El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02

additions 20 main thOrouE hfares. To-
cation o. Industries, statistics on the
density OF population, land valge
zones and other details. Analysis Or
city and county budgets and helps
on saving the peoples tax money are
other features OF this work A COM
preheusive plan OF greater FL PasO,
the city OF the future viii be offered
shortly. James @. 7lcNary IS the
chairman director OF this DEPART
ment
Agricultural Interestu-
Agricultural activities IN the FL
Paso valley are headed by the experts
IN the agricultural department OF the
chamber, H c. Stewart. county farm
bureau chief. and his staff. whose
business Il IS 70 spread the greatest
possible scientific information among
farmers and fruit raisers and help
them with their problems. Back OF
tio1al bureaus, lending their practices
and theories. together with a wealth
az literature. Roland HarWeu heads
the water Improvement district, that
unit which stands between the farmer
and the United States reclamation
service and has It's particular func-
tons. Spending millions TO control
and deliver water OF the Ric Grande
as we'll as 20 take away any surplus,
the reclamation service IS making the
day nearer when the farmer himself
viii be a stockhoider IN the greatest
'rriEation works in the world L II.
lawson. project engineer. tells the
tory OF the year in his June report.
II L Blrney IS chairman director OF
she agricultural department
While some 1900 members OF the
senior chamber OF commerce are iden-
titled with committee work and gem
eral city building. the younger EEL
lows who will be directing the whole
organization within a few years have
converted the junior chamber into
the Young Mems Business league and
are rolling up a membership OF 500.
A. ". Norcop Is the president OF this
group, Wills II RausaIn s. vice1res-
ident and Fl. II. Fris. W. O. Daugh-
drill Robert n. Mullin. Irwin
Schwartz. E. R. Hardage. Roy A
Glass, =. D. Shaw. John Harm and
T. E Monroe. directors. Robert J.
prltchard, OF the chamber OF com
merce staff Is the business manager.
Six OF the directors are chairmen OF
departments and meet every Monday
ct luncheon for business. The work
OF the group. which IS serious and
constructive, IS handled by commit
tees
Other Special Organization.
Men and firms IN the automotive
trades are organized into a depart
ment OF the chamber for mutual bene-
fit 70 five groups-automobi ac-
cessories, garages, tires, oil and gaso-
line. The chairmen OF the five seen
tions are F. NJ Bannell also general
chairman director, c. W Allen, u. F.
Amonett- r J. Pritchard has charge
OF their office activities.
Retail merchants are orEanized into
another department OF the chamber
with Scott c. White as Chairman d.
rector. supported by a strong COM
mittee- Under this department come
several separate groups. all working
for the interest OF the retailers. The
Associated Soda Fountain and Con
fsctioners. a branch OF the Texas Re
tail Dry Goods association. and other
special divisions are working out
their problems. r. J. Pritchard IS the
office manager.
While saving several thousand dol
lars a year 10 shippers through
checking and adjusting freight bills
from the railroads. the traffic depart
ment. managed by +. c. Tockle and
manned by force OF practical rail-
way workers, is constantly function
ing 10 protect FL Paso's position as
one OF the important shipping cities
Of the country Meetings OF state
and federal railroad and traffic COM
missions and committees are fnvar-
iably attended by the traffic men OF
the chamber. Traffic from all parts
OF the country are on file IN the de-
partment for public inspection The
department is always IN position 20
quote freight rates from and TO all
points. The chairman director Is W.
o. DaughdrilL
An affiliated division OF the cham
Der Of great service 20 automobilists
is the Fl Paso Automobile club. A. ].
cider. secretary. established in the
chamber Of commerce lobby. Inf0r-
nation on roads. camping places and
communities Is there furnished free.
Camp Davis, one OF ths most delight