The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-31

prominent SignerS.
A determined effort is being made
by Manager Joe Katool of the
Brownsville Baseball Club, who is
also one of the proprietors of the
Brownsville Park, to induce the Ma
tional League to winter one at least
of its teams at Brownsville the COM
ing season. In line with this move
Manager Katool has sent to the
White Sox Baseball Club at Chicago
a very pressing invitation to send a
team here, the letter setting forth
the many advantages offered by
Brownsville for such purpose. and
being signed by a number of our
most prominent citizens and officials
both of the city and of the railroad.
Following is copy of the letter,
which was sent yesterday:
Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 25 1908.
Mr.. Chas. A. Comiskey, Mgr, White
Sob Baseball Club, Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir: We, the undersigned
citizens of Brownsville, Texas, desire
to extend to you an invitation to
make Brownsville your training quar-
tiers for the coming season of 1909.
We have an up-to-date baseball
park, complete in all its details,
which has been pronounced by the
fans to be second to none in the state.
Our elm ate is unexcelled. 1t rarely
ever gets cooler than Sc degrees
above zero and is very seldom that
there is day during the entire win
ter that would interfere with baseball
playing. We nave very little rain,
consequently no muddy fields or hav-
ing to stay indoors on that account
We have a town of nearly 10000
inhabitants, and Matamoros, just
across the river in Mexico, is a town
of about the same size. Therefore
our turn-outs to ball games are fairly
good.
We are located one hundred and
forty-fiye miles south of Corpus
Christi, Texas. three hundred miles
south of San Antonio and three hun
dred miles southwest of Houston,
with number of good TOWNS inter-
vening.
This country is being developed by
northern people, great many of
them young men who are interested
in sporting circles. The railroads
entering this place have been very
liberal with this town in the way of
making rates from other points in
the interior, inducing people to come
here and spend their Sundays We
are only a short distance from Monte
rey, Mexico, and the Mexican National
railroad makes excursion rates to all
the to-do's we have in the valley
Mr.. Rose informs the citizens that
he has chad some communications
from you in regard to making this
country visit and looking things
over generally.
In conclusion we will say that we
have up-to-date hotel facilities and
this country Is considered one of the
greatest in the entire southwest for
the sportsman, as all kinds of game
abound in this region, such as deer,
ducks, wild hog, turkey and millions
I of wild geese, while the quail shoot
ing is the best in the entire south.
In the Bay nearby the tarpon fish
ing is the best to be found anywhere.
bring your team here to train next
spring, we, as the citizens of Browns
vile. assure you that we will give it
every support in our power.
Yours truly,
Frederick ]. Combe, Mayor.
James A. Browne, Pres. 1st N.Bank
John Bartlett, County Judge.
r. B. Rentfro. Postmaster.
]. G. Fernandez Cash Merchants
National Bank
A. Ashheim, Cashier 1st N. Bank.
E. H. Goodrich, Pres. Mer. n. Bank.
JEFF N. Miller, V. P. st. L., B. &
NJ. Ry.
VIM. Doherty, Traf. Mgr St. L., B.
& NJ. Ry.
T. J. McCune, Supt. St L., B. & NJ.
H. P. Dubose, Insp. in charge U. S.
/. S.
P. S. Please answer at your earliest
convenience. and oblige,
Yours truly,
Joe Katool,
Mgr. Brownsville Baseball Club.
i Mr.. Miller Encourages Project.
The following letter which was sent
~ General Manager Miller of
he st. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico
Eailroad with his reply to the request
for the signature of himself and other
officials of the road, shows that the
company will do all in its power to
encourage the project:
Kingsville, Texas, Aug. 81, 1908.
Mr.. G. T. Porter,
Brownsville, Texas.
My Dear Bert: Beg to return here
with petition to Mr.. Comisky, which
I~have signed with pleasure and OBJ
tanned the signature of other officials.
sincerely hope they will decide to
accept the invitation and winter at
Brownsville. l know that the rail-
road will do everything in its favor
in the way of rates, etc.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) JEFF N. Miller
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