El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-11

bership. He pointed out that the most
useful members of the organization
| were professional men, insurance men
aed realty dealers.
John Happier made warm talk,
urging that professional men and
those not shippers should not be barr
ed, since they all had the interest of
the city at heart and could be of use in
advancing it.
W. n. Tuttle opposed the suggestion,
| clinging to the idea that only shippers
we're needed in the primary organiz4-
tion. He admitted, however, that
insurance, real estate and professional
men might come in on side issue.
II. ID. Slater suggested that union
| was what was wanted and that each
large shipper was apparently imbued
with the idea that he was getting the
| better of the freight rates. He favor
| ed wide open policy and the admit
| ting to the organization of all business
men or any other persons willing to
pay stipulated fee. He pointed out
| that there was room for all and q large
organization would have more weight
than a small one composed of q
| clique.
w. G Wall referred to the old
board of trade, which feH through on
account OF its small membership.
j. A. Smith expressed himself in
favor OF putting man like Carl Ennis
In the secretary's position, saying that
the old organization went TO pieces for
the lack of an efficient secretary. He
did not think shippers alone would put
up enough money to pay q competent
secretary.
FOR SHIPPERS ONLY.
w. b. Tuttle moved that q chamber
OF commerce be established, composed
OF shippers, and with the purpose in
view of organizing in sections.
u: w. Emerson came to the from.
again with plea for the merchantst
He said that merchants did not want
to be taxed with every real estate boom
or like movement and he proposed to
make this shippers organization and
IN that way keep out politics and poll |
ticians.
J. D. Ponder then said that he had |
called on merchants before Carl Ennis
took hold and they had generally ex-
? pressed themselves in favor of joining
Shippers organization and no other.
Ph1! Dieter, in response to numer-
GUS calls, gave it as his opinion that
the organization should be, on broad
lines: A few business men, he said.
could hot afford to pay q secretary
while on the other hand by ADMITTING
81! citizens ample funds could be oh,
w. w SoIIy oh tue SOOO work.
A. w. Clifford, as a Representative of
,he mining camps on the Sierra Ma
Ire and White Oaks railway, called At
'ention to the fact that the camps were
heavy business with the
'1ty and there was no reason why all
persons so desiring would not make de-
irable members of the proposed organ
cation.
THE VOTE
|
a motion by 81. G. Myles to establish
cham Der OF commerce, composed of
II persons Interested in the welfare of
II Paso, was submitted in lieu of the
-uttle motion and the vote resulted in
Is adoption by an overwhelming ma
GRITTY.
q. w. Emerson wanted those who
ad voted to show their Credentials
he said parties had voted who had not 8
lgned the call and who had no RIGHT
vote In the meeting. He accused
abroad men in the audience of VOTING !!
DR. the open door policy for the sole !.
urpose OF defeating the object of
he meeting and the proposed oreaniz-
tiou.
on motion the roll call was ordered.
Ut before 1t was carried out Mr.. Freu '
enthal relinquished the chair to Mr..