Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-03
BUSINESS MEN
GET BUSY
Representative Citizens Gath.
er in Old Palace and Dis
cuss improvements
TELEPHONE RAISE PROTEST
information Bureau, Hotels and
Good Roads Subjects of
Deliberations.

The Chamber of Commerce met at
= s o'clock last night in the secretary's
: office in the Palace of Governors and
) a report of the finance committee
showed that over half the money for
> permanent secretary had been rails
ed. The remainder of the fund is in
view and the hope was expressed that
in another two weeks the new secre-
Itary will be chosen. In the meantime
Mr. Harris, the present secretary,
who has refused the permanent posi-
ton for personal reasons, will keep
the office open during business hours,
and the hiring of an assistant was au-
! thorized. Over twenty members were
present.
| The Owens resolution, given in full
in recent issue of the New Mexican
was again read for the benefit of the
members who were absent at the pre-
vious meeting. A number of notable
: speeches were made by representa-
tives of the various activities of the
city.
!
in commendation of the petition pre-
scented to the Chamber by the Tele-
! post Company, of st. Louis, asking
endorsement in the fight being made
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the so-called "Tele-
iSIaph Trust" l.. Bradford Prince and
| E. G.. Abbott also addressed the
Chamber in favor of the petition. A
resolution was adopted calling for the
signatures Of those present and each
member signed the document
| A committee consisting of H. S.
Kaune, W. n. Townsend, and R. F.
Asplund was appointed to investigate
the matter of the raising of the local
telephone rates by the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
brought out the fact that the new
company proposed to raise the resi-
dence rates to 81 month and the bust
ness house rates to $14 year.
Secretary Harris reported on the
matter of a short seeing Santa Fe"
drive which included visits to all the
Iroints of interest in and about the An
cient City and which tourists with.
but few hours to spend sightseeing,
might take.
Then the question of hotels came up
and the proper accommodations for
Tourists while in the city and a COM
tnlittee was appointed, after much dis
cussion, consisting of Thomas P.
Gable, Arthur Seligman and L. A.
I Hughes to confer with the A., 7. & S.
If railroad in regard to proposed
Harvey house to be located here.
The matter of a game preserve to
be located in the Pecos forest reserve
was taken up and the members were
asked to lend their support to the pro-
ject through the enlisting of the aid
of the representatives in Congress.
The discussion revealed the need of
a better road to the proposed pre-
, serve and also to the Ell Rito Ge los
+ Frijoles. The latter road has been
partially completed but no one seem
ed to have a definite idea of the cost
of finishing the highway. On recon-
! mendation of Territorial Engineer C.
!, d. Miller a resolution was adopted
. asking for a conference with the ter
r ritorial roads commission.
, In regard to the proposed gasoline
motor car to be run between Lamy
and Santa Fe, motion was made re-
n ferring the matter back to the secre-
! tary with instruction to confer with
the A., T. & S. F. railroad.
f. A very interesting speech was made
by Territorial Engineer Miller in re
gard to the Ocean to Ocean highway.
He explained at length the progress
being made on the project and briefly
outlined the route proposed. The
highway enters New Mexico by the
. cid Santa Fe trail from Missouri and
Kansas and passes through Ration,
Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Phoenix,
Yuma and on to Los Angeles. From
Missouri to the Atlantic Seaboard the
road will run through Illinois, Indiana,
lower Michigan, Ohio and New York.
Very much of the road is now In
good condition and it is possible to
reach the Pacific coast at this sea-
son. Some 166 representatives in
] Congress will give their support to
] the enterprise. but local support of ev'
cry county is solicited.
A vote of thanks was rendered Mr'
Miller for his efforts in securing the
Ocean to Ocean Highway convention
to be held here in october, and at
which 100 delegates from all sections
, CT the country will be present.
After transacting minor business
the Chamber adjourned.