El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-08
READ SAYS
ARMY LIKES CITY
Officers Make Friends
Here, Although Transient,
Often, in Service.

that gentleman. was the subject pre-
scented by president Coles to Maj.
Gen George W. Read
Gen Read was received with every
guest standing at his place.
The chamber of commerce is doing
| a great work, he declared, and is OF
great help to the government"
The thanks Of himself and asso-
! ciates for the courtesy shown them as
guests Of honor at the banquet was
! returned by Gen Read. He expressed
the hope that the city would become
more and more beautiful He said:
TransientS, But Like City.
I'VE are transients. so TO speak, but
we are the continuation of what has
gone before. While we have been
| here we have formed many strong
I friendships, and we will have a strong
interest in Ell Paso after we leave"
Just before closing, Gen. Read re-
what he and Gen. Pershing were
going to do with the kaiser. I can
| assure you that he will be properly
taken care Of" he said
Mayor Charles Davis said: Il wish
that there was some way in which
the city could pay certain sum OF
money to the chamber of commerce
| every year." he said. amid applause.
Starts Bath With S21OO.
"The question of a public bath was
MERGE" he said, "and We have gone
| them little better. They asked for
an expenditure Of $500. but we are
going to spend $500 and work
started today on the bath"
Among representatives OF the Jua-
rez chamber of commerce called on,
president Angel Martinez spoke first
in Spanish, A. Schwartz acting as an
| Believes in Reciprocity
| First, I want to express my thanks
and gratitude for the reception given
US The true idea of the relations
Il between Ell Paso and Juarez is reel
4 procity, and the more we get together
L the more we learn of each other The
! name of Ell Paso is as well known in
Mexico as in the United States
The chamber of commerce OF FL
Paso is not only doing a great work,
but it is international The proof
of this is that the military and civil
ians OF FL Paso are meeting here TO-
night with the civilian and military
representatives OF Juarez-
4 Believes in Democracy.
i Mr.. Martinez complimented presi-
4 dent Coles and also praised the trlD-
i ute TO democracy as given by MI
Il Cobb, declaring that in the future he
the United States stand united with
i the democracy of Mexico.
| Rafael Lozano Saldana. secretary OF
the Juarez chamber, told in English
of the great help that the chamber OF
! commerce of Ell Paso had been in the
/ organization of the Juarez chamber
/ of commerce.
i Learning From Fl PasO.
I'VE are learning many things from
u you" he said The greatest object
is TO improve the trade relations be-
/ tween the United States and Mexico.
'El Paso is a great metropolitan.
/ educational, financial and commercial
center, and will announce it all over
O.
I want $500 and I am going to
4 have it." declared judge Adrian Pool
chairman Of the good roads commit
tee of the chamber OF commerce, who
i conference at Dallas The talk OF
} Judge Pool, however, did not refer 10
Texas roads, but to aid extended the
people of Otero county Tor the Ala
mogordo-Newman part OF the nigh
way from Alamogordo to FL PaSo.
The people OF FL Paso have already
voted bonds to take care OF the road
Il from FL Paso to Newman at the state
line, but $500 is asked TO supplement
S27,5O0 pledged by the county com
4. missioners Of Otero county, he said
Road Camp Is Placed.
A road camp has been placed three
miles south Of Alamogordo, judge
Pool said. A total of about $4,000
will be raised, together with 1eoeral
aid and what FL Paso contributes he
aThe mountains are the great capt.
tai YOU have" judge Pool declared.
urging that the road be built so that
thousands of auto owners could take
the trip to the mountains IN the sum
mer now impossible.
A very brief talk. in which he
pledged the cooperation of the county
iauthorities to the chamber of COM
/ merce was made by judge Z B. NC
Clintock-
! c. n. Bassett. just appointed wee
chairman of the high line canal com
Il mittee, said: THE high line canal IS
the biggest thing ever proposed 1or
the city Of FL Paso, If ii is feasible,
I and if il is possible. Frankly, don
4 know whether it is feasible or pos
sible. but we propose TO find out
The employment OF Louis Hlll, an
expert engineer, to investigate the
: matter and make a report, was the
best solution offered, Mr.. Bassett
| said. He paid a compliment 10 the
work done by DR.. Nathan Boyd IN
gathering exhaustive data on the
Invites Members to Meeting.
W P Hepburn, representing the
which all statesmen travelling out OF
Ell Paso belonged, he said, gave an
invitation to the chamber OF com
merce to attend a meeting to be held
in the future. for the purpose OF con
sidering plans for making FL Paso
more OF a trade center.
No esHnE Beens," Says Prudential
S. ]. Prudential. the first president
of the chamber of commerce. seated
at the table marked Has Beens,
{ where sat a number Of the former
presidents, was the last speaker
There are no has beens' or dead
ones here" he said humorously- He
told of the work Of the chamber OF
commerce in the early days and spoke
4 especially of one meeting at Whicn
the coming of the FL Paso and
4 Southwestern railroad through the
city was discussed Some Of the
! members were provided with SIX
shooters at the meeting, according IL
his observations, but no shooting &C.
Cured.
Gives Treasurer's Report.
HI Herman NJ Andreas, treasurer
made the following report on the con-
. dition of the general fund of the
chamber:
Cash on hand Jan. 81, 1917 IS 552.4s
! Collected dues during year. 13,5S6-S4
Borrowed from budget 80. 25O-Ou
s14,sss.s7
Rent paid for
year 80. 100000
Janitor service 10000