El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08

"a ETHoUGH Fl Paso g universally
~ recognised as an Industrial cen
ter Of first Importance. visitors
% ehis city nevertheless usually ez-
press surprise not only At the num-
Der. but also at the extraordinary
completeness Of local industrial estab-
ushmsnts. IN q word, the owners OF
II Paso industrial plants follow the
sound. commercial principle that they
should Be able to handle every kind
CT sob which e. at ali related 70 their
business. and the result IS. Of course,
exceptional completeness both Of per-
uonnel and OF equipment
4 striking example Of this plant
completeness. which s. 90 character
istc Of Fl Paso, IS found ia the estab-
Hrhmeut OF Jose Fueutes at sol South
Oregon street 1Ir. Fuentes' business
comes under tbs general head OF
painting contractor. and the complete
ness Of It nay be suggested By the
utatement that 70 includes depart
uents Tor automobile and sign paint
Ing. house painting, paper hanging
interior decorating and automobile
trimming. Il goes without saying
chat work Of this class requires the
employment OF artisans Of the very
highest typss and the extent Of the
Fuentss business may be indicated By
the statement that It gives constant
employment to 3 force OF from fifteen
to twenty thoroughly experienced
men
one OF the most Interesting features
o. the Fuentss plant Is the automo-
BILE painting department. II is
scarcely necessary to say that a good
sob OF automobile painting can Be
produced only by experienced special
istr using the very highest class OF
materials; and a host Of satisfied Gus
TONERS 81 The Fusntss plant can tes-
dfy that Fuentes work stands every
test
me Fuentes establishment is pre-
pared TO turn out automobiles in any
desired body color. together with
such special stripping OF lettering as
the customer may indicate. A gpe-
cialtv ls made OF auto truck painting
as ven as the rsflnishinE Of passen-
ger ears.
The newest department q the
Tusntes plant O. that devoted 70 au-
tomo6us trimming. This department
Is equipped to produce hirn class au-
tomohlo tops. curtains, cushions and
special upholstery work Of all kinds
Tie popularity OF the sign painting
department o. the Fuentes establish
rnent may perhaps be best indicated
b. the statement Of llr. Fuentes that
he has done sign work Of various
kinds for fifty per cent Of the busi-
neru houses Of e Paso. some Of the
very largest and most elaborate signs
"a che city attest the skin Of the
Fuente8 organlzation q aigl artists
and a glance about the buzinesH dis
trict viii disclose splendid examples
of Fusntes work IN Eold-leaf window
signs window cards and sign boards
Contracts are also made for the erss-
ton OF al m1nner Of electric signs,
including the most elaborate
II any evidence were needed %
show the extraordinary growth Of Fl
Pano IN q building way during the
PAST year, & could Be readily found
IA the Extraordinary number Of new
houses which have been painted by
the Fuentes organization In addition
70 this new work. an unusually large
number Of rapsinting and paDering
Jobs have been handled. That the
Fusntea crEanizadon Is equipped also
Tor the nest difdcuit kind Of interior
paiutng e Indicated By the fact It Is
prepared % DO the new and popular
Tiffany works kind q frescoinE
dons a Oh.
N addition 70 II Paso work, Mr.
Euntss also invites requests for esd
mates On out-of-toWn painting work
o. all kinds. Prospective customers
assd only give him an idsa OF the
kind and amount Of work wanted. and