Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-18
MEETING Is WELL ATTENDED
AND WHOLLY ENTHUSIASTIC
Resolution is Passed TO Petition Senators
and Congressman 10 Initiate Movement
for Agreement to Declare Rio 6rande
Non NaviqahIe.

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which means much ID the success " the
organization and It's purposes.
Present and presiding was the Hon.
Geo. l.. Brown with the following OFF.
GERS and directors: II. T.. Horn. trcasur-
err; :. A.. Pipes. secretary; Directors:
Prof. u. a. Kent. Donna: n. q. Platt.
San Juan: VIM. T.. Paschen. Edinburg:
:. W. Bayless. McAllen; Geo. T.. Thomas
Pharr; v. A. Sterling. Monte Cristo:
Col. ID. J.. Gay, Olmito; Judge j. II. Mon.
roe. Rio Grande City; n. Holl <pillman.
Alton: and Willard Ferguson. Mission.
In addition 40 the board 0f directors
meeting. the following members OF the
Constitution and BYLAWS Committee were
present: ID. a. OrBrien. chairman.
Brownsville: i. q. Plat. San Juan, and
Geo. II. Brown 0f Mission.
Mr.. O'Brien Immediately following the
routine work ~ the board VI directors
offered the following resolution. which
was adopted unanimously:
That we petition our senator's and
congressman 70 initiate the movement
which ought to result in m agreement
between the governments Of our country
and Mexico. 10 declare the Rio Grande u
non navigable stream. and that we have
every citizen ~ the Rio Grandc Valley
who has come here 20 make his home.
petition the senators and congressman
from his home state. 10 use their influ.
ence IN behalf of this great project
Continuing. Mr.. OrBrien. during the
course Of his remarks relative to the de.
velopment Of the Valley. It's future with
deep water at Brazos Santiago. which
would mean the saving ~ thousands &c
dollars To every section Of the Valley.
and which improvement was now prarti.
cally assured. NJ was the new railroad 10
Point Isabel from Brownsville. which
together with the working out u this
great gravity irrigation scheme would
make the valley the garden spot of the
world. 1T is not a question Of odoubt.-
said Mr. OBrien. these things will come
to pass as we picture them tonight. for
n | ann any Judge Of men, the first meet.
ing that YOU held in this city 10 promote
this organization and the cause nv well
as those that 7 see before ne TONIGHT
our hopes are n certainty. brownsville
will give literally to this organization
There are at least four men in
Brownsville" continued Mr. O'Bricn.
who will respond. and that nobly. 10 the
purpose of this organization. men who
are found NJ the helm ~ every progress.
sivc movement in the Valley of the Lower
Rio Grande. I refer 10 Hon. A. Albert
Browne. Hon. Frank Rabb. James A
Browne and II. Ii. Creager. III Il 10 these
men and their like. who we look 10 10
maintain on the dome or the Cameron
County court house the flag Of progress
and prosperity
IT, Holl Spillman. who was elected 4
director for Alton. offered his r~esipna.
tion by reason of having recently moved
10 Mission which was accepted with re-.
~lnciancr. With the consent w An pres.
ent. the president annoinfe.l Frank lev.
crman of Alton 10 serve IN the place az
Mr.. Spillman for the Alton section.
a motion duly seconded and carried
thai the organization ~ made permanent
with The election Of Hon. Geo. l.. Brown
~ president and :. "A. Pipes Az secretary
Of the board Of directors.
The election Of a vicr-presidcnt on the
board Of directors was for a moment
spirited, there being two nominations
which resulted In the election ~ Col
ID A. Gay. brought about through n per.
sonal appeal from Mr.. OtBrien. saving:
Mr. President and gentlemen Of the
meeting. | shall accept IL as a compIi.
'nent TO my city II YOU gentlemen will
confer this honor ON Col. Cav
Immediately the other nomination
was then Withdrawn and Colonel
Gay was elected BY reclamation. Col.
Say IN acknowledging and accepting the
honor made one OF the best talks of the
evening. assuring his hearty support nj
any and all times. Col. Gay, IN one OF
the prime movers in the great national
highway along the Rio Grande. nm well
as In every other movement in the devel.
opment Of the Valley, which means much
TO the cause OF the organization In ret
ting him well harnessed 10 the work.
Prof. ID. a. Kent 0f Donna was elected
second vice president.
H. C. Plat, H. A. Sterling and Col. ID.
p. Gay were elected an executive com
mittee.
q. A. Pipes was elected secretary and
given absolute authority TO outline and