El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-10

ventiOn in the name of the chamber OF
commerce and make an effort to OBJ
tain a guarantee of five or ten thous-
conditional upon the success of Ell
| Paso's efforts to raise a large sum for
the exposition
1t vas the sense OF all the directors
that the aid of Mexico and the United
States government. as we'll as that of
the territories and Texas, can be Sc
cured toward the establishment here
of a permanent industrial exposition.
Presidents Report.
Mr. Freudentnal's report was as fol-
lows:
Ell Paso. Tex, JAM 8, 1901.
To the Members of the Ell PaSo Cham
Der of Commerce:
The chamber of commerce has COM
pleted it's initial year and fully demon
strated it's usefulness as an organi-
Zation founded for the express pur-
pose of advancing the interests of the
city and tributary country, and desire
to briefly call your attention to its
more important work.
The chamber has been duly incorpO
rated and organized under the laws
of Texas and suitable quarters central
ly located have been secured for 4
term of three years. This was posi-
BILE through the liberality of sixteen
members who each loaned 800 to pay
for the building. This incurred a
debt that the chamber will gradually
pay.
The directors, having recognized the
fact that mining is the greatest in
dustry of this section and that TOO
much can not be done to encourage the
development of it's mineral resources,
have at considerable trouble and eX-
pense gathered together a mineral dis
play that is most creditable and use
| full in advertising the mineral re-
sources of this section. and at the same
time has placed Ell Paso on record as
a city that is trying to develop all its
surrounding country. 1t has demon
strated that the usefulness of the
chamber of commerce is not confinei
| to the city limits. The mining conf
mittee has proved highly useful in
preparing this exhibit, and great cred
| it is due to the members of the COM
mittee and it's efficient assistant, Major
S. NJ. Davis.
The directors have also given much
attention to the international dam and
always worked with the committee on
| irrigation. a committee that has at all
| times been ready to act. 1t has been
| the aim of the directors in working
| for the international dam that moth
| ing should be done that might be OBJ
jectionable to our neighborS in New
Mexico. With this end in view our
| representatives in Washington have
been advised that it is the desire OF
the chamber of commerce that the
Il Y
plant Butte dam be decided at the
earliest possible time, that this i'm
portant work might go on, and fur
Their, that the Objectionable clauses of
| the Stevens bill be eliminated.
The CulberSon bill. now pending be-
fore congress, will, in all probability
be so modified as to contain nothing
that might be Objectionable to New
Mexico. While there still remains
much to be done to obtain favorable
legislation in this matter. much has
already been accomplished. 1t is to
be hoped that during the present ses-
sion of congress the dam will be as
sured
The matter of freight rates has had
a great deal of attention from the
committee on transportation, one of
the most important committee of the
chamber. This committee has given
the matter most patient study, and
decided nat it would be necessary to
organize a freight bureau in this city
and employ an experienced person to
take charge of same. With this end
in view the committee has obtained the
signatures of practically all the i'm
portant shippers in the city to an
agreement wherein all shippers agree
to act together in matters of mutual
interest. This secures unity of action
among the shippers, and the first step
has been accomplished. 1t now re-
mains for the committee to secure a
revenue to pay the expenses of the
freight bureau. The committe has
taken some action in this matter and
prepared list assessing members of
the chamber and others a certain
amount to pay the expense of such
freight bureau. AS soon as it is def
nitely known what amount can be
secured a competent person will be
employed, and the important matter
of freight rates will have proper at
tention.
That there are now many discrimi-
nations against Ell Paso on local ship
ments out of the city is not disputed.
The rates charged in many instances
are prohibitory but we will never be
in position to obtain redress until
VIC sdh 81 DelOTe the TOduS tndt enter
the city and present our claims intel
ligentiy. We have no disposition to
antagonize any of the roads, but shall
expect and demand fair treatment. and
the commercial interests of Ell Paso
can not advance until this is accorded
us.
The question of manufactures has at
many times had the attention of the
chamber through it's committee on
manufactures. In some instances bo-
muses. for establishing manufactures
here have beep asked for Tn oil e,no,,