El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-28
FOR HIGHWAY
To SAN DIEGO
Col. Ed Fletcher, of San
Diego, Tells Commerce Di-
rectors of Project.

Urging a closer relationship between
IL Faso and san Diego for the promo
ton of a southern highway Col Ed.
Fletcher, a director Of the worlds fair
exposition and one Of the founders Of
the San Diego chamber OF commerce.
made brief talk before the board OF
directors Of the local chamber of com
uerce Tuesday afternoon. Col. Fletcher
was enroute to his home from Wash
fngton. u. c., where he had been for
the past month. and decided to stop
off in Ell Paso for few hours to visit
his friend. secretary Malcolm A.
Fraser Of the chamber. and incidental
IL 10 boost san Diego and the exposi-
ton which is in its second year in
that city.
calls on Washington Officials.
While in Washington Col Fletcher
visited a number OF prominent officials
concerning the good roads movement.
and was impressed with the idea Of
establishing a southern highway be
tween FL PasO and the California port.
~El PasO. san Diego and Phoenix
should get together on the movement
and boost. and 1 am certain that we
viii have a highway of the order OF
the famous stretch between Yuma and
san Diego. and which is the only ma
year around said Mr.. Fletcher. I'VE
want you TO know that San Diego ts
strong for the movement, and FL PasO
viii not. lack cooperation in our city"
Prizes for Soil Products show.
motion TO appropriate the sum OF
$50 to be used in the purchase Of suit
able prizes for the best grown products
on exhibit during the international
soil products exposition in the city met
with the approval Of the directors. and
FAR -
to make the desired appropriation II
was recommended that If a cup or some
other prize was offered II would in
crease the interest Of producers who
intend TO exhibit their products at the
exposition. this fact having been par
ticularly emphasized in past exposi-
tons
Opportunity for Mexican Labor.
A letter to Brig Cen George Bell.
IT.. from the Lower California Agri-
cultural associat ton at CalexicO, Cal
which had been referred to secretary
Fraser, was read TO the directors con- ,
corning the great need of Mexican help 3
TO pick cotton from the fields in Lower
California The letter stated that II the
United States government could ar
range transportation for the large :
number of families that are at present I
arriving in FL Paso from the interior
Of Mexico. plenty OF work could be J
found in the cotton fields. as there was
a great need Of choppers" at present 4
and many other persons needed
To Fight Insurance Raise.
At the request OF the Austin, Texas. /
chamber OF commerce an appropriation /
Of SIS toward the payment Of lawyers .
employed to fight a raise in the insur-
auce rates or the state. was allowed by !
the directors
A communication from Ralph E.
Twitchell. one Of the directors OF the
san Diego exposition. asking that the .
Fl PasO chamber forward a part Of an 4
appropriation Of $1,000 toward defray-
ing the expenses of an exhibit from
New Mexico was read to the directors
by secretary Fraser, who stated that
TO his knowledge no such appropriation
had been made Feeling that there was
some error in the belief that the FL
PasO chamber had appropriated the
sum, secretary Fraser was authorized
TO ask for further information on the
alleged appropriation. as the books o
the chamber did not record anything
OF the appropriation