El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-23
The old Family Album


7 2. LACHMA1y. who was q years
Il. Ct age and if7inE in Mexico when
the accompanying picture was taken,
grew that mustache TO convince the
1Eexicans that he was a real man ne
looked SO young without the mus
tache that the Mexicans called him
"ths kid so Eduardo set about 70
cultivate the mustache and s5oa had
il bloaoming "a great style. as the
picture indics-es In fact Bob Page
ffattsred Ed 70 such an extent that
he wanted 10 bet the photograph was
that Of Sol / Berg at an early age,
when he saw it.
I'd Eachnian has had an interesting
career from early childhood Born ili
Reno. Nevada, he saw so much money
spent so iaTlshir by the eastern rich
who came there &c get divorces that
he set out at the age OF nine years
% annex some OF i ana got rs l5rsl
JOB IN cigar store from lla- da5
70 this. ne has never been out OF
Job He worked continuously during
his school and college days. his second
Job being that OF grocery CLERK
then candy maker.
After five years in the candy busl-
years he acquired sweet tooth tnat
stiu stays with him. Ed never makes
g trip shat be does not carry g box
Of chocolates IN his grip
From the candy Factory. he Jumped
into the management Of a crocEery
store that his father had 70 take from
q client Hno owed him money ana
for two years he kept books for the
John Weiland brewery. During all
this time he was going 60 school He
graduated from the high school at
the age q ls, with honors, being the
valedictorian OF his class.
He mad fully made up his mind TO
be a dentist and entered the Nevada
university at Reno TO take a prepare
tory course with 8 view to taking a
dental course later. de learned that
he would graduate as a dentist at 70
y de kept 10 Upt but the university
would Withhold his diploma until he
was 81 SO he got mad about &c and
decided 20 become mining engineer. !
BIS cd MADE Big fuss about i and I
said. I'D you are by training and /
inclination business man. cut out
this dentist ana mining engineer stuff 4
and be business man" Ed wouldn't I
do it. however. and In 1897 he re- 7
caired his sheepsEin ard tho privi- /
lege OF writing = H. after his name. 4
AS he was born In 1876-July 30, 10 /
be specllc-he was Just 81 years Of I
age a. graduation, but. regardless Of 4
his youth. the Pueblo Smelling and I
HHA-tANa|H -AAaa IN-NA. -NHNa AIM e .AA as
afsayer and ore buyer -Four years .
later he returrca 10 Nevada and Z
Joined she forces Of the Charles But
tiers Co. Ltd. engaged in erecting 4
metallurgical plants iu the United j
states and operating mines in Mexico .
and salvador He remained with the
firm SIX years then resigned TO take i
the position q store manager for the 3
Dolores Mining Co. IN Chihuahua
state He remained there until July
3, 1912. when reToluti0nists forced /
the closing Of the mines
ne was en- route 20 san Francisco.
when he stopped over ia FL Paso ana T
heard thar James A. Dick was willing
70 sen his holdings in the western
NcodenWare Co. re bought the
property and has been running it
Jointly with r. e. Mcdowell. ever
sinc15 They have built up such a
sqod business that Ed can now az
f0rd % build himself a fine home in
kern Place.
Alr. Lach1u1n was married in June.
1919, % Mss Elsie Moses of Louis