El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-25

hard pressed this fan. but south Of
there and even north Of there. be-
tween Santa Roszlia and chihuahua,
we saw some splendid crops OF corn
] Nowhere did the people seem 70 be
Starving and everywhere they seemed
at peace.
The Mexican department stores are
not as complete as ours, and we
Z should do a big business with Mexico,
7 with chihuahua. Parral. Santa Rosa
LA and Torreon in particular
To Buy Clothes Here
81 was interested" said Leo A
! Rosenfeld Of the White House, in
] Mexico City Is many times larger
I than FL Paso and the people are al
I peace and seem prosperous, no store
Z carries as much goods or goods m
] quantities OF such superior stocks as
we carry in FL Paso. In northern
/ Mexico, very little OF the finer stuff
D IN the women's line Is carried II
Paso has a big field in this line as 10
I has always had The Mexican women
like the women OF any country, like
fine clothes. and they are going 20 do
a lot Of buying in Fl Paso.'
Ready to Wear Clothes.
The thing that impressed me" said
Chef Fuller. OF the R c. LightbodT
clothing firm. was the TACT that
American clothing makers are get
ting a hold in Mexico Signs announc-
ing that this dealer or that dealer is
the exclusive agent OF some American
clothing manufacturer are frequent IN
the larger towns. Formerly the MeXi-
can who wanted a suit OF clothes cost
ing as much as the ready to wear
American suit. would have his tailor
make the suit and pay a little more.
Only the cheaper grade OF ready %
wear clothing found a market in
Mexico. Today you find many wen
dressed Me1icans wearing the better
class OF American made ready TO wear
clothes"
Parks. statues, Unemployed
aside from the large amount OF
unemployed labor, the thing that I'M
pressed ne most" said A H Wood,
superintendent OF the city water
works system, were The large num-
Der Of parks and statues in Mexico
Everywhere you 20 you see
park and all parks contain from
one to n dozen statues-usually
the parks are small and the
statues large.
Another thing that impressed me
Is the siesta period In every city we
visited. they close the stores at one
o'clock In the afternoon and keep
them closed until three. while every
body, from proprietor 10 office boy.
goes home to eat and take a nap. Il
IS not e bad idea"
Statues and Art.
Il was impressed said DR.. p. H.
Brown by the artistic side OF the
Mexican Mexico IS fun OF art One
could spend hours IN any Of the old
cathedra1s admirinE the carvings. the
paintings and the architecture Then !
they have creditable statues and
monuments everywh ere. and plenty
OF parks for outdoor recreation. The [
principal avenue OF Mexico City is
lined for blocks with small statues Of
heroes and in the center OF this drive
statues 20 heroes Of the country, ]
many with fountains connected with ]
them
aThe statues in the cathedral in
Mexico City are all covered in 10
karat gold leaf, and the cost must
have been tremendous
statues in the cathedral IN Zaca- ]
tecas. AguascalienLes. Guadalajara, /
Quaretero and elsewhere seemed 70 /
have been as deliberately cared for. /
IL Is marvellous"
Factory Discouraged.
There is a field in Mexico for our /
line OF culverts and sheet metal pro- I
ducts" said F. W Seward. but at I
present there is no incentive TO start 4
a factory in Mexico. as the duty on I
sheet metal IS $3.50 as against 81 I
for the finished culvert- The differ ]
ence in duty VIII pay freight long .
ways. The Mexicans seem 10 prefer I
the more expensive concrete culvert
to the. sheet iron so far However.
we are selling considerable goods in
Mexico and. with street and road I'M
provements to be made as the country
develops. we look for a good business
With ranch development. we also look
for a good business in sheet metal
tanks"
Lumber Little Needed
There is little opportunity for g
lumber yard anywhere in Mexico,
said Emmett Hines. The houses are
all OF adobes. brick or stone, and
most Of the modern roofs are con-
crete. while all the floors are OF tile.
We sell heavy timbers for mining
companies. but It IS just as easy 20
ship them from Ell Paso as from MeXi-
60. I do not see where a lumber
yard in Mexico viii do any good We
expect good business from the mines
rs they resume and they are resum-
ng rapidly"
Field for Furniture.
There is a big field in Mexico" I
said vs.. h Sterchi. father OF the
sterchi brothers. furniture dealers
81 FL Paso. Il believe first class
American furniture store would pay
n any Mexican city of any size.
I'VE are already shipping a good
Heal OF furniture from FL Paso 70