Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
BROWNSVILLE WELCOMES THE
SAN ANTONIO BOOSTERS
VISITORS ARRIVE IN SPECIAL TRAIN AND ARE MET AND
ENTERTAINED BY LOCAL MERCHANTS-EATERTkIN-
Ed At BANQUET At POINT ISABEL

One hundred and fifty-five enthus-
iastic trade boosters from San An
tonic arrived in Brownsville yester-
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock on the
special excursion train of the San
Antonio JObbers' and Manufacturers
League. The eXcursionists are ac-
companied by band of eighteen
pieces, which played gaily as the
train steamed into the station. Over
a hundred equally live Brownsville
business men We're at the station to
greet the visitors, and as soon as the
latter descended from the train, they
were given the glad hand in trus
Southern fashion.
The train consists of four Pullman
cars, one diner, one express car and
one private observation car Each
coach is marked conspicuously on the
sides with the words San Antonio
Jobbers' and Manufacturers League
Excursion" The rain is electric
ligR.e ed and the diner is one Of the
finest and most fully equipped on the
road
The entire day had been devoted
to tour of the famous Lower Rio
Grande Valley, Of which the stop at
Brownsville was to be the grand
finale. The travellers declared that
they had been treated royalty
throughout the Valley, greeted
everywhere with the heartiest well
come. Mission, McAllen Pharr,
Donna, Mercedes and Harrington each
exerted themselves to make the visit
one long to be remembered by the
San Antonians, and to show them
what a wonderland is our Valley.
One Of the pleasing features Of the
trip through the Valley was the fact
that the travellers were supplied at
every meal with fresh vegetable.
from Valley farms. The canned
goods brought along on the trip were
left in the commissary- canned
vegetables are needed in the Valley
now. One of the greatest treats was
by Mission.
On reaching Brownsville, the San
4 off iY
and soft gray crush hats, wearing
pennants labeled "San Antonio"
armed with dapper little canes,
whirling noise producers, and wear
ing badges significant of progress
accumulated at various towns up the
Valley, formed in line behind the
band and marched through the prin-
cipal streets of the city, 20 the music
of the band. The procession ended
at the Chamber of Commerce, in
front of which the band played again
and some of the musically inclined
sang several San Antonio booster
songs while some of the more active
and enthusiastic ones rendereS few
steps of the 'frukey-trotN and
'bunny-hug" The Brownsville re-
ception committee, in large numbers,
assisted by Secretary Whitney of the
Chamber of Commerce, who had
escorted the excursionists here from
Harlingen, in making them feel that
they were indeed welcome to our
flourishing little city.
Next the visitors broke ranks and
scattered about town to meet the
merchants and boost trade with San
Antonio, making personal visits to
all of our leading merchants. At
the same time they had full oppor-
tunity to observe the many fine i'm
provements recently made in Browns
vile. Some were taken in auto
mobiles to visit the Country Club and
get a glipmse of the rich country
surrounding ,he city.
Excursion to the Point.
Before dispensing on the fulfill
ment of their trade mission, the Wis
itors were invited most cordially by
the Chamber of Commerce, through
its president, j. B. Scott, to go on an
excursion over the Rio Grande rail-
road to Point Isabel, where they
would be entertained at a dinner by
the Chamber of Commerce. 1t wa:
half past six before they could bC
gotten togehitre for the trip to tht
seaside, but finally they got off, anC
the ride to the Point over the little
narrow guage road. with the dinner
composed leargely of seafood, served
, at Jefferson Inn, and the sail on th'
, waters of the beautiful bay, adde'
s a chapter to the history Of the grea
trade excursion of the San Antonian
]. | which they no doubt will long re
member, as one of its pleasant ex
periences.