El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-31
Question of a Fair For Ell
Paso to Be Put Up to the
Business Men.

The establishment OF q convention
bureau in the Fl PasO chamber of com
merce, whereby merchants and bust
ness men Of the city viii pay a GER
tain sum every month Of the wear into
the convention fund in order TO have
a means Of securing conventions for
II PasO and to finance them after thew
are secured, IS the scheme which was
proposed by Bert OrdOrff at the first
meeting Of the new board Of directors
which was held Tuesday afternoon by
the chamber Of commerce. The scheme
was well received BY the directors and
M Orndorf was requested to draw up
some sort Of q concrete plan by which
the bureau could be worked out and
which viii be presented at the next
meeting OF the directors for their ap-
proval
The Plan Outlined.
The convention bureau. as suggested
by Mr.. Orndorff, would classify all of
the merchants and business men Of the
city into paying a certain sum into the
fund monthly, the largest business
houses paying from $50 to $40 each per
month, 20 other business men paving
$40 per month, 40 paying $40. 50 pay
ing IS, and so on in the same ratio
according 10 the rough plan Of the
scheme This will abolish the present
system OF collecting subscriptions for
men have been called on so frequently
TO donate 10, and help In other ways in
getting conventions for the city.
With the sinking fund Of the bureau
II viii be possible TO present a certi-
fled check for conventions when the
committees 60 after them, which IS be-
ing required by many Of the assOcia-
tions now before they will select any
one town for their convention
Committee Chairmen Announced.
At the meeting which is the first
that has been held by the recently
elected board Of directors, president
Walter 5. Clayton presided and the d.
rectors present We're W. w Rose, W.
r. Brown, Bert Orndorff, ". T. Hix-
son, Crawford Harvie, J. F. Coles, J.
H c. Ferris was the only absent di-
rector
The standing committee chairmen Of
the chamber OF commerce FOR this year
year were announced and are as fol-
lows Walter S Clayton, ways and
cursiOns and conventions; ". T. Hix-
son, advertising; H. c. Ferris public
improvements; Crawford Harvie. man
ufacturing; J. r Coles, membership;
J. Krakauer, agriculture, and w r.
Brown, transportation. The. chairmen
OF the various committees will appoint
the other members, who viii number
three on each committee
The Question OF a Fair.
Whether FL Paso viii have a fair this
year is to be decided by the popular
expression Of the business men of the
city. as the chamber Of commerce viii
send post cards to all OF the merchants
and ask them as to their opinion wheth
or not FL Paso should have a fair this
year After this IS done a committee
Will be appointed by president ". S
Clayton, Of the chamber OF commerce,
TO further look into the business mems
opinion as to the fair.
The Southern Commercial club has
asked the local chamber OF commerce
TO become a member, but the local as
ISOLATION has decided not to join the
association. which IS made up of east
Texas cities.
The Fort Enlargement.
]. A. Happier, chairman Of the Fort
Bliss enlargement committee, appeared
before the board to make a report on
the ACCESSIBILITY OF sending a commit
tee to Washington, D. C.. TO be present
there when the appropriations for the
forts are made by congress and to try
to have the appropriation for the en-
iargement Of the local post passed
through the house. The amount which
would be necessary for the commit
tees expenses during its stay in
Washington would be about $1,000, as
It would have 10 remain there al least
four weeks.
Charles Newman, also a member Of