El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-15
A MINING EXHIBIT
The Chamber Of Commerce
Asks For Specimens
TEXT OF THE CALL
Mining Men In the Entire Southwest
Expected To Contribute To the
Collection

Expected To Contribute To tn
Collection
The subcommittee, consisting o.
Messrs. Earle and Reckhart, appointed
| by the miues and mining committee o
the chamber of commerce, to draft {
circular letter to the mining men o
this section asking them for specimen:
for an exhibit. b as completed its work
The following is the text of the letter
The Ell Paso chamber of commerce
| is DESTROYS of placing on exhibit In
it's main hall at Ell Paso, Texas. a sam
pie or specimen of ore from every N. ne
and prospect in the southwest sributs-
ry to Ell Paso. This will include New
| Mexico. Arizona. Texas. southern Ca
| lifornia and the Republic of Mexico.
| All these districts ship ore to smelters
| at Ell Paso.
Any district. city, camp OR company
willing to present or loan collection
| or cabinet, or q rare or value BILE speci-
| men, to be placed il this exhibit, is
| cordially invited to do SO. The cham
Der of commerce will issue a receipt
therefor, and agree to hold specimens
loaned subject to owners wishes.
From time to time, as occasion Of
fers, specimens from the chambers eX-
hibit, or collections made expressly
for the purpose, will be sent for tenn
porary display at important expositions
or other places whore it appears that
benefit will be derived from such dis
play.
A large and representative collection
from the mines and prospects of the
great southwest will be au additional
guarantee that Ell Paso shall become
che headquarters for owners, buyers,
aud sellers of mining properties: and
the center for mining. smelling and
allied interests generally, throughout
structive exhibit will also help to con-
vince the outside world that the min
sral resources of the southwest lead all
others in point of Importance, and that
the most extensive and productive in
dustries of the southwest are aud al
ways will be those directly or Indirect
ly connected with the mining Or re-
duction of ores.
The cham Der of commerce will also
undertake to keep statistical and de-
scriptive record Of all mines and pros
poets, and list of all men connected
with the mining industry in the south
west: in other words, bureau Of in
10 rmation covering the mining field of
the southwest. While the chamber
will have other depsrtme and eX-
hibits OF other resources. the mem bers
of the undersigned committee hope to
make this the fDest deDa OF all
Shippers OF ore to Ell Paso smelters
can snip specimens, properly labeled,
in q car OF ore consigned here. We
have arranged with the smelters to
look after such specimens. a postal
card tOthe smelling company, or note
enclosed in the letter of advice. stat
ing that specimens have been ship
ped, is all that is necessary. Parties
not in position to ship specimens along
with shipments Of ore to the FL Paso
smelters, should correspond with the
of the chamber Of commerce,
Ell Paso, Texas, in regard to the mat
Ter before shipping, "a order that the |
cham Der may arrange at this end 10 |
forward Instructions for the shipment !
IF the same. When this il done, the |
chamber will either get the speci- |
mems carried free of charge, or will |
Day the charges.
In connection with specimens sent, |
please send as full description and in
as possible regarding the
nine or prospect, giving names ofown-
ers. character and extent OF ore body, |
'esults of assays, extent OF development
work. and any other facts OF interest
,r importance in connection Herewith.
Inc cham Der OF com merce also de-
Tres to get specimens OF all other
Talua BILE or interesting resources or
PRODUCTS of the country tributary to FL
'aso, including marble. building stone,
ange grasses, tim Der. agricultural and
horticultural products, curios, photos,
nd historical and descriptive matter
to the resources and develop
aent of the south west. We ask you to
ssist in this matter as well as in the
of mineral specimens.
THANKING you in advance for what
yer you may do In response to the
bove request, and cordially inviting
gu to Identify yourself with the work
Is rooms whenever you are in Ell Paso,
re are
Fraternally yours,
JUAN S. HART, Chairman,
D. W. RECKHART.
F.. G. EARLE,
G. B. EDDY.
A. w. CLIFFORD,
T. B JOHNSON,
7. 81. TRACY
om mlttee on mines and mining
OF the chamber of commerce.
ERNEST E. RUSSELL,
Secretary chamb Der of commerce.
Mr.. Earle, who is manager of the
l Paso Smelling Works, has volun-
,ered to enclose copies of the above
rculsr in his letters to shippers of
'e, with personal endorsement aud
equest that suca specimens be sent
/. Copies of the circular will also be
laced in the hands of the members of