Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-05
Santone Business Men Comment On Lower Valley

The private ear Corpus christi.
bearing what it, member designate a.
III. advance party Of 4 San Antonio
Trade Excursion coming 10 the lower l;Io
Grandc VALLEY next month. left Browns
Vile attached 10 the north bound pasSen
ger train. Saturday afternoon. Before
leaving nn the return Journey to San IN
tonic members of the party expressed
their qualification with the disclosures
of the trim. which embraced the whole OF
the Lower Valley a. far west AZ Mission.
l.. II. Cleeg. President Of the San An
tonic Chamber of Commerce. Volcing the
opinion cnmmnnl, held hv the visitors
said i'm effect: The VALLEY ~ = whole i
the most fertile farming cnuntr, | have
seen anywhere" And" he added. II
was especially struck with improve
mcntS in farming mcthodS-thc growth
and spread Of scientific agriculturc-dnr-
ing the wear elapsed since my last visit
10 the valley. | was agrccably surprised
in motoring through the country a. find
numbers of hogs iring raised on farms
lcrcabouis. Livestock feeding. even 0n
the irrigated farm. stcm> to me- IL be the
pivotal point Of profitable farming"
Both Mr.. Clcgg aud 4. H. Ponder. gen
eral manager Of The san Antonio. Ivaldc
and Gulf Railroad. emphasized the II.
nificancr of the new Link Line" a. Il
time saver ia routing freight from san
Antonio IA VALLEY points. Bills If lad
ing. ON shipments 10 Brownsville firms.
were exhibited ~ evidence If the short
cned schedule uf freight movements. Pre-
yiouS to the opening Of the :. \. I. X &.
frcigt shipments from San Antonio ~
Brownsville. they assert. required seven
ar eight dayS time. This has been cut "a
four days with the opening Of the new
route. according to The san Antonio men.
III. W. Wcbhcr nf the san Antonio
Drug Company. chairman Of the railroad
committee Of the .Iobbers 4 Manufactu
rcrS League. spoke in a similar vein.
"Frcm the wholesalers standpoint the
Lower Rio Grand Valley l. san Antonio
territory. With the four day freight
service now assured san Antonio intends
L. swing the greater portion of the trade
"a me Lower Rio Grandc Nallcv-trade
that will naturally gravitltr to San An
tonic ~ the nearest Wholesale center. To
further this end We plan Ia bring 4 mann.
moth trade excursion 10 the Valley Soma.
time next month"
Fred Cook. President az the San An.
tonic Drug Company. after making a
NlNl'ii'uA NiiiiiAI III ltBf w lIf>f Ifltr
viouSly quoted. diercScd into the person.
I'll. II came 10 Brownsville in 1901 on
the second passenger train Ia enter the
then quaint. >rqucstrrcd border town. To.
day. after a few wears unbrokcn absence
! find the very atmosphere IF the place.
changed ! miss with regret the open.
ho>pitahlc manner toward the stranger
Of those one passed in the street. Browns
Vile has lost It's quaint charm. its life il
less leiSurcly. more commercial"
Jake Wolf of j. Dppcnhcimcr \ Com
panv. President of the San Antonio Job
berS X Manufacturers League. made a
brief statement II sec too much fine land
is this section that j. still covered with
brush. Land spectators. | an told. hold
much of this. Ii j. wrong to allaw l,rgc
tracts Of land 10 get into the hands of
Spectators. who raise the price high for
The farmer of small means to touch. Such
q condition hindcrS development. But
the development Of this Lower l;io Gran
dc Valley. in spite of this hinderancc.
has been wonderful. We all agree n to
that.
Major General Frederick Funston. Ma
jor w. II. Clay. his chief Of stan. and
Captain W. q. Ball. his aide were guests
of the party aboard the ear during the
trip To san Antonio.