El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

II Paso summer normal school. ] .50i
} Manufacturers committee -.00'
Coco roads committee -.-..-.. 1906
Deficit, lslt----- s.evi
Total ....-...-.--....-.-....S62.00 l
Items were discussed AT a meeting
f the directors with the chairmeu of
-ommittees at { o'clock in the after
noon. and were afterwards considered
10y the budget committee. CONSISTING
Of B. I. Farrar, first vice president
Otis o.. Coles. second vice president
3 H NJ Andreas, treasurer and George
b. Ryan.
In discussing the matter of the To-
tai appropriation, president John II
Wyatt declared that he did not believe
that il would be a good thing to cui
down the budget from last year He
stated that in this time Of war. even
when people were hard pressed 20
carry on various new kinds Of work
should make a special effort TO put
their shoulders 10 the wheel
Agree on Need of Roads.
The item Of good roads, which VIII
be expended chiefly for signpOsting
roads, represented a material increase
over last year. and there was some
sentiment for cutting il to half How
ever. II was brought out by various
directors that road work was one Of
the most important matters in war
time. !. W Lorentzen said that a
movement has been started in the east
for the construction Of A military
highway from the central west TO the
east for the transportation of freight
by motor trucks. and that the move
ment might extend TO other parts OF
the country. 1t was explained that
I none Of this money is TO he used for
actual road building, but for signing
roads and kindred work.
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The item for advertising, $500. was
agreed upon at the afternoon meeting
after the matter had been gone over
+ carefully with G. a Martin. charm AZ
Of the advertising committee. It's a
decrease Of $4,000 over the spprOpri-
alton OF 1917
Fort Bliss Club 10 Get $500.
The appropriation for soldiers vel
fare and recreation work includes an
item OF $500 which is to be paid as
the contribution Of the chamber Of
+ commerce to the Officers club at Fort
Bliss. provided that The club is left
, on the reservation TO be turned over
TO the use OF the officers at Fort
Bliss \ committee consisting Of c.
4. Martin, r Z Hines and o. C.. Coles
was appointed 10 take charge OF the
matter.
The club was built by the Eighth
Z cavalry. but when that regiment
left there was a debt Of $500 on the
club. AS a result. the Eighth cavalry
asked the Fifth cavalry TO take over
the debt or pay rent for the club The
I officers Of the Fifth refused 20 do
closed. Mr.. Martins committee VIII
arrange at once TO take over the
. balance which the Eighth cavalry
/ owes in behalf Of the chamber OF COM
merce, so that the Fifth cavalry Of
ficers may have the use Of the club
at once.
Want Farm Demonstration.
The proposal to employ a farm
demonstration was endorsed by the di-
D rectors. after a favorable report had
Been received from the land and irri-
cation committee. consisting OF George
dy. There are several applications for
the position left vacant by the resig-
nation of A G. Graham. but no one
has been decided upon for the posi-
ton
Mention Coming Conventions.
During the discussion on the item
. OF $4,000 for conventions and new in
dustries, il was brought out that the
city would probably secure the Inter
national Bricklayers' convention for
500, the Texas nurses convention and
the Panhandle and Southwestern Cat
I tlemen's association convention The
/ possibility Of getting the next conven-
ton Of the Texas Cattle Growers as
! ISOLATION was also brought out.
: The resignation Of ". C. Roe and
! Charles a Dawedoff. members Of the
! chamber, were accepted The latter
has moved TO Deming-
Want Clubs to Cooperate.
The question OF securing the affilia-
/ ton OF the Rotary. Advertising and
Kiwauis clubs was also discussed It
F was suggested that a monthly Joint
4 luncheon would be an excellent thing
Z to secure cooperation among the vari-
GUS clubs OF the city. The consoli-
/ dalton of the chamber OF commerce
and other organizations. however,
which had been suggested to the
chamber OF commerce by Eugene
( D'Allemand, did not meet with much
favor.
Among other matters reported BY
secretary George II. Clements was a
request for an endorsement OF the
west Texas insane asylum at Sweet
water, Texas, thanks from Rev. H A
W els. OF the A NJ. E church for
lumber for the construction of a play
ground back Of the church. and infor-
nation of the possibility of the selec-
ton OF FL Paso as a location for A tn
berculosis sanatorium by the Baptist
convention.
Answer st. Louis Charges.
A report from a special committee
consisting Of II. +. Christie, J. J. Jones
and Albert Matthias. appointed to an
in FL Paso, made in a letter from St
Louis, was read They reported that
they had written a letter answering
the charges made.
Secretary Clements also reported on
kilograms sent to Texas senators and
congressman Thomas L. Blanton. urg-
ing consideration of a pending bill in
congress to appropriate $50. 600, 600 for
the cultivation OF vacant arabic lands
in the west
Plans for the coming annual ban
quet OF the chamber Of commerce were
also discussed 1t was agreed that the
meeting should be made q rousing one,
and II was suggested that invitations
be extended 10 Gov. ". P. Hobby, Of
Texas, and to the governors Of Ari-
iona and New Mexico, as well as other
prominent persons in FL PasoIs terri
tory.
President John NJ Wyatt presided
at the meeting, and the directors pres
ent were J. ". Lorentzen. T. Il. Rog-
ers, Otis G Coles. B. L. Farrar. ". II.
shelton, G. A Martin, G. B. Ryan. J. A.
Wright, H Y. Ellis and r. L. Hines.
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