Arizona republican., 1920-10-17
SILENCE BROKEN. Fl PASO SPEAKS

Word received from Fl Paso by Har rv yvelch, secretary of the chamber of commerce. indicates that the race promoters of the border city have no connection with the Fl Paso chamber, of commerce.
 IL has remained a secret for some time as to why the local chamber has been unable to ascertain anything deli- nite from the Fl Paso chamber as to the latter's attitude on the proposed. Fl Paso- Phoenix road race. This mys- tery has now been cleared up. It Is all because a telegram sent by Nelch to the Fl Pasoans, lay under a pile of papers on the general managers desk at the Fl Paso chamber. and thereby escaped notice for a few weeks, more or less.
 This explains why one telegram was unanswered. Probably an explanation will come in later as to why several more sent to different Fl Paso indi- viduals and Organizations have not been replied to.
 The following letter from Robert J. Pritchard. manager of the Automotive Trades department or the Fl Paso chamber, contains several paragraphs that will prove of interest to local automobile men who were busily en- gagged in negotiating with certain El | Pasonans relative to staging the Fl Paso- Phoenix road race.
 The letter follows.
 Dear MT. Welch:l I find that I owe both you and the Western Union an apology in view of the fact that your telegram dated october 5 was discov- cred yesterday under a pile of other correspondence on the desk of Mir. Bandecn, our general manager. l cd af4 rfe cured. but during the past week while our International exposition was being held. every member of the chamber of commerce staff was SO swamped with multifarious details of the event, that VIC had absolutely no opportunity to keep up with the regular routine of the various departments
 MT Robert Rinehart has just re- turned from a tour of the proposed E Paso- San Diego route. and I have re- quested him to writetEou fully, stating reasons why local men have not taker the initiative in the El Paso- Phoenis race this year as they haze in previous years. and also to state to you tho probabilities of an Fl Paso- Phoenil race in the future.
 As have said before Mir. Rinehartl and MT. Naquin's activities with refer ence to an Fl Paso- San Diego and r. Paso- Phoenix race has been ePtirel. unofficial and their efforts alonE thes lines have been without official con
 nection with this organization. how , ever. as a result of MT. Rinehart's tril to San Diego, I anticipate that som action will be taken by the Automotiv Trades department Of the chamber c commerce in the very near future. "(signed) AUTOMOTIvE TRADE DEPARTMENT.
 , ROBERT J. PRITCHARD. 5 Manager. 1 The probabilities of a future . Paso- Phoenix road race drifted Ia: p week into possibilities and now ar r an extinct quantity, according to opin - ions of local automobile men. In tn e meantime. the plans for a Los Angeles Y Phoenix and and a Salt Lake Phoeni
 road race are being carried forwar
 and it is expected that some very def
 nite word will be forthcoming on eith,
 one or both of the aforementions
 events.
 It would appear from the letter Se'
 retary Walch received, that the Aut,
 motive Trades department of the
 Paso chamber will get behind the Ss
 Diego road race and endeavor to g
 it across. There is no doubt amor those who are familiar with the TO; HI from Tucson to Yuma that the ra M will uncover some new routes" as M
 Naquin of El Paso put it. and thus
 of great benefit in opening up nc n avenues of tourist travel.