Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-17
ATTENDANCE
WAS LARGE
Chamber of Commerce Sc.
lects Secretary Harris on
Salary Till April
SEVERAL MEMBERS ADMITTED
Advertising Scheme from Adjoin
ing Town Paper Laid Down
With a Thud.

The Chamber of Commerce was
I well attended last evening, there be-
ling over twenty-five members pres
ent, and after the transaction of
much routine business the body went
into executive session for the purpose
! of considering the matter of select
ing a permanent secretary.
/ Mr.. Harris being the present secre-
tary who has efficiently held the posi-
| ton at no compensation whatever,
land on reconsideration of his previous
announcement that his health would
permit him to act further in that ca
pacity, was chosen secretary at $75
per month until next April, Mr..
Rawles Withdrawing in Mr. Harris
favor by formal request on his part.
Secretary Harris read the minutes
tt the previous session. Since the
last meeting a communication from
/ ID. C. Collier, relative to obtaining
j a 1nnket of eastern newspaper men
who will visit Santa Fe during the
coming season, was submitted in
which he promised to bring them
here if such an excursion can be con-
/ summated.
MIR. Creath, the lveryman, sub
mittod a schedule Of livery rates for
short sight seeing trips, and the
route for seeing Santa Fe and its
principal points of interests as it was
gone over a few days ago by Secre-
tary Harris and his ter porary associ-
ate, Mr. Rawles. The schedule is
posted at the Bureau of Information,
| The transactions Of the previous
meeting included the placing of the
secretary's bond at $1,000, also an
interesting report from Territorial
| Engineer Miller on the recent good
roads meeting at Phoenix.
| New members admitted by suspen-
sion of rules and by acclamation dur
| ing the past two meetings are: C. E.
Butts, Joseph B. Hayward, F. An
dreWs, H. D. MoultOn, J. R. Creath,
Thomas Doran, John Pfueger and J.
| Z. Reynolds.
The secretary then made his report
regarding collections and the finances
OF the Chamber of Commerce.
A communication from an eastern
Tourist company regarding bringing
people here was energetically an
lswered by the secretary. setting forth
the advantages of Santa Fe as tour
list point of interest.
The secretary furnished several Of
the eastern papers with story of
the inauguration with photographs of
the days doings.
+! A communication from the National
Retail Grocers' Association of Chica-
go revealed the fact that that body
| in conjunction with the New Mexico
| Retailers Association are after a
man for obtaining money under false
! Ipretenses.
| F. J. Sawyer, of Buckman, wrote a
letter to the Chamber of Commerce
thanking President Cartwright, Post
master Burke and others for their
pEompt work in restoring regular pass
enger service on the D. & R. G.
A. ]. Abbott submitted a communi-
iNdllOil Ice uillS, iIIt tDlHpltiIou Vi tiiV
road to the Rito de los Friioles which
would only cost 500 and could be
done by San Ildefonso Indians.
Bills for painting and fixing the
IChamber Of Commerce rooms and for
the associate secretary's salary for
) ten days were approved.
) Dean D. Clark, on request of the
) committee on telephone service
) made a clear cut statement relative
) to the work of the Mountain States
) Telephone and Telegraph Company.
The plan shows that that company
) proposes to egualize rates, rather than
) increase them. Some $4,000 will be
expended at once without future
raise of rates, a new switch board in
stalled and one more operator en-
Iloyed at the central Office. Resi-
; dence rates will be reduced so per
cent in some instances and next year
a new plant will be put in.
The proposition of paper in an
adjacent town to write up" Santa Fe
, to the tune of 5000 per page was in
, Jdlu Ou luS ldUlc, lOl sew
eral reasons, among them being the
we'll known fact that several leading
papers and magazines of the country
are always glad to publish and pay
, for articles relative to this quaint
place, that has heart interest and
a historical interest too great to
need booming" at so much per"
On motion. which was carried, a
list of all members of the Chamber of
; Commerce will be posted at the
, Bureau of Information, and visitors
,, coming to Santa Fe and registering
: ! at the Chamber of Commerce Will
: have their attention called to those
: who are supporting the movement
and the list recommended to them fol.
, their patronage.