Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-12
COOPERATION BY
BROWNSVILLE IS
BEING SOUGHT
WOULD HAVE THIS CITY SEND BIG
DELEGATION TO ADVISE FOR IN
TERNATIONAL FAIR.
SAN ANTONIO MEETING TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 80 TO DISCUSS THE
PROPOSED ANNUAL EVENT.

One thousand prominent residents. Of all
portions Of Southwest Texas are expected
to he IN San Antonio on November 30 to
JOIN the san Antonio committee of 100 men
10 discuss and devise ways and means for
the proposed international fair in San
Antonio in 1918 and annually thereafter.
according to W. VI. Hanson of San An
tonic. special agent for the San Antonio.
Uvalde x Cult railroad. who i in Browns
vile for the purpose Of arranging for 30
to 100 men from this city to attend the
November 30 meeting. Tn meeting i t.
~ 4 biz event and one IL which every see
tion Of Southwest Texas should he vitality
Interested. for the plans for the exhibition
have IN view participation IN the fair by
every city and county. A Mexican luncheon
will be given To the 1000 delegates ON the
day of the meeting. and in the evening
there will be a big banquet.
Railroads have granted Il round trip rate
of one and one fifth regular one way fare
for the meeting period. II i expected that
speakers from the Southwestern section III
the state who will present plans and pledge
support for the fair ~ November 30 will
address the largest body of men ever gath
cred IN the state for such "A purpose.
\ news bulletin sent out by the publicity
bureau and signed by George A. Armistead.
postmaster Of San Antonio. WHO * chair
man Of the committee Of one hundred
reads:
"All fairs Of broad scope celebrate some
great anniversary. San Antonio will not
depart from this patriotic custom. The
year 1918. ct for the opening NJ the an
nnul fair. marks the Booth anniversary IT
the founding of San Antonio ~ pioneer
monks. y 2nOth anniversary fair i. unique
IA the history of expo~liionS. A fair which
will derive 1t chief interest TO the Amer
can public from exhibits installed in per
manent bindings by Mexico and Central
American republics. exhibits renewed and
annually keeping pace with progress and
restoration IN Latin America-Mill BE- b.
les unique.
made primarily nj international expo
%~ition. and advertised - such .the pro
posed fair would draw exposition goin.
visitors from I'LL America. The advantage
To Southwest Texas Of such a fair lies in
its publicity value. The fair. designed Ia
he the biggest ever held IN Texas. will
hrin. to the attention Of tens of thousands
Of visitors two things: what Southwest
To- .fT..- tL, ,n..t.- .nI a.. It'll.
and what san Antonio a. u clearing house
Nj commerce has to offer Mexico and the
Latin American republics.
1T u not intended 10 stress the posi-
biIitic- Of East Texas. or Of the Panhandle.
or Of any other remote portion of Texas.
Rather will the fair pat foremost the fer
tiiitv and possibilities of the great South
western section of the state, whose feat
urcs San Antonio wants to exhibit proudly
and confidently to the world. The whole
Southwest country ~ the fair. But pri
MARTY that phase Of the fair which i loraI
In character ~ distinguished from the in
ternational will BE- for the use and benefit
of Southwest Texas.
'The superiority Of the Southwest coun-
try over other parts of the United States
that the fair will serve 10 advertiSe-a>
no other medium could-fall naturally un-
der two heads: climate and crops. This
i an old story to Texans: unfortunately M il
i not an old story to the rest Of the world
This sections u%ndisputed excellence a. 4
place To live comfortably summer and
winter i too little known outside the
state. Visitors brought in by the lure OF
the international fair would spread the
tale of South Texas climate broadcast. II
l. an advertising maxim that a nationally
heralded exposition i the most smashing
force for pubncity that man has devised.
"Nor does the advertising value of the
fair for Southwest Texas as a garden spot
need defense. Bring the outsider to a fair