El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14


vitality Of the red corpuseles Of most
matursd men loose that intangible
something which makes for intent
ness Of ufe-the banks. the great
manufactures, the wholesalers, re-
tailers and al the agencies OF COM
merce take stock and as a result OF
that stock taking issue statements
which become statistics; and later
these statistics If of great value. be-
come historic; and II they are not Of
great value they are forgotten.
Taking stock Of the achievements
OF an organization such as the cham
Der Of commerce, where the com
modify" is not something material
but at all times dealing in relation
ships. il is difficult 70 compute IN dol
lars and cents what the actual none
rarE saving has been TO the city. or
what the advancement has been TO
the city. A good index, however, is;
With conditions generally working
against industrial progress and at the
same time the maintenance by the
community Of genuine and substan-
rial property-the paradox can only
be explained by one thing, and that
thing has been joint work on the part
OF business TO prevent those adverse
conditions destroying business.
II is our honest belief as workers Of
AllE FL EaE0 AldlA0EL OF LWAA4AEAL
that the development Of this spirit to
achieve" and -the VII to do" is 10 be
credited to the chamber Of commerce.
in that the chamber Of commerce has
been successful in bringing the bust
ness interest OF Fl Paso together in
p way that can only give expression
70 thanks; and in manner which
could not provoke Jealousy or hostil-
ity. because service has been placed
in our program first Of all
A year ago X n Roberts. manager
Of the chamber of commerce entered
the chamber Of commerce building.
He came west at the invitation Of
president Charles y Bassett, Of the
board Of directors OF the chamber Of
commerce. and he was anxious to
learn in advance Of any parleys or
ta1ks. Just what chamber Of COM
mercs" meant TO FL Paso-
He came into the building which IS
our home It was February weather
and there was a chill in the air. The
building was colder than even out
doors No light streamed through the
stained glass Of the main hall, and a
group Of exhibits. now turned into
monuments, darkly looked out from
1oreboding coiumns-nor was there
any sign that here was the heart OF
the city's commerce.
On his way over town 70 see Mr..
Bassett he stopped and wired TO ne
that there was little to hope for from
what he had seen After he talked
with M Bassett and G. A. Martin and
Few others he got q better idea Of
what is really in FL Paso and what
can really come out Of FL Paso; and
that night he appeared before the
board and was elected manager.
Statistics Simple Matter.
Il is very simple to give statistic
what this department cost and how
much was expended there but I'Il
70
is in the human side have no
other; don't propose any other; won't
stay q single day where anything else
IS expected It was but a matter Of
10 days that I Joined manager Rob
erts- I've seen the thing from the
Of himself and his capabilities Re
doesn't like comparisons He takes
the position that our record is here
for any who would care 20 study.
analytic. criticise or praise. Hes not
going two steps to seek either the
comparisons or criticisms OF praise:
SO, therefore, III falkland he. as
usual viii remain the silent efficient
leader and workman.
We found Rowland Harweu. on floor
two IN dingy room with a broken
down table, a few chairs with the
back stats out OF them. and his spirits
low and his heart III at ease. There
he was. yong. well trained. dedicated
10 his work among the farmers: hope
ful that some day FL Paso would do
for him in the lower valley what the
Aesilla valley had done for II. II.
Brooks, as county farm agent in Dona
Ana county.
There were a number OF FL Paso
business men who had watched Har-
wells work and who liked him, and
knew how he had striven to get his
program on q sound basis and the
discouragemeur through which he
was passing They said 70 the board
OF directors. Here. let's get away
from much OF this circus business and
remember that We have a valley here
that should be developed ard which
alone can be developed by agencies
that VIII do this work alone. It's
time for the chamber Of commerce TO
get busy"
IT was suggested that s- be
appropriated for the Agricultural
work Manager Roberts spoke up and
said Gentlemen. we should not even
oegin such program with less than
The suggestion was accepted
though the feeling was that II was
a little high, and listen. peoplei
Just listen to what Harweu says in
his annual report;
Indirectly the chamber OF COM
merces by supporting the farm bureau
in its financial obligations 70 the
work and by contributing office space,
equipment and steograp hic help. helps
in the most important way to make
the local office what It is.
The funds Of the chamber OF COM
merce are contributed directly to the
farm bureau and not TO extension en-
ployes- The amounts contributed by
the cooperating agencies are
L. S Department Of Agri-
culture and College 5364.00
Il ls 800 NLWUsUl
II PasO County l333.OO
Nater Users Association. 5000
can ZEN story.
Nothing short Of the annual report
OF manager HarWel can tell the
story Of his work in 1913. II would
be an injustice TO summarize The
agencies who viii tell You one and
the same thing about aim are: The
Fl Paso County Farm Bureau. the U.
S. Reclamation Service. the El Paso
Valley Water Users association: Fl
Paso Bartlett Pear Growers associa-
ton, the Ell Pasc County Beekeepers'
association; the chamber Of commerce
and the County Horticultural board.
is on the Job and successful in his
work 365 days IN the year.
From a dingy office without equip
ment-even a typewriter upon which
10 MAKE ms reports ne To-Day mas a
splendid office for his headQuarters5
an office for the farm bureau and the
domestic science department; a soils
.abratory, complete in every detail, Z
and his assistants now fWhere for
merry he worked under only handi-
capsl. are: A. A. Baforriero. soils, /
water and alkaii; Miss Helen Swift, .
home economics; irrigation engi- I
T. W Parry; horticulture 4
WORK Charles Shadles secretary OF the ]
farm bureau. Miss Ruth Bosserman.