El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-27
WHEN Ell PASO GOES AFTER A BIC
THING SHE DOES IT m A BIG WAY

WITH regular wartime enthusiasm FL Paso Is taking hold
W Of the October exposition and military carnival It IS
going to be big because the business community
is behind It unanimously, and energy viii not be lacking
The military end Of the celebration VIII be the biggest thing
Of the sort ever attempted BY the army and VIII be WoItn
coming across the continent to see The army men VINO
suggested and have planned and organized the military
carnival have from the start considered the PROJECT as
great national event. and their plans are al on nroao
scale They VIII have every cooperation from the city Of
Fl Paso.
The civilian end is being handled BY strong committee
and numerous subcommittee 81 Paso knows from long
experience how TO organize and conduct big undertakings
and this as good tie best There viii be variety
Of entertainments for visitors, and everybody VIII be given
z glorious time
But is to the exposition end Of the project that The
Herald addresses itself Just There is every reason
why should have annual fair and exposition on
scale IN keeping with the ctys prmacy among south
western communities But for and another It
has been impossible to keep the annual fair Now the
opportunity offers to concentrate IN year all the
cumulated good intentions and enthusasms Of several
years and FL Paso is starting off IN way to make sure
that visitor VIII be disappointed no matter what his
Imagination may picture.
ucts and induses Agricultural show automobile show,
mining eposoni retailers and WHOLESALERS VIII make e1
tensve displays Of their goods n all lines; there VIII be
flower EXHIBIT, and demonstration Of womens work.
One Of the most important divisions OF the exposition
viii be the made IN Fl Paso' show. Few Of Own
people have any adequate idea Of the extent TO which Fl
Passes manufacturing industries have expanded IN the last
few years great many FL Paso factories are doing
large trade with the southwest and distant markets IN
products which not yet dominant factor IN the local
market. And the Fl Pasoade things are al used 70
seeing and using making greater and greater place
themselves outside the city in all markets that can be
reached TO advantage.
FL Paso has wide variety Of factories More and more
Of things neeful IN southwestern life being produced
here people and outside capitalists learn the
peror advantages Of this city manufacturing assem-
bling and distributing center. The made N Fl Paso" show
VIII DO much to extend the home patronage Of Fl Pasoans
toward their home industries, but it viii further
its influence and open the eyes Of many visitors to the
increasing Importance Of Fl Paso center Of original
production and favorable market in which to buy good
goods
Fl Paso has never taken full advantage Of her situation
at the center Of numerous radatng railroad systems and
at the best point international border FL Paso has
geographical advantage that other southwestern city
can ever impair OF rival FL Paso important market
Place centuries ago. FL Paso at the crossing Of the great
overland trails east and west and north and south has
always important traffic way and II Is probable
that long before the Spaniards came this way FL Paso
Chat to say the river settlements IN this vicinity that
preceded the present city Of uarez) gathering point
and trading point for the aborigines
All modern movements to establish great central mar
ket here with annual fair and various annual trading
assemblies the various lines, only an attempt to
revive very ancient custom, which had sound natural
reasons behind it. In the ancient days people came to this
point trade because they had found It to be the most
logical and convenient place for meeting for bringing
traders buyers and sellers together. We discovering
nothing new we only trying to bring back to new life
and vgor idea that is older thz1 any living thing
nan-made structure hsreabouts.
The trade trp into Mexico TO follow the exposition and
military carnival in October, is another revival This IS
only another way Of operating ezravan We won't goi