El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-23

HERE IN 1920
Chamber of Commerce Will
Help Delegates Get Two
Weeks Convention.

Directors Of the chamber Of com
merce at a meeting held Monday al
ternoon voted to appropriate a sum
Of money not vet determined, 10 make
an effort through local delegates to
secure tho 1920 biennial convention
Of the International Bricklayers' as
ISOLATION. The convention will meet
next year in Washington and num-
Der of delegates from FL Paso will
attend. These delegates viii invite
the bricSlayers 10 hold their 1920
convention here
W. J. Moran told the directors that
in his opinion II PasO could secure
the 1920 convention. If 10 made an eI-
fort He said that when the conFen-
ton was held in Houston. Tex. the
delegates who attended spent 1uut
$50 900 during the two weeks there
Mr.. Moran said that II ii Paso Sc
cured the convention ir ould extend
for a period OF at least Two weeks
He said that the local hricklayers
would do their part in trying 10 Sc
cure the ConvenI Ion and predicted
that more than 500 delegates would
attend
says budget Treasury Empty
r. Z. Orndorff. chairman Of the
budget fund trustees, appeared before
the financial standing of the fund
Because the budget treasury Is eN-
hausted IL was deemed advisable. ne
said. TO borrow a sum 10 he deter
mined later, but estimated al $1,000
TO carry ON the work or the chamber
until the next budget is made up
Mr. 0rndorff said that when the
campaign Tor the next budget fund ls
started IL viii be necessary To raise
much larger subscription than was
Ia lHHHH. aH saHHH o
coal viii be set at 100000, the direct
oTs decided. 1t was not decided When
the campaign would be inaugurated-
says Sf2g2 NEGLECTED.
Mr.. Ornd0rff said that there are
lumber of local business men delin-
eueut in their subscriptions TO the
budget fund for the present year -te
estimated thar there is about Si-s-
pledged 20 the budget for this year
that has never been paid in The
amount collected for the Ilrst tnFe.
quarters of the year he estimated AT
Sa7-72G.51 and for the fourth quarter
SlS0s.22. This leaves O. deficit, he es-
timatei. Of SfII2-
Buptists Want a Bonus.
The sauitarium board of the South
eru Baptist church asked the chamber
Of commerce by letter 10 defray the
expense Of sending delegate mere
for the purpose OF Inspecting pros
pective sites for the erection OF a
runETcHLaE ELUlLaE4All.- 4 me- EAuI GA A-t-
tends building q sauitarlum in the
southwest Secretary George IL
Clements was instructed 70 write for
additional details.
No Action on COnElln Project
No action was taken by the direc-
tors on the request OF r. Scott Conk-
lin. Of r. S Conkin & Co.. that the
chamber Of commerce endorse the
compauv's project OF slaughteriuE
cattle in the Juarez abbattoir. under
the supervision Of an American IN
speCtOr-
Secretary Clements passed around
the table the pen with which presl-
dent Wilson signed the bill providing
for the construction Of an interna-
tional bridge between FL Paso and
Juarez. The pen was presented 20 the
chamber Of commerce by senator NOR
us sheppard.
Favor Regulating Railroads.
The directors went on record as
favoring the regulation OF railroad
rates by the federal government on
fnrrastate commerce BY doing THIS
/ the local chamber Of commerce en-
dorsed the action Of the chamber OF
{ commerce Of the United states
The directors instructed secretary
/ Clements TO have representative AZ
. lake B. ~ Hall when the fish from
/ the government hatcheries at pu-
buuue. Iowa, arrive 10 stock the lake
Those present were president JoLh
f ". Wyatt, vice president y J. tlrrar'
/ ". II. Shelton. r. Y Ellis. j. A
. Wright. Maurice Schwartz, Geofs e
Ryan and T. NJ Hurd-