El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30
ST. LOUIS BANKERS
TO VISIT FL PAS0
Elaborate Arrangements to
Entertain Men Who FL
nanced New Hotel.


st. Louis bankers and capitalists to
the number Of ten or u VIII find their
money worthless when they arrive IN
Fl PasO next Tuesday night Tor a few
DAYS stay. These are the men whose
ready and liberal assistance made the
building of the hotel PasO del Norte
possible. Their belief In FL PasO, its
stability and its great future, Is shown
by the fact that this group Of St.
Louisans has already placed or agreed
to place IN FL PasO, IN loans on new
buildings, approximately $1,000, 000-al-
though Is months ago FL Paso was but
a. vague name to them, and their invest
ments here did not total Toe.
Plans for Entertainment
The visit OF the st. Louis financiers,
by whose cooperation the FL Paso back
ers OF the hotel project have been able
to give this city the best hotel in the
southwest, offers a double opportunity:
first, Tor a formal opening of the hotel
with magnificent banquet at which
the st. LOuis8ns viii be the guests of
honor; second. a visit by the st. Louis
ans to the Elephant Butte dam and to
other points of interest about FL Paso,
giving them a nidea of what this city
has to depend on Tor its future develop
ment.
Arrive Tuesday.
The party VIII arrive next Tuesday
evening on the Texas & Pacific, and
VIII be met b the local committee and
taken to the PasO del Norte and the Toll
tee club Tor an evening of informal So
clal Intercourse; the arrival VIII be after
p m and consequently no program
will be arranged for the first evening.
Tnp to Elephant Butte.
Wednesday morning the St Louis
party VIII be met at the hotel BY the
nd "a To hn IN
which viii leave Tor the dam at 1880 a
m A special train has been arranged
for, and 100 to $50 FL PasOans are ex-
Dected to make the trip with the vis-
ItOrs; the FL PasOans viii take their
wives and daughters along. At the site
OF the big dam, the work VIII be thor
OughlY inspected under the guidance Of
one Of the engineers Of the reclamation
service Lunch VIII be served on the
train. Returning, the special train will
arrive IN FL Paso at 6:z5 p. m.
Guests at Toltec Club.
The st. Louisans VIII dine at the Paso
del NoTte and viii then 90 to the ball
at the TOlbec club as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. C. R. Morehead.
Ride IN City and Valley.
thursday morning, the st. Louisans
VII be met at breakfast at 8 a. m. BY
local business men. After breakfast. an
automobile trip viii be taken. to include
the Pearson wood finishing mills (EI
Paso MIllI-g Co.. the Southwestern ce-
ment plant, the smelIer. the Globe flour
mills, ride through Sunset heights and
Montana street to the Country club
brief stop at the club, then if time per
mlts, short run through the Fort Bliss
reservation, then on to Ysleta. where
luncheon viii be had at the Valley inn
4IUer luncheon, the party VIII visit
Juarez and the races, returning after
the races to the Paso del NOrte
The Formal Banquet.
thursday evening, the banquet VIII be
gwen at the PasO del NOrte. In the
large hall on the tenth floor. Local
speakers viii outline, for the benefit of
the st. Louis visitors. the chief points
OF interest concerning the basic resources
OF this city, and something of what it
has already achieved and how the CITY
mas made the most of its advantages.
IL IS expected that about 100 repre-
sentative men, leaders in FL Paso bust
ness life, VIII attend the banquet.
Friday morning the st. Louis visitors
viii be escorted to their train bv the
local committee.
Local Committee.
j. o. AcNary is chairman Of the ex.
eee5utlye committee for entertaining the !
SC- LOUIS party w. r. Brown has
charge OF arrangements for the trip TO
elephant Butte. j. A. Hamper. will ar |
range LOT the banquet, luncheon at vs.
leta, and luncheon on the trip TO ire /
dam C. NJ Newman viii arrange for l
autos on the tour of the city and valley /
and Tor general reception purposes. a |
committee OF y, including mayor c. E. |
nelly, and Walter Clayton. president of !
the chamber Of commerce. VIII act as s
general reception and entertainment
committee.
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