El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
TRANSFER MADE
OF RIFLE RANCE
President Clayton, of Cham
Der of Commerce, Turns
ItOver to Government.

Formal transfer of the target range
at Fort Bliss to the United States
government was made by Walter ).
CLAYTON. president of the chamber CT
commerce Saturday. Mr.. Clayton
signed the suitcase to the government
then. He received the lease from the
state of New Mexico, properly made
out and signed, on Friday. He made
the announcement at the chamber Of
commerce directors meeting Friday
afternoon, that the lease was ready
for transfer to the government
At the same meeting J. L. Coles
reported that the interurban condem-
nation proceedings viii be completed
within a week, there remaining only
one or two details to be attended to-
The Os-Aple report showed debts
amounting to S732-2O with cash on
hand amounting to S22O.44. It is eX-
pected to reduce the deficit to about
$3.50 by further collections from sub
scribers. The chamber has S1126.52
cash on hand.
Crawford Harvie reported that
Frank w Clay, promoter. had in
formed him that he could raise $780,
600 for a cotton mill factcl-S if the
chamber of commerce would allow him
20 percent commission He also Of
fered to write a treatise on cotton for
500. His proposition was not ac-
cepted-
Julius Krakauer announced that he
had selected Chas- A DinsmOre. as
MEMBER
the cattlemens convention IN. March
r. 3. OrndOrff suggested that Mr.
Clayton appoint a committee to secure
a delegation TO go to the Panhandle
StOcknen's convention in Amarillo.
shortly before the convention in FL
PasO and secure next years cOnven-
tion for FL Paso. Clayton said ne
would do So
The Denver chamber of commerce
requested the FL Paso chamber of COM
mr. H.
dent-eIect woodrow Wilson requesting
that he appoint a western man as sec
rotary of the interior. Crawford Har-
vie smelled mouse and moved that
the resolution be laid on the tabl=-
Julius Krakauer seconded the motion
and it carried
Plans of the American Embassy as
ISOLATION to have the United States
Mexico City to cost $4,000, at Berne,
Switzerland, to cost $4,000; at Toxic
Japan, to cost S150,OO0, and HankOw,
China, to cost $4,000 We're endorsed
the opinion being expressed that the
United States should own its own en-
bassy, legation and consular buildings
The request of the san Antonio, Tex,
chamber of commerce, that the FL
PasO body endorse action toward the
drawing of a bill to cover employees
compensation for injuries was laid on
the table
A ". Reeves, traffic manager was
requested to look into the matter Of
securing lower long distance telephone
rates which the Texas Wholesale Fruit
e Produce association requested M
Rseves reported a reduction in rates
on the shipment of galvanized iron
culverts on the Santa Fe road to Ra-
ton, n NJ
Following the action of chambers of
commerce in ether cities, FL PasO
endorsed the request Of the Panama
Pacific exposition mana gement to Sc
cure a Texas state building for that
exposition.
It was decided that the chamber had
no funds with which to advertise II
the papers OF the Minneapolis News
syndicate for whom Rex Grover White
is writing special articles on FL PasO
and other cities between this point an1
New Orleans.
Those attending the meeting were
". S. Clayton. r. B. Orndorff, ". W
Rose, julius Krakauer, Crawford Har
vie, ". T. HixsOn, J. F. Coles, R 7.
March and A W. Reeves.