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160 TO TOUR
; VAILEYMAR.2
Border Cities C. of C.
Delegates Plan 2
Days Visit
More than 160 members of the
Border Cities Chamber of Com
merce are due to arrive In the Val
ley on March 2, for a two-day tour
ind visit of this section, according
So word received Saturday by O.
3. Richardson, manager of the lo
yal chamber of commerce, from
iustus Miller, managing director.
Advices had been received some
lime ago that the delegation was
expected to visit the Valley in
March, but the exact number and
Jate had not been obtained. Now
lhat this information is at hand
plans for their entertainment will
Co forward. On March 2 they will
e guests of Cameron county and a
varied program, whic hi:, yet in a
tentative stage, is to be planned.
They will remain in Brownsvi’le
that night, it is understood, leaving
the next morning for McAllen,
where Tuesday they will be the
guests of Hidalgo county.
The Border Cities delegation will
be accompanied by a Scottish bag
pipe band, which is declared to be
one of the best on this side of the
water. The band numbers 21 and.
almost without exception, plays
military pieces. Miller writes, such
as marches, laments and dirges.
The delegation will come in a
special train Arriving here on the
momintof March 2 and It is plan
ned to mvt the Scottish band give
an open air concert. Miller declar
ing in his letter that its music is
unsuited for auditoriums. .
Among the visitors who will
make the trip, are the following:
Chatham. Ontario—Dr. Shirley
Holmes. Dr. W. A. fOgie, Percy
Chinnlck. William M. Oray. Bruce
Bradley, C. H. Corlett. George Mc
Kay. Walter Lethbridge. J. C.
Shepherd, Dr. Nell Smith. Dr. Fred
W. Hall. William W. Turner. Alex
H. Von Gunten. Charles N. Gunn.
James E. Gray. Harry A. Andrews.
William J. Easton. Charles E.
Clements. Robert Glover.
Blenheim. Ontario — W. O.
Thompson, tobacco grower: G. H.
Denholm, publisher and editor.
Toronto—H. D. MacKeen. broker.
Harris. MacKeen & Co.; S. W. Har
rie. broker. Harris, MacKeen & Co.;
George E. Meyers, manager. Office
Specialty Co.; George Hogarth,
deputy minister of public works,
Province of Ontario; Mr. Bach,
chief cameraman, motion picture
bureau, treasury department. Prov
ince of Ontario: H. J. Coon, super
visor. Bank of Nova Scotia. Toron
to: Fred W. Jacobi. Toronto;
Charles E. Durand. Toronto.
Tilbury'—W. A. Shaw, publisher
and editor.
Kingsville — Major George C.
King, president Essex County Auto
mobile club: J. Wilfred Curtis,
creamery proprietor.
Comber—W. A. Keith, ex-presi
dent Essex County Automobile
club.
Ottawa—Frederic Hudd. Cana
dian trade commissioner, at pres
ent stationed in New York.
Hamilton—Mavor William Bur
ton. Alderman C. I. Aitchison. Al
derman T. M. Wright.
St. Thomas—A. E. Maxwell, mer
chant; Frank Harding, president
St. Thomas Chamber of Commerce;
A. Maclntvre Bruce, merchant.
Amherstburg— Fred Mickle, mer
chant: Curtis R. Mickle, merchant;
Alex Mickle, merchant; E. A. Pat
ton. merchant.
London—A. E. Navlor. manager
Bond & Investment Co; A. A. Mc
Leish, manager Huron «!k Eric
Mortgage corporation.
Border Cities—George A. Hanra
han. president Border Chamber of
Commerce: E. Blake Winter, vice
president Border Chamber of Com
merce. ex-mayor of Windsor, at
present on the Windsor city coun
cil. and traffic commissioner of
city of Windsor: M. R. Gilbert
managing director. Prince Edward
hotel. Windsor: James Moreton.
manager Canadian Bank of Com
merce. Windsor: K. D Simpson,
manager Roval Bank of Canada
Windsor: George F MacDonald,
managing director. Bartlet, Mac
Donald A: Gow. general depart
ment store. Windsor: P J. Neven.
official, national revenue depart
ment of Cauada. WalkervtUe: Jos.
Fitzsimmons, general manager Do
troit-Walkerrille Ferry Co. Waik
errille; Commissioner J Gitlin,
member of Windsor city couneil
and partner in Meret.skv .V Gitlin
furniture establishment: David
Meretsky. partner in Meretskv A*
Gitlin furniture establishment.
Windsor; Del Haines, automobile
agent, Windsor; L. Leon, importer.
Windsor; r. J. Weslev. Wcslev Ra
dio Co.. Windsor: S. K Baum,
president Baum A' Brody Furniture
Co.. Windsor: John Scott, automo
bile agency. Windsor; Earl Mason,
customs broker. Windsor: C. E j
Orrenan. president C F Greenan
Oo. Windsor; W R. Woollatt. con
ttactor. Walkervilie: Ira L. Gra
J»m. gentleman farmer. Windsor; ,
Justus Miller, managing secretary.
FIRST AIR MAIL
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LETTER BROUGHT
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MAYOR A. B. COLE
The first letter by air mail from
Austin. Texas, to Brownsville, has
Been delivered. It was sent by
Harry Faulk, in the capital city
on business, and was addressed
to Mayor A. B. Cole.
The “unofficial opening'’ of the
air mail resulted through a trip
from Austin here by Mr and Mrs.
C. A. Nettert, made in a Curtos
Robbin plane, piloted by A. D.
Durst. The trip was made In rec
ord time of four hours, it is said.
Incidentally, Neltert, who also
visited Fort Worth, announced he
had made arangements with the
Texas Air Transport to lianc.e
the agency for the Travciair planes
in this section.
AIRPORTHERE
CALLED BEST
Fairchild Airplane
Manager Praises
Local Field
Another letter complimenting
Brownsville on its municipal air
port has been received by the
chamber of commrece. The latest
is from Richard H. Depew, Jr.,
sales manager of the Fairchild
Airplane Corporation, who recently
was a visitor here. The letter, ad
dressed to G. C. Richardson, man
ager of the chamber of commerce,
reads as follows:
“Upon a recent flight to Tampleo
with a Fairchtld model 71, cabin
monoplane, I had the pleasure of
landing at the Brownsville munici
pal airport and I wish to take this
opportunity of congratulating the
citizens of Brownsville on one of
the very finest airports I have
ever seen.
“I feel confident that the money
and effort expended in its con
struction will come back many fold
to your city as in my onlnion. It
will, without doubt, be the main
airplane port of entry between
Mexico and the United State*.
"I should also like to commend
the very efficient management of
your aimort. I received everv cour
tesy and the best of service.”
The chamber of commerce also
is In receipt of advices from Paul
Mene. manager of the Orav Goose
Airline company of Chicago, that
he will arrive in Brownsville next
week with a tri-motored Ford plane
to attend the celebration.
WIDOWS SMITE
ST LOUIS. Mo—Confronted !n
court bv a man who swindled her.
Mrs. Elsa Maver, a widow, punched
him in the jaw and knocked him
out. __
Border Chamber of Commerce;
Frank Jessop. retired farmer. Rose
laud. Ontario; W. H. Thibaudeau. j
realtor. Wuidsor; W. J. Douglas, j
' hardware merchant. Windsor; H. A.
Windsor: H. A. Heflerman. mer
chant, Windsor; A. McGaw, mer
chant. Windsor: J. C. Pennington,
architect. Windsor; O. M. Perry,
manager, Windsor Hydro-Electric
System. Windsor; W. J. Trott. shoe
merchant, Windsor: Dr. M. G.
Brick, physician. Windsor; Dr. E.
V. Joinvlllc. physician. Riverside;
Dr. E. C. Young, physician, Walk
en ille; J. Brown, shoe merchant,
Windsor; F. Scholey. contractor.
Windsor; Joseph Movinsky, mer
chant, Windsor; J. Loikrec. mer
chant. Windsor; L. F. Meisner, real
estate, Windsor; H. A. White, con
tractor, Windsor; A. E. Freedman,
Walkerville Fuel «fc Supply Co.,
WalkervUle: Eugene Jonissc. real
estate, Windsor; C. A. Ripley, real
estate. Windsor; Preston D. Norton,
proprietor. Norton-Palmer hotel.
Windsor; Dr. H. I. Wiley, physician.
Windsor; Clyde W. Curry-, real es
tate. Windsor: Charles R. Tuson.
florist. Windsor; A. F. McGill,
manager, Hydro-Electric railways,
Windsor: Otto Stokes. Hydro-Elec
tric railways. Windsor; C. A.
Brent. Windsor; E. N. Cloutier,
Windsor; R. B. Turner, Walker
villc; C». S. Whclpton. electrical
contractor. Windsor; N. D. Eansor,
manufacturer. Windsor; L. D. Ean
sor. manufacturer, Windsor; C. A.
Lanspeary. proprietor Chain Drug
Co., Windsor: W. G. McClellan,
manager. Bank of Nova Scotia.
Windsor; Fred E. Harvey, vice
president construction company,
district deputy Klwanis club. Wind
sor; J. Becker, merchant, W’indsor;
W. H. Hiscock. manager Bank of
Toronto, Windsor; Captain F. J.
Simpson, manager, Detroit-Wind
sor Ferry Co.; H. R McKim. Fed
eral truck agency. Windsor; Impe- |
rial Bank representative; Bonier
Cities Star representative.
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prepared!
I Get Ready for Opportunity!
Build an 8 per cent compound
interest account with
I TEXAS BUILDING & LOAN
E ASSOCIATION
Levee and Eleventh Streets
H Brownsville, Texas
EL JARDIN FOR
PORTPROJECT
Section Favors Chan
nel Direct From
Turning Basin
The Brownsville port project and
the proposed channel direct from
the turning basin to Brazos San
tiago Pass received the‘unanimous
endorsement of the El Jardin res
idents at their community meeting
Friday night. The following reso
lution was adopted:
“Whereas. Brownsville Naviga
tion District of Cameron county
has just been organized and au
thorized by popular vote to issue
two million dollars of bonds; and
“Whereas, it was our understand
ing that the purpose of which the
bonds were voted, was to construct
a deep water port at or near
Brownsville, to be connected by a
channel running on a direct line to
Brazos-Santiago pass: and
“Whereas, the navigation and ca
nal commissioners have expressed
themselves to the effect that the
moneys of said bond issue will only
be expended for such deep water
port near Brownsville, and such di
rect channel, all to be constructed
in conjunction with the improve
ments of Brazos-Santiago pass: and
“Whereas, we deem it necessary
tliat all local interests and organi
zations affiliated with the city of
Brownsville and contiguous terri
tory. should give full cooperation
to the proposition of constructing a
deep water port at or near Browns
ville. connecting on a direct line
with Brazos-Santiago pass.
"Now. therefore, be it Resolved
by El Jardin Community council
as follows;
“That we understood and now
understand that the purpose of
voting said two million dollars of
bonds, and organizing said district
was to develoD a deep water port
at or near Brownsville connecting
op a direct channel with Brazos
Santiago pass.
“That we cooperate in every wav
possible with the naxdgation and
canal commissioners of said district
toward consummating that pur
pose. and commend their stand as
heretofore taken bv them.
“That we urge them to a stead
fast adherence to said purpose in
soite of whatever temporary delays,
obstacles and set-backs which mav
interfere.
“That a cony of these resolutions
be sent to the port commissioner?
and a copy to The Brownsville
Herald.”
CORPUS CHRISTI PLANS
FOR SUNDAY REVIVAL
t?necial to Tho Herald!
CORPUS CHRISTI. Feb. 23 —A
massed meeting of 500 singers, rep
resenting six Corpus Christl
churches, will be held at the Port
Compress Co. plant here at 7 p. m.
Thursday in preparation for the
Billy Sunday revival campaign,
which begins here Sundav. March
3. for a five weeks campaign. At
7:39 p. m. there will be dedicatory
services, the sermon to be preached
by one of the local ministers.
On Friday. March 1. at 7:30 p.
m . 105 ushers and 75 secretaries
from the different churches /ill
gather for organization and in
struction. At 8 o’clock that night,
a meeting of personal workers will
be held.
The Rev. and Mrs William A.
Sundav will arrive in Corpus Chris
tl Saturday morning. March 2.
Texas day. The first service of the
campaign will be held at 10:45 a.
m. Sunday. March 3.
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New Estimate On
Cabbage Sought
That government estimates on
south Texas cabbage tonnage are
entirely too high, is the opinion of
Valley shippers, who have request
ed that a re-survey of the cabbage
tonnage will be made. Charles E.
Sperle, government crop estimator,
will arrive in the Valley Monday
for that purpose.
According to the recent estimate,
south Texas will produce approxi
mately 120.000 tons, but shippers
assert tins should be reduced 40,
000 tons, due to changed conditions.
The Valley crop will not average
over five tons to the acre, they
state, and the Corpus Christi-Pobs
town section will run under three
tons to the acre. The Valley plant
ed 14,000 acres to cabbage and the
Nueces county section 2.000 acres.
The total production will not ex
ceed 80.000 tons, according to ship
pers’ estimates.
The price was holding at $12 per
ton Saturday afternoon, with a
more active demand than at any
time during the week. Shippers
were optimistic regarding the de
mand next week, stating that im
proved weather conditions in the
northern markets Indicated an in
creased retail trade and a stiffen
ing of the market.
Mixed cars continue in heavy de
mand. mixtures being made up of
cabbage, beets, carrots, and occa
sionally lettuce, spinach or tur
nips.
The demand for carrots has been
steady throughout the week, and
the market is expected to maintain
a high level next week. Stored
stocks have practically disappeared.
Growers have been receiving 25 to
30 cents per hamper in the field,
and these prices arc expected to
hold another week.
Riverside Park
Building Starts
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Garage and servant quarters are
under construction in Riverside
Park. Brownsville subdivision, for
C. W. Dawlev of Dallas, who nlans
to start building early in May a
12-room home.
The home, which it is expected
will be ready for occupancy about
Nov. 1, will be of hollow tUe and
stucco construction. The building
site is on the comer of a ten-acre
citrus grove owned by Dawlev.
Mr. Dawlev said this would be his
winter home as he considers the
Valley winter climate the most de
lightful in the country.
Joe Lindaberrv announces he will
start construction on a home in
Riverside Park soon.
CI PID MISSING!
AYLESBURY. Eng—No marriage
has taken place in a year in the
parish of Stone, which has 3.692
inhabitants.
BISHOP’S BAN ON DIVORC ED
LONDON—Bishop M B. Fursc
of St. Albans has notified all minis
ters in his diocese to marry no di
vorced persons.
A. TAMM
Blue Printing and j
Supplies
Harlingen, Texas
SEEK TO STOP
BANKCUrriNG
New System to Curb
Rio Grande Chang
es To Be Tried
Bank protection work on the Rio
Grande, designed to prevent a cut
off which would move the river
channel about three-fourths of a
mile south of the Los Fresnos
pumping plant, is expected to get
under way this week, following ar
rival of the first shipment of mate
rials.
The protection work will be put
In on the Mexican side of the river,
approval of the plans having been
received from both the state and
federal officials. The location Is on
the Rancho Guadalupe, directly
south of the Los Fresnos pumping
plant.
Much interest has been aroused
among Valley engineers in this
work, the first on the Rio Grande
in which the Kellner jetties, a pat
ented Jetty will be used. The jet
ty consists of a number of iron up
rights, all connected with wires,
which are placed at the toe of the
bank, designed to obstruct the cur
rent and gradually built up the
bank by sedimentation.
Protection works will be installed
along approximately 2.000 feet of
the bank, beginning at a point
about 4.000 feet above the nump
Diant. At this point the river has
been gradually cutting through, the
neck of land being onlv 385 feet in
width as compared with 432 feet
two years ago It was feared that
unless the bank protection was in
stalled the river would cut through
the narrow neck, leaving the nump
plant some distance from the chan
nel.
The Mexican government has ex
tended all passible cooperation, en
gineers in charge of the work state.
The government retains title to 60
feet back from the river bank the
entire course of the stream, and
the protective work will be erected
on the government land.
Engineers who have investigated
this tvpe of protection installed on
the Missouri and Red rivers, where
the sUt condition* are very similar
to those of the Rio Grande, are
confident It will prove efficacious.
The cost of the 2.000 feet of pro
tective work will be approximately
$10,000, engineers estimate.
Valley Agency
Employs Artist
MERCEDES. Feb. 23—R. J.
Meeker, president of the James Ad
vertising Agency. Inc., announced
today that effective at once. Miss
Elizabeth Cuzzort becomes asso
ciated with the agency as artist.
-Her association with the agency
enables us to offer a aider and bet
ter service to our clients who re
quire commercial art work of any
character, particularly those in
terested in folders, booklets and
other advertising literature,” Meek
er said.
Miss Cuzzort studied for three
vears at the art department of the
University of Minnesota and also
took a course at the Cincinnati Art
Academy. She has specialized on
every phase of commercial art
work, including pen and ink
sketches, color designs, technical
sketches, letterhead and signature
cut designs, booklet and folder
work, cover drawings and layouts.
Her experience also covers Illus
trating and portrait sk-etching.
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“THE VALLEY SHOULD PRODUCE MORE COTTON
Today's Radio Features
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S' 15—A. K. Hour: Laurence Tlbbett and Harold Naaon—WEAF WGT
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EWWG—Valley Radio Station
Brevattim
4:00-5:55 p. m.—Associate' rrtsa dispatches and Valley news from
The Brownsvill* Herald, followed by musical number*.
5:55-0:00—World Bookman, popular radio feature.
0:00-7:00—Musical number*.
SATURDAY, A. M.
11:00-110 a. m.—Musical numbers and studio specialties.
11:00-11:30—Popular and acmi-elassicai selections from th*
Capitol theater organ by remoto control.
11:55-12:00— Local tod general weather forecast and bulletin on
Rio Grand*.
| BOOST THE PORT
The Officers and Directors of The First National
Bank, are first, last and always for the Port coming L
to Brownsville. We have the greatest asset in the
world in our Airport. The next best asset, will be
our Port at BROWNSVILLE.
There will never be one of our Official family
who will be against a Deep water port at Browns
ville. Let the whole community pull together and
I make this the greatest city in the Southwest.
This bank will always be found in the foremost
ranks of those who are boosting for Brownsville, and
the Rio Grande Valley.
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Is extended to the pubHe to visit our plant and Inspect the earefnl
and thorough testing methods in oso which assure only pipe of the
highest quality being delivered to tho purchaser.
For complete information address Owen M. Combe,
District Sales Manager
GULF CONCRETE PIPE CO.
P. O. Box 1051—Brownsville, Texas.
riant located at Blalack Switch on Highway.
Tho Pioneer Concrete Pipe Manufacturer* of Texas.
Concrete Pipe for Irrigation, Drainage and Sever Systems.
Valley Abstract Co.
PROMPT TITLE SERVICE
BROWNSVILLE EDINBURG 1
Opposite Courthouse E. Hardman Blvd.
Phone 1184 Phone 98