El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-15
.BAPTISTS MAY
TAKE OLD CLUB
Sanatorium Projected De
ponds on Offer of Com
merce Chamber, Asked.

Z next meeting
In the report it was stated that the
committee had inspected sites at Il
/ Paso. Albuquerque, Silver City, Las
] Cruces and Deming, and had returned
to FL Paso a second time before re-
turning to their homes, specially IN
! specting the Mount Franklin Country
club site in the city.
silver City Not Railroad Center.
A location at Silver City consisting
Z Of $40 acres with a beautiful building
/ suitable for an administration build
I ing had been rendered them free, the
report stated. While the grounds, the
altitude and everything in general
was favorable, they took in consider
alton the fact that Silver City was
not a railroad center, and II the city
Lof FL PasO would make them a sim
I liar offer to that made by Silver City
they would prefer TO come 10 FL Paso
Wait For offer OF Club.
Furthermore, it was stated that
I if FL Paso, through its chamber OF
! commerce. would offer then the
Mount Franklin Country club and 145
! acres of land on which the building Is
/ located. together with the water tanks
and water supply pipes which are not
on the grounds, but closely adjacent
they would recommend to the con-
ventiJn of the Southern Baptist
I church at Hot Springs, Ark, in Nay
10 locate the sanatorium at FL Paso.
It was stated in the report that
| there would be an investment OF 81
10000 or more within five years in
/ connection with the institution
Valued At $4,000.
The cost Of securing the building
and grounds Of the Mount Franklin
sanatOrium was next taken up IN the
report submitted by Mr. Putnam II
was stated that the Mount Franklin
Country club alone cost $4,000, and
that the 143 acres OF land was valued
at $4,000, making total cost OF $50
OOG The owners of the property, ii
was stated. would turn over the prop
erty for S55.000. All legal proceedings
necessary TO clear the property OF
mortgages would be undertaken by
the owners and the building would be
turned over for that sum-
Suggest Five Year Notes.
The report of the committee did not
advocate the raising Of money to buy
the property, but suggested that per-
sonal notes for five years bearing
eight percent interest might be given
and made payable TO a trustee ap-
Dointed by the chamber of commerce,
and that some arrangement might be
made whereby the notes could be held
either by the present owners or else
turned over to the Southern Baptist
convention and held by that body
until paid
After hearing the report and post
poning action, the directors listened
TO the reading of committees for the
ensuing year which were approved.
on motion of Mr.. Wyatt. The list was
as follows:
Announces Standing Committees.
Budget fund trustees-R- Burt Orn-
dorff, chairman; 3. L. Farrar, vice
chairman: H B. Stevens, J A.
Krakauer. T. " Wingo, J. G. McNary,
H. L. SimOns, A. Schwartz, ". L.
Gaines. N. Coblentz.
Finance-H. " Andreas, chairman;
Maurice Schwartz, vice chairman; C.
\. Bassett, W. H. Shelton, W. s.
CrOmbie.
Ways and means-George B. Ryan,
chairman; T. H. Rogers, vice chair
man; John NJ Wyatt, H N. Andreas,
". H. Shelton, J. A. Wright, G. A.
Martin, J. W. kirkpatrick, Maurice
Schwartz, c. " Bassett, o. J. Binferd,
F. ". Norton, ". S Crombie, Milton
A Warner.
Traffic, transportation excursion
and commerce-W- H. Shelton. chair
man; Robert Krakauer, vice chair
man; George B. Ryan. James A Dick,
5. J. Prudential, George 3. Evans.
II. B. Mcdowell. f. ". Seward. V. r.
Stiles, o. J. Binford. A Matthias, W. S.
Crombie, c. II. Finley. Claiborne
Adams. L Laskin. J. W. kirkpatrick.
E. c. Bray. n. Coblentz.
Publicity-G. A. Martin, chairman
z. c. Davis. vice chairman; A. H. An
derson. 7. H. Rogers, J. D. Ponder.
Land and rrigation-Charles n.
Bassett, chairman; George r. lie
Baron. vice chairman; c. o. Coffin, c.
B. Stevens. N L. Cadwallader, 7. D.
POrcher, Lamar Davis, J. F. Coles.
Manufactures - Robert Krakauer,
chairman; J. ". kirkpatrick, vice
chairman; George B. Ryan, Frank W.
Seward, S. c. Aubrey, Ed. Sanders, o.
J. Riufurd CHS MOunSen
Membership - Milton a Warner,
chairman; F. c. Wade, jr.. vice chair
man; J. f. Benton, C E. Kelly, James
L Mari, d. c. CroWell. Abe Silberberg.
son, Ross T. Bryan, r W. McAfee,
Benz. Sherrod, c. A Kline, Philip
Bohn, E. C. Held. H. T. Ponsford
Public entertainments. W Nor
ton, chairman; ". S. Crombie, vice
chairman; Robert Kra1auer. DR.. Hugh
Potter, Henry T Bowie, DR.. H. H
Stark. H R McClintoclz. z. T. White
Military affairs-A P. Coles. chair
man: J. G. McNary. vice chairman;
Charles Davis, L S Stewart, Dr. B. NJ
Worsham. Z. T White, J. A. Happier.
Executive committee, soldiers well
fare-Julius Krakauer. chairman;
Charles Davis, vice chairman; Rev. c
L Overstreet, bishop A J. Schiller, a
II. Hughey, J. c. Wilmarth, n. NJ
Walker, Mrs. H. T. Bowie, R Burt
OrndOrff. r C. Semple. John W.
Fisher. Z. B. McClintOck, ". H Day,
C. =. Pollock, r E. Hines.
Efficiency-O. J. Binford, chairman
F. W. Norton, vice chairman T h
Rogers. Maurice Schwartz.
Conventions - Joseph A. Wright,
chairman; W. Cooley. vice chairman;
F. NJ MurchisOn. Crawford Harvie. c.
n Harvey, r Burt Orndorff, W. l.
/ Tooley, II. 7. Ellis
High line canal-Dr. Nathan D.
Boyd, chairman; Chas. n. Bassett,
vice chairman; J. ". Kirkpatrick,
N Dudley.
Ell Paso college summer normal
\ l. Hawley, chairman; DR.. E s
White, vice chairman: Miss Myra c
Winkler, r J. Tighe. DR.. H H Stark,
G. P. Putnam
Street lighting. W. Kirkpatrick,
chairman; T. II. Rogers, vice chair =
man; Walter Kohlberg, G. A. Martin,
George Flory, Walter Butler. J. Nil
Ter. J. NJ Dudley. A F. Kerr, H. S.
Potter, Dr. R. l. Ramey, z. c. Davis,
J. B. Watson, George Franklin
Cattle industry-JOhn NJ Wyatt,
chairman; c N. Newman, vice chair
man; ]. f. Primm, F. N Hall, Frank
Jones, J. H. Nations, W. W. Turney,
H. w. Broaddus. W. L Amonett, W.
y Pence.
LegisIative-J. II. Goggin. chair
man; r. E Thomson, vice chairman;
c Z, Kelly, r. NJ Dudley. c. B. Hud-
speth, Dan NJ Jackson. Robert HOl-
liday. A Pool.
Good roads and automobiIe-Adrian
Pool. chairman; J. W. Kirkpatrick,
vice chairman; F. NJ Bannel, Judge
.. B; McClintock, G E. Stratton, J. F.