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PASO HERAXD xnuraday, January 16, 1913 GAMER OF COWH HOLDS NT MEETING; ILLJWTJBllGET SYSTEM Robert Silberberg Starts the Fireworks and Many Rockets Are Sent Up, J. A. Smith, J. C-. McNary and Fred Weckerly Participating in the Display of Pyrotechnics.

Ricaby's revival at the chamber of commerce got results Wednesday Bight, for ibe meeting rteeorameaded that the budget system of raising revenues for ihe chamber's activities be adapted fcy the boWd of directors. It was some little meeting, was this commercial revival, whleh S. ii. Bicaby. the business evangelist, pulled at the chamber "do Wz" Wednesday night.

Mr. Hicaby acted as the exhorter and he did not lack for shouters, who testified to the good and bad of the chamber of -o in th nst. Everyone with a grouch was urged to be present and several came with well defined ingrowing grouches" which they proceeded to relieve themselves of at the meeting. Robert Silberberg stirre up the animals again Wednesday night in a running fire of caustic comment on the Uomgs of the chamber of commerce, the interurban line, the railroads, valley real estate dealers and others in gen- i eraL Zach White wanted to Know why more merchants were not present. Postmaster J.

A. Smith tore into the people for not attending the primaries, Commercial and political. Fred Weck-erle said that the manufacturers of El Paso had no use for the chamber or commerce, because they had always got a lemon. He told of a freight rate experience with W. R.

Brown, of the San-e and said that Mr. Brown should withdraw from the directorate of the, chamber. J. G. McNary.

answering Mr. Silberberg. defended the chamber of commerced and said that each of the fnrXn mmitteemen. Including himself, had been stung for in tne fnrurban deal, and ended by starting a stampede for Mr. Silberberg for a director at the coming election, Martinez then offered a 'prayer' for peace and succeeded in uniting the meeting and putting through a motion which wasmade by Mr.

Silberberg and seconded by Mr. Weckerle, to recom-menTto the directors the adoption of Mr Ricaby's budget plan or Bl Paso. It was "Bob' 'Silberberg who started things moving at the meeting, until he spoke, things were as a-s a tatting party. He poured a broadside into the rtiamber of commerce and the former secretary, a A. Kinne, by say-Ins that he had -lowered himself" to request of him that he be given a chance to show what he could do.

1 was told some things that I do not care to repeat," Silberberg said, "but the sum and substance was that I had no Chance." Silberberg then continued to give the chamber of commerce a good lacing because it approved the interurban road movement, which, he said, had in the real estate men fictitious values on valley lands, romped on the chamber of commerce directors for -spending money without taking the public into its confidence oftener than once each year, and said that he had been rmuested to vote dotvn James G. McNary at the last election by McNary's competitors. Sllberbers'B Opportunity Arrive A mention of the fact that Bl Paso was not included in the railroad ad--vertlsing in a Chicago paper, Mr. Silberberg his chance which he bad been waiting for during the evening. He had started to talk out In meeting a few minutes previous- to the mention of this point, when a telephone call took him away after he had taken the "The railroads are not allowed to advertise Bl Paso, or any.

other city. without the consent of the other rall-rrads who are members of the Southwestern association," he said. "I have been fighting this thing and I know. one membeV of the Association dares to make a rate he Is fined heavily and is fired out of the association, although this is contrary to the Sher- onti.tmst law and the state laws. I foaeht to get El Paso on this list as I Texas common point.

The railroads said that If the eity would put us out of business they would give El Paso stopover privileges. When we went out of business we were not driven ot either they did not keep their nromise. What did they do? They save you a lousy 10 day stopover on firstclass tickets only. Think Conventions Uo Little Good. "But to get back.

I hope we employ Mr Rieaby, but I disagree on the ob-leet of this fund. I oppose conventions, for the delegates who attend usually come for pleasure and are the class of nMnle who do not locate here. I believe In raising, not $50,000 but and employing experts to go east and study manufacturing conditions. We manufacture almost everything used here Let the experts come here. Study the' field and get little manufacturing enterprises here.

The big ones will then come when they, find that they cannot compete with the little fellow who is not paying freight on his raw material. We can even manufacture the bullets which the federals and rebels use In Mexico, for we have copper for the jackets, saltpeter for the powder and all of the other ingredients. Praises McXary's Work. "Mrv McNary did good work in the charoer of commerce and I am proud of Kim. He complained that he did not have the cooperation of the peo-ule." Here Mr.

McNary corrected him by saying that he had said that the spirit of cooperation had not been sufficiently strong during the past few months. "The people have refused to cooperate with the chamber of commerce because it is a close corporation," said Mr. Silberberg. "A few directors are elected and the other people do not have a chance. A certain clique has taken advantage of these conditions year in and year out to elect directors and hold meetings, and the business men are not asked to come and talk.

We read in the press happens and sometimes it is not all there even. Once each year we meet and have a little lunch and are told' how much money has been spent and what has been done. If I was "engaged in a business where my manager did not make a clearer report than that I would fire him. "I am opposed to the -Interurban railroad which the directors endorsed as a good thing." G. MeNary "I wish to state that the committee got stuck $300 each on the interurban deal." "Yes, and I will show you how you were stuck more than that," Mr.

Silberberg replied. "They told me how It would increase the value of my lands and that it would double them ia value. I sold 50 acres to Mr. To-btn. There is a sign on the county road which reads, 'Eight Acres for $3100.

And those were the eight acres titious values of $3100 for eight acres, notwithstanding inai me rouamauim service says that $4 an acre gross is the result, we are injuring the valley. We are paying out money to a corporation I am speaking of the Stone A FABLE -j (With a little local color. Once upon a Time a growing City was attacked with 'Shortitis. The-few local Boosters who were carrying most of the Load were becoming tired of doing all the Work alone and decided to throw up the Sponge. They were loathe to note that most of the Buzz Wagons-with the Brass Work burn- ished-belonged to the large Property Owners who had their Conscxences thoroughly satisfied with their fairly liberal Support of a few pet Charities, but who side-stepped forty Feet when asked to come across With a few 'Sucks1 to boost their City.

The half Baker's Dozen of Boosters who had been holding the Bag had reached the Conclusion that they had best go back to Work for themselves rather than be forced to hunt a Job later on Account of continued Neglect of their own Affairs. Before returning to the old Pleasures of a few Evenings at Home with their Families, they decided to make a great final Effort to wake up the Community to the real Condition of Affairs. A real Booster was called into Consultation from a great City many Miles away. One of the kind who really could come nearer making a Tight Wad loosen up and spend an 'Eagle than nearly anyone extant. A Mass Meeting was called and' a fairly large Number of Representative Citizens showed up, most of them wearing the usual bored tired Look of one expecting to be 'touched.

After the usual Preliminaries, the 'Booster' was given the Floor and he took it Part and Parcel. Did he go after that representative Audience? Go after them He had them gripping the Arms of thear Chairs to keep their Hands away from their Check-books and Fountain Pens. Before he was half through the Treasurer looked like the Box Office Man at a Vaudeville House in a big City when the Stunt was reported to be a little out of Line with a fairly liberal moral Code. Anyway that Town had more Money for advertising to be spent during the coming Year than they had ever spent within the Memory of the oldest Inhabitant'. In the Course of the Booster's Remarks it might not be amiss to state that he cautioned them to buy and boost Home Products, adding that one of the best Ways to get new Industries was to buy and boost the Products of those responsible Factories already established in their Midst.

Moral: -Use Globe Mills Flour and help the Southwest grow. In what other Section are you interested? Do it Now-Now-Now. Webster that we have made rich. We have paid for every mile of street railroad In the suburbs and have given this company a blanket franchise to all of the unoccupied streets, so that if another company wanted to build to lower valley points it could not do so because the company holds this fran chise. McXary Replies to Statements.

A th.Q nnint -T vx. u.o.j..vK..r- to Mr. Silberberg regarding a numoer or points ne nan raiseu. 1 oeneve in wwi- i Inn- onvthlnn- that will hOOSt El iiii rrii ihi i uziv llas i ne saia. i.

was nut ir si7 nw. but I am for it, even if each member or the committee did get stung $900 each. This meeting invited the business men to attend. Three times while I was president of the chamber of commerce meetings were called to have the members take the responsibility of deciding important things off the shoulders of the directors. Whenever an important matter came up the directors wished an expression of opinion from the members." often have they Invited the public in when they spent money or when 'they entertained senators or delegations?" McNary never was a banquet while I was president that a notice was not published that anyone could come who wished.

If every man would point out the good of the organization as quickly as he is ready to point out where it makes mistakes, things would be better." Silberberg "I express the opinion of manv people when I say what I do about he chamber of commerce. At the last election a number of men, among them some of your competitors, requested me to come here in an auto and down you and that sort of thing is what I am kicking about." McNary "I want to start a. stampede right here for Mr. Silberberg for a director, and to work for his election. a.

i tfliia fo 1 1 don't always agree with him, but I am Weckerle Takes a Few Shots. Fred Weckerle also took several shots at the chamber of commerce during the evening. He took exception to the statement that what the chamber of commerce needed was a revival. "We don't need a revival, we need a reformation," he said. have canvassed the manufacturing Interests and they have no use for this organization and they say that they never got anything hut a lemon from it Last year 1 went into W.

R. Brown's office for a rate over the Santa Fe from El Paso to Albuquerque. He, acting for the Santa Fe. advised me that he could not give me as good a rate to Albuquerque from El Paso as he could from Albuquerque to El Paso. That man ought not to be a director of the chamber of commerce and of the traffic department.

He ought to withdraw." Postmaster Smith Irges Enthusiasm. J. A. Smith cut loose late in the game with one of his characteristic pitchfork appeals for. the people to get out and vote at the chamber of commerce primaries.

"The trouble is the people don't elect the directors. If a man wants to down someone he gets an auto and gets out the vote. When it comes to a primary here or at the polls, he don get out ana vote, out does nothing but kick, kick, kick- They kick about tlje president and tne directors and they don't vote. The small merchants don't vote, but they kick. They ought to be waked up in the primaries here, in the Democratic and Republican primaries.

Who runs the Democratic primaries? Officials and their friends. Who runs the Republican primaries? Mr. Stevens myself and a few others (laughter). If we had a few men to raise a rumpus like Mr. Silberberg, we would have to hire a hall In which to hold our meetings." Martinez Brings Order In Meeting.

Felix Martinez made one of his characteristic speeches which brought order out of chaos and brought the only definite result, when he advised that action be taken toward securing Mr. Rieaby as a commercial revivalist for El Paso. He reviewed conditions In El Paso during the past four years, told what had caused the dissensions and advised, the business men to get together. Tne mercnants ougnt iow here. Why are they not herer r.

Martinez asked. "Because they are willing to let us suckers put up the money, and they will get the results. "Vfe are all split to pieces here ano the cause is envy. This town has been 1 froing to pieces since four years ago. Ve kick and kick and kick, but we do not get out and vote.

We can raise I this $50,000 in 60 days. Let's get together once more. We have the great- 1 est year coming XX us in our history. I don't care what you assess me, you will get it if we get together. Put me getherRet together." Merchants.

Z. T. White asked whai percent of the people in other towns were mer- ehants and what bankers, real estate men. lawyers ana otner proressionai men. He said that there were nut six i or eignt merchants there and he wantea to know the reason.

It may be that they are too tired or don't like the chamber of commerce or something," Mr. White said. "But they ought to be here. The board is composed of two merchants and the balance bankers and others. I would like to be taxed ten times as much if the merchant will come here and let us do something for him." W.

G. Roe stated that the merchants contributed more to the chamber of commerce activities than all the other interests put together. He said that the business men were tired of coming through and were going to see what happens and that they were figuring on a business men's club. He said that he was glad to see Mr. Rieaby start something and was glad that Mr.

Silberberg had got started. Iticabj Makes a Talk. Sanford B. Rieaby was introduced by R. B.

Oradorff after R. P. March, sec- I retary of the chamber of commerce, had I read his recommendations. His talk was very similar to that of Monday 1 night, but he bfought out some new points, saying: "Los Angeles gets OOO.OW every year from Its tourists. Why don't they stop here? You have to go after them.

Nobody ever got any business without soliciting it. There are 42 faotones in Los Angeles. "Last year you had only one conven- tion here. Xou ought tc have had several. "In San Antonio up to fast year the chamber OI commerce nau oniy o-o members paying over $25 a year toward its support.

After our campaign there were 1400 paying more than that. Instead of $30,000 a year they got $80,000. But. jou do not progress unless you business men are united. When you light for your city you light for yourselves.

Money and EntiiuRln.sra. "The commercial secretaries today are not 'hoorah' men. they are trained business men. 'Los Angeles pays her commercial club secretary $10,000 a year and last year gave him a bonus of $500 and a six months' vacation and trip to Europe because he worked so hard. Portland pays her secretary xteaa Soot tin the same.

You have to work hard and have enthusl- i asm. but no matter now eninusiasnq you are, you cannot do anything -firith -out money. "Sooner or later you have to do these things and if you start this thing In this city It will be like a snow- oaii roiung uowu mu. OrndorlT CItea Instances. i It.

x. virnuuri. aiu. uo. how necessary it is to have a permanent convention fund, several delegates went the national convention In Phoenix to get the cattle men to come here next year.

They needed some more delegates, speakers. We induced three to go. but we had no fund to pay their expenses. They had to pay their own. "Last Sunday a delegation of produce men and their wives were here from California.

The produce men of EI Paso wanted a subscription of $la to help entertain them. We had no money for the purpose. Consequently they were not entertained as they should have been." James G. McNary said: "I have seen religious revivals. When revivalists in that line have been brought to town it has been because It was- felt they were needed.

A business revival is just as much needed. From his recommendations. Mr. Rieaby seems to be the man. believe tnis organization ougnt have the loyal and enthusiastic sup- 1 nPlieVB LI11 UiKAl.auUM uub.

port of all business men. Looking after the business of this ofganizatlon lnnl-ln. oftT- VOIlr OWtl bUSi ness. The institution I represent will give Its share to a movement of this kind. hope it may be started and instil more enthusiasm." J.

A. Smith said: "I think Mr. Rieaby made one slip. I would like to A Climax iiding In The prices or rather these values require no argument, explanation or dramatic tale they speak for themselves, telling the most forcibly the strongest money-saving ever told. ENTIRE STOCK OF SUITS AND OVERCOATS GO AT ABSOLUTELY ONE-HALF OF THEIR WHOLESALE COST.

ONE-THIRD OFF ON ALL STETSON HATS. ONE-THIRD AND OFF ON FURNISHING GOODS. Men, here is an opportunity you probably will never see again as long as you live! The Bazaar positively closes its doors within time limit of two weeks. That's why no other store can even attempt to give such values as the Bazaar. COME TODAY.

COME TONIGHT. COME EVERY DAY AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS GREAT SALE. CLIFFORD J. HALPERN Sales Mgr. "imt i know hdw we could get the National Hardware association convention.

We are out of the way here. EI Paso Quick To Contribute. "I never saw a city that could raise money quicker when it was needed than "CM PflGA Wltn only iwo or uue uKja Ttinnw was raised to send a del egatlon to Ogden. Utah, In 1903 to get th Ti-rinmtlon concrress for El Paso. A j.aaa band was sent ana sauuw or ralred while eaeh of the delegates 'spent $200 or $300 irfore to get ir hail Tint that would not have the Elephant Butte dam got max cunvcutiuu today.

A. "We must keep up enthusiasm and we must bav. a man paid to do it. We all have our business Interests that command our time and we cannot any ber of commerce. I will be out of office win otnv thorn until I of us srive 24 hours a aay to ine cuac am put out.

When I do get out I will give one month of my time to this work." Denver Waa Converted. Mr. Rieaby said: "Denver had the same cry as you. People there said It was no use to build a $1:5,00 auditorium because they were so far away they could not get people to come "At least SO percent of the Shrlners live east of Chicago. Eastern cities were after the convention.

Five' years ago Los Angeles got it. A year ago Los Angeles got It. They went after it. Those men would rather go west, they go to California. You are on the route to California, why don't they stop here?" "I would like to ask," said J.

A. Smith, "if you think that with our hotel facilities we could take care of 30 percent of the Shrlners that Loa Angeles dldT' "No, I don't think so. replied Mr. Rieaby, "but I don't think Los Angelea took care of all of them. They were not all at the leading hotels.

But. the roan that reaches for big things is tha one that lands. It Is tha little fellow that is hard to get El Paso has the best hotel facilities of any city of Its size. There are only 67 cities over in the United States and there are an awful lot of conventions to go around. If you don't get them this year you do next: El Paso Is growing towaru tne mo.uvu ciase.

OrndorlT said: "Two years ago Dallas entertained the Elks, when It was not anv larger than El Paso. Dallas got the shrine for this year. Primaries Announced. A the close of the meting ohalrman Orndorff announced the primaries for Friday and the election of the directors for January 22. He said that none of the nresen directors were candidate for reelection and that after serving two years as a director, he felt that he had done his duty toward the chamber of commerce and wished to be relieved! COLQUITT SAYS WILL FIGHT ALAMO SCHEME Tell" Executive Board of Daughter of Republic He Will Oppone Every Effort to Change Alnmo.

Austin. Texas, Jan. 16. "I shall ex-eralse every conceivable prerogative vested in as governor of this state to prevent your faction or any other faction of the Daughters of the Republic qf Texas from destroying any part of this monument for the purpose of making a garden out of the ground where any part of the original building now ownad by the state stands." This Is the clewing paragraph of governor Colquitt's letter to the executive board of the Daughters of the Republic. "I am not in favor of making a park tfr pleasure resort out of this sacred spot." continues the governor.

"The old fort or barracks building which constituted the main building of ttie Alamo speaks as much of the deeds and heroism of the men who lost their lives for the republic of Texas as does Mount Vernon speak of the home life of Geo. Washington. As the people of the United States preserve Mount Vernon In its original likeness, so I shall insist upon the restoration of the Alamo as it was at the time of the massacre of its defenders." The governor also declines to accept the offer of Mrs. Clara Drlscoll Sevier to suddIv the means or euaranteo them, approximately 15.000. He de-' clares that the state is not a pauper, and is fully able to take care of and improve its own property.

The Daughters of the Republic, it Is understood, will now carry out Its plans to endeavor to have enacted a law depriving the governor of the control of the Alamo property. At the Auditorium Friday night skate till 9. dance till 11. Ward's Pharmacy 600 N. Stanton.

Phones 16 and SOT Domestic C'okr. Southwestern Fuel Co. of History's Greatest sale a Whirl of Wonderful Values BEEVES JTJBG-SHIP QUESTION SETTLED Election of II. McKellar Br Three Commissioners Is Declared alld By Atorney General. Pecos, Texas.

Jan. 16. Advices have been received by county attorney J. A. Drane from attorney general Looney that the action of the three commissioners in selecting a oounxy court judge was valid, since the decision waa unanimous.

The opinion was based upon the dlctlm of R. V. Davidson, of the court of criminal apepals, in which Judge Davidson held that three mem-tutra nf the court constituted a quo- rum. The commissioners adjourned uri- til the inouiry had been heard from and. satisfied that they were witnm their right, they convened again Wednesday at nine oclock.

Judge H. N. McKellar, who had been chosen, presided, and a. B. Sullivan was formally inducted into office to succeed the late Tucker as commissioner of precinct four.

One of the largest tasks that awaited them was the splitting of some 300 pairs of ears not ears of bad little boys, but of coyotes and wildcats. Owing to the fact that no jury wasc held for the week, and no witnesses were called, no Jury cases will be heard this week in the county court, the probate docket having been set for today. Don't fall to attend the big masquerade at the Auditorium. LOST BEAUTY OF WOMEN Can Be Remedied, in Many Instances, According to Statement of Mrs. Lucile McElroy.

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