El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
MCKINLEY AND DIAZ
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This was larger than usual as the prep
arations for the carnival cost consider
able money. The report was adopted
and the bills ordered audited and paid
by the ways and means committee.
Question of Salaries.
President Prudential asked if ev-
cry one was satisfied with the salaries
of the secretary and assistant score
tary as suggested at a previous meet
ing Mr.. Russell is to get $3.50 per
month and his secretary was at first
offered $50. Mr. Courchesne offered an
amendment to this making the salary
of the assistant $50 per month, which
was agreed to by the entire board.
Miss Hughes has made a good assist
ant secretary and now that she is to
do the work for the Miners associa-
ton it was thought that she should
have a better salary.
A Fruit Exhibit
Mr.. Russell read a letter from the
New Mexico Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college stating that the college
would preserve and prepare quantity
of fruit for exhibition in the chamber
of commerce rooms if that body would
buy the jars and send them to Mcsilla.
The board unanimously agreed to
accept the proposition and the COM
mittee on agriculture was instructed to
buy the jars and make all other neces-
saTy arrangements. A resolution of
thanks was also rendered the college
for the interest that institution is TAX
ing in making the chamber of COM
merce a success.
Mr.. Russell also read a letter from
Austin stating that bill was now be-
fore the state legislature providing for
the establishment of the department
vey. and asking the board to pass res
olutions favoring it. The board agreed
unanimously and instructed the presi-
dent to draft the resolutions.
To Fight Trusts.
Secretary Russell also read a letter
asking this board to indorse the bill
now before the Texas legislature
amending the anti trust law SO that
retail and wholesale merchants can
combine to reduce the price of articles
sold by trusts. Mr.. Martinez moved
that it be done and lively discussion,
every one on the same side, resulted.
Mr.. Martinez said that this was a day
of combinations and to meet them the
public must combine. "A trust or
combination is the only thing that will
control a trust said Mr.. Martinez.
land the people must have the right
to protect themselves against corpora
lions by combining to refuse their pro-
ducts. One man cannot fight it through
alone but when the whole town stands
together they can do something
Mr.. Prudential also explained his
side of the question He said that I'M
der the present law if the merchants
agreed to refuse to handle the products
of the tobacco trust, for instance, the
trusts could and would come back at
them with a plea that a trust had been
formed and prosecute them under the
law. I'VE cannot protect ourselves and
organize against trusts under the pres
ent law" said Mr.. Prudential, "for
if we do we will be prosecuted. The
Texas trust law places us at the mercy
of the trusts"
Mr.. Martinez's motion that the
board endorse the bill was unanimously
adopted.
Mckinley and Diaz to Meet.
Secretary Russell stated to the board
that a movement was on foot to invite
President Mckinley and Diaz to meet
in Ell Paso in May and he thought the
board should take some action. At
this suggestion everybody wanted to
talk but Mr.. Martinez was given the
floor. He said that this was an excep-
tional opportunity and the meeting
could be brought about with very little
effort. He suggested that the board.
joining with the city council. pass res
Olutions inviting both Mckinley and
Diaz to meet in Ell Paso and send a
committee to Mexico City to present
the invitation to Diaz. The invitation
to Mckinley, he thought. might be sent
direct He went on to mention the
importance of such a meeting. recalling
the lasting friendly feeling existing
between the two presidents and the |
various times they have expressed a |
desire to meet each other.
Mr. Wall thought that the resolu- |
lions should be sent to Ambassador |
Powell Clayton at Mexico City with |