El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-12
So EXCURSION
To THE BUTTE
Chamber of Commerce Ar
ranging For Final Trip;
A. P. Coles Endorsed.


BY unanimous decision. the board
Of directors OF the chamber Of COM
merce endorsed a resolution az a meet
ing TUESDAY afternoon providing for
m excursion to Elephant quite dam
on April u, the anniversary of the
battle Of San Jacinto the decision
coming after the announcement of sec
rotary a. w. Reeves of the traffic
department that the Santa Fe railway
is intending to take up the section OF
track connecting the main line with
the big dam. II is the intention or
the directors to run at least three ex-
cUrsions over the road before the track
is taken up if possible, as this is
going to occur during the early part
of June.
Including a lunch, an excursion rate
of IS is to be fixed and it is expected
that several hundred FL Pasoans will
avail themselves Of an opportunity 10
see the dam. which will be completed
within the next few weeks. The mat
ter Of setting the date for the initial
excursion was FASTENED by the an
nouncement that the small engines and
other equipment used in the construc-
ton OF the dam was to be removed
to Yuma, Ariz., within a short time,
where an immense government project
is now being planned.
New Market
Endorsement OF the action Of the
city council in approving the plans of
r. NJ. Dudley for a municipal market
were made on resolution of +. p. KEEP
ley. Mr.. Kepley stated that a tract
OF land had been secured on West
Overland street, bounded by Davis and
Durango, and which would make an
excellent site for the market An ex-
perienced engineer he stated would SUI
pervise the construction OF the market
building which viii be completed in
about 40 days. A motion was also
carried that the chamber recommend
to the Southwestern Portland Cement
company that material be furnished
the market builders at the rate il is
now being furnished to the county
McQuatters HOnOred.
Attention of the directors to the
fact that A. J. McQuatters. a member
Of the chamber, had been appointed a
board was called by John NJ Wyatt
Mr.. Wyatt stated that he thought that
the directors should take recognition
OF the honor conferred on a member
of the chamber. and that he under
stood that Mr. McQuatters was to ap-
point board for the purpose Of get
ting data on the resources of the state,
which would be valuable in case OF
war He made a motion that a re-
quest be made to Mr. McQuatters re-
questing that. if such a board was
appointed. that James g. AIcNary. pres
ident of the First National bank, be
made chairman Of it. The motion was
unanimously carried.
A. u. Coles Endorsed
a resolution was also made by Mr..
Wyatt and enthusiastically endorsed
that the chairman of the federal re-
serve board at Washington D. c.. be
asked 10 appoint A. p Coles as d.
rector of the federal reserve bank Of
this district to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Felix Martinez Sec
rotary Malcolm A. Fraser of the cham
bel was authorized to send the tele-
gram to Washington Tuesday night
Resolutions of sorrow over the death
Of Felix Martinez, Alvah n. Brown and
Dr. W. Fl. Pickles were read to the
beard by secretary Fraser and en-
dorsed. IT was ordered that a COPY
Of the resolutions be sent to the fami-
lies of each.
Rifle Club.
Erving Schwartz and J. W. Hayes
appeared before the directors to ask
the moral support OF the chamber for
the proposed new rifle club now being
formed in the city. According to Mr.
Hayes, If the support of the chamber
was obtained It would be an easy
matter Tor the new club to be recOg-
nized by the American Rifle associa-
ton at Washington, and arms and am
munltion for each member would be
obtainable at cost
New Explosive.
At a meeting OF the manufacturers
committee held earlier in the after
noon a resolution was passed provid-
ing for demonstration of an explo-
slve invented by Edward Charboneaux
OF San Francisco. According to Prof
CharboneauX, the explosive is much
more powerful than dynamite, and II il
ms intention to establish a factory for
its manufacture in FL Paso. a com
mittee consisting of o. T. Binford and
Fred Weckerle was appointed to rem
resent the committee at the demon