El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

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Credit Where Credit l. Due
On this nationwide or worldwide
/ campai-n Of publicity for FL Paso.
: much credit is due the representatives
I in II Paso of The Associated Press. the
! United Press and the internatlonai
3 News Service and such news picture
B associations rs the National enterprise
} association. the American Press asso-
. citation and the international Film cor
3 poration- The special representatives
] too. of newspapers having feature syn
dictate adiuncts. such as the New L orN
Herald. the New York Times. st Louis
/ dispatch and the Chicago Trib-
uue should not he overlooked or for
& gotten. All were generous of their
space and the clients OF each published
! FL Paso stories and pictures very
freely.
some Chamber of Commerce Activities.
However,. II has not been along pub
J licftv lines alone or in the holding of
conventions that the chamber Of COM
rnerce has been active During the
wear il promoted and financed the most
successful convention of the American
National Livestock association ever
held
Ii sent "a large delegation to the 1916
convention of the Panhandle stock
mems al albuquerque and secured the
location in this city. OF the general Of
ficeS of the ASSOCIATION In addition 10
locating its offices here the association
las agreed 10 hold all future annual
conventions in this city
IL promoted and financed the Pre-
pareduess parade" which was the most
largely attended gathering OF its kind
ever held in the city
Aided Families of MiIitiamen.
It raised several hundreds OF dollars
for ,h. families OF the militia company
sent for border duty by Fl Paso.
1t promoted and financed the annual
convention Of the International Irriga-
riuO congress. the international Farm
congress and the most successful fair
ever held under the auspices of the In
ternational Soil Products exposition.
and greatest show ever held in FL Paso.
Il promoted a meeting at which in
itiaI steps We're taken TO organize the
civil mining and construction engi-
neers OF the southwest into an associa-
ton
Promoted Summer Normal.
II got behind the organization of a
sumner Normal school which was
success from every point Of view and
which will be continued as an annual
event
L sent DELEGATIONS TO the state fairs
OF New Mexico and Arizona and 10 the
county fairs held at Las Cruces. Pecos
and Midland.
FOstered Good Roads.
II sent delegates TO a mum Der of good
roads meetings. notably the meeting
Fort Worth Highway association was
organized Liberal contributions have
been made TO various good road funds
and road maps have been given free to
hundreds of automobile tourists.
Many NOtatIes Entertained.
Many notables have been entertained
hy the chamber Of commerce during
the year. among them:
Edward Filene. vice president of the
United States chamber of commerce
TowaE Tinted States Sp09
from New Mexico who attended the
dedication Of the Elephant Butte dam
as president OF the United States.
julius Kahn. member Of congress
from California and ranking Republi-
can member of the committee on mill
representatives; Alvaro Obregon. Mex
lean minister OF war, and Robert Ba-
con. former assistant secretary Of war
Dr. Strong, the eminent physician
whose heroic efforts 10 relieve the ter
rible Sufferings from typhuS in the
Balkan states during the early days of
the European war brought much re-
nown to American physicians as
class
Augustus P Gardner. member of con
gress from Nassa chusetts who visited
the city TO investigate the condition of
the volunteer soldiery.
Dr. LamSon-Scribn chief OF eXhih-
its OF the national department Of agri-
culture who came to install the gov
eminent exhibit At the soil products
exposition.
Maj. Cen Hugh L Scott. chief OF
staff of the United States army
Frank n Byrne. governor OF South
". c. Mcdonald. governor of New
: ". sinsheimer. president Holly
Sugar Beet company of Denver.
y 4. Harris, governor of Georgia;