El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
CHAMBER GIVES
CITY SERVICE
Business Mems Organiza
ton Takes Up Many
Lines of Work.


ing progress and not permanent mon
ument
The office Of the general manager
cnd the directors room is carried
out in several shades Of blue The
furniture is Of mahogany The refer
encs room is carried out in dark
stained MADEIRA pine and green The
finance department is carried out IL
p color scheme Of cream and delft
blue. The traffic department is done
IN violet, gray and lavendar. These
offices are all located upon the
ground floor. Upon the second floor
We have the offices Of the civic and
governmental research department
and the two offices and the labora-
tory Of the agricultural department
The offices on the second floor are all
carried out IN cream and buff The
main point is that while a certain
decorative element Is entered into In
the rooms and all Of the offices have
been equipped with standard furni-
ture and everything possible has been
done TO make comfortable working
conditions. the pleasant thing about
all OF the offices Is that there Is a
touch of freshness and cleanliness
about them which cannot help but inn
press the visitor and make him real
lie that he IS in touch with the life
Of a comparatively young city and is
the youth. the energy and the enthu-
siasm OF an ambitious city.
Where the EATS Come From.
The basement OF the chamber OF
commerce has recently been trans
formed from q store room into q very
pleasant club. which is operated IN
der the direction OF the war camp
community service, and which Is at
the disposition Of the chamber Of
commerce for dinners. luncheons and
smokers at any time This great room
is well lighted, II is always cool and
pleasant. and It has been furnished
in the best OF taste. To the rear Of
this club room is modern kitchen in
which the canning and cooking
classes. under the direction Of Miss
partment. are held In this Kitchen
are also prepared the iuncheons and
dinners served by the chamber Of
commerce Tt will be seen from the
fact that we have a club room and
potential cafe that Il IS the desire
Of the chamber OF commerce TO bring
together. more than has been the case
in the past. the various business in
terests Of the city. and to make the
business men feel that the cham Der
Of commerce is not only their general
business representative but also their
business home and club
War and Post War LEGISLATION.
Throughout the period between the
signing Of the peace treaty there was
much legislation Of industry on the
basis Of war times There has been
q Gradual lesserinE OF the resrric-
lions. but 1T the sane time much OF
the legislation is still In practice, and
new legislation is being created.
growing out or such war actiTi ties
as the food administration. IN the leg
islation OF the distribution Of food.
and the railroad administration, In
the LEGISLATION OF traffic and trans
portatiou-
A resume on legislative matters
from March to July 81, indicates very
clearly that all through the days OF
Communication there has been the i'm
neratfve necessity OF assisting IN the
protection Of industry and commerce
against legislation which would
either result in the destruction OF bus
mess or in the creation Of bolshevik
spirit The directors OF the chamber
OF commerce have had in turn to
consider questions OF railroad admin
istratiou. question OF governm entail
control Of railways and telegraph and
telephone service. many issues with
regard 70 legislation with regard TO
shortage Of farm labor. resolutions
in regard TO reclamation legislation
and the soldier settlement act. reso-
lutious on the resembling Of the lux
ury tax resolutions on the Davis
nrofiteerfng measure, resolutions on
United States senate to regulate the
packing industry
White the board has acted upon all
of the above cited measures. at the
same time II became Necessary for the
MANAGER Of the chamber Of commerce
to keen the business men OF El PasO
posted and informed on these various
issues OF legislation. and IN order TO
do this many bulletins have been Is
sued and many meetings have been
held
The chamber OF commerce has sew
eral very definite goals to achieve
during the present year. and para
mount among these is that OF the high
line canal
While the Industrial groth OF q
citv is denendent upon proximity to
raw materials. favorable freight rates
and an absorbing territory. these run
damentals are OF inconseouential
value OF the spirit OF initiative and
enterprise IS lacking-
FL Paso has heard a great deal
in the past Of the need Of bringing
new industries to this city. and too
frequently the program had been 10
bring these Industries here without
making sure in advance that condi-
tons are favorable TO their success. /
No man OF wealth or corporation viii !
establish a business Of any maEni-
rude IN q community without first
making a thorough Investigation as
10 the labor supply. traffic conditions. Z
the nearness OF raw materials. and
the assurance OF a market II is well
for Us 10 admit that at the present {
E. Pas0 is handicapped IN Z
the matter Of water and in the matter
OF motive power.
We have, therefore. one recourse l
in the matter OF motive power, and Z
that is the claiming Of our streams
and the Transforming Of their cur
rents into electrical power This de- /
IS the next step IN our
Industrial growth as a nation. and the !
time is not distant when every stream F!
in the west viii be utilized for motive
power OF these power plants, will
be linked Up from the northwest Z
down through Idaho. Colorado. into !
western Texas to FL Paso. IN the same Z
manner that the power plants are [
linked from Oregon to southern Cali /
fOrnia-
This leads up 70 a study and ap-
probation OF the possibilities Of the !
high line canal which II is proposed /
to build as an enlargement OF the
present Rio Grande Valley irrigation I
project
liberalization OF Project.
The people OF the Rio Grande pro-