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THE AWAKENING OF
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At the Telephone
Courteous and considerate co-operation is
as essential at the telephone as in the office
or home.
In every use of the telephone system, three
human factors are brought into action one at
each end, one or both anxious and probably
impatient, another at the central office, an
expert, at least as intelligent and reliable as
the best stenographers or bookkeepers.
For the time being, this central office factor
is the personal servant of the other two and
is entitled to the same consideration that is
naturally given to their regular employees.
Perfect service depends upon the perfect
co-ordinate action of all three factors any
one failing, the service suffers. This should
never be forgotten.
All attempts to entirely eliminate the personal
factor at the central office, to make it a machine,
have been unsuccessful. There are times
when no mechanism, however ingenious, can
take the place of human intelligence.
The marvelous growth of the Bell System has made the use of the
telephone universal and the misuse a matter of public concern.
Discourtesy on the part of telephone users is only possible when
they fail to realize the efficiency of the service. It will cease
when they talk over the telephone as they would talk face to face,
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The Overland Monthly
Vol. LVI-Second Series
July-December 1910
The OVERLAND MONTHLY CO., Publishers
Offices 773 Market Street, San Francisco
PUBLIC
TUR, ILL.
INDEX
A BAD MAN'S BLESSING. Story
A CALIFORNIA BOY CHUM OF SERVIA'S KING
Illustrated with portrait.
A CONFIRMATION
A DAY IN GUANAJUATO. ....
"The Hill of the Singing Frog."
Illustrated with Photographs.
A FRONTIER HERO
Illustrated with portrait.
A LETTER FROM BARBARY ,
A MISPLACED LAUREL. Story .
A NEW RELIGION AMONG THE WEST COAST
INDIANS .
Illustrated with photographs.
A SEAPORT OF SINALOA
Illustrated with photographs.
A SILENT PSALM. Verse .
A SMALL CHINESE CITY . . . . .
Illustrated with photographs.
A TRAMP'S AWAKENING. Story
A TRIP TO BEHRING SEA AFTER CODFISH
Illustrated with line drawings.
A TRIP TO THE REDWOODS IN AUGUST WITH
THE ICEMAN .
Illustrated with photographs.
A YELLOW DOG. Story
ADMISSION DAY PARADE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Illustrated with photographs.
AMERICA'S OBERAMMERGAU
AMERICA'S OBERAMMERGAU .
Illustrated with Photographs.
AN EVENING VISION. Verse ....
AT NOON. Verse
BEYOND. Verse
BIG JACK SMALL
Story of Early Days in Nevada.
3IPIAI \/PII " War-ec.
'BRIDAL
Verse
CALIFORNIA. Verse . .
CAN CAMPHOR BE PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA.
CHAWNCE OF THE SMALL WAY. Story .
CHRISTMAS ON THE MOUNTAINS. Verse
CROSS BEARERS OF NEW MEXICO
CROSSING IN THE FOG. Story .
DAVID. Verse
DUCK SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA
Illustrated with photographs.
EL PASO THE GATEWAY TO MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
EVENSONG. Verse ....
ISABEL, ROBINSON and
I;. H. S. BAILEY
.A. H. WRIGHT
CARLOS CEBRIAN
ELLIOTT CRANE
F. H. BARROW
L. L. M. B.
ISABELLA HOWE FISKE
SARAH ENDICOTT OBER
MINNIE ROSILLA STEVENS
JESSIE PORTER WHITAKER
ROGER SPRAGUE
WILLIAM H. HAMMER
GEORGE W. EDWARDS
MARTHA JANE GARVIN
WILL SCARLET
GUSTAVE FROHMAN
GUSTAVE FROHMAN
WALTER PRESTON
LENORE PETERS
J. C. B. HEBBARD
J. W. GALLY
CHARLES ELMER JENNEY
OMA DA VIES
ARTHUR INKERSLEY
FRANK CONWAY
MARGARET ASHMTJN
IDA LOUISE KENNEY
FLORENCE LAND MAY
HERBERT HERON
JOHN DE WITT
AGNES LOCKHART HUGHES
FROM NAPA TO NIPA. Story .... FRED A HUNT
FRONTISPIECES . MEXICAN INDUSTRIES
FRONTISPIECES. STATE WHARVES OF SAN FRANCISCO .
FRONTISPIECES. Hunting Scenes In California .
FRONTISPIECES. Alligator Farms in California
GENERAL FELIX DIAJT*" .
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE
VI. Israel's New Covenant.
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE
VII. The Passover of the First Born.
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE.
VIII. Their Sabbath and Jubilee.
Illustrated with photograph.
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE . .
IX. The Great Day of Atonement.
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE ....
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE
P. N. BERINGER
C. T. RUSSELL
C. T. RUSSELL
C. T. RUSSELL
C. T. RUSSELL
C. T. RUSSELL
C. T. RUSSELL
XI. Must Jews Become Christians in Order to Return to Divine Favor?
GOLDEN EYES. Story GRACE EVELYN SPENCER
HERE AND THERE IN SHARKDOM
Illustrated with photograph.
HOW JOE WENT HOME FOFt OOfD
Story
LEWIS R. FREEMAN
CLARA H. HOLMES
173
426
330
168
269
326
373
583
264
209
491
85
210
301
65
350
138
215
300
277
512
179
390
382
500
551
550
292
483
375
439
120
149
278
1-2
341-342
437-438
531-532
136
238
333
427
523
615
509
501
459
INDEX.
HOW TO SEE MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
HUNTING BY AUTOMOBILE ....
IN RAMONA'S FOOTSTEPS. Narrative
Illustrated with photographs.
IN THE LIME LIGHT IN MEXICO ....
Illustrated with Photographs.
IN THE REALM OF BOOKLAND ....
IN THE REALM OF BOOKLAND ....
IN THE REALM OF BOOKLAND ....
IN THE REALM OF BOOKLAND ....
INSPIRATION. Verse
Illustrated with photographs.
"JUDGMENT IS MINE." Verse ....
LEX TERRAE. Verse . . . .
LIFE MEANS TO ME. Verse ....
Illustrated by George Coleman Dawson.
LUKE HANSCOM'S BIRTHDAY. Story
LUNAR LUCUBRATIONS. Sketch
MADAM PELE AT HOME
Illustrated with Photographs.
MAKING A FRESH START
The Long Peace.
Illustrated with Photographs.
MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES FRANKLIN BELL
Illustrated with Portrait.
MEXICO ON THE SEA
Illustrated with Photographs.
MOONLIGHT. Verse
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN CANADA
Illustrated with photographs.
MR. PONDICHERRY AND THE SMUGGLERS. Story
MRS. McNOTT'S DISSIPATION. Story
MY CONCEPTION OF ZIONISM ....
MY FAITH IN YOU. Verse
MY RECOLLECTIONS. Verse
BY THE EPICURE
E. M. STETSON
A. K. GLOVER
BY THE PUBLISHER
MARGARET ASHMUN
ALOYSIUS COLL
LUCIA E. SMITH
BILLEE GLYNN
ARTHUR M. ALLEN
IVY KELLERMAN
ELIOT KAYS STONE
FRED A. HUNT
NEVADA MOON. Verse
NIMROD AND DIANA. Verse ....
OEDIPUS TYRANNUS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA ....
Illustrated with Photographs.
OF NO USE BUT TO OWNER
OIL AS FUEL FOR WARSHIPS ....
ON THE KNEE OF CHANCE. Story
ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, MEXICO .
Illustrated with Photographs.
OUR PANAMA OUTING
The Story of a Dip into the Far Interior
of the Baby Republic.
Illustrated with photographs.
PARTING TIME. Verse
PERRO DEL DIABLO. Story ....
Illustrated with photographs.
PRISONER. Verse
PSYCHE. Verse
PUEBLA, MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
C. ASHTON SMITH
JULIA W. HENSHAW
JOHN H. WALSH
F. RONEY WEIR
N. MOSSESSOHN, D. D. LL. D.
SAIDEE GERARD BUGBEE.
HARRY COWELL
LESLIE CURTIS
ARTHUR LLEWELLYN LLOYD
ARTHUR INKERSLEY
O. RIEHL
ARTHUR INKERSLEY
G. E. SPENCER
FELIX J. KOCH
OMA DA VIES
GEORGE SAINT AMOUR
GRACE HELEN BAILEY
CHARLES WAEHLTE
489
406
107
248
337
435
613
362
418
599
356
283
581
156
19
91
41
229
251
273
561
321
329
560
172
466
230
332
433
477
114
411
291
263
281
40
RAMBLES AMONG THE RUINS OF SAN DIEGO'S
OLD MISSIONS
Illustrated with photographs.
Pi
1C
RUBBER IN MEXICO
SAN FRANCISCO. Verse
SANTA CATALINA. Verse ....
SETH: A SINGED CAT. Story
SOME FACTS ABOUT LOCUSTS AND THEIR
ALLIES
Illustrated with photographs.
SOME NEW FOODS, FRUITS AND PLANTS
STORY OF ORIZABA, MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE HUNTER
Illustrated with photographs.
SUNSET ON MONTEREY BAY. Verse
SUNSET ON SAN DIEGO BAY. Verse
THAT PARADISE HAWAII
Illustrated with photographs.
THE AMAZING OF LUCKY DUST. Story
THE AWAKENING OF A NATION
Marvelous Mexico and the Muckraker.
Illustrated with photographs.
THE BALLADE OF A HUNDRED LOVES.
THE BETTER SPORT. Story .
A. K. GLOVER
CLARENCE E. FERGUSON
LENORE PETERS
NEIL C. WILSON
ADA E. FERRIS
R. W. SHUFELDT
ARTHUR INKERSLEY
E. M. STETSON
MARTHA JANE GARVIN
JESSIE PORTER WHITAKER
ELIOT KAYS STONE
J. WALTER BAIRD
PIERRE N. BERINGER
A study on the spot.
Verse
ELIOT KAYS STONE
ERNEST DOUGLAS
540
118
482
96
363
78
102
552
101
90
399
383
3
74
472
INDEX.
THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN DEVELOPING MEXICO'S
INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES .
Illustrated with Photographs.
THE BULWARKS OF OUR ANCESTORS
A Plea for their Preservation.
Illustrated with photographs.
THE BURNING AT BALD ROCK. Story
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIGATOR RANCH
Illustrated with photographs.
THE CALL OF THE QUAIL. Verse
Illustrated with photograph and pen sketch.
THE COPPER INDUSTRY IN SHASTA COUNTY
Illustrated with photographs.
THE DESERT. Verse
THE DESPAIR OF SCIENCE. Verse
THE DISOBEDIENCE OF DON EMILIO. Story
THE END OF THE WAY. Verse ....
THE FINANCES OF MEXICO
THE FOLLOW STORY. Story ....
THE FOURTH IN OUR COLONIES
THE FUNERAL LEVITY OF SUSANNE. Story
THE GHOST OF MOHAMMED DIN. Story .
THE GROWTH OF BUSINESS IN MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
THE HOME-COMING OF BILLY. Story
THE IDLE RICH. Verse
THE ISTHMUS AND ITS STATES
THE KEY. Story
THE LAND OF THE SETTING SUN. Story .
THE MALAY KRISE. Story
THE MANDARIN'S BIRTHDAY GIFT. Story
THE MEN WHO MAKE SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE.
THE MINING STATES OF MEXICO
THE MISSION BELL AT SANTA BARBARA. Verse
THE MUCK RAKER
C. E. FERGUSON 222
RUDOLPH CRONAU 419
FRANK THUNEN 576
ARTHUR INKERSLEY 533
W. E. HUTCHINSON 450-461
ELIZABETH GREGG
E. H. PARRY
HARRY COWELL
REV. JOHN AUGUSTINE CULL
W. C. POOLE
RAYMOND S. HARRIS
MONROE WOOLLEY
JOANNA GLEED STRANGE
C. ASHTON SMITH
JULIEN JOSEPHSON
THE CALIPH
OLIVER HARRIS
LEIGH GORDON GILTNER
MARITA G. DUNN
C. ASHTON SMITH
JOHN ARTHUR MURRAY
.ARTHUR H. DUTTON
F. L. HARDING '
Illustrated with photographs.
THE NATURAL PROCLIVITY OF THE HUMAN
SPECIES
THE PARTING. Verse
THE PASSING OF THE MT. LOWE TRAIL
Illustrated with photographs.
THE PASSING RADIANT. Verse ....
THE POET. Verse
THE PROBLEM OF THE MILLIONAIRE
THE RAINIER FOREST RESERVE
II. Indian Henry's Hunting Ground.
THE RETURN. Verse.
THE RIGHT TO DO WRONG
THE SEED OF THE RED FLOWER. Essay
THE SPOTTED DOG'S BRIDE. Story .
THE STATE WHARVES OF SAN FRANCISCO
A Lucrative Public Property.
Illustrated with photographs.
THE TRAMWAY AND POWER SYSTEM IN MEXICO
CITY AND THE FEDERAL DISTRICT
Illustrated with Portrait.
THE VISION. Verse
THE WEST WIND. Verse
THE WINDING PATH. Story
THE WITCH OF THE AUTUMN. Verse
TO A MARIPOSA LILY. Verse ....
Illustrated with pen sketch.
TO AN EGYPTIAN SCARAB. Verse
"TO BE BURNED, UNOPENED." Story
TO MT. RAINIER'S LOFTY SUMMIT
Illustrated with Photographs.
TOLD IN OCTOBER. Verse
TWO SCHOOL-MARMS IN CALIFORNIA'S
SWITZERLAND ....
Illustrated with Photographs.
UNCLE SAM'S PARIAH. Story ....
UTILIZING WASTE WATER WASHES
Illustrated with photographs.
WAS IT JUST AN IDLE DREAM? Story
WHAT A WOMAN NEVER FORGETS. Story
WHAT DID THE ANGELS THINK? Verse .
WHEN ARE THINE EYES MOST BEAUTIFUL Verse
WHERE THE PENAL CODE ERRED. Story
WINTER SKETCH. Verse
"WITCHERY OF WESTERN TOWNS
E. L. McCLURE
RALPH VELLIQUETTE
FELIX J. KOCH
OMA DA VIES
ALONZO RICE
HENRY WALDORF FRANCIS
A. WOODRUFF McCULLY
ALOYSIUS COLL
AUSTIN BIERBOWER
MABEL H. WHARTON
WILDER ANTHONY
W. V. STAFFORD
President of the California Board
of State Harbor Commissioners
CLARENCE E. FERGUSON
HERBERT ARTHUR STOUT
C. ASHTON SMITH
M. CARLE
ALOYSIUS COLL
LESLIE CURTIS
256
476
195
315
221
16
513
71
80
519
44
568
518
62
391
388
354
76
191
64
167
10
244
490
545
457
387
298
150
247
595
353
290
343
23
289
575
467
272
458
CHARLES ELMER JENNY 325
HELEN FRANCES HUNTINGTON 196
WM. THORNTON PROSSER 143
AGNES LOCKHART HUGHES 410
KATHERINE M. DOUGLAS 201
LOU RODMAN POLLEY 376
ARTHUR L. DAHL 600
SPENCER WINTHROP 296
ERNEST RUSSELL 570
C. H. URNER 544
CLARENCE H. URNER 266
HARRY N. MORSE 287
J. E. BREED 605
MARY MARGARET SHAW 480
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OWNER
MRS. ZENO B. CLARDY
A wonderfully productive piece of land within two miles and one-half
of the City of El Paso. Texas.
Fully provided with water.
Within the radius of the great International Dam.
THIS LAND IS TO BE HAD IN FIVE, TEN, TWENTY OR MORE
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This land is situated in the finest section of the United States.
The climatic conditions are simply perfect.
Electric and steam railway connection with the city of El Paso, giving
all the conveniences of city life.
THIS IS A CHANCE THAT SHOULD APPEAL TO THE SMALL
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Fullest information will be given on application to the agents.
This land will grow any kind of vegetables. Corn, alfalfa, etc.
One parcel of this tract has yielded four hundred to eight hundred
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Vol. LVI
No. 1
OVERLAND MONTHLY
An Rlustrated Magazine of the West
JULY 1910
FRONTISPIECES MEXICAN INDUSTRIES
THE AWAKENING OF A NATION . . . PIERRE N. BERINGER
Marvelous Mexico and the Muckraker. A study on the spot.
Illustrated with photographs.
1-2
3
10
15
19
23
29
40
41
44
62
64
65
71
74
75
78
80
85
90
91
96
98
101
102
107
114
118
120
136
138
Illustrated with photographs.
THE FINANCES OF MEXICO .....
MAKING A FRESH START ....
The Long Peace.
Illustrated with Photographs.
THE TRAMWAY AND POWER SYSTEM IN MEXICO
CITY AND THE FEDERAL DISTRICT . CLARENCE E. FERGUSON
Illustrated with Portrait.
HOW TO SEE MEXICO BY THE EPICURE
Illustrated with Photographs.
PUEBLA MEXICO ......
Illustrated with Photographs.
MEXICO ON THE SEA
Illustrated with Photographs.
THE GROWTH OF BUSINESS IN MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
THE ISTHMUS AND ITS STATES
THE MINING STATES OF MEXICO
OLIVER HARRIS
A YELLOW DOG. Story
THE FOURTH IN OUR COLONIES
THE BALLADE OF A HUNDRED LOVES. Verse
THE MANDARIN'S BIRTHDAY GIFT. Story
SOME NEW FOODS, FRUITS AND PLANTS
THE FUNERAL LEVITY OF SUSANNE. Story
A TRAMP'S AWAKENING. Story
SUNSET ON SAN DIEGO BAY. Verse
MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES FRANKLIN BELL
Illustrated with Portrait.
SANTA CATALINA. Verse ....
WILL SCARLET
MONROE WOOLLEY
ELIOT KAYS STONE
JOHN ARTHUR MURRAY
ARTHUR INKERSLEY
JOANNA GLEED STRANGE
WILLIAM H. HAMMER
JESSIE PORTER WHITAKER
FRED A. HUNT
NEIL C. WILSON
C. T. RUSSELL
MARTHA JANE GARVIN
GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE
VI. Israel's New Covenant.
SUNSET ON MONTEREY BAY. Verse
STORY OF ORIZABA, MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
IN THE LIME LIGHT IN MEXICO ....
Illustrated with Photographs.
ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, MEXICO .
BY THE PUBLISHER
Illustrated with Photographs.
RUBBER IN MEXICO
EL PASO THE GATEWAY TO MEXICO
Illustrated with Photographs.
GENERAL FELIX DIAZ
AMERICA'S OBERAMMERGAU ....
CLARENCE E. FERGUSON
P. N. BERINGER
GUSTAVE FROHMAN
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Mexico's Centennial Celebration
Will be held during the whole of the month of September. This is one of the mo&
delightful months of the year in the LAND of MOCTEZUMA.
Grand military and Civic Displays, Pageantry that will put
into the shade anything ever attempted on the American
continent. CORTEZ and MOCTEZUMA revived and all the
glorious history of the GREAT SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
shown in resplendent tableaux and pageants, a month of
education for the visitor, come and enjoy September in an
ideal climate and under ideal conditions. Combine business
with pleasure and visit a land that offers unexampled oppor-
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A new Guide-Book to the Republic, with 825 pages and 27 maps and plans is indispensable to the
traveler and resident. It tells all there is worth knowing about Mexico, and shows you how to
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IT WILL SAVE ITS COST THE FIRST DAY
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No single book on Mexico contains half the information found in this one, and the maps and
plans, which were drawn especially for it, are the newest and most accurate in existence, since
they contain new railways, etc., not to be found on older maps. Every point of interest be-
tween the Rio Grande and Guatemala is described in detail, and every town of importance has
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Besides a condensed but fascinating history of Mexico from the Invasion of the Toltecs to
January 1, 1910, the volume contains exhaustive descriptions of Mexico's chief points of inter-
est its cities, towns, museums, picture galleries, cathedrals, pyramids, ruined cities, mines,
hunting, fishing and tourists' resorts, etc., with ample notes on literature, language, archi-
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No one interested in Mexico can afford to forego this book, and no library is complete with-
out it. It is printed on fine Bible paper, bound in flexible cover, and shaped to fit the pocket.
The book forms a complete record of any journey through the Republic, and the beautiful
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INCOME.
Ledger assets, Dec. 31, 1907 $495,158,421.46
Premiums 58,994,653.29
Interest and rents 24,300,559.94
Supplementary contracts 366,872.52
Miscellaneous deposits and collec-
tions 244,358.64
Profits on securities sold, etc 635,687.38
Readjusted book value of bonds.. 337,895.04
Total $580,038,448.27
ASSETS.
Real Estate $26,196,029.54
Mortgage loans on real estate 126,120,961.99
Loans on policies 63,048,558.17
Collateral loans 2,500,000.00
Bonds (book value) and stocks
(market value) 309,279,002.09
Cash 3,926,622.04
Interest and rents due and accrued 3,850,765,03
Premiums in course of collection.. 4,117,029.87
DISBURSEMENTS.
Death claims $21,664,819.77
Endowments and surrender values 19,949,699.88
Annuities 2,736,925.49
Dividends 8,311,255.89
Supplementary contracts 296,560.55
Taxes 1,118,109.97
Actual expense of management . . . 7,123,180.69
Readjustment of book value of real
estate, bonds, etc 3,487,367.88
Disbursed from miscellaneous de-
posits 68,350.85
Ledger assets Dec. 31, 1908 515,282,177.30
Total $580,038,448.27
LIABILITIES.
Net policy reserve $433,137,716.00
Other liabilities on policies 5,392,550.52
Premiums and interest paid in ad-
vance 1,826,692.47
Dividends payable in 1909 11,092,282.38
Miscellaneous liabilities 1,744,735.56
Reserve for deferred dividends and
contingencies 85,844,991.20
Admitted assets $539,038,968.13
Total liabilities $539,038,968.13
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK:
We have made an audit of the books and accounts of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, at its general office, for the year ended December 31, 1908, and
WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the attached statement of Assets and Liabilities sets forth the
true financial condition of the Company on December 31, 1908, that the accompanying Revenue
and Expense account and Gain and Loss Summary is a true statement of the results of the
company's operations for the year ended on the above named date, and that the books of the
company are in agreement therewith.
HASKINS & SELLS, Certified Public Accountants.
H. E. BOURCHIER, Director General for the Republic of Mexico, The Mutual Life Building,
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EL PASO, TEXAS 1
A city of unusual advantages for the Homeseeker,
the Farmer, the Miner and the Investor.
Its past is interesting history.
Its present is Prosperity.
Its future knows no bounds.
Does this interest you?
IF IT DOES we want you to know all about El Paso, and the famous Rio Grande Valley.
IF YOU WILL GET A TEXAS MAP you will see that El Paso is located at the extreme
western end of the State, and stands as a warden or keeper of the Western gateway to the
State and of the natural gateway to Mexico.
THROUGH THIS PASS eight large railroads pour in and out of Texas, thousands of travel-
ers from every part of the world and millions of tons of freight composed of the products of
the world.
IT IS THE MOST DESIRABLE PART OF TEXAS, and is typical of the Great State in which
it holds so important a location, inasmuch as it represents every branch of the resources of
the State.
IN AGRICULTURE, it lies in the rich valley of the Rio Grande, where fruits, berries, vege-
tables, alfalfa, wheat, corn and other grains and grasses grow in perfect profusion. The
United States Government is actively engaged at the present time in the preliminary work on
what will be the greatest irrigation dam on earth, creating the largest artificial lake in the
world, from which will be irrigated the rich lands of the Rio Grande Valley.
IN MINERALS, it outclasses any section of the State, and is naturally located in the center
of the vast copper, gold, silver, lead, tin, quicksilver and coal districts of Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona, and Northern Mexico. Oil has been recently discovered in this already rich mineral
belt, which has not yet begun in development.
IN CATTLE, it is the logical point for this industry, and through this port passed 76 per cent
of all the cattle imported into the United States during the year 1909.
IN MANUFACTURES its possibilities cannot be overestimated; nearly $6,000,000 are now in-
vested in the manufacture of over one hundred different articles.
IN JOBBING it has no competition in the Southwest, and over $3,000,000 are invested.
IN RETAIL TRADE the most fastidious can be satisfied from stocks carried of over two mil-
lion dollars.
IN FREIGHT RATES it enjoys exceptional privileges, having advantages of water rates from
the Gulf ports and from the ports of the Pacific Coast.
FINANCIALLY its banking institutions, which consist of six banks and three trust com-
panies, are as solid as any in the country. Total clearings for the year 1909 amounted to
$49,379,488.78.
IN SOCIAL, FRATERNAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ADVANTAGES it has not
its equal in any city of its size in the United States.
IT HAS AT THE PRESENT TIME nine buildings under construction from five to twelve
stories high, costing $965,000, and a number of smaller buildings.
IT IS A MODEL CITY in point of paving, sidewalks, lighting and decency, and has 48,000
energetic, hustling population.
IT IS A CITY OF HOMES solidly built of brick, surrounded by beautiful lawns, characteristic
of a happy and contented people.
IN CLIMATE, it surpasses any other section of the United States. It is healthful, has good
water, and outdoor life can be enjoyed almost every day in the year.
Further information will be cheerfully given upon application.