El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-12
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The chamber of commerce commit
tee on conventions and excursions held
an important meeting at o'clock las
night at the oface OF the cham ber
| There were present Messrs. Walz, E
n. Irwin, Freeman and Slater of thu
committee.
In the absence of Professor Putoam,
who has been called away from the
city for q few days by the serious i'll
ness of his wife, Mr.. Walz was elect
ed chairman, pro tenn. After . lengthy
discussion of the situstion and the ne
cessity for immediate action, the fol
lowing report was adopted:
Ell PAso, TEX, June IL, 1900
To the Board or Directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Ell Paso:
Gentlemen-Your committee on ex-
cursions and conventions beg leave
to report as follows:
In compliance with your instructions
that this committee is to ''provide for
the entertainment of conventions and
excursion parties that may visit this
city," the committee has outlined q
plan of entertainment for the large
mum ber of teachers and other visi-
tors who are expected 10 be in the city
during the last five days of the month.
Before proceeding further.with the
plans for entertaining the visitors, IL is
necessary to know how much money
the committee will have available for
that purpose. Up to this time the ex-
penses incurred by the com mittee have
been paid by the Chamber of Com
merce. We think that one or two
thousand dollars can we'll be expended
and that the money for this purpose
should be raised by subscription out
eide of the Chamber We there
fore request that a soliciting commit
tee, or q committee on ways and means,
be appointed at once by the board of
directors for the purpose of raising the
necessary funds; said committee to be
composed of five or more represent
asive business men not members of
the committee. The mem bers of this
committee will cooperate with the
soliciting committee in all possible
ways. Respectfully submitted.
w. G. WALZ, Chairmsn.
The committee also asked for the
appointment of 81. r. Chase and b. E.
Bailey rs members OF the comnittea.
A meeting OF the board of directors
had been called for o'clock and the
mem bers of the committee stayed to
confer with the board. 1t was after
nine O'Clock before President Freud
enthal appeared and gave the meeting
q quorum. The other members pre-
sent we're Messrs. Walz, Martinez,
Berkey and Emerson and Secretary
Russell.
Mr.. Wslz presented the report of the
convention committee. After lengthy,
discussion a motion offered by MI.
Emerson was carried, providing for
. meeting of the board of directors,
the convention committee, the mem
bers of the city council and the mem
bers OF the school board at four O'Clock
to-day to devise ways and means for
providing an entertainment fund.
Mr.. Rowland, the electrician for the
Ell Paso Mine, Mill, & Smelter Supply
House, was present by invitation and
outlined plan of electrical illumina-
tion. Mr.. Rowland had complete
charge of the illumination of the ex-
position q few years ago. He proposed
to illuminate the plaza, the head
quarters of the chamber of commerce,
both outside and In, and the north end
of the federal building for $4,000. He
would put arches over the corner en-
frances cf the plaza, In colored lights,
elaborate festoons of lights around the
pavilion and among the trees, and q
bunch of different colored lamps
In the water under the foun.
tain. The letters ~. g." would ap-
pear on the postsfiee. He sug gested
that the lamps be left in place for
an illumipat on the Fourth of July
and during tho Sheriffs' conven ton.
He stated that in anticipation of this
demand, Mr.. Berkey had order ed .
.srge number Of lamps and they would
lse about six hundred. They would
not expect to make anything On the
public decoration but merely to show
The people what could be done in that
way. They would hope to get their |
profits from Illuminating the business
places Of the city.
The idea met with much favor. Mr.
said he would pledge that the
new electric company would furnish
at cost, say fifteen dollars q
night.
The secretary presented q report
from the committee on mines and mi