Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-01
COOPERATION IS
WORKING SLOGAN
COMMERCIAL CLUBS or EAST
ERN MEXICO AND NORTH
WEST TEX. AFFILIATE.
ASSOCIATION IS PERFECTED
Plans set In Motion at Organization
Meeting In Amarillo for Dcvel-
opmcnt Along Liberal
Lines.

Potential with promise of large
achievement IN the interest OF this
section OF the southwest as a direct
result OF concerted and aggressive
effort. permanent organization OF
the Eastern New Mexico and North
west Texas Cooperative Commercial
Clubs association was perfected yes
terday at meeting. held In the ANA
rillo Chamber OF Commerce. which
was attended by delegates from
points In New Mexico aud the Pan
handle tp the number of half score.
The meeting was marked by direct
and busiuess-like consideration Of
the purposes Of the meeting as decid-
ed on az the initial meeting In Clo-
Wis more than fortnight ago. Tho
purpose was to perfect organization.
name Officers for the year. shape the
various working committees. adopt
by laws and constitution. and outline
general working plan 10 wnscn all
the commercial clubs in the inter-
estcd territory could heartily sub
scribe.
Those present Yesterday were u.
-. Oldham. Clovis. ~ NJ. II. Wyatt.
Tucumcari. y. ~ 4. W Reed and
~ T.. Dial. Memphis. Texas; +. p.
Reid and j f. Wiley. Mobeetie. Tex
as. ". D Fisher, Canadian Texas;
u Baskin. u l.. Mcdonald aud A. III.
Elliston. Hereford Texas; u. o.
Brown, Plaiuyiew. Texas and Seth ".
Holman. Amarillo. Texas. All OF
these represented the Chambers OF
Commerce and Commercial Clubs OF
their respective cities. and all were
Ia unit In urthcring the larger pur-
poses of the cooperative organiza-
tion.
Busincss il despatched
business WAS entered into shortly
afternoon yesterday The visitors
were welcomed briefly and heartily
-y : . Ui5lnt. president of tho
Amarillo Chambcr Of Commerce, and
~ hapry response on behalf of the
delegate was lie by B. D. Oldham.
OF Clovis. on assuming the chair as
temporary president.
The bylaws and constitution wers
read iu toto and by sections. and re-
yiscd according 10 suggestions. after
fun and thorough discussion by the
delegates After various changes.
these were adopted The purpose OF
the organization was clearly stated.
cooperative oudcayor 10 assure de-
yolopmcut 0f and new enterprises for
Ia stern New Mexico and Northwest
Texas. whose interests are mutual.
The constitution provided that there
should ho governing board. COM
posed of the presidents of the various
commercial organizations affiliated
uifh the association The dues were
n,,d after discussion. at fifty cents
per hundred population. with a mini
mum of $500 annually. II was
agreed that uu town desiring affilia-
ton should Hr barred. however. small
.aud that effort should be- made to
bring ir aa many as possible at an
early date
THE following permanent officers
ser. named rrr,tent. d. ID. Old
ham, clovis. N ~ ,.cc presidents,
.H Wyatt. IumUri N NJ; w. ID.
Fisher. C.ua.'au W O. Oldham,
puraIe. IS So. D. Haskin, Hereford:
.J u UamUu F1rVcll, Secretary
Irra.lr.r Seth o. holman. Amarillo.
The executive committee was nam
l.d O.. uII1p % o. Oldham. Clovis:
'N o. uaL Memphis F. =. Reid.
Nob,.ur S. TH0ms. Roswell. n.
.N.. and 3D. u Hcuuins, Albuquer-
Ig.e
Convention ~ Tucumcari
First $40. President Wyatt extern
.a,H au invitation on behalf OF Tu-
'um#rI fu t.. or-anization to hold
.rH. tr.r convention in that city. Mr..
. .H.#r r.f.I fw Tucumcari would
...rI r.. Welcome. and would
.a-a-. Oh. VISITORS liberal entertain
mont %. declared that Governor
. Mcdonald u. N.s Mexico. had agreed
to .um, HI oppressed belief that
Gur.n.. Ou.IH,t of Texas might be
.uIu..I tl Ir lkaHiso The natter
st- uu 90 vote. and Tucumcari was
unanimously chosen The date for
IfH, convention Vas sot for August 4.
o. D. WHN of Nobcetie. asked
pcrmI Sion tH place a matter before
th, organization. Tie was preceded
briefly bgT. o. Reid Of the same city.
thga laid before the association tho
difficulties encountered by promot-
.srs of railroad TO Mobeetie.
through Wheeler County. MIR. Wiley
declared that though all the money
necessary 10 assure building of the
needed line could be readily raised
the existing stocn aud bond law had