El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-20
CLEMENTS To Be .
PUBLICITY MAN
Chamber of Commerce Sc
lects Newspaper Man For
Director of Bureau.

George II. Clements, an FL Paso
newspaper man. was appointed pub
licitv commissioner for the FL Paso
chamber Of commerce Monday after
noon at a meeting Of the board OF di-
rectors. Mr. Clements is employed
now by the Santa Fe New Mexican and
viii take up his new duties on May l.
He has had years Of experience in
publicity work and IS considered an eN-
pert in that field. The position carries
with il a monthly salary Of S115. The
Las Cruces chamber of commerce VIII
nav 80 percent Of the expenses IN
CURED in advertising the Rio Grande
valley and much OF Mr.. Clements S
work will be along that line
New Mexico Building Aided.
II. z. Snedeker. representing the New
Mexico board Of exposition managers,
appeared before the directors and asked
for aid in maintaining the New Mexico
exhibition building at san Dlego. de
explained how the exhibit Is 0Olns
much to advertise this section Of the
country. Motion pictures and lectures
on the Elephant Butte dam are part OF
the daily work carried on The dlrec-
tors decided to ask the budget Iunu
trustees for an appropriation OF sou a
month for the next eight months IN re
Hpouse to Mr.. Snedeker'S request LII
erature descriptive Of FL Paso ana Ine
vsIIev will be distributed in the build
ing and a record kept Of all inquiries
about this section Of the country
Claiborne Adams. W f. Mix ana n
r McCHntOck, on behalf Of the II Faso
Adclub. again petitioned the board Ior
an APPROXIMATION Of $1,000 to help oeIIag
the expenses Of the Adclub on the Trip
10 the national convention in chicago
next June The budget tund trustees
declined to give $1,000 to the Iuho-
nummn
excursions to the Elephant Butte
dam will be run at regular intervals
after may 10. according 10 tne an
77ouucement made yesterday by George
r. LeBaron, chairman Of the lana anu
IRRIGATION committee Arrdns eLiei -
have practically been completed Win
reclamation service officials WneIS1y
the excursions can be conQuclsu- me
first will take place on May ~ IN
less there is a hitch in present plans
a facrOrv TO manufacture cement
roofing tile will soon be In course OF
construction here, according 70 the an
nouncement made by E f. NeII- RANK
lin & Nelson. a San Diego concern arc
behind the new enterprise, which has
already secured a building ste aioH5
the Santa Fe tracks.
Resolutions for Bussett-
Resolutions Of regret on the recent
death OF r E. Bassett. former publicity
commissioner for the joint bureau OF II
Pag0 and Las cruces were 80 gu a E.S--
the minutes OF the meeting H K NC
Clintock. who recently returned rom
Detroit. where he secured for Fl Paso
the 1916 convention Of the National
outdoor Advertisers association, was
Granted 500 to assist in paying ms
expenses while on the trip A card
received by secretary A W reeves
stated that the chamber Of commerce
booklet about FL Paso and the valley
had been placed on display in the Sc
attic public library
Special From Indiana
snecfaI train from Indiana bearing
zfa7tseers en- route to the California
exposition will pass through here about
J1liv "a according to notice received
nv Mr. Reeves The travellers viii re-
main here "a hours and will be shown
III Paso. Juarez and the valley. The
chamber Of commerce has been CORES
bonding with the persons who viii pc
aboard this 'Hoosier' special and II is
probable that a number Of land pur-
chasers will be found among them me
train will start from Fort Wayne, IND
Those present at Mondays session
we're president Burt Orndorff J. F.
Prfmm. George r LeBaron, Walter
KohIberE. r. F. Neff, Henry Beach, H
:. Potter. W G. Roe, Harry Swain and
A W Reeves.