Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-06
FINISH THE
SCENIC HIGHWAY
Lest Las Vegas, Santa Fe and
Albuquerque Be Left Off
the Map
CHAMBER COMMERCE MEETS
Many Live Topics of Importance
to the City and People
Discussed.

Twenty-Five business and profession.
al men met last evening in the Assem-
bly, Room of. the Palace of the Gov
ernors to discuss earnestly various
topics appertaining to the welfare of
Santa Fe.
1t was the regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce and President
Samuel G. Cartwright was in the chair.
Secretary Harris and Treasurer H. S.
kaune were present
f. c. Abbott was elected member
of the advisory board of the American
Embassy Association
A resolution was adopted urging the
legislature to make an appropriation
for New Mexico building at the San
Francisco exposition.
Official Program.
Secretary Harris read his report and
a concise outline of a program of ac-
tivity for the association. Its practi-
cability and timeliness impressed the
members and it was adopted as the Of
ficial program of the board.
H. B. Cartwright and S. G. Cart
wright, discussed the advisabiiity of
the Chamber of Commerce being one
of the parties to intervene in the Spo-
kane rate cases. The latter speaker
impressed the businessmen with the
fact that the Interstate Commerce
Commission will take cognizance of
any and every injustice as to rates
brought to it's attention.
R. F. Asplund, ]. A. Rolls and T. H.
McGibbon were appointed commit
tee to arrange for a permanent office
for the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce and also to complete the ar
rangements for the meeting place of
the Chamber.
E. r. Paul and H. S. Lutz were ap-
pointed a permanent auditing commit.
tee to audit the accounts of the Cham.
Der of Commerce every six months, to
take an inventory of the property of
the Chamber of Commerce, as well as
of the Commercial Club and Of the
Board of Trade which were amalga-
mated to form the Chamber of Com
merce, and also to render a statement
of the liabilities of the association.
The Scenic Highway.
! The secretary was instructed 10 get
! into communication with other COM
mercial bodies in towns along Ell Ca
nlino Real with view of hurrying the
completion of the highway so that it
would become available as part Of
! the Transcontinental highway. Sew.
eral speakers pointed out the necessf
ty of immediate action, lest the high
way would leave Santa Fe, Las Vegas
and Albuquerque off the map. Dr. Ed.
gar L. Hewett told of how at a recent
public dinner at San Diego Calffor-
mia, which he attended, the highway
was one of the main topics of discus
sion and how it was pointed out that
the stretch between Las Vegas and AL
buquerque via the Pecos Forest and
| the Cliff Dwellings was the most in
teresting piece of road in the United
States. DR.. Hewett also explained
the scope of the two great expeditions
on the Pacific Coast in 1915, and the
relation they will bear to the i'm.
mense tourist travel that will be head
ed westward the next few years and Of
which Santa Fe ought to get a good
share. A resolution was adopted in.
viting the Southwestern Good Roads
Congress which meets at Phoenix on
December 20, to meet at Santa Fe next
year.
Excursion Of Newspapermen.
The secretary was directedsto com.
municate with General Manager Col-
lier of San Diego, California, in ref.
erence to making Santa Fe,. instead Of
the Grand Canon, the terminus Of the
excursion of newspapermen which
will make tour of the South and
Southwest next April and May. Mr..
Collier favors the plan if Santa Fsa
will provide for excursions to tho
Cliff Dwellings and Taos by automo.
bile.
i Booth on Plaza Condemned.
A resolution was adopted condemns
ing the placing of "hot dog booth
on the Plaza, as unsightly and unsani-
tary. E. c. Abbott A. B. Renehan
and Carl Bishop were appointed a
committee to protest to the mayor
and city council against allowing any
one to disdgure the Plaza in that man.
liner.
Hotel Facilities.
The meeting adjourned after a dis
ton of a game preserve on the Pecoa
; Forest.