Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-11
FAREWELL DINNER To
PROF. f. A. GREEN
ON EVE OF DEPARTURE FOR
NEW HEADQUARTERS.
Brownsville Friends Tender Express
sion of High Esteem to Govern
ment Horticulturist Who Has
Conducted Gardens for Five Years.

gret by those who participated in il
was the dinner given by a number
Of Brownsville gentlemen at the
French restaurant in Matamoros
Tuesday evening as a farewell COM
pliment to Prof E. O. Green, who
leaves today for his new residence
room was given over exclusively to
the use Of the party The partici-
pants numbered twenty-five. The
lplace cards made most acceptable
souvenirs of the occasion, being
post card photographs Of Prof.
Green in the familiar khaki garden
! costume in which he has been wont
10 live during his work at the South
| Texas Gardens. To add to the fes-
tivity of the evening, an excellent
| string band stationed in the patio,
rendered a very enjoyable program.
The dinner comprised seven
courses, and was one Of Darrousett's
best. 1t was near the conclusion of
the menu that the toast master, r.
| G. Wharton, started the talk pro-
| gram, with a brief recital of the oc-
casion for the gathering. Following
are condensations Of the responses
to the various toasts:
S. L. Dworman-How the genesis
and exodus of Prof. Green in
Brownsville, affects banking.
Professor Green's work has been
an aid to the farmer, and anything
that leads to the farmers prosperity
helps the banker.
Some three years ago ! was on a
train going north, and on the same
train was Prof Green. who was on
his way to attend meeting Of citrus
fruit growers and some large land
companies We're Interested in selling
citrus fruit lands in this section.
Having some leisure time | at
tended the meeting, and for two
days listened with Prof Green to
what was said, during which time
Prof. Green had made no remarks
or criticisms of the speakers. They
all spoke favorably of citrus fruits
as a money crop, and lauded the
country for 9the growing of them.
At last it came Green turn to
speak, andI of course expected him
to talk in the same strain-but no;
he calmly and quietly told them that
as a money crop citrus fruit in that
section could not prove success;
told them the why's and wherefores
in the most convincing manner,
without showing the slightest par
tiality, and everyone present knew
that he was telling the truth, wheth-
er they liked it or not.
Bankers have to be pretty sure of
farming results, or they could not
make farm loins and since that time
when | heard Prof. Green get up
in a large and Influential meeting
that was entirely hostile to his views
and state the bare unvarnished facts
for their consideration, l have al
ways banked on him-now that he
Is leaving US there is none here to
bank on.
J. W. Hoit-HOw land men under
the influence tried to paint Green
When Prof Green came down
here he was misunderstood by the
land men in general-they thought
that the South Texas Garden should
be made a show place to illustrate
what the country could grow, and
consequently TO assist in the sale of
their land, and when they found
out that it had an entirely different
purpose. they were disappointed and
sore, and many of them said
derogatory things about Green and
his methods.
But time in this. sin all cases,
brings ou the final proof Of the
right and wrong of things. and Prof.
Green's ideas have been sustained
and today are acknowledged TO be
right by nearly all the land compan-
les in the Valley.
W. c. Shaw-To tell of his past
present and future, and how il has
been affected by Professor Green.
I Mr.. Shaw said that of his past he
remembered nothing; the present
was dim and the future DINNER.
: When he came to this Valley he
| had the weather reports for a mum
Der of years. and the assurance that
he could get the money for an in.
vestment here if things checked.
On his arrival. being a complete
stranger, he went down to the South
} Texas Gardens and asked Green few
questions that he could check witt
his weather report. and all of then