El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-24
FAV0RS BOOST
FOR CLOUDCROF 7
Chamber of Commerce En-
dorses Advertising Going
Out; Drops Camp.

Tho FL PasO chamber Of commerce IS
in favor Of giving wide advertisement
70 the claims Of Cloudcroft as the pre-
eminent summer resort of the south
vrest The directors Of the commercial
r,,7v Tuesday afternoon heartily en-
5orsed plans that are being made to
-,.1-a the New Mexico mountain resort
better known throughout the country.
1t was pointed out at the meeting that
C1oudcroft is one of FL Paso's big as
sets and that every dollar spent in ad-
vertfsfng the resort viii come back TO
+bis cifv Attention was called 70 the
new literature being circulated by the
Messenger department OF the Ell Paso
g Southwestern railroad, which tells OF
the pleasures and rest visitors viii find
E, the town Of the tall pines, but a
short run from the city.
The coming excursion Of the Texas
Press association from FL Paso 10
CIouGcroft il is believed. viii do much
10 bring the resort to the knowledge
of Texans and others a novel feature
OF this excursion may De the taking of
y novine picture film, showing the
CANYONS and mountains along the rail-
payment for CattIemen Deferred.
In discussion Of the matter
Of the deferred payment Of $500
pledged by the chamber Of com
Southwestern Stockmen's association at
Albuuuerque on March = il came to
light that there was not sufficient
money out of the 1916 budget Of $40
GOO TO pay this amount and that IL
would have to come out OF the 1917
budget- II was also shown that an Fl
Paso bank was carrying this amount
for the cattlemen. charging them an in
terest for the service. ana that by not
paving il Till 1917, cattlemen's asSOcia-
ton would have TO pay only the interest
on the note
Drop Citizens Training Camp.
4 TELEGRAM was read from A. P Coles
chairman of the military affairs com
mittee. suggesting that II 200 substan-
tial pledges could be secured. and a
guarantee could De secured that there
would be no more border troubles that
Gen Funston was disposed 20 sanction
the citizens training camp After
hearing the reading of the letter the
directors decided that the entire matter
De dropped
The military affairs committee re-
ported that additional monthly sub
scriptons Of only $3.50 are needed TO
complete the $500 a month required
for the contingent fund Of company X.
FL PasO's guardsmen now at Camp
Wilson
Real Estate Man Complains Of Extras
a communication was read from r. f.
Sherman. president of the FL PasO Real
Estate exchange. in which he sought
20 point out that steps should be taken
10 prevent local newspapers from get
ting out extra editions. and asking
II such extras were not detrimental 10
advertisers and business men Several
Of the board of directors expressed
themselves freely as believing that the q
extras did no harm IN fact" said one .
member, II go out Of my way TO mail i
extra copies Of FL PasO papers TO par I
ties living outside OF the city and state. ]
As matter Cf fact. a careful reading .
Of our papers discloses that business
IS going along al q normal progressive l.
ingly mild, in tone compared with +.
newspapers published elsewhere Per
haps II anything is done along the line
OF suppreSSluE SeuSat IOnalism the men i
10 work on are the eastern correspond D.
euts who III the wires with wild. weird Z
stories about things that do not happen /
mere In fact a movement of this kind. J
~ necessary. would quickly come from Z
The army On motion the matter was ]
laid on the table by unanimous vote I
Of the directors I
Secretary Malcolm A Fraser was au-
thorized 70 draw q check for 800 for
me Asleta summer Normal in June and /
July.
A letter which feelinEly thanked the
chamber OF commerce for its published .
resolutions on the death Of A. y. Brown
was received from Mrs Maud Rogers 3
Brown his widow, and his son. Roger
Brown
In the absence Of president r. B. Orn-
iorff- John NJ Wyatt presided al the
meeting.