El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-12
WELCOME WATTS
BANKERS, 18th
Commerce Chamber to En-
terrain Them at Opening
of Federal Branch.

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of Federal Branch.
Elaborate plans are being made by
the chamber Of commerce to entertain
the visiting bankers who VIII De here
on June u to attend the opening Of
the El Paso branch of the federal re-
serve bank of the 18th district. ac-
cordiug TO reports made at the regu-
lar semi-monthly meeting of the com-
merce chamber directors. Tuesday
night. The dinner is to be held at the
Faso del Norte hotel and viii be the
regular monthly dinner of the COM
mcrce body.
-EI Paso has a wonderful oppor-
tuuity 10 be one Of the most import
ana transcoutineutal road ceurers in
the United States W O.. Roe. presi-
dent of the El Paso Automobile club.
told the directors Four organizations,
the Baukhead national highway. the
United States Good Roads association,
the Ozark trail association and the
Dixie overland highway. are all inter-
esred in El Paso- Vow is the time for
the c'-anber of commerce 70 go ah ..'s',l.
and -cr cV@rT road convention next
year This can Ice done If the cham
Der WIZ Ec- lU and work with IT'S
good roads committee said AR Roe
Can Get Dixie Headquarters.
With reference TO tLt Dixie high
way AR Roe said, El Paso was the
center OF all new work and this city
could secure the headquarters of the
association with the expenditure of
little effort and he advocated THAT
the chamber of commerce become a
member OF the four associations and,
following this, go after the colNen-
rious and headquarters Of the Dixie
"a
for the location of the nealluar-
ters 1Ir. Roe said. and he told the
directors he thought good paved roads
running into FL Pa=o would NOT only
give the city great amount OF good
advertising. but would also mean that
large number NJ people would be
here every year. Lr. Roe IS vice presi-
dent Of the r.. $. Good Roads assoc
citation.
100 Members Wanted.
1Tr. Roe told the directors that the
chamber of commerce had agreed 70
secure 100 members for the Ozark
trail. agEregatinE $500 i'm fees. A
letter to this effect from C.. NJ Harvey
was read Mr.. Roe also told Of the
way the people at the Baukhead con-
ventiOu held at Little Rock Ark had
stood by III PasO- He said El FaSo' s.
big fight was al TeNarlana, but after
leaving there all OF the members OF
the convention wanted to know what
ID Paso wanted. The delegates at
this convention. he said. spoke more
frequently Of FL PasO's wants than
they did of the Texas delegation
desires. At TeNarkana, he said, the
delegates from Fort Worth and other
Texas cities were strong for El Iaso
and at every good roads convention
the Fl paso delegation had come
home "with the bacon
Arizona Nen to Como.
rectOrs unanimously voted 10 take out
life membership in the four urganiza-
tons and TO do all they could TO
assist the good roads committee 90
secure the different conventions for
this city. A convention of the good
roads committeeman of Douglas Tue
son and Bisbee. Ariz-. VIII be held iu
III paso at am early date and 30 this
convention plans for routing the sew
eral roads the better way VIII be
discussed
Newman Donates 10 LOIS.
It was reported that the committee
on the Baptist sanatorium had SEE
cured about $4,000 for the purchase
OF the at. Franklin Country club site.
a letter from G.. ~ Newman was read.
announcing that the Newman Invest
ment company was donated 20 the
chamber Of commerce, ten lots iu
Morning Side addition for the slua-
forum fund. It was stipulated I'm the
letter that the lots were being do
mated to be used TO help make up
whatever deficit there existed after
the committees had completed coiIec-
tons. In event of the total amount
being collected. the lots are 10 be
sold and the money received from
them 20 he apportoned TO those who
subscribed TO the fund.
Helping Food Administration.
Following the reading OF letter
from IT. Work steele, personal rep
reseutative OF Herbert Hoover. on the
staff Of u. a.. Peden. the directors
agreed TO furnish 800 a month 20
help defray the expense Of Charles N
Bassett. district food administration
10 was reported at the meeting that
Ar. BaSsert Is paying a-l his eN-
pcuses and the directors thought the
chamber Of commerce should help
Ask Help Tor Council.
Herman Andreas. J. w. kirkpatrick
and @. C.. Coles compose a committee
20 call on the city and county officials
TO see if they viii assist the county
council OF defence. Tt was stated
that the county chairman. Winchester
Cooley. is at considerable personal
expense iu connection with his office
and am effort is TO be made TO have
the city and county help meet it,
ON motion Of i. w. kirkpatrirk
seconded hy c. 4. Martin. it was
agreed TO have accounts Of the
chamber audited. Mr.. Martin sGE-
Eested that bids be asked for this
work. members OF the chamber Of
commerce only being asked TO bid.
To Boost New Tractor
The FOrdson tractor that is being
distributed from this city throughout
Texas. Arizona and New Mexico will
be exhibited at the chamber of COM
merce building. and posters calling
the attention OF farmers of the west
that the tractor is on exhibition are
TO be printed and distributed u w
Kirkpatrick the distributor. reported
TO the directors that he would also
handle from this city a large number
of other agricultural implements for
use with this tractor
Way Make Hay Baler Here.
Herman Audreas told OF q hay haler
that is to be manufactured soon.
probably i'm FL Paso. tt is a new in-
vention and viii revolutiouize the
hay baliuE industry. ar. Andreas said.
The matter was referred TO the man
committee
The directors voted Sl-0 f1 apply
on the bills that were contracted hy
J. =. Cooley and ~ Lipnman I'm the
organization of company A. First
Texas infantry This money was on
hand from "A sum granted by the city
council several months ago.
Biggest Crop Reported
W. S. CrOmbie reported that the
farmers Of this valley have the big