El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-28
A STRONG BOARD
OF TRADE
Or a Commercial Body Un-
der Some Other Name
WILL BE FORMED AT ONCE
As the OutgrOwth Of the Meeting At
the Court House Last Night Which
Was Well Attended.

Adolph schutz, ". S. McCutcheoD,
Dr. Turner, DR.. Race, 81. B. Stevens,
r. A. Allen, E. Kohlberg, J. G. Ross,
G: M. Murry, g. W. Emerson, G. L;
Hoyt, J. Krakauer. Carl Ennis, Floyd
Payne, T. G. Lyons, II. Krupp,
James Murdoch, E. E. Russell, County
Com missioner Courchesne, Judge j.
r. Harper, Mamie Turner, and about
forty other prominent business men
Assem- bled at the court house at s
o'clock last night for the purpose of
organizing a board of trade, or COM
mercial club for the advancement of
the city's interests.
A crying need for such an orgsniza-
ton has long existed in this city
and recently it began to be spoken of
more frequently. The newspapers
took up the scheme, commencing it as
a"good one, and the need of such an Or
ganization became more apparent
to the general public and the business
men decided to take action.
Judge Hunter called the meeting to
order and 81. B. Stevens ewas unan-
imously elected chairman while T.
O'Keeffe was named as secretary.
SHORT TALKS.
The chairman called on A. Cour-
chesne, one of the largest shippers in
the city, to explain the object of the
meeting. That gentleman responded
by pleading ignorance and, calling on
w. s. McCutcheon. who said:
ST came here more as spectator than
anything else and when a call was
made 1 supposed there would be some
one here who would inteligently ex-
plain the object of the meeting SO that
we might carry forward the business in
telligently."
e. Kohiberg was then called for and
said:
"The thing needed here in this town
Ia q combination of interests. We are
not large enough as community to
separate interests as is done in other
cities.
eve should unite and pull together
for the interests of the town and that
is the only way we can hope to sue
coed, If any one has plan to offer we
would like to hear from him."
Mr.. Buffham made short talk and
then after several Intellectual attempts
to procure q speaker b. B. Stevens,
the chairman, said that those present
had assembled for but one purpose and
he saw no reason why the assemblage
should not go ahead and carry out that
purpose. He suggested that COM
mittee on organization be appointed.
Commissioner Courchesne then
moved that a working committee be
appointed to go around and take the
names of all business men who signi-
fed their intention of joining the or
ganization and then call another meet
ing to organize.
He said the question of expense nat |
urally suggests itself. He wanted to
know whether Individual members
would have to pay the costs and then
work for the public good or should a
stock company be organized?
81 think all we want" said he, lis |
for business men here to get right up
and say their little say, so that some
enthusiasm can be aroused"
By request of E. Kohlberg, Mr.. Buff |
ham, who was one of the charter mem
bers of the Fort Worth Commercial
club, said that when that club was or
ganized he psid 500 for share of
stock. The same share was wor tn
$4,000 at present.
It was agree that club would not
succeed without money to work on.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
T. II. Springer agreed with the idea
that q working committee to get the
business men in line was what was
needed and on mot on of Mr.. Buffham