El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-20
TOO BUSY
FOR BUSINESS
Sight eeing And Eating Took
All Their Time
THEY SAW Ell PASO,
Anyhow, And the Chamber of Com
merce, For All Of Them, May
Tell Their Troubles To a Police

AS was stated in yesterdays HER
AID, the chamber of commerce trans
pOrtation committee bad arranged for
a meeting with the members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
meeting did not take place and Secre-
tary Russell gave out the following
Off cial statement to the press.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Yesterday morning when it was
learned the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was in the city. President
Prudential Of the cham Der of COM
merce called meeting of the trans
portation committee with view to
securing an audience with the commits
sion. Later in the day Secretary Rus
Sc was called up town by telephone,
by two different parties, and infoT ned
that the secretary of the commission
b ad expressed the desire of the COM
mission that any Ell Paso shippers who
cared to meet the comm ission shout d
make the fact known. 1t was learned
the commissioners ana their party had
gone for a drive over the river.
Shortly before noon Secretary Russell
called at their car near the S. 2. depot
and learned the party would return for
lunch at o'clock p. M.
The transportation committee met at
L y CIOCh y. H., ITSSlueuG FGuuSntHai
also being present. While the COM
sell again called at the commissioners
car to learn when an audience could be
had. The party were at lunch. AS
sistsnt Secretary Decker of the COM
mission came out and Mr.. Russell stat
ed the object of his call. Mr.. Decker
returned to tbs dining room, consulted
the mem bers of the commission, and
~ 4 h tNlE p
commissioners would receive the El
Paso shippers at o'clock. The hour
was named by the commission, and the
engagement was definite.
Accordingly at 5 O'CLOCK the repre-
sentatives of the chamber assembled
and went to keep their engagement.
There were present President Freuden-
thai, Secretary Russell, e. W. Browne
Messrs Springer, Matthias, COurchesne
and McCutcheon.
Upon driving to the car the party
found the commissioners had not yet
returned from a drive to the smelter.
For nearly half an hour the Ell Paso
shippers stood outside the car waiting
for the commissioners to return. Then
two young gentlemen drove up to the
car in carriage and went inside. Sec
Rotary Russell also entered and iIquir
ed when the comm issioners would re-
turn. The answer was that after re-
turning from the smelter the commits
sioners and their party had concluded
to take another drive across the river
before returning to their cars. Then
they would dine at 1880 o'clock. And
they would leave tomorrow morning
for the west.
So the FL Paso shippers and mem
bers of the chamber of commerce who
had pinned their faith to an engage
ment with the Interstate Commerce
Commission faced about and wendell
their way back to their several places
OF business in such frame of mind as
might be expected from the above
facts.
COMMISSIONS SIDE.
This morning Mr.. Russell received
the following communication:
Ell PASO, March 10, 1900.
Mr.. K. +. Russell, Secretary Cham
Der of Commerce.
Dear Strive were unable to re-
turn to the car this afternoon at the
time we expected to, in view Of the
trip we had undertaken, but we felt
confident that your party would await
our return. On fading that you did
not we tried to look you up aud did
succeed lin seeing Mr.. Smith, who
thought some of your people would
come over this evening.
Ii you have anything to present to
in the form of a statement and forward
1t to Washington and the matter will
have prompt attention.
Very respectfully,
M. S. DECKER.
Asst Saoy