El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-06
SIGN TODAY Or
THE TRIP IS OFF
Railroads Must Know by
Wednesday Noon If Elk
cursion Is to Be Run.


poets for the trade trip into the west
coast country OF Mexico. and the ne
cessitv for knowing at noon Wednes-
day the number of the party SO that
the railroads may make their prepar-
atoms and that passports may be Sc
cured through the immigration Off
Gals and the war trade board. today
decides once and for all the issue Of
whether the trade trip has the en-
dorsement OF majority Of the busi-
ness men Of FL Paso.
A flying squadron. with E. W Kay
ser at the head assisted. by W L.
Field. John BuQuor, Robert krakauer,
Eli e.. KrKupp, l. Chernis and c. F.
PiQuero left the First National bank
at o'clock this morning to see If 20 TO
so additional firms might not be listed
The committee will give the full day
to the work
That's the Spirit.
When A. Schwartz. OF the Popular
Dry Goods company. was asked II ne
would have a representative on the
trip he replied;
whether I have a representative
OF not. I shall pay my pro rata or the
trip. Anything that means the eX-
tension Of trade for Fl PasO. means
the extension OF trade for myself ]
am for FL Paso. first. last and always
and I can't understand how a busi-
ness man in EI Paso would refuse TO
participate in an excursion OF this
character when IL means so much TO
the city"
When ". C. walk had the excur-
sion plan put up 10 him he replied
Il cant be in the crowd from FL
Paso-but I can join the party in So
nora or Sinaloa. because realize there
is so much 10 be gained in these two
states that I am going right now and
put in a month establishing trade con-
nections in the two states 7 hope 10
meet the party at Hermosillo OF, per-
haps, Mazatlan-"
4 Big Investment.
". L Field. OF the Field-Parker
company. got all ruffled when IL was
suggested that the trade trip was not
prospecting. He said:
The education 10 be gained from
the trip alone in the matter Of trade
relations is Invaluable. and 7 would
consider it an investment, II IL cost
$1,000 . have just received a CON-
municatiou from the consul at Masat-
Ian in which he states that there is a
rich field in Sinaloa for all sorts OF
office equipment and that now is the
time 70 get into the game. II 7 car
I help 20 arouse any interest just put
me down This is not an excursion
for individual business advancement
alone. but for the advancement OF Fl
Paso as a whole"
Telegram From Cobb.
In reply to a telegram to z. L Cobb
{ OF the war trade board, asking that
blanket passport be secured for the
party making the trip, M Cobb wires
Z on Monday as follows:
| Telegram received Have all mem
bers OF the party file passport appt'
E cation with c. s district clerk and
T obtain certified COPY Of same from
him Then have all certified copies
/ presented to consul Dow for recon-
mendation to Washington Wire ms
after this IS done and 7 viii reQues
E teleEraphic authority for departurl
j to Mexico OF entire party on such GER
titled copies. Best wishes for a sue
/ cessful trip. Washington proud tina
! Fl Paso is assisting in developinl
Z friendly trade relations with south
ern republic"
I Juarez Gives tt n Boost.
u P Lozano Saldana- secretary OF th'
7 chamber OF commerce. has ADDRESSED
a special letter 20 the secretaries O
the. chambers OF commerce at No
u gales. Cananea Hermosillo. Guaymas
J Culiacan and Mazatlan. advising Of tn
departure Of the excursion on May u
and asking that every courtesy be eX
TENDED the visitors
Il His letter is supplemented BY
IEDEcLaL letter from IlaAaEEA EAAAN- 81
Ito the same secretaries tin Spanish
4 advising OF the trade excursion Let
n tiers also have been addressed 70 tn
u chambers Of commerce in Arizona an
New Mexico advising OF the itinerar'
land the nope that they viii sponso
\ "Cet together" meetings at all Of tn
steps.
The SiEners.
The list OF the firms now signed, q
20 on the trade excursion folloWs-
Krakauer. York & Move 90. Nelcl
bedding company. Western wooden
{ ware company. Fl Paso Tent anc
Awning company. Empire Botlllnl
Works. Haymon krupp company Nor
j ris and company. Southwestern Gen
4 eraI Electric company. L Chernis, 30
lretz Mercantile company. Buquor 30
n tor company. Globe Mills. FL Pas
i Times. Fl Paso Herald 90, Peytol
d Packing company. First Nationa
bank American Trust & Saving
hank. Fl Paso Bank & Trust company
y Texas Bank & Trust company, Stat
] National bank. Field & Parker, Chin
palace. W. G. WalZ. Santa Fe Feed
Fuel company. Held Brothers South
western Fuel & Feed company. ives
u Texas Fuel company, Henry s Beacf
iLaskin-S Swat company, Lone sta
\ Motor company. B. /. Farrar. TT
State Motor company. W H Cousta bl
and company, Sharp-Elliott COMPANY
: Texas Paper company. Popular DR.
Goods company. Thurston & Gride
Audit company, r. 3. Orndorff-
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