El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
CHAMBER NAMES
NEW COMM TEE
Commerce Board Take S
Steps To Arouse Enthu-
siasm of Citizens.

The chamber Of commerce held its
meeting Of directors Friday afternoon,
for the purpose Of discussing the lack
Of cooperation OF the members and
the general feeling Of dissatisfaction
that has prevailed. not only among
the members. but. among the citizens
Of FL Paso. for the past few months.
The people OF FL Paso have failed
TO respond to their duty 10 support
the organization" said president Bas-
setL They have lacked enthusiasm.
simply because the members in the
various trades failed to take the time
or the opportunity 20 investigate the
purpose OF the work that this Organi-
ZatiOn represents. Some of the citi-
Gems have taken the stand that the
chamber OF commerce does not bene-
fit or support their particular BUSH
ness This point OF view is entirely
wrong. The chamber Of commerce
represents the interests Of the city as
a whole Through its medium the
people are represented, manufactur-
ing encouraged, mining properties de-
veloped. bank earnings increased.
realty sales encouraged and mater
ialized. lands reclaimed. railroad rates
reduced and centralized, and a thou
sand other important details promoted
for the sole benefit Of the city Of
FL Paso and its citizens
Seeks Ways and Means
The board discussed the ways and
means OF interesting not only the
members. but, the citizens Of FL PasO
as well, so that they would rally 10
the support Of the organization as one
man;-tO stand behind it and boost
To perform a public duty, not only to
themselves, but the the community as
Il
OF commerce on basis OF enthusiasm
equal 10 any similar in the state.
The chamber sent various kilograms
to the organizations Of the border
cities regarding the reOpening OF the
border line and establishing friendly
business relations with the cities Of
Mexico. Enthusiastic replies were re-
ceived agreeing TO cooperate.
Committees Appointed.
Besides the usual business OF the
organization. committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Entertainment committee-Jos Al
bright, chairman. E ". Kayser. vice
chairman: H F. Hadfield. E. II. Laz-
enby. r ". Page, W r. Winch. G. A.
Martin, ". L Gaines H o. Wilson
Cattle industry-John " Wyatt.
chairman; C. II. Newman. vice chair
man. J. +. Primm, F. y Hall. Frank
Il q
h ". Broaddus, o. A Danielson-
Conventions-Hal Christie. chair
man; W. Cooley. vice chairman. r
" Murchison. Crawford Harvie, Burt
OrndorfE ". L Tooley, II. Y. ELS,
J. c. Humphreys.
Mexican trade-Naurics Schwartz.
chairman. c. NJ Newman, vice chair
man; 3. L Farrar. Haymon Krupp.
W Cooley. T. J. Woodside.
Advertising-G A Martin, chair
man; Z. c. Davis. vice chairman: W.
= Winch, r L Ramey, T. II. Wingo.
c. A Adams.
Membership-8L A warner. chair
man; E c Wade, IT. vice chairman:
J. E Benton, C. f. Kelly. Jas. L Mari.
Douglas c CroweH Abe Silberberg.
C. s Pickerell. A. L Nicholson. Ross
Bryan. r. W McAfee. Benz. Sherrod.
c A. Kline. Phillip Holm. T. c. Held
Ways and neans-George B. Ryan.
chairman: T. H. Rogers, John n.
Wyatt, H NJ Andreas. ". H. Shelton.
JOS a Wright, G. a. Martin. J. W
Bassett, o. J. Binford. F. ". Norton.
". s Crombie, Il A Warner
Roads and zutomobfle-C. II. Har-
vey, chairman; Adrian Pool. J. ".
Kirkpatrick. F. NJ Banneu. Z B. Nc
Clintock. G. A Martin, ". J. Rand.
Charles 3. Stevens. NJ Move. ". G.
Roe, R. 3. Stevens. ". L Binney.
Land and irrigation-George Ie-
Baron, chairman; c. 3. Stevens, " Z.
Cadwallader, T. D. Porcher, James L.
Mari. J. D. smith.
Finance. ". Kayser, chairman.
W S. Crombie. Geo B. Ryan. a.
Schwartz, F. ". Norton.
High line canal-Geo. P LeBaron,
chairman; c. y. Bassett. G. A. Martin,
J ". Kirkpatrick. Geo. ". Clark.