El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-14


your directors glad to serve. You can
get the things that you want when you
want them l did not come here to try
to force anything down your throat II
FL PaSO wants to take this up. all
right If not, all right Have you any
questions TO ask?"
Mr.. OrndOrff called on J. G. VIII
marth, who assumed responsibility for
inducing Mr.. ,Ricaby to stop here, and
said that Mr.. Ricaby had been highly
recommended at San Antonio There,
he said, ''RicabyS work reunited the
chamber of commerce and other war
ring factions. The men there feel that
it is a better asset than the SubScrip-
ton list because it created feeling Of
good fellowship which enabled san
Antonio to do things. 1t is only a Ques-
ton here as to whether FL Paso IS
ready for the work and the fiesd ready
for Ricaby."
Felix Martinez Approves.
Felix Martinez endorsed what Ricaby
had said, and said in his own behalf:
4 believe Mr.. Ricaby's plan is good L
think the city of Ell Paso ought to raise
S40,0 900 or $4,000. How long would 1t
take, Mr.. Ricaby?'
Mr. Ricaby said: 4 cannot say with
out knowing just what is wanted. IN
San Antonio, it took 10 weeks, in Port
land and Seattle three months.
Mr.. Martinez continued: There IS
cry day. We can do more here
with $4,000 than Salt Lake
could with 100000 Every time
you get q convention you get per
centage OF new people coming mere,
This is an excellent time The 1lrSI
thing to do is to get the money There
is no city today of $4,000 population
that can beat this, but you grow only
as you are united If you are united
only 10 percent, you grow only 10 per-
cent. If united 100 percent, you grow
100 percent. There is more chance now
to make money in FL Paso than ever
mill nj
not pick the nuts off the tree they 1aII
TO pieces"
Lack of Enthusiasm.
H D. Slater said: With nearly 5OO
members Of the chamber OF commerce,
many of whom were personally solicited
by telephone, others notified by postal
card or through the papers, why did
only % come TO this meeting?
Ricaby replied: THAT is hard ques-
ton for me; I do not know.
F. J. Weckerle said; according TO
your plan there are 1000 people de-
pending on my efforts. but have been
Der of commerce. 1 have been restrict
ed in trying to expand my business to
other territory. The chamber OF com
merce is getting a black eye because it
does not help. Why can't 1 get rates
when 1 ask for them
"a Revival. Needed.
Ricaby said: I will reply to mr.
Slater first My explanation IS tnaU TINS
tonic at the first luncheon, we had AZ
men present At the last one We had
over 500 If a thing is success, none
want to stay out If it is failure, all
want to stay out You can't accom-
pIish anything if you haven't got the
money"
THE revival is the most important
thing" said Mr.. Slater. The otner
question is the method of disDursing
the fund. Men in this city contribute
more to one fund than another In dis
bursting how would 1t be done Wou1d
it be done by the directors or would
the members have something to say!
Ricaby replied: 1t doesn't matter
what fund you contribute to; 1t al
equaIizes itself
plan of Distribution.
Felix Martinez then explained: I
do not think you thoroughly understand
the question. What Mr.. Slater wants
TO know. and am also interested IN, IS
this: rs the plan to distribute through
referendum or through the board OF
In reply to this Mr. Ricaby said:
THAT is up TO the organization There
is no law 1t is you money; you can
committee, some an executive commit
tee and others have the referendum.
In Oregon they have the referendum
on everything. In Portland they nave
], 200 at lunch every day"
WeckerIe Talks Plainly.
Weckerle here interposed; you
cannot raise $4,000 under such con-
ditions as exist here"
Ricaby replied I did not say
could raise $4,000. You manufactur-
ers are as much a part Of this organi-
zation as the others"
THE manufacturers have with
drawn" said Weckerle-
You never gain anything by with
drawing" said Ricaby. IF you have
a kick, come and tell it in open meet
ing"
Weckerle replied: This is the finest
civ in the country Wilmarth and ]
Slater are running as good a newspaper
as you find anywhere. Mr. Orndof1L
there recently remOdeled his hotel at |
a big cost and Mr.. White has bullt
a fine new one Then, there is old man
Kelly over there We will give him
the glad hand anywhere he comes. But /
why should we need stranger to
come in our midst and tell US these
things Why don't we wake up and
do something ourselyesT
In regard to the stranger, said
Ricaby. I am an American citizen 1t !
sometimes requires a stranger to stir /
1.Stirred Up All the Time
4 am stirred up all the time" re-
Pr That's the stuff said Ricaby:
That is what we need 1t IS better /
to have men fighting than to have !
them not interested"
H. D.
of the reasons we called this as a 1
public meeting, so that everyone could !
say what he had to say. Mr.. Reeves !
Is not here and want to say that ne /
has done his work we'll"
81 have no kick on Reeves" said /
WeckerIe. He has done all he could IN 1
his way, but he doubted if he could j
get any better action. I would like /
to know why we have an increase on /
while others get reduc-
tion?"
sandy Always af Work.
Orndorff said: 4 want to say that 1
the traffic bureau is maintained at 1
loss of S112 per month. The SUB
scriptions amount to only S13S and the /
expenses to $3.50. Mr. Reeves is in /
charge of the traffic bureau. If the
things YOU wanted were not obtained, /
it was not because he did not make
an effort to obtain them It was on
account of the railroads not granting
them, but 1 expect if he were here,
he would tell you that he is working
on them. He never gives up. He has
secured several good rate reductions
I would like to have MI
Evans tell what rates have been Sc
cured for him