El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
SALES Of FL PAS0 GOODS ARE MADE
PURELY upon QUALITY Of ARTICLE
FL Paso Chamber of Commerce Does What It Can to
Create Demand, but the Manufacturer Must Give
the Service, and He Does Along With the Quality;
Jobbers Reach Big Territory From Here.


tax rate Of only 4.5 percent more than
last year. while general fund for eX-
penditures viii necessarily be 80 per-
cent more this year than last
On request Of mayor and city coun-
Gil made examination into reason
ableness Of rate charged by the tele-
phone company and submitted recon-
mendations on same to city, as a
basis for fixing the telephone rate.
Determination Of average rate Of
interest on sinking fund holdings for
city attorney
Presentation Of various methods of
redeeminE bonded debt to city attor-
ney.
Calculation Of daily interest refunds
on new city bond issues for mayor
Calculation OF tax levies on each
issue Of the city's debt for alderman
Pitman-
Presentation Of the economical ad-
vantages Of the serial type Of bonds
over the long term type to the county
Secured about a 40 percent decrease
in the water rate for Baptist sani-
forum.
Prepared and published in FL Paso
Herald a series of ten educational
articles on budget making
Special efforts have been put forth
by this department along the follow
ing lines
Charity orsement-Through a
charity endorsement committee. IN
der the Craftsmanship OF DR.. Hugh
Grouse, contIuu 3us effOrts are being
made 10 collect information on all
organizations that appeal 10 the pub
lie for financial aid with the view
Of protecting citizens from unworthy
appeals
City Plan-Through the city plan
ming commission, under chairman
ship OF James L Mari, studies are be-
ing made with the view Of developing
a comprehensive plan for the growth
and Improvement OF the city OF Il
Paso and with the view Of assisting
the mayor and council In fulfilling
the city's immediate recrestional
needs
County Roads-Continuous efforts
are being made through the tax ano
economy committee. under chairman
ship OF J. A. Krakauer, 10 secure
economical expenditure Of the $500, 00s
recently voted for county roads.
The total cost OF this department
from APRIL IS, 1913 is S3,1I2,53- while
the estimated savings 10 the city on
assignments is estimated at $3.50, 900.
This work was performed at a de-
partmentaI cost Of sIs.Sf a day. Mr..
Randeen has a comfortable office in
the chamber Of commerce building
and is assisted by a stenogrspher and
an expert craftsman in connection
with surveys for the city planning
commission
Aids City Retailers.
A department OF great possibilities
is that Of the retail merchants. This
department serves the purpose Of a
retail merchants association and is
under the direction OF Burton Bunch
lir- Bunch took over this work in No
Vember. 1919. and although but two
months engaged in this field. he has
been successful in bringing together
most Of the trade groups His pro-
gram takes into account the follow
ing activities
Mail order competition: itinerant
peddler competitions Advertising
home markets; return OF merchandise .
approval orders merchants courtesy
discounts prOmiscuOus soliciting OF /
subscriptions and false advertising
from retailers, minimum wage law
for women as applicable TO the retail
business opening and closing hours
Uniform observance Of holidays
The membership OF the retail de-