El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26

- IRECTORS OF the chamber Of
commerce at meeting held
Wednesday evening decided to
ask the city council to make an an
nual contribution to the organization
Such contributions are made by many
Of the larger eastern cities.
At the meeting last evening George
H Clements. secretary Of the chamber
Of commerce read a letter from Rich
ard Houghton, secretary OF the Dallas
chamber Of commerce, in which he
stated that the city council of Dallas
appropriated annually $1,000 for that
organization. A similar appropriation
is made by the city Of Houston.
John ". Wyatt appointed a commit
tee consisting Of g. A Martin, T. H
Rogers, George 3. Ryan. 3. L Farrar
and H Y. Ellis to confer with the may
or and city council on this matter at
an early date. Mr. Martin was asked
by Mr. Wyatt to arrange for the meet
ing
The ChamizaI Claims
The directors passed a resolution
urging the bringing about Of an early
settlement Of the Chamizal land grant
claims according TO the findings of
the commission which sat here several
years ago. The ChamiZal grant is in
the southern section of the city on
the north side Of the Rio Grande and
this strip of land is claimed BY both
the United States and Mexico. Fin
ally the two countries agreed to ar
bitrate the controversy and agreed TO
adhere to the findings Of a commits
sion headed BY a Canadian Judge The
finding was that the United States
should pay Mexico for a part of the
land In turn Mexico is to grant 10
the property owners q clear deed The
deed now held by many of the prop
owners iE
fact that they were unable TO get a
deed for the land from chose who claim
the property under Mexican title.
The resolution of the chamber OF
commerce is that the matter should
be settled at once and that the city
should bear the expenses of sending
a delegate or delegates to Washington
to urge settlement
Movie Concern May Come.
J. W kirkpatrick read a telegram
from E r Bracket. OfNLOs Angeles
representing one OF the largest motion
picture concerns IN the country. stat
ing that he would like TO hold a con- Z
ference at Los Angeles with repre- I
sentatfves OF the chamber Of COM /
1nerce relative to opening a studio in I
FL Paso- Mr. Bracket has previously /
had this matter up with the chamber !
Of commerce and in his telegram he !
says he believes the corporation and =
the chamber of commerce can reach /
an agreement whereby one Of the larS- :
est producers of motion pictures will I
move its plant here, employing hun (.
dreds Of people.
Want state Bureau Here.
The directors announced their inten- !
ton Of offering office space in the /
chamber of commerce building for use /
by the T eNas state geological depart
ment. aown as the bureau Of econ
0mic 1eology. The chamber Of COM
nerce Is negotiating with the regents
Of the University OF Texas, under which I
he bureau operates for its removal
10 this city. Four or five men are
Employed in the service and the annual
expenditure is about S25, GOO. It would
Re able TO work at the new school Of
mines
Mr. Wyatt asked Mr. Martin TO con-
er with i. G. Graham. county farm
demonstration. and compile circulars in
English and Spanish to be distributed (
a4ung the farmers Of the valley sug-
-estiug to them what to plant and in