El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
CITY MAY GET
A BIC FACTORY
Los Angeles Carburetor and
Motor Maker Sends Men
To Investigate.

If the efforts Of the chamber of COM
merce bring results, this city may soon
see the starting OF a 1925, 200 automo-
bile Carburetor manufacturing plant.
The board of directors of the chamber.
after listening to remarks made before
them. at their meeting Tuesday, by
Messrs. Caldwell and Pickeas. of the
firm of the Harry A. Miller Manufac-
turing company, OF Los Angeles. Cal,
decided to meet and talk with Mr.. Mil
Ter. the head of the concern. when he
passes through this city the latter part
Of the week
Makes CarburetOr for DistIIIate.
The Miller firm has been engaged in
the manufacture of a unique cOrbure-
tor which permits the use Of distillate
instead Of gasoline, and in addition has
been manufacturing. as a special side
line. q specially designed motor from
newly discovered alloy which is said to
be much lighter and tougher than the
material now used
Mr. Miller. desiring to expand his
business is said 10 be looking for a
permanent location, and his represen-
tatives who were on their way to the
automobile show in Chicago and the
airplane show in New York, were in
troduced 10 the directors of the cham I
Der by J. W kirkpatrick, a local auto |
agent
NOtc eS' on referendum.
The report of the directors on refer :
endum No 19, received from the office |
of the United States chamber of COM
merce in Washington. shows a vote of !
Yes" The vote is being taken on the |
question. Shall existing law be so 4
amended or supplemented as to require /
full public investigation Of the merits l
OF every dispute between railroad car
riers of interstate commerce and their 4
employees to be instituted and COM 1
pleted before any steps tending to the J
interruption of transportation shall be ]
attempted"
Endorse Negro Y. VI. c. 4.
The directors endorsed the efforts Of |
Rev H A Wells. pastor Of the African
Methodist church. in his efforts TO es-
tablish in this city a Y NJ c. A for ne 1
grOes. In his appeal for the endorse
ment OF the chamber. pastor Wells
stated that the need for some such in
stituton was great. that there was no
place for the men to go except the sa-
looms and their clubs. and that the rail-
road and Pullman men coming into the
city and obliged to stay here for some I
hours could do nothing but hang
around saloons. with the result that |
they all come under improper influ-
ences which they would otherwise es-
cape in a Y NJ c. A
The directors also endorsed the at !
tempt Of Amarillo Texas. to obtain the |
location of a branch Of the Houston I
farm loan bank.
Opens Immigration office.
Permission was granted 10 the Pecos
Valley & Southern railway to open an
immigration office in the chamber of
commerce building.
The membership committee of the
chamber will meet this afternoon to /
consider applications from new mem
bers DESTROYS of participating in the
coming election of officers.
Numerous applications presented to
the board for the position of publicity
commissioner were ordered referred to
the incoming board
Good Attendance Present.
Present at Tuesday afternoons
meeting were r. B. OrndOrff. president:
John NJ Wyatt. first vice president;
H NJ Andreas ". H. Shelton. Il. T
Bowie, B L Farrar, Maurice Schwartz.
H Y Ellis, Walter Kohlberg and |
George H. Clements. secretary.