El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-28
DELEGATION WILL
Be SENT TO ALPINE
Plans Being Made to Have
City Represented at the
Orient Celebration.

It is probable that the celebration of
the entrance Of the Orient railroad in
10 Alpine, Texas, on April %, VIII be
attended by a gOodly number Of FL
Pasoans. Possibly they will leave FL
PasO a day or two in advance and
make a trade trip. stopping at Maria
ana olher towns along the me rms
was suggested at the meeting OF the
directors of the chamber Of commerce
Thursday night
y. G. Griffin, representing the Cen
trail Labor union, appeared before the
directors and entered the labor union s
protest against the building Of house
brick made by convict labor was being
used and that Mexican labOrers were
doing the work The house, IL was re-
ported, was being built by a director
Of the chamber Of commerce This
Secretary R P. March reported
S45O.51 in the general fund, and $550.T0
sim 10 be paid on Os-Aple fund debts
The budget fund amounted to $780,
O2O.50, including the $3.50 contribution
made BIZ the FL PaSO & Southwestern
railroad for the catDemen's convention,
and S7,173.75 has been collected
r. 3. OrndOrff,. chairman Of the deco
rauons colnInllIee Ior lne ceLLenen
convention. reported that S953-40 had
been expended for decorations and illu-
mination. including the lights in the
lot at the rear Of the chamber Of com
merce for the barbecue and the deco
rations for the FL PasO theater. Y. R
Stiles said that the decorations were
upon motion OF r. SilberberE a vote
of thanks was given Orndorff, J. F.
Dawson, Dr. j. W Yard and @ l. Sir
mans, members Of the decorations com
mittee.
To Go After Travellers lTeetiNE.
It was decided TO secure a delega-
ton to attend. the Travellers Protective
association convention in Dallas next
month and secure the 1914 convention
for FL PasO- The FL Paso delegates
will be supplied with som breritOs.
n -
Krakauer suggested that it be ascer-
tanned whether or not the contributors
favored an OS-Aple jubilee. for next
fall. S J. Prudential said he was
opposed to 1t and l. A Shedd said he
favored It The matter will be taken
up again at the next meeting and the
opinion Of contributors to the fund Sc
cured
Upon motion Of R Krakauer. It was
decided to send president Al NJ Nc
Faddin. president Of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' association, small gold ham
meT- This is in cOmmemoratiOn of the
"gavel" that he used while he presided
al the convention in FL PasO.
". A Williams addressed a COM
mdnicatiOn offering to advertise FL
PasO throughout the eastern and cen
tral states for period OF four months,
a an expense of $500 a month by de-
liverinE illustrated lectures. 1t was
referred 10 the advertising committee.
Upon motion Of s. J. Prudential
the payment Of S26S.40 excess expense
incurred by delegates to the Panhandle
ana SOuLlWeSleEn SLOChmenS cOnVen-
ton at Amarillo, was recommended.
and the matter viii be presented to the
budget fund trustees.
V R Stiles suggested that letters
be written to all chairmen Of the cat
tlemen's convention and to the officers
at Fort Bliss thanking them for their
work during the convention.
New Members Elected.
The following new members were
elected; Gen. n Beakley, Parvin
Witte, o. r. ThOrman. F. ". Beal In
ternatiOnal Produce company. Jas. Ely.
Henry Mohr, Dr. Paul Gallagher, H. s.
Burdick, NJ B. Davis, Wallace & Card
ner and J. B. Hardy.
The directors attending the meeting
were V r. Stiles, S. J. Prudential
y krakauer, c. H Finley, I a. Shedd,
r. Silberberg. secretary R p. March
and traffic manager A. ". Reeves.