El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-12

rIete the work now outlined. 4 have
devoted much OF my time TO this Work
and now I am broke and viii have
Co 20 back 70 work" said judge Pool
The question Of signpOsting the
roads was then discussed at length
Judge Pool said that he had always
favored the enameled steel signs such
as used on the Old Trails highway
He said these were all right for cities
and towns. but that in the country he
thought wooden signs were the best
as persons amusing themselves shot
OF the enamel on the signs
Favors Wooden signs.
G.. A. Martin said that in southern
California outside the cities wooden
iEns were used He said these could
be shot up for a much longer period
than could the enamel signs and could
still be read They are also much
says Rotary To Get Help.
AR Martin said that Robert kra-
Eauer. president OF EI Pas0 Rotary.
had announced that II the cham
Der Of commerce would cooperate
with Rotary in this work and would
turn over 70 it the maps made by Mr..
Locke. which designate where these
signs should be placed. the Rotarians
would put them up
Signs To Be simple.
II was suggested by Mr.. Wyatt
that the signs selected not have too
much advertising on because when
tourists are travelling at night they
cannot distinguish the signs while
driving fast and using a flash light.
Mr. Martin said that it was the idea
OF Rotary TO simply adopt a sign
something similar to that used by the
Southern California Auto club. on one
edge Of the sign the words "El Paso
Rotary was TO be inscribed. he said.
AR AndreaS said he did not see how
wooden signs could be kept in this
locality. He said they would be torn
down and used for fuel
Suggest Change OF Location.
Mr. Wyatt during a discussion as TO /
the locality Of the chamber Of COM
merce said he thought it should be
more centrally located. so that meet /
inEs could he held in the heart Of the /
city and also dinners could he held /
az which matters pertaining TO the I
interest Of FL PasO could be discussed I
by all members OF the chamber OF
commerce
Advocates Monthly Bulletin.
r Emrsett Hines said that he /.
thought a bulletin should be published J.
zach month and mailed 20 every mem ].
Der OF the chamber Of commerce. out
ming the work done and the work
contemplated
A committee composed OF Otis c.
'oles. Geo. 3. Ryan and W. H Shell
on was named by president WYATT
o draw up resolutions OF respect at
he death OF Martin d. Roberts. a
member OF the chamber. who sue
umted TO pneumonia at Long Beach,
'aiit. Sunday.
Directors present We're: President
ohm NJ Wyatt. vice president B. L ;
'arrer. j. ". Kirkpatrick. Herman
-ndreas. W II. Shelton. Maurice
.chwartz, Otis Coles. G. A. Martin. r.
= Hines, G B. Ryan, J. ". Lorentzen Z
nd r. y. Ellis.
Asks For Clubs Cooperation.
During the discussion as to the
work OF the chamber OF commerce.
r. Wyatt said he thought the clubs
hould all cooperate with the cham
'er in its work. He said instead OF
~ working apart they should cooper
.te- Mr.. Martin said il was the sense
Il Rotary to do whatever possible
rom cooperative standpoint to as
Isl the chamber Of commerce in its
YORK Mr. Kirkpatrick said the XII
'anls club also expected to cooper
re and that IL had no selfish motives,
mt wanted to work for the common
GOD Of the city and its citizens.
Reads Drainage Bic.
President Smith, Of the Water q
'sers' association. read house Joint
esolution No. IA which authorizes
he secretary OF interior TO expend
unds in New Mexico and Texas for
rainage work The bill provides for
he immediate and necessary drain
&c Of lands in the Rio Grande recla-
nation project.
Mentions 1Iexicans' Opposition.
Mr. Clements said he understood
irculars We're being distributed in
lev Mexico. printed in Spanish. urg-
NJ the Mexican farmers not 70 ap-
rove Of the expenditure of money
Dr. drainage work. He said he was
aving the circular translated.
Yes. we know OF this" Mr. smith s
aid. and we are also having one 4
-anslated- II there is a split over
his matter We viii have to reorgan-
.e a separate district OF our own II
ESSENTIAL that this work be done"
Otis Coles said he had heard that
ne reason FL Paso failed to get a
Ilitary cantonment was because so
ANY officers OF the army have been Is
rrested by speed cops. including one
eneral OFFICER. who was taken to the
olice station or courthouse and fined
Tough on official business At the
me he wa-s arrested
eed GlasseSe Ask Segam eos Texas.
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