El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-13
MOVING MERRILY
CARNIVAL MONEY IS pILiN6 up
RAPIDLY
Committee Meets encouragement
Everywhere San Antonio's In
rest Vas Arranged BY :ndna-
Ger hIbertS

The carnival movement received
more substantial assistance yesterday
than any day since il started me
subcommittee of the association went
out yesterday morning to solicit sun
scriptions and announced at noon that
not n man had turned them down.
There are fifteen men in the commit
tees and all are putting in their fuil
time. Those at work are Doc AiberS.
Harry Woods. John Julian. T. NJ. Win
go. Geo. Ogden. 4. II. Richards. James
Alberts. Chief Lockhart. Carl Ennis,
Frank Del Buono. A. Solomon. \. H.
Baum Prof. Putnam, and Senator 1ur-
ney. The work will be continued I'M
til the necessary amount of money is
raised.
Secretary Layton received a letter
this morning from +. h. Mitchell. VINO
is travelling in Texas. He states that
he is registering Eel Paso. 1901. and
answering questions about the carni-
val. He says the people are taking
great deal of interest in the. movement
and many will attend from every part
of the country.
The secretary is kept busy answering
letters from all parts of the country
about the attractions. railroad rates
and numerous other things. Judging
from the enquiries from a distance
many people will attend from east OF
the Mississippi.
San Antonio Interested.
AS an evidence of what was done for
the carnival in San Antonio by Mana
ger Alberts of the telephone company.
the following from the San Antonio
Light is given:
Mr.. James Alberts. manager of the
FL Paso telephone exchange. while
here during the fair. diQ some good
work advertising the FL paso carnival
scheduled for January II. Is and 10.
and If the railroads give the right kind
of rates. many San Antonians expect
to take advantage of the event to see
this hustling border city.
The banner which Mr.. Alberts had
stretched over the entrance to the fair
served its purpose as a good ''ad. es-
peciaIly the wording. which was WE
WILL attend the FL Paso Midwinter
Carnival January Il. is and 10 1900.
Mr.. Alberts explains that the enter
prising people of FL Paso have organ
lied We VIII club. the idea being
I'VE will entertain our visitors: We
will make the carnival a success, etc.
The words I'VE will" are therefore
prominent on all of FL Pasos carnival
The club has button.
which it is selling to enterprising in
diYiduals to raise an entertainment
fund. The first of these buttons was
sold at auction and brought 5000 as a
starter for the fund. The second but
ton brought $50 and $25 were realized
from the sale of the third. The 9TH
ers are being sold at 81 each and firms
are buying them in lots of 100 and less.
On the day that the first button was
203 individuals also pur-
chased single buttons at dollar each.
The daily papers of Ell Paso are
pushing the carnival and a regular
press committee is advertising it over
the state. When she attempts to do
her people all come to the
front and put thier shoulders to the
wbee! and it is just such men as en-
ergetic Jim" Alberts that has made
FL Paso what she is.
we are alive out there you can bet
your last copper" said Jim to a
Light reporter. and il we don't show
Texas how to entertain. you can call
me a mosSback. We will have bull |
fights across the river. red fire. deco