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

Ricabv's revival at the chamber Of
commerce got results Wednesday night,
for The meeting recommended that the
midget system of raising revenues for
the chambers activities be adopted
by the board Of directors.
II was some little meeting, was TINS
commercial revival which S b. RIcaey,
f6e busfness evangelist. pulled at the
chamber do biz" Wednesday night LII.
Rfcaby acted as the eXhorter ana ne
did not lack for shOuterS, who teStlIleQ
To the good and bad Of the chamber OF
Commerce. in the past. Everyone with
a crouch was urged to be present anu
several came with well defined ingroW-
ing grouches which they proceeded 70
relieve themselves OF at the meeluS-
Robert Silberberg stirred up the AMI
mails again Wednesday night IN a run
ming fire of cauStic comment on the
doings of the chamber OF commerce.
the lnterurban line, the rallr OauS' va
lev real estate dealers and others IN gem
eral zach White wanted TO know why
more merchants were not present
Postmaster J. A Smith tore INTO tuS
Deople for not attending the primaries
commercial and political Fred week
erie said that the manufacturers OF e
Paso had no use for the chahoer U
commerce, because they hau aIWays So
2 lemon He told Of a freight rate eA-
Derience with ". R. Brown, or the san
IA Fe and said that MIR Brown snoGIu
withdraw from the directorate OF tHo
81 J. ~
SiIberberg. defended the chamber o.
commerce. and said that each OF the
interurban committeeman, lncluul4S
himself had been stung Tor $SVO IN INC
interurban deal, ana shuGu ~ -. . AZ
a stampede for Mr.. SilberberS Tor a.
rector at the coming electloH- 80 -
Martinez then offered a pray 81
Deaee and succeeded in uniting ehe
meeting and putting through motlo9
11-bicb was made by Mr.. Sllberberg ana
seconded by Mr.. Weckerle, 70 IecOule
mend to the directors the adePt non ~ %
Mr.. Ricaby's budget plan Tor II f dsoi
It was bob 'Silberberg who star Oe1 3
things moving at the meeting UhtLL
he spoke things were as tame a.
tatting party. He poured d proaGS -
into the chamber OF commerce anu LllS
inc that he had lowered himSen 10
REQUEST of him that he De given =.
chance to show what he couIo 90
vas told some things that 90 not care
to repeat" Silberberg said, put the
sum and substance was that hdo ~
chance" Silberberg then continued "
give the chamber OF commerce SOOu
Iacing because it approved Jhe IN yer -, u
han road movement, which, ne salo' nao
resulted in the real estate men placi4s
fictitious values on Valley LaLG 81
7omped on the chamber Of commerce al
rectors for spending money WlIhOut
+eI-in@ fbe public into its confidence
oftener than once each year, ana sdlu
that he had been requested 70 vote
down James g. McNary at lne 1e-S'
election by AIcNary's competitors
SIIberbergss Opportunity Arrives.
mention of the fact that FL Paso
was not included in the railroad al
vertising in a Chicago paper, gave MI
Sflberberg his chance wnlch ne hau
bae1 waiting for during the evening.
8e had started to talk out in meeting
a few minutes previous to the ment .le11
Of this pofnt when a telephone car
took him avav after he had taken the
floor l..
'SThe railroads are not allowed to
advertise Fl Paso. or any other CITY