El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
WANT To MAKE
BEST EXHIBIT
Commerce Chamber Com
mittee VIII Be Helped by
County Farm Bureau.


Practically everything raised in this
part Of the southwest viii be repre-
scented in the chamber Of commerce
exhibit at the international Soil
Products exhibit TO be held in Kansas
City this fan At the meeting Of the
land and irrigation committee We'd
nesdsy afternoon at the chamber Of
commerce with the publicity com
mittee a partial list was pre-
pared, and included large number
Of articles Of food raised here. and
the committeeman agreed that the
best exhibit would be one that showed
the variety Of products raised here
G. a. Martin. chairman OF the pub
Gcity committee. presided at the meet
ing. He stated that the meeting was
called for the purpose Of getting the
cooperation OF the farmers and land
owners OF the valley TO make the I
exhibit at Kansas City a successful
one He said the exhibit was being 4
arranged for by the publicity COM
mittee Of the chamber Of commerce Z
in cooperation with the agricultural ]
committee and he believed every
farmer in the valley should get be- I
hind the project
Representative Of This Section.
Farmers all over the territory viii .
be asked 10 save the best wheat for I
exhibition and orchardists viii he .
asked to save the products Of their
trees and vines, and these viii be I
gathered and sent TO Kansas City and 4
placed in storage until the time of
the exposition. The Globe Mills will /
also lie asked to save fine specimens {
Of wheat for the exhibit
The committee considered several I
articles that this territory excels in.
among these being beans, kaffir corn,
broom corn. pears, grapes. alfalfa,
onions. green peppers and other gar
den products A sample OF the pecaus
raised by J. J. Smith viii also be
sent and il was recommended that
some Of the walnuts raised north OF
here be included
Firm Bureau 10 Help.
Diversification Of products will be {
the keynote Of the committee which
will select the products. Roland Har-
well county farm demonstration, was
authorized TO collect the products for
display O. c Coles, president Of the
chamber Of commerce. viii write T.
O. Walton director Of the extension
department Of the agricultural college
at College station. asking permission
20 have Mr. Harweu do this work
Mr.. Harweu was also, authorized TO
secure what help he needed.
The county farm bureau will also
be called on 10 assist T D. Porcher
chairman Of the bureau. attended the
meeting Wednesday and said the bu-
reau could be depended upon to do
whatever IL could.
Other members Of the farm bureau
who VIII assist in the work Of gather
ing the products are Richard Keavs.
Eabens; George Pendeu and F. W.
hitneys fsleta: W J. Stahmann.
Clint; J J. Perez. san Elizario, ana
Aureliano Marin, Val Verde.
VIII Write DrummOnd.
george r. LebarOn read a letter
from " H. Drummond. at Kansas
City in which description Of the ,
vacant booths at the exposition place
was included. The letter was a reDiv
TO a letter from Mr. LeBaron re- ,
questing Information regarding the 10 /
cations available in the convention
han where the exposition is TO be held. Z {
No choice OF location was made {
" eunesday, as the committeeman ?
present had no idea Of the size of the I I
booths or cost. and upon suggestion
or M Martin, Mr. LeBaron was in .
structed 70 write Mr. Drummond for
further information.
To Store PeriskabIe Fruits.
Al grapes, peaches. plums and like T
perishable fruit must be shipped as r
soon as practicable, and placed ia & =
storage at Kansas City, and. because :
Of this A W Reeves, secretary Of ] E
the chamber OF commerce. was IN 7
structed 20 wire Mr.. Drummond ana a
secure refrigerating space therefor T
such fruit as viii be sent from q
mere IN glass Jars viii be preserved I =
by the Red Cross society Of this CITY =
under the supervision Of Miss Ion 7
stallmans Of the United States depart- n
neut OF agriculture. Miss Sta11uar-I !
and Mrs. J. A Rawlings attended the 7
meeting Wednesday afternoon and
naQ a conference with Mr.. LeBaron I a
ana Mr. Martin The glass Jars used I r
-of tnis purpose =ill be purchased BY ! S
me chamber Of commerce (
those who attended the meeting n
were G. A Martin, chairman Of me
publicity committee George r. Ie- q
baron. chairman OF the land and r. \
rlgatlou committee 7. D. Porrhar \
CHAIRMAN Of the executive commirfae l Z
county farm bureau: Roland HarveU p
county farm demonstrator: a. II. An r
lerson. o. C. Coles, president. cham Z
per Of commerce, and A. W. Reeves. c
secretary. 7
To Boost II Strong. n
george r LeBaron. a member NJ
ne board OF governors Of the Inter-
ialonal farm congress. will attend
ne convention and exposition from ! p
II Paso and viii give the III Paso r