El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10
OUTLINE OF WORK
For the Chamber OF Commerce Com
mittee As ARRANGED Today

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The following instructions have been
prepared by President Prudential
and Secretar Russell for the guidance
of the committees of the Chamber OF
Commerce. When the bylaws are
amended so as to provide for more
committees, the work of some of the
existing committees will be divided and
a part assigned to one of the new com.
mittees.
The committee on transportation
shall obtain useful Information rela-
tive to railroads, and look after the
transportation interests of the city,
and it shall perform q like service
with reference to the telegraph and
telephone interests of the city.
| The Finance committee shall see
that the secretary and treasurer per-
form their duties, shall audit all claims
and accounts of the secretary and
treasurer, and shall examine their
books and make report to the board
of directors at the end of each fiscal
year. and at such other times as the
board may require.
The committee on commerce shall
strive to enlarge Ell Paso's trade In ad-
jaoept territory, and to bring about
the establishment of desirable business
| houses in Ell PasO: and shall strive to
establish and maintain uniformity in
! the com mercial usages of Ell PasO and
other cities and towns, and generally
| to promote the interests of trade and
! increase the facilities of commercial
| transactions in Ell Pa so and the coun-
try adjscent thereto.
The committee on manufactures
shall have charge of all matters per-
tot inn nd Strio
FL Paso and tributary territory:
it shall set before the public through
the proper mediums the advantages of
Ell Paso as a manufacturing center.
seek out manufacturers who are look
ing for locations, and try to induce
them to establish here.
The committee on mines and mining
shall strive to promote development
of the mineral interests of the district
ervision of the smelling interests of
the city and adjacent country, and
shall supervise the collection and ar
rangement of mineral exhibit
The com mittee on public improve
ments aud institutions shall Look after
the streets, sidewalks, parks, and pub
lie buildings of the city, and also the
educational interests of the city, in
Guiding the public library.
The committee on irrigation shall
look after the irrigation interests of
Ell Paso and the territory tributary to
it, both in their economic and their
legal aspect, and shall formulate plans
for securing Legislation, investment of
private capital, and improvement in
methods of storing, distributing and
applying the waters available for
irrigation, both the waters of flowing
streams and those to be had by pump
ing from wells.
The committee on immig grafton shall
strive to induce desirable immi-
grafton to Ell Paso and her terrific
ry by the dissemination of printed M At
ter and other forms of ADVERTISING. and
by supplying Information and ali prac-
ticahle assistance to parties seeking
the came.
The committee ON excursions and
conventions shall keep informed as to
desirable conventions and strive to in
duce them to assemble in Ell Psso: and
shall provide for the entertainment of
conventions and excursion parties
which may visit this city, as we'll as for
the entertainment of prominent per.
sons who may visit Ell Paso.
Each member of each committee will
shortly be notified on the time and
place for the first meeting of his COM
mittee, for organization.