El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-25
MAYOR SAYS PUT
BURDEN ON CITY
Says Individual Members
Should Not Have to Garry
Budget Proposition.

| Go to Austin at the next session of
the leglsi=s-~ce and get law passed to
l put the burden of the chamber of COM
merce budget upon the city and county,
and not upon the individual members of
/ the chamber of commerce." mayor c. E
Kelly told the business men at the
! chamber of commerce luncheon Thurs
| day.
Il think the chamber of commerce
struck the keynote when it took up the
J budget proposition" the mayor said,
but 1t has not gone far enough. A few
business men put up for this budget
when it should be carried by the city
and county. If you business men will
go to Austin at the next session of
the legislature, if they have the same
legislature that is in power now, I
am sure you will get such a law passed
! that the city and county should carry
the burden, the place where it belongs
ii Paso has never asked for anything
1t has not got, and 1 am sure it will
get this law If ii goes after it
Mayor Will Go, Too.
The Thursday luncheon was trade
excursion day and the plans for the
annual fall trade trip to southern New
Mexico and Arizona on Oct. % were
discussed by V. R. Stiles, president of
the chamber, by mayor c. E. Kelly,
who urged the adoption of the budget
fund law, by G. P. Putnam and Clai-
oorne ADAMS. In closing his address,
mayor Kelly said that on past excur-
SlonS every speaker had started his
absence of the mayor" This, he said,
would not happen again, as the mayor
intended to be with the excursion this
year.
Putnam Tells of Benefits.
Prof. Putnam told of the good he had
gained from the New Mexico and Ari-
iona trip last year, and signed to go
on the trip this year. That trim taught
me great deal that 1 did not know
before" he said From general bust
ness standpoint, the business of the city
was materially benefited by that trade
excursion l agree with mayor Kelly
that these excursions should be borne
by the entire community for every man
IS benefited am glad the mayor is
gong, and that a united effort is to be
made to increase the city'S trade terri
tory You do not know what good fell
lows We have until you make such a
trip with them This spirit that is de-
Veloped on such a trip is good for the
entire city"
Prof. Putnam closed by making
suggestion that Pete Kern should be
appointed drum major for the band this
led so fast that the marchers could not
see what was going on along the line
OF march.
Claiborne Adams Going.
Claiborne Adams said that the Globe
mills, which he represents, had been
materially benefited by the trip last
year and that it brought the customers
closer to the houses than in any other
year, as his company considered it
good investment in dollars and cents.
aside from the friendships made on the
trip.
Thirty Signed to Go.
Chairman Stiles announced that there
were 30 already signed for the trip and
that three more had agreed to sign af-
ter the luncheon. He placed the num-
Der wanted al 60, but said that 100 or
more could be taken He explained that
the burden of expense for the band
special advertising and other incident
ais, would be borne by the budget fund
this year. and that all the excursion
ISIS would have TO pay would be their
own personal expenses and car fare.
He explained the fact that the trip is
being made over the same territory by
saying that Mexico, the logical place
for the next excursion, was closed to
FL Paso at this time by reason of con-
dltions there, AMI that as Arizona and
New Mexico was the best territory Ell
PasO had, and that too many trips can
not be made into this territory.
The four additional signatures to
the list added at the luncheon were
the FL Paso Piano company, represent
ed by w. R. Schultz; the West Texas
fuel company, by G. P. Putnam: the
W estern WoOdenware company and
the Santa Fe railroad, by W. R
Brown.
The luncheon Thursday was held at
the Sheldon hotel.