Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-16

Two carloads Of leading Chicago
business men arrived In the city on
No. / this afternoon, promptly on
time. The gentlemen were met at the
station by Las Vegas committee OF
business men and taken to the rooms
of the Commercial club. Thence they
embarked at 2:2O for the Hot Springs
via the trolley line. Several Las We
gas gentlemen accompanied them and
pointed out the various sights of In
terest.
The gentlemen expressed them
selves as being highly impressed with
the warm and pleasant weather. the
exhilerating air Of the mountains, the
splendid 1Aontezuma and the site OF
the National Fraternal sanitarium and
with the Ice industL. on the Gallinas
ponds. The trip to the canyon was
thoroughly enjoyed.
The members OF the party, upon
their return, circulated freely among
| the business men and represented
the Importance Of closer trade rela-
tions between this txty and the great
city from which they came. All Of the
firms represented are largely interest
| ed in southwestern trade and the Wis
| tors relished the opportunity OF be-
coming personally acquainted with
many of the men nth whom they
| long had dealings. They wish to &C.
uuire an actual knowledge Of business
and other conditions in the west, Of
the resburces Qf this section and q
the enterprising people who make Up
the population. They are going about
It the right way to acquire such in.
formation The members Of the parry
are men OF acute intelligence, &C.
customed to observe carefully and
draw conclusions accurately.
| At their cars at Ave this afternoon
the party will meet the Las Vegas
business men In body, give out souv.
enirs and talk business.
] Statement Of Chairman Hypes.
| In pursuance OF the policy OF the
Chicago Commercial Association to
bend the influence and earnest efforts
of the great interests 1t represents
towards the municipal and CONNER
cial upbuilding Of Chicago, delega
tion Of fifteen of its members left Sun
day evening at 10 o'clock over the
Santa Fe railroad for Las Vegas, N
NJ. their first stopping place on
three weeks tour Of the south and
west. The merchants and business
, men composing the party WILL MAKE
a personal study Of the trade condi
tions In each Of the cities visited, and
the broad spirit animating their mis-
sion is best evidenced through the
fact that each member Of the party
will report daily to the home Office oi
the association the result Of his In
dividual investigation, which informa
tion will be spread among the entire
} membership through the medium o
their weekly and monthly publica
. tions.
!, Speaking more in detail Of the OBJ
, jects sought to be achieved by thi'
tour. w. F. Hypes, chairman of thu
, trade extension committee, unde
whose auspices the tour is being con
, Quoted, said.
"These trade extension trips arr
somewhat unique n their characte
because they are distinctly not jun
, kets, but are earnest propagandas In
behalf Of Chicago's commercial In
, terests, carried on impartially by al
members Of the party. The genera
program on reaching town Is fo
the party to split up and each mem
, Der Of Il to make 1t his business to cal
, personally upon whatever line o
; trade has been delegated to him. u
, ually the mayor and president an
officers Of the local business men
, associations are on nand to greet tn
! Chicago trade commissioners, and
when the purpose Of the visit Is e,
!. planned. are only too ready to delegat
, prominent citizens to act as guide
that our peo1e can quickly civer tn
ground which has been assigned I
I, Ishem. in selecting members the Oh
cago party In each Of these excul
sions II is the aim Of the association
to choose only heads Of Arms, or me
prominent In Chicago business III
4 who can speak with authority on III
Q lines OF trade In which they are pa
n | ticularly interested and whose opiI
o Ions carry weight. While these me
4 necessarily are interested in the PR
sress Of their individual firms the