The border vidette., 1925-05-23
Chamber OF Commerce Boosting to-
Bigger and Better Nogales

| - uO ot'OCsOi ROV VOkOVuCt MCOv
ingp Of the Nogales Chamber of
Commerce held Thursday night
at the Firemen's Club, was big
success, with DR.. A. l.. Gustet
ter, president. presiding in his
usual graceful, inimitable man
ner. Congressman Carl Hayden
was the guest OF honor.
The subject OF the meeting
was "A Greater Nogales," and
all the speakers confined their
talks strictly to the subject.
| Preceding the opening address
by President Gustetter. excellent
music was rendered by the High
School orchestra and during the
meeting the male quartette and
mixed quartette of the school de.
Lighted the audiance with songs.
Following President Gustet
ter's brilliant talk on Lets All
Get Together for Bigger and,
Better Nogales," Mayor Duane
Bird quoted facts and figures
showing where and how the pre-.
sent city government during the
past year has saved tax payers
q deal Of real hard cash in the
handling of the city's business,
by economy and up.to the minute
methods of guarding the city's
treasury.
| E. r. Thurman, local com
mander of the American Legion,
made strong plea for the es.
adjustment of recreation park
at Bloxton or some other point
near NoRales, and stated that
the board of supervisors and
citizens of Nogales would later
be asked to financially aid the
Legion in the work of making
such a park possible.
Harry Kelly told of plans of
the great project to build q new
modern hotel on the site of the
Montezuma Hotel which is re-.
ceiving the united support OF the
Nogales Chamber of Commerce.
Kelly stated that the drive to
sell $3.50, 900 worth of preferred
stock in Nogsles, would prob.
ably begin next Monday, and
urged everybody in the city to
get behind the sale both morally
and financially. He stated that
the chamber had guilt edge guar
antees from the Southwestern
Bond and Investment Co., that
just as soon as Nogales raises
her share, $4,000 would imme.
| diately be available for the cree.
ton of the hotel, which is one of
the city's greatest needs.
T. G. Wright. assistant term
inal superintendent of the S. p.
de M. r. R., told of the wonder.
full improvements contemplated
in Nogales by his company upon
the completion, next year, of the
railroad to Mexico City. Mr..
Wright said his company plan.
ned expanding more than $780,.
OOO in the border cities within
the next two years. He made
every body happy and glad they
reside in Nogales, the city with
q golden future.
Colonel Charles E. Hardy, the
next speaker. made splendid talk
of ''Nogales in $780," and paint.
ed q beautiful word picture tell.
ing of the wonderful West Coast
of Mexico, and it's untold wealth
in all things which help to make
life worth while. He predicted
. great future for Nogales after
the completion of the railroad to'
Mexico, and asked everybody to
get to work and boost for a big.
ger and better NoRales.
Congressman Carl Hayden,
the guest of honor, when intro.
duced, was given = rousing re
ception, the entire audiance ris.
ing and applauding in his honor.
MIR. Hayden gave an interesting,
instructive talk during which he
told of the great road building
program of The Federal govern.
ment throughout the Nation, es.
pecially in Arizona. In closing.
be complimented Nogales and
her progressive citizens, and
paid glowing tribute to Mexico
and her people. Congressman
Hayden predicted that the south.
ern Republic soon would come
into her own, at which time all
her immigration and other prob
lens would solve themselves.
Following Mr.. Hayden's re.
marks, the meeting adjourned.