Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-23
CHRISTI
TR|PPERS AGAIN
ON THEIR WAY
AFTER A NIGHT SPENT IN QUEEN
CITY OR RIO GRANDE" THEY BE-
GIN FINAL LAP OF TRIP.
SAN BENIT0. LA FERlA. PHARR. Nc
ALLEN, MISSION, EDIMBURG. ARE
POINTS VISITED TODAY.

When Acting Mayor :. l.. Dworman in a
speech at the Elk club la,t evening wei
coming the Corpus Christi boosters To
Brownsville. threw a bunch of beautiful
bopuet~ ~ the CITY Beside the Sea-" de-
clarIng that Mayor Roy Miller aud hi~
fellow citizens are building Tor the greatest
cIly IN Southwest Texas. Mayor Roy Miller
came back "a him with visions of Il future
Brownsville that it, citizens not only hope
but ronlid,utly expect 10 come true. And
Mayor Miller took advantage of The oc-
ca~,on ~ crown l'-ow.sville not only the
capital city of the Magic Valley" but also
the "Qu"en Civ Of the Border" And ii al
wa> gracefully acknowledged by Commo-
dore Louis Cobollni when he limited that III
Corpus Christi back up it, energetic
mayors efforts Tor 25-feet of water in it,
harbol there was no reason why Corpus
Christ: should not he a city of zoos 900
reopl, IL ten vcn:s.
Mayor Miller IN payin"-rompliment> to
Brownsville and the Magic Valley IN gen
eral said that Corpus Christi had reached
it, growth - lar a. the city was dependent
upon itself. and that for its future great
ness and future growth III population and
the industrial backbone II was dependent
upon the growth and prosperity of that
section along the lower border the pro-
durtiviLy and fertility Of which he dcScrib-
eel ~ being equal 10 the Valley of the Nile.
IN fact. the mayor Of Corpus Christi said
that 1t was not until the Magic Valley be
gan 10 show itself for what ii was that IL
wa> realized that at Corpus Christi could
be- builde a great and modern city with the
backing of the rapidly developing and
growing section on the border. a matter Of
from 20 to l20 miles distant.
The three short addresses BY the three
men. one the mayor Of Corpus Christi, the
other the acting mayor of Brownsville. and
the third 4 constant and experienced work
cr Tor deep water ~ BRACES Santiago.
Brown>villc'> future harbor. flowed over
the need which the one city feels il has for
the need whcih the one city feels il has for
the cooperation and good will Of the other.
The visitors from Corpus Christi and a
number 81 brownsville people were enter
.'uinrd ut thr Elk- club with a Dutch
luncheon immediately after heir arrival in
the city. and y pleasant hour was spent
IN the cool patio 81 the club Ia getting ac-
qualntcd. After this short Entertainment
the tired guests returned to their hotels.
The evening was spent m various ways. a
Jew of the visitors calling on ir,end~ in the
city. Others icclin. the need ~ cooling 81
lollcd al the Miller and San Carlos hotcl-.
Only two or three visited Matamoro~. and
these before : o'clock.
The special train pulled out from the
Gulf Coast Lines station promptly al S:l5
o'clock this morning. The first stop wa~
made at San Benito. where about an hour
and a half was spent IN getting acquainted
with the people of that town. Other stop,
Of more or less length were made during
the day al La Feria. Pharr, Mercedes. Ne
Allen. Mission. with the final side trip to
Edinburg. the capital Of Hidalgo county.
The special was scheduled To "hotfootr il
for Corpus Christi leaving Edinburg, and
the excur~ioni~tS expect t. reach home at
10 o'clock tonight.