportunity 20
replenish their depleted stocks from
our markets and thousands OF dollars
worth OF farm Implements VIII have
to be purchased in order TO restore
the innumerable farms to a produc-
tive stage
AS a matter OF fact. only the sur-
face OF Mexico has been scratched by
our business men and firms IN the
past and by going out after the busi-
ness, and by giving cooperation and
service. we can increase this business
until it VIII amount into tremendous
since the first OF the year. dozens
OF prominent MeXicans have placed
orders for tractors. delivery 20 be
made when the border is opened. and
local companies have received scores
OF inquiries pertaining TO the Fordson
and tractor implements
In the past. owners OF DIX farms
and ranches IN Mexico were handi-
capped by the scarcity OF modern i'm
plements and the poor quality Of la
Dor. with the Introduction OF the
American made tractor, thousands OF
farms, which have never paid in a
financial way, win be cultivated in
a way which viii net the owner a
substantial profit and at the same
time increase the depleted food
supply.
The American made tractor VIII
conquer the barren wastes Of northern
Mexico just as Il is subduinE the non
productive lands OF our own country
and the rich. but the virriu soil VIII
be compelled TO yield profitable crops
to its owners"
Prospects are better for splendid
crops in the southwest than thev have
been in 10 years" said ". A. Trun-
bull. agricultural agent OF the FL
PasO and Southwestern railway sys-
TEN. "On our Dawson line, about
Tucumcari IN New Mexico. the pros
pect for the big wheat crop is grand.
There are $1,000 acres in wheat, all
looking fine. and some estimate that