El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

tension legislation and what not but
one thing we have insisted upon IS
we viii help place the manufactured
articles before the public; and in ev-
cry way to direct trade 10 FL Paso
70 buy your wares but the selling
OF those wares must be performed
by the manufacturer and further
that no industry here or anywhere
else VIII ever be builded on anything
else than the quality OF the product
produced; and not upon the theory
that IL is a home made product alone.
We have striven TO bring out the
lOuoers and we have found that while
they are pleased TO maintain a cham
Der for a general program that 1t
is now and has been very difficult to
bring the jobbers together because
OF peculiar conditions that exist only
in isolated cities such as this. In
the early days the combination jobber
and retailer was an accepted instiru-
ton for many reasons many a man
passing from the field Of retailing
TO WholesaleinE has had 20 do both to
get along This is strangely true Of
the dry goods field and the grocery
field; and as FL Paso grows and draws
the great southwest to her ana gets
away f-em the isolation, which is as
much mental as IL is physical
To Aid Jsbberz-
We hope during the coming year 10
serve the jobbeTs more directly than
in 1913 by group meetings, such as
food products hardware and ma
chinery group. woodward and paper
group; dry goods; shoes and furnish
inEs. household goods and furniture
group while the general meetings OF
manufacturers WiH aSso be given
over 10 kindred group meetings; such
as industrials- household goods AID
furniture. food products. specialties-
mining, and agriculture Following
the group meetings. general meetings
might be held-but the best work will
be through kindred groups
Ths city planning commission and
the department OF governmental re-
search grew out Of the taxpayers
league This is a department that
calls for endless Investigations and
Statistics and ID fs ablv handled bv
Dewitt A.. Bandeen, formerly manager
OF the FL Paso Taxpayers league
A few Of the accomplishments Of
this department have been
Installed an improved metehod OF
handling the city's sinking fund, re-
sulting in a $4,000 saving 70 the
taxpayers
installed a budget in the water
works department. resulting in the
water department carrying the cost
Of own debt service, which this year
relieved the city's tax rate OF about
$4,000.
Placed all street intersection
charges on the city's general fund;
NaAaea ING NLeLEAGL No laA Ea1 ELs O.
oou1ie intersection pavement, ana
causing 100 percent reduction IN dis
trict No I tax rate.
Cooperated with school board in
Eliminating about 80 unnecessary
teaching positions in the elementary
grades. in granting teachers about
20 percent increase in salaries, and
in improving school Orgauizational
and administrative methods.
Prepared report on present water
costs and developed a plan Of financ-
ing the high line canal under which
the FL Pazo water consumers would 4
receive from q 20 percent 70 50 per
cent reduction in water costs. and al
the same time carry Fl Paso's cost OF .
the proposed canal
Benefits For People
Cooperated with the city council in
fixing this years tax rate which put .
into effect both sinking fund and .
WaterWorzs savings. as recommended .
by this department, and enabled a.