The daily sentinel., 1904-01-30
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Will Be Started Shortly By the
Chamber of Commerce Matter
is now Being Prepared By Com
petent People and Systematic
Work Will Be DOne-A Number
of Letters Received by Secretary

The board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce met in regmular ses-
sion last night at the rooms of the
Chamber All the members were pres
ent. save ]. S. Carnahan.
The first report submitted from the
the committee on advertising and pub
licity They reported that they had
practically everything ready to begin
their campaign. They had decided
on the form their advertising should
take and had in mind what matter
they desired to incorporate in the
work. together with the illustrations.
The special committee ON the pro-
motion of the irrigation we'll said
that the city would take the final and
definite action upon their part of the
matter at their regular meeting Feb
ruary 9th. At the same time contracts
would ba in readiness from the board
of county commissioners and the West
ern Slope. Oil Gas and Development
company.
The special committee on the hold
ing of regular monthly meetings of
the membership reported an informal
program for their first meeting The
subject which will be for general dis
cussion will be Good OF the Commu-
nifty. ?"
A letter was received from Gilbert
McClurg. secretary of the Colorado
State Realty association. urging that
an approximation be secured aggIegat-
ing $3.50. 90 from the city and county
that he might include in i'll his lee
ture tour description and stereopti-
can views of things OF material inter-
est in advertising the city and valley
The matter was referred to a proper
committee.
The freight rate committee received
letters from Andrew Hughes. traffic
manager of the Rio Grande and also
from II. O. Bush. of the Midland.
These letters were not thought best
to publish at this time, until they
had been submitted to the general
meeting of the membership, when
they will be discussed
Robert A. Orr addressed the direc-
tors on the matter of securing large
room whore exhibits of all kinds could
be systematically arranged. These
should include not only all characters
of horticultural products of this coun-
try but agricultural products as we'll.
At the same place there should be on
display all OF our mineral products. in
time the products Of the smelling COM
pany. etc. etc.
The proposition was at once acceD-
ted as good one. 1t was even broad
ened by further discussion. It
should be place where strangers
could find resting place and bur
eau of information.
The matter was referred after con-
siderable discussion to the committee
ON city and county improvement, to
be taken up and discussed at the next
regular meeting of the membership.
II. ". Edwards proposed and advoc.
ated "a civic improvement society
He said that many cities had enriched
property owners and beautifed their
respective cities by such an organiza-
tion. The matter was referred to
Secretary Fisher for him to provide
data ON such organizations in other
cities and towns and submit such i'll
formation to the board of directors
The board formerly adjourned at
O'Clock, but remained full hour to
enjoy a large box of select apples of
the richest and rarest variety, which
had been sent to the chamber with
the compliments of Robert A. Orr.