El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DESIRES
EVERY Ell PASOAN TO COME IN
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opTyONF new members for the chamber of commerce,
r and that before the membership campaign was IeaHy
started good beginning makes for good ending
the chamber Of off to flying start Monoay
in its effort lis membership from $40 TO lOO
The 1oon grre has arbitrarily as goal toward
which 10 work reached it will soon be passed and the
chamber will be the way to the 1900 mark
The chamber commerce. for the greatest COCO 10 Fl
p.so needs the support of every firm and every
More than that however, every tIrm and every
needs the support of the chamber of commerce Everyone
whether member IS now Receiving oenes Ilon %
chambers securing industries, larger PdSAO'
population OF the uPouiiolng sort u ~ con-
can be very benefited If the cnamoer OF COM
nerce is still further strengthened by greatly increased
membership. - -, - ta. mill
nav which will strengthen chamber OF commerce What
vii aid the chamber of commerce most IS getung note
widely representative united membership 10 give lo
10 the work Of the chamber One player IN the game Is
worth ten the sidellnes
That is the point exactly The chamber Of commerce
desires 10 call in sdelines everyone who considers
FL Paso his home to get into the game ana nep aAe
b;oqer better CITY for all OF Every mans helping
a. other fellow The unitv of effort seconding the
e efficient work Of the president board Of directors ano
ne ssc-etar Of the chamber of viii help us to
% RI Paso develop even faster than is developing
TO change things which need changing and to aid things
which need aiding ...
Thus the appeal is not only TO ooty out 10 sell les
membership in the chamber of commerce is in
vstment and should be regarded such 1t IS an invest
ent in FL Paso Futures Pfd, quoted considerably
above par for continuous rise II everyone sup
ports the bull movement
Take the case of Iohn Smith salared man, who
house and lot thinly settled tract II he and MS
furtheTng efforts OF VI
rerce enable 10 keep and people coming 10
Fl Psso TO and build homes and make money; ana II
as result of effort the thnly settled tract tny
settled no longer every lot bears house and every
house is famy's home, John Smiths property has en-
HANGED in value say $500 s450o ard he ahead
$1,000 To that extent self interest figures IN the case Of
the saIsred It applies more fOrc6y in that OF
the professional whose income increased
and property valuable by the work the chamber
Of is doing
Some of work OF the chamber, such entertaining
parties visitors and interesting prominent men by means
of courteses they visit E Paso cannot be valued
in terms money But great deal Of the chambers &C
conpishent be measured in dollars and cents
The secretary put cash value much that
the chamber DONE and he prove his figures to the
satisfaction anyone It definite the value OF an
order for goods. -
The chamber Of commerce is democratic as polling
place on election day 1t works for everyones good and
one man much desired another In the chamber
of commerce the employer and the employee common
ground imagnes that the chamber OF commerce
Is organization of employers and big business merely
he is much The union and the labor union
welcomed Their support will give strength to the chamber
and its efforts will be directed to the benefit Of
faction or organization but TO the good
Women men firms and individuals, political frater
nal labor organizations all needed in the chamber or
commerce and all viii only be welcomed but will be
asked to join. Get into the game.
Election returns indicate the odds on were
1000 l..