Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-06-19
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
DOING EXCELLENT WORK

Few people realize the great work
that is being done by the DeminI
Chamber of Commerce" said Willard
+. Holt the genial secretary of that
body. The activity of this body has
bruaght more desirable publicity to
this portion at the Southwest than
any other agency ever established III
the state. II j. II surprising and in
teresting fac. that since the first
day of January through the publicly
work OF our chamber of commerce
there have been representative people
brought here from every state IN the
union. except little Delaware. and ~
We could tuck away that little state
in most any of our counties without
crowding things much. We are not
seriously worried over the fact that
this tiny commonwealth has not JOIN
ell our march of progress. Aside
IRON this we. have had repre~ 'uta-
ti.e> with III from an even dozen for
,,gn countries.
II is certainly a biz feather IN
u, ming'> cap that she maintain, q
chamber of commerce whose Officers
and board of directors are the hcav.
lest tax payers ot TIN, region and the
busiest bushes, aud prote, ~louul
men in the whole state. One reason
that they are busy Is that they assist
in maintaining such a live commerIa,
body. It l. me universal remark ct
commercial men and travellers that
peming is by far the Invest town in
rhe state.
Only the other day there called at
ia, chamber of commerce gentle
man from Boston. one from Denver,
one from Atlanta. one from san joss.
California. and thi, j. not an infre-
Iuent occurrence.
The business of bringing good set
tiers to this valley i only one OF
the many things done by the chamber
of commerce. Ii acts in general way
a. an employment bureau. aud many
Il family coming here Tor residence Is
directed Ia home, aud much per
-onal advice i gwen. The actual eX-
y, riences of our farmers i told Ia
the visitors and every avenue of III
formation Is opened up 10 prospective
settlers.
IL i, through the chamber of com
merce that the best type of citizen
ship Is brought into the valley. 1t
i fact that hap-hazard "strays" d.
not make desirable citizens. but those
who are interested enough to seek
information before coming here know
what they are coming to and are gov
erned accordingly.
\ noted lecturer said from the pub
lie ro>trum not long ago THAT Dem-
ing Is ten years in advance of the av-
erage city in the Southwest" and 1t
is safe 10 say that his prediction is
entirely correct. II i commend
able fact that eastern universities
where intelligent publicity Is being
taught. have asked the Deming Cham
Der of Commerce to set forth for
them in various ways the great sue-
cess obtained here in community b
building aud country Development.
There r scarcely a week that some
of the leading publications Of the
country do not carry a Deming story
Illustrated or otherwise. prepared by
the chamber of comerce.
Il j. wholly due To the efforts OF
the chamber of commerce that the
first really scientific manufacturing
plant has been established herel for
the manufacture of iceless refrigera-
tors. and other industries not repre-
s,nted here have their eyes fixed on
Deming a. a result Of our intelligent
activities.
The Alamogordo News gives Dem