El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-31
Stockan Objects To High Fares To Annual Convention
Nearly All Soldiers Repay Loans From the Red Cross

Il AN unreservedly opposed 10 gov
+ l eminent ownership Of railroads.
telegraph and telephone systems said
p J. y. Sanborn. for such ownership has
always had dIsadvantageous results.
A definite answer has been received,
refusing railroad rates to the stock
mems convention which Will be held
in FL Paso in March. The request
Of the Panhandle southwestern stock
mems association was refused on the
grounds that other requests had been
turned down The other convention
which asked for rates was a non-food
producing organization. but IN our
own case food producing is the one
great motive, and Il seems inconslst-
ent for the government 10 send eX-
perts from Washington 10 lecture 20
the convention here on better Methods
for food production. and yet refuse 20
reduce railroad rates so that the
largest possible attendance Of stock
men and their families may he Sc
cured
IN most Instances soldiers and
their families and discharged men re-
turn the money loaned 10 them 10y the
Red Cross home section said j. B.
80 INSCRIPTIONS as to impose on the
organization. One man came saying
that he had lost his money and need
ed transportation TO Colorado As Is
our custom, we Immediately prepared
to wire for Information concerning
him. Before he had been away from
our place ten minutes, he telephoned
to call off all communications as he
had run across a friend who would
give him assistance. Another man.
who had been listed discharged
through some error. was without pay
or allotment for his family until Il
was proved he was still in active serv-
ice. During the entire time. the home
service. section provided him with
necessary funds TO the amount OF
several hundred dollars. We have
positive information that he is now
receiving pay and allOtments regularly
and that he got all Of his back pay
and allotments. but he has not made
the first move to repay what he owes
the Red Cross nor are we able 10
locate him"
The justification OF the small
charge on check deposits that run be-
low $50 for any one day without an
average OF 500 for that month. Is
shown by the number OF depositors
expressing fun sympathy with the
plan since its announcement" said T.
Bank and Trust company. The fact
is that IL the banks are TO suffer
loss by handling small check accounts
without q charge. the depositors in
turn would not be able TO get the
proper service. This plan Is I'm prac-
tice in most OF the larger cities. es-
Z pecialy commercial centers like Fl
Paso. Chicago. for instance makes
4 charge for check accounts when the
{ balance runs below $500 for any day"
The prices Of food products and the
living expenses IN the city Of III Paso
are one half those Of the P1cific
coast cities" said II. L Curzon, OF
Oakland, California 'The prices at
f the coast on food products are ex-
Orbitant at the present time in fact,
q person cannot really exist out there
T for less than SI.15 10 $500 per day 81
/ he purchases his meals in q restau-
rant The price for ham an. is 60
the way from % cents to $3.50. OF
course that all depends upon where
you dine. some OF the cheaper restau-
rants cater TO a class of people that
cannot afford the best things on the
Z market. therefore, are forced TO ac-
{ capt cheaper and inferior products at
D somewhat lower prices. ! am speak
I ing from personal experience and OF
the restaurant and cafe life. What
[ the market prices are for household
I products, I 90 not know. The Fl
Pasoans may rejoice in their good
fortune IN having the high cost OF
living reduced 10 the lsborinE mans
/ pockethook size"
! we have all kinds Of experiences
] mere n the tax assessors Once SAID