El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-16

& Webster-that we have. made rieh.
We have paid for every mile OF street
railroad in the suburbs ana nave gwen
this company a blanket 1ranchlse 10
all of the unOccupied streets, so that
If another company wanted to build 10
lower valley points 1t could not 90 SO
because the company holds this fran
chiSe-"
IeNary Replies to Statements.
At, this point J. c. McNary- replied
to Nj. Silberberg regarding numDer
of points he had raised i am Tor the
interurban because believe IN BOOST
ing anything that will boost FL PasO,
he said. i was not for 1t $500 worm
but 1 am for II, even If each mennDeF o.
the committee did get stung 5000 each-
This meeting invited the business men
to attend Three times while 1 was
president of the chamber of commerce
meetings We're called to have the mem
bers take the responsibility of deeld-
ing important things off the shoulders
of the directors. Whenever an import
ant matter came up the directors
wished an expression of opinion from
the members"
Silberberg-"How often have they
invited the public in when they spent
money or when they entertained sena-
tors or delegations?'
McNary-"TheFe never was a ban
quet while I was president that no
tice was not published that anyone
could come who wished. If every man
would point out the good OF the or
ganizatiOn as quickly as he IS ready 10
Siiberberg-''I express the opinion
Of many people when 1 say what DO
about the chamber of commerce At
the last election a number Of men,
among them some of your competitors
requested me TO come here in an auto
and down you and that sort Of thing Is
what 1 am kicking about
McNary-''I want to start a siam
pede right here for Mr.. Snberberg for
a director, and to work for his eIectlon-
don IL 7 q m
for him
WecIerIe Takes a Few shots.
Fred Weckerle also took several
shots at the chamber of commerce dur
the statement that what the chamber
of commerce needed was a revival w e
don't need revival, we need refor-
nation" he said I have canVassed the
manufacturing interests and they have
no use for this organization and they
say that they never got anything but
". R Browns office for a rate over
the Santa Fe from FL PasO to Albu-
Querque. He, acting for the Santa Fe,
advised me that he could not give me
as good a rate to albuquerque from
FL Paso as he could from Albuquerque
to FL PasO. That man ought not to be
a director of the chamber of commerce
and, of the traffic department He
ought to withdraw"
Postmaster Smith Urges Enthusiasm.
J. A. Smith cut loose late in the game
with one of his characteristic pitch
fork appeals for. the people TO get out
and vote at the chamber of commerce
primaries. THE trouble is the people
don't elect the directors. If a man
wants to down someone he gets an
auto and gets out the vote. When it
comes to a primary here or at the
polls he don't get out and vote, but
does nothing but kick, kick, kick They
kick about the president and the di-
rectors and they don't vote The small
merchants don't vote, but they kick.
They ought to be walked up In the
primaries here. in the Democratic and
Republican primaries Who runs the
Democratic primaries? Officials and
their friends. Who runs the Re
publican primaries2 Mr. Stevens
myself and a few others Qaughter). If
we had a few men to raise rumpus
like Mr.. Silberberg, We would nave 10
hire hall in which to hold our meet
ings."
Martinez Brings Order in Meeting.
Felix Martinez made one of his char-
acteristie speeches which brought or
der out of chaos and brought the only
definite result, when he advised that
action be taken toward securing MI
Ricaby as a commercial reVlVallsI Tor
FL Paso- He reviewed conditions IN
FL Paso during the past four years,
told what had caused the dlssenslonS
and advised the business men to get
together The merchants ought to be
here. Why are they not here Mr..
Martinez asked Because they are
willing to let US suckers put up the
money, and they will get the results
We are all split to pieces here and the