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    II 1 Page 24 that hacn'+^K* '*sit aminute; I still think there*s one question 25t.i! JJJu55^S/2Srridiw th? Chamber of Commerce normally does a r ^ ' ? ofthif| the i-ivewire is a separate fund that has of the ChaSh!??r promotions, 5ew are we t0 assun??a the normal work I*ve Lkld *10* Commerce and f*t for it? This is the only question $60*000. * $19*??00 Y not sound like ?½?╜ch, but in three years it*s ofBactiv?ti 3 difficult que to answer. There are a lot iw" T0U cannob 8aY that they?╟╓re fish or fowls you ri!2mvLJ Y |hat.they|re promotion and not normal activities of the 7?- ~bf*?╟  F??L^!t?2Ce%SUp?OS! t?e ?╟╓ ?╟  ** Puts o?╜t a brochure in isn?╟╓tit?' h ^ U 90ln9 t0 d#al with? Mostly withjitrip Hotels, AL FREEMANt ?╟ ''^s Mr, Jones, o?╟╓ve got brochures, sir, where we?╟╓ve dafced mention the name of a hotel or a picture, ?oL^eN?Σ≤tt JlTnJ1 W?xld cfiat bafk then to the type of brochure your e putting out. If you?╟╓re putting out a brochure dealing with : '?╟ \7 '?╟ 7"'! thf town* that is, outside of gaming9 out* side casinos* outside of resort hotels, then the money should Come out of the Merchantfs portion of the dues. If you?╟╓re taikina 0Ver-?J1 br??eh?╟ú?╜ that probably de?╜*I with the "sort a?╜a tU)! ?· ?? it ?╟≤ 8 eJj; " business and industrial facilities, that?╟╓s a mixed thing, and probably should come out of everybody?╟╓s pocket J;J ?╟ú ?╟╓ rV:?╟╓a t0 I ber?½ and iearn a little something and since 71 ?√ß set me down on my conkus here two weeks ago, I have tried to review some of the past and wise up a little bltr?╟╓May 1 make Sese ob?╜??va- tions and suggestions* I like many of the things that have been onedof*the i Wt ! f V' ' u?? thifJ9S Mr* Fisbe* has said and I like ,V , ibe ideas that Mr,Freeman has come up with. We have essen- thp1ChamhoS?½n?rr^nizationSK?0in9 Promotion work fe this town. We have wleSa?inS ?lf f | ?╟╓C fas started fifty years ago, now n *?½*tbra';i?╟Ñ9 ?╟ú8 fiftieth anniversary; in the 40s we had most of \^l^SOrV??teJU If Ilf and with these hotels came in some wonderful \V/Sf??+?tionai 1 ' and skills in the personalities of you \ gentlemen here and a lot of money became available for promotional purposes. And then three or four years ago, we had the growth of the Convention hall, whose function it is to promote conventions and to promote conventions you have to sell Las Vegas. You can?╟╓t promote a convention that comes to Las Vegas unless you show ?╟╓em talent ?oueiL;%rihSS T0U sh0" ?╟╓en vou?╟╓ve got wonderful enter- tainment. You have to show em you?╟╓ve transportation, you?╟╓ve aot to show ?╟╓em you?╟╓ve got all of these things, so we have now. the Fair in tbe publicity and promotion business. I think if we qet united now, work out a concrete program to promote this town we can really take off. Now I think there are several things we have to do af bo do ?╟  | believe we have to get major participation in this thing frost th# Fair Boardi now, it1 s going to take some study