El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

! s125 for the publication Of a small
folder.
which the chamber was requested to
pay in taking advertising space to &C
company them were rejected The ex-
hibit which was at the Southern Com
mercial congress, where it was main
tanned at cost of about $500, has been
I returned to the chamber of commerce
because it was found of no benefit
Membership and Grievances.
The membership has increased and
decreased during the past year much
the same as in previous years. At pres
ent there are 385 members in all classes.
There should be 1000 and there can be
if every member viii constitute himself
one Of the Get More Members COM
mitee. The chamber needs the help of
the farmers, cattlemen and miners re-
siding in and around FL FaSO. as well
as the business and professional men.
All grievances due to errors in &C
counts, classificatiOns, etc, have been
satisfactorily adjusted by the board
Several members have been dropped for
non payment OF dues after repeated fu-
tile appeals for their support
Excursions and Conventions.
The annual meeting OF the Panhandle
q southwestern StOckmen'S association
in March, 1912, was the most successful
Of It's kind ever held here Since the
meeting, the Offices of the secretary Of
from Amarillo, Texas. A delegation of
FL PasOans viii attend the coming
meeting of the association in Amarillo
on March 4. and endeavor to secure
the 1914 convention for FL Paso.
Following closely after the Salt Lake
city excursion came the Keynote Trade
excursion to New Mexico and Arizona
points, including the Grand Canyon
More than 90 thriving towns and cities
were visited.
A representative committee was sent
to the sixth annual meeting OF the
Cattle RaiserS association Of Texas at
Fort Worth last March and in spite of
strong opposition from San Antonio,
Oklahoma City and Houston, secured
viii open here on March Is. Expecta-
tons are that it win be the largest
gathering on record outside of the Taft
Diaz meeting
The fifth annual Os-ApIe Jubilee. held
on Oct. %. "a, 25. brought hundreds OF
visitors and was successful in every
way except financially. there remaining
a deficit Of $3.50. Thanks are due Gen.
Z. T. Steever for the part the military
took in the celebration and to the
towns Of Las Cruces. n. NJ, and Juarez,
Mex for the floats they sent
The project of raising a large fund
for the securing Of conventions and
promoting other forms Of public enter
tainment has been taken up by the
board and S. B. Ricaby has been en-
gagged
Fort Bliss Enlargement.
Continuous efforts have been made
since the first of last year by a special
committee in the campaign at Wash
ington to secure the enlargement Of /
Fort Bliss Several thousand dollars !
were raised and John A Happier. mayor
c. e. Kelly. H 5. Potter, J. H Nations,
Winchester Cooley. formed the COM
mittee which went to Washington last
year.
A few weeks ago the board of direc- !
tors secured q lease on section of |
school land in New Mexico adjoining |
Fort Bliss to be used as a target range !
BY the United States troops. This was /
leased to the United states government /
for such use.
Ertereninr1ent of Visitors.
During the past year Gen Leonard /
T. Wood chief of staff of the army. |
Norman F. Mack and the New York 4
commission and a party of St Louis /
bankers headed by Tom W Bennett /