El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-31

rs 1872 1865 40 116.5 III
The maximum class rates from
seaboard territory to FL Psso viii be-
5.s s55 1ss ~ ~ 1s .
rates made effective April IS. 1914
( from Sesbord territory to this city
have not been disturbed.
their quota OF the fund for the bridge.
! He said that il is the desire Of the
JuareZ men to assist FL PasO in build
! ing the bridge, each city TO bear an
equal amount OF the cost. 1T Is the
/ dream of the Juarez commercial in
! terests.' he said, TO build bridge
| over which the peoples OF the two ma
! tons can travel without paying toll
! We are ready to do our part and
I hope 10 have the bridge completed at
an early date. We feel sure that you
I OF FL Paso will cooperate in the
] movement It IS a shame TO have TO
! see the people Of the two cities pay
I toll when they desire 10 visit each
| other or cross the Rio Grande for
] business purposes"
Chambers VIII Cooperate.
George H Clements, secretary Of
/ the FL Paso chamber OF commerce,
] said There is much in common be
tween the chambers OF comm rce Of
/ both cities We realize that among
| our greatest assets in the trade world
are Juarez, Chihuahua and the whole
republic OF Mexico. We must work
! together. 1t has been a long dream
1 Of the FL PasO chamber to bring
about pleasant and profitable trade
relations. The time has come when
/ the United States. and especially the
| states along the border, must work
with Mexico"
/ The speaker mentioned the orgaui-
/ cations OF chambers Of commerce at
/ Juarez. Chihuahua, Torreon and other
cities in Mexico and that the local
1 chamber will be glad TO work for
I the interest Of these organizations
] First Get Together in History.
j r Saldana. secretary OF the Juarez
I chamber. said: This is the only time
in history that such an affair as this
has been held in Juarez with FL
] Paso's leading commercial OrganiZa-
tons represented He said he hoped
to see such friendly relations con
1 tinue- He spoke Of the internal
strife in Mexico during the past four
! years, saying that because Of the
| revolution the nation was not able TO
/ assist itself outside or Its own do
main But now the work OF recon
structiou has started. We are GER
| tain that permanent peace has come
/ We feel sure that cordial relations
/ between our two local cities and the
two nations is also permanent
Offers Mutual Help
Although We appreciate the fact
1 OF our lack Of finances. We feel sure
that We viii be Of assistance TO the
! organizations OF FL PasO. 1t is nee
! essary that we do something practi-
I cable for the interest of both cities.
/ We desire your financial help. The
/ principal thing we first want to ac-
/ COmplish is the building Of the free
International bridge We feel sure FL
PasO viii do its part. Another thing
We want to accomplish is the paving
Of our streets. Also. We want to see
I a strong bank esta blished in JuareZ,
. IN which We would have FL PasO par
tcipate.
Judge Adrian Pool spoke of the
! great revenue Mexico would receive
Z If a highway was established from
/ JUareZ TO Mexico City The speaker
! spoke OF the TeXarkana-El Paso high
I way, saying that when IL was com
/ pleted IL would be the only all-year
/ route for tourists, a road that could
/ be Travelled throughout the winter
| -When this route is completed" he
! said there viii be an average Of $50
cars day travel through FL Paso.
/ These roads viii be of no benefit to
! you unless a road is built from JuareZ
! 10 Mexico City.
Sees Revenue From Tourists.
Tourists are tired of touring
through Colorado and California. They
l want 70 tour Mexico. II yOu build this
/ road there will be a half million cars
/ q. year pass through JuareZ TO Mexico
/ city. There is not a car that viii
pass through Juarez that at least s.
[ will not be expended This viii give
you revenue of S2,000,000 a year
I from tourist traffic.
Suggests Quick Action.
You should get your government
[ behind the road building project The
cities along the route viii become
interested and assist. For they will
all receive a large revenue from the
I tourist II you don't build this road
1 II will be built from Laredo to Next
co City and the cities along the route
! there viii be getting the revenue that
you are entitled TO and will receive
! il the road is built from Juarez 10
] Mexico City It will then connect with
Il the Texarkana-El Paso highway"
Canadian Road Ends Here.
Judge Pool spoke Of the revenue
the states OF Colorado and California
have derived from tourist travel. He
said 1t was their greatest revenue
II The speaker said that a road from
Canada to FL PasO would soon be com
plered ana II It could be extended TO
Mexico City it would be the greatest
highway in the world.
Short talks were made by 3 L.
L Farrar. Charles NJ. Newman, Edgar W
Kayser, Rev Fuller Swift and
others
Names Of Lunchers.
Among the lunchers were Angel
Martinez, D. Alarcou. Y. Rodarte. r
LozanO Saldana. L. IrigOyen. Ray
n.undO Lujan, A Escudero. Stephen z.
Aguirre, o. II. Acevedo H Eichwald.
D Valladares. c. Helmus. ToribiO r
Gutierrez, Luis HenriuueZ G.. F. j.
B. Gonzalez, ROdOlfO F. Lopez. Antonio
Balderrama, Jose H Gonzalez, Ramon
Telles. r, NJ G. Cuellar. G. NJ Rebel
| losO, Jose Velarde, Pedro r. Farias. A.
Ducas, Genaro Yshiyamas. George b
Ryan b l. Farrar, H. NJ Andreas, A
Schwartz H. y. Ellis. V r. Ware.
l judge Adrian Pool r. A. Darling. J. r.
Hunter, Joseph ~ Evans, ". r
Schultz. ". p SimrOth. j. p. Sheehan.
II II. o. Wilson Ralph Converse. VIII p
Winch, A F. Rowlands. Norman E
II SnodErass, d. Rathbun, p l. Glenn
I ents, H. L Stevens, Rev. Fuller swift.
III Robert Erakauer John NJ Wyatt Geo.
II H Clements, ". IT. Shelton. c.. a.
u Martin C. N. Newman. J. a Krakauer
\ z. ". Kayser, Raymundo Luiau. !. W
! Lorentzen, Douglas c. CroweIl C. "
! Groom and r. S Garcia.