Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
WILL REPRESENT
BROWNSVILLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AP
POINTS TWO MEN To ATTEND
MILITARY HIGHWAY HEARING
AT WASlil NGTDN.
BIG REPRESENT
MANY DELEGATES WILL ATTEND
FROM VARIOUS TOWNS AMI
CITIES ON TENA~ MEXICAN EOk
DER HEARING TIlTRSDAN.

The Rrown>yi n Chamber of Cnmmrrc,
I Will bc represented al thl hr&ring which
( j. to bc held "a Washington next Thurs
day III regard ~ the proposition ~ hdv,
VI thc United States government hlld
highway along the TrNaS-NcNicuu hor
u der from Brownsville 1, III ra~o. The
local orc luzatinn ha. appointed Colonel
-. l.. GAY and Martin j. Sldit,ry. pres
idcnt and managing editor oi the
brownsville Herald a. attend.
Coluucl Gay aud Mr. Siattrrv will
leave fer San Antonio this aiic.uno1
y here they will join othcr delegates from
thc border III j. expected the entire
delegation VII leave San Antonio ioi
Washington Saturday night. arriving in
Washington in ample time for the hear
inE hirh ~ scheduled tl hc held Thur-
ia, hcNt. accor,l.ug 10 information IA the
,ELaa.Lcr oi Commerce.
The dr'cg1t'-',f il H. expected MI -om
pose The following men: H. 4. Eairman
secretary of the Laredo Chamber of
Commrrrr: Hon. Mason Nancy II Pear
sail: Il. Il Rice. secretary NJ the Eagl.
Pass Chamber uf Commerce: g. X. Nc
nnwcll of Del Rio: ;. \. Pipes. secretary
of the Mission Chamber ~ Commerce:
q, inn,l n. A. Gav "f Brownsville: NJ. =
>httcfy "f Brownsville; EaIl Cook ot
tarriZo Springs thar.c> u. Davidson ol
OgnEa. Mr. Dewitt NJ Hrackciyillc. H.
" Grant pf Ia Pryor. w VI. Walcoti
uf G,aldr. and G. Il Stevens ct III PaSo
Thi> li>l mainly comprises the list ~
DELEGATES ~ ~ ~ Washington. which
was appointed al melting of highway
ndvoca,c> held IN Eagle Pass on .Ihnuar,
- Following the receipt oi adyirc>
from senator Morris Sheppard. vhn has
hccn active ia behalf of The highway. that
hearing might br had any time desired
u, The people NJ the border. action was
hcgm 10 on T. nu organization ~ th com
mitfce. AMI preparing for the tr.p
The Chamber ui Commerce received
The Itinerary from u. y. Cnlp of ~nH
Autouin. secretary of the BcNar County
Highway league. Mr.. cop had also for
vnrdrA ihr Itinerary % the other dele
gates AMI the entire crowd viii W.
present 40 san Antonio Saturday 10 be-
cir the "trip a. Washington over 'hr ~
lcruItirmul \ Great Northern railroad.
According to thp>c Who are IN tprch
with The proposition. opinion in Wash
ugtun T. reported IN favor ~ the cnu
~tIurtiuu VI the highway. II has been
rndor>cd hy the United States militar,
authorities along The border and il i
expected that thc War department viii
~ th. princ.p pal factor in the cnn>trlc
tion should the government undert axe
thr work. The road would hr militlr,
asset. H. well IT. Y great aid for The rii
fnrrcmcut oT the custom laws.
brownsville. being located al the east
rrn terminus ~ tine proposed road hi~
been looked ~ w take an active pIr iH
the effort to have the work undertaken.
and Ter hat reason the Chamber - Il ~.
mpr,c drcidcd that NOT only would II IT,
represented. hut II would send tUu dele
gates II is not expected that any other
point uu thr border viii have more than
one representative at the hearing.