Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-16
THE MOTIVE UNSELFISH
BROWNSVILLE COMMERCE. CHAM
BIER ASKS FARM MANAGEMENT
APPROPRIATION FOR GENERAL
BENEFIT.

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Secretar ID. a. O'Brien of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, with
the moral support of the members Of
chat organization has been working
hard for the establishment of the farm
farmers of Cameron and Hidalgo coun-
ties. The matter il. was thought would
have been disposed Of at the meeting of
the board of county commissioners last
Saturday. However a business session re
suited in a p-ostponement until Wednes-
day afternoon. A special meeting Of the
board will be held at 100 o'clock to-
morrow, at which time Secretary O'Brien
hopes the commissioners will appropri-
ate the necessary $1,000 a year.
The following statement was made to-
day by Mr. O'Brien:
Yes, the matter Of an appropriation
for the maintenance Of a farm demon
s~tration agency will be considered at a
special meeting of the Commissioners
Court. To be more specific. | was adj
yised by the court that it would be Ia
ken up at 100 o'clock in the afternoon
Of mex Wednesday. I wish you would
state. in the most emphatic manner pos
sible, SO as to counteract and remove any
impressions to the contrary which MAJ
have been created. that in advocating the
establishment of this agency the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce has only in
mind the betterment of conditions in the
Rio Grande Valley without regard to any
particular section thereof. Our inter
est in this matter is absolutely unSel1iN
and any man who has attempted. or
would attempt. to create 4 different i'm
preston il unworthy Of consideration.
We realize that the chief. I might say
the only industry of the Valley is agri-
culture and that everything possible
should be done to assist our farmers in
attaining the greatest degree of %eflicien-
cv.
"A few days ago some one asked me
where the demonstration agent would
make his headquarters in the event the
Office was created. / stated | did not
know. that / had not even thought of
that feature. that it was matter i'll which
| had no interest and that the only men
ton in this connection ! had ever heard
was Il statement made by Commissioner
Graham at the meeting Of the Commits
%sioners Court to which | presented the
resolutions and petitions indicating the
wishes Of the farmers, bankers, and
business interests of Cameron County,
and requesting that the necessary apprO-
priatiOn be made. Mr.. Graham stated
that if the agency were established the
headquarters would be either at Harlin-
gen Or san Benito. The Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce has no choice.
Mission, NcAIIen. phdrr, Ti0cano, Alcr-
ccdes. any point which the agent may.
deem advantageous, will suit Us. This
is not a sectional or local matter. Ii il
Of interest, or should be Of interest. to
every person who lives in the Valley
whether or not he WINS land or operates
a farm. AS already stated our interest
is that which we have in the betterment
Of existing conditions and the further
development of the country. we realize
that there is much room for improve
ment and deem it our duty to do every
thing in our power to further any move
ment having for its object the uplift Of
the farmer upon whom we are ali de-
pendent.
This system is in effect in over one
hundred counties i'll Texas and has
proved Il success. Production has been
increased and farm management has
been systcmatized, expenses have been
reduced. diversiticati0n has been encOur-
aged and is being practiced. And f this
is true of long established farming COM
munities, surely no one should doubt
that the Rio Grande Valley would benefit
by such an agency.
YES. / believe the Commissioners
Court will make the appropriation. !
understand there viii be some Opp0Si-
ton, but | an confident that 4 majority
Of the court will take the broad view that
in Difference to the wishes of the people,
and the best interest Of Cameron County