El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-07

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! wants TO see US come over and visit
them" said G. 3. RYAN. newly elected
director of the chamber Of commerce
and member of the committee on
TRANSFORMATION. For months the Arr
zona people talked OF our last visit
there and they want to see US again
Il VIII be one of the biggest things
the chamber of commerce can do 10
run this excursion this year
ready and able to build as soon as a
satisfactory site was found
May Exhibit Products at Peoria.
| It is possible that FL PasO will have
a showing at the 18th International
Soil Products exposition next fall IN
Peoria Ill A letter from W J. Drum
mond. chairman of the board OF gov
. errors, explained that the exposition
would be run in connection with the
( National Implement show and the Peo-
. ria district fair. and as this would be
| practically the only exposition IN the
J country attracting more than local in
! terest. a showing from this section
I would be seen by thousands OF people
and would be the greatest advertising
possible to obtain The letter and prop
osition was referred to the committee
On valley lands and irrigation which
on Wednesday morning endorsed it
and recommended that the chamber of
l commerce appropriate $500 for such a
display. also that the chamber urge
/ the states Of New Mexico and Arizona
: to make similar appropriations for dis
plays. George r. LeBaron. Of FL Paso,
] IS one of the directors of the exposi-
ton
Protest Against Z. $. Revenue Bill.
A letter and telegram from the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods association.
asked the local chamber to do Its Ut
most to prevent the passing in the
United States senate Of the emergency
revenue bill. which includes a clause
providing for the collection Of tax Of
) percent on the profits over percent
OF all corporations and copartnerships.
The bill will be I'D for vote on the 10Th
and the associa ton asks that protest
against its passage be made over as
wide a field as possible. The bill is
reported TO have passed the house on
February ]. by I'll to 1S6. It is said
to be a strictly Democratic party meas
ure. The commerce board voted to
wire its protest to the Texas repreSen-
tatives in congress and instructed the
secretary 10 get in touch with as many
business men as possible 10 ask them
TO do the same.
The correspondence relating to the
building Of a cotton mill IN FL Paso
was referred to the committee on man
ufacturss.
President Appoints II Committees.
The new committees for the year. ap-
pointed by president John NJ Wyatt
and approved by the board are:
Traffic. transportation excursion |
and commerce-W. II. Shelton. chair |
man; Robert Krakauer, vice chairman;
Kirkpatrick. A Matthias. II. Coblentz, I
Maurice Schwartz. Claiborne Adams, /
r N. Hurd. '. r stiles. s. c. Aubrey,
George b. Evans, T. H Rogers L D. 1
Lachman-
Cattle industry F. Primm. chair ,
man; c. 81. Newman, F. y. Hall. ]. S. 1
Lanier. J. II. Nations, W W. Turney-
Publicity-G. A. Martin, Chairman; !
2. c. Davis, A H. Anderson, ". c. Roe, |
WAYS and means-otis c. Coles,
chairman. r. E. Hines. vice chairman,
and the entire board OF directors
Military affairs-A- P. Coles. chair
man; J. A. Happier. vice chairman; T. J
:. Stewart 9 A Kline. W. L. Tooley.
Joe Wright. Conventions Chairman
Conventions. A Wright, chair
man. 7. ~ Wingo. vice chairman: F.
NJ Murchison. H Y Ellis. Garrett King,
Crawford Harvie, r b Orndorff.
Orndorff.
Manufactures - Robert Kraksusr.
chairman: ". C. Roe vice chairman;
George B Ryan. F. ". Seward. O. J. |
Binford- ]. ". Kirkpatrick, :. c. Aw-
brey. J. A Wright
Budget fund trustees-R. Burt Orn-
dorff, James q. McNary. c. y. Bassett,
X. l. SimOns. Il. Eichwsld. c. +. STRAIT
ton. J. A. Krakauer. Frank S Ainsa.
". L Gaines.
Mexican trade relations-C. n. New
man. chairman; z. Move. H .. Slater,
side. Herman VI Andreas
Memberships c. Wade, r.. A II I
Anderson. F B. Fletcher, Sol l. Berg.
DIT F. ) White a Z. Rowlands. J. Z.
Benton. Herbert Woods. c. f. Bryan.
A Blumenthal, sam Given, A. \. Nc !
Crate. Leo Rosenfeldt. A l. Nicholson, !
Y. Z. Ware, T. ". Kayser-
Civic Interests.
Civic Interest and public entertain
Krakauer, Dr.. H II.
stark, Walter Kohlbsrg. J. NJ. Dudley.
A. F. Kerr. II. : Potter. Henry T.
Bowie.
Good roads and AutomO5iles-Adrian
Pool. chairman: J. W. kirkpa trick. G.
A. Martin, Charles Il. Stevens r. 2.
Hines. Z. 5. McClintock, Max Aoye,
W NJ Butler.
LegisIation-R F. Burgess. J. NJ. Cog
gin, C. E Kelly. r z. Thomasou, r. |
NJ. Dudley, c. 3. Hudspeth, Dan NJ i
Jackson.
Land and irrigation-W. G. Roe,
George r. LeBaron. NJ l. Cadwallader.
Or. &. N. Worsham. J. A Smith, J. J.
Slundy c. a Martin, S S. Carpenter, |
r. ID. Porcher.
The members of the board OF direct
DTS present at Tuesday nights meeting I
we're John NJ. Wyatt. president; B l.
7arrar. first vice president; H N. An
treas. treasurer; W H. Shelton. ]. ".
George B. Ryan. II. Y FL ]
is and G. A Martin. George H Glenn
.nts. secretary. and 4. w Reeves. traf-
&c manager, also attended.