El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-11
ADVERTISING FUND
WILL Be PROVIDED
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectOrS Plan,tO Set Aside
Part Of Budget Fund.

That an ample appOrtiOnment of the
budget fund will be set aside for an
extensive advertising of FL Paso and
her valley lands was indicated by the
discussion Of proposed plans by the
directors Of the chamber Of commerce
at their meeting Thursday night
Tentative plans discussed included the
issuing of a handsomely illustrated
booklet similar to that used by some
of the California cities, and maya
zine advertising.
The folders advertising FL Paso
ordered some time ago are expected to
be ready for distribution by Monday.
a. Schwartz chairman Of the adver-
Using committee, stated that his plan
is to thoroughly advertise the CITY,
and to assist him in this he appointed
II. D. Slater, Robert Page and Harry
Swain as a committee to work with
him and offer suggestions. These
will be asked TO attend one Of the SsS-
siOns Of the board of directors to talk
over the advertising project that IS
being made one of the main features.
The budget trustees will hold
meeting at ( o'clock this afternoon at
which il is believed the appOrtiOnment
To- the different funds will be made.
OF the $4,000 pledged for the budget
it was stated that SS.20I75 had been
collected An agent will be employed
to collect the outstanding amounts
OF the budget fund and dues of the
members Of the chamber of commerce
which are in arrears
Forty to Go to Alpine.
According to present indications
there viii be 40 business men Of II
Paso who will go on the Alpine eX-
cursion. The FL Pasoans will leave on
April % and arrive at that city in tim
to participate in the festivities which
viii be held on April q and % IN
celebration Of the completion Of the
Orient road. Souvenirs characteristic
of FL Paso viii be taken along AMI
distributed
To Entertain the Visitors.
Plans for the entertainment Of thc
San Antonio business men who will
arrive next Wednesday include an
automobile ride down the valley and
a banquet at the Paso del Nocte
hotel c A Finley is to look after
the banquet end of the entertainment
while a. W. Reeves will see that
every visitor is provided with an
automobile ride. The San AntOnia1s
VIII 'be met at the station
The Dallas aggregation which Is
due to arrive Sunday. April 20. VIII
be asked If their itinerary can not be
so arranged as to make the arrival
fan on Saturday or Monday. so that the
business men can offer them more 81
the way Of entertainment. Mavor C.
T. Kelly already has wired the Dallas
business men to be the guests or the
city.
Seek STATE Federation Meeting.
Tn the effort to secure the 1914 con-
veutiou OF the state federation of labor.
an appeal for financial assistance was
made to the directors BY representa-
rives OF the central labor union. here
The state federation will convene ~
Port Arthur Texas, in May. and F. T.
StaDtiSh and 7. James VINO Will attend
as delegates from Fl Paso. asked the
chamber 81 commerce fo- $500 to assist
them I'm landing the next conventi'0-
The directors decided to ask for an
appropriation Of $3.50
The business men Of Fl Paso have
been asked 20 attend the annual me -T-
ing of the South New Mexico Farm
ers' association which VIII convene ~
Anthony y. ". SATURDAY. The asz2-
citation ut this time VIII hold IT'S
annual election Of officers
The Christian Eudeavor soci-tv
which viii pass through Fl PasO en-
July en- route 10 its encampment at
Los Angeles. Calf, viii be invited 10
stop over here.
A letter from A NJ McFaddin Of
Victoria. Texas. president of the Cat
tie Raisers' association. thanking II
Pasoans for the hospitable trea tment
the cattlemen received during the
stOckmen's convention was read.
The new members added Thursday
night were r F ThOmasen. O. r.
Baum. J. F. Kilburn Hines Lumber
company and Joe Kleinman. Klein
man is a merchant Of JuareZ. and g
was stated. the first one of that place
to ever 5oin the local chamber OF com
merce-
Those present were: V R stiles
president; I a Shedd, A. Schwartz. Q
Adams. G. Evans. c. Finlay. Robert /
Rrak aUer. Rufus March and A Reeves. /