The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-06-30
Hirsch Is Named
District Chairman
Cotton Committee

Joseph Iiifsch. president ~ the Cor
uus Christi National hank, hRs been
mined as chairman OF district number
five. embracing territory from san
Antonio 10 brownsville. of tho state
committee that within another foW
weeks viii undertake the ralaing OF the
Texas quota Of $f.5oo.uoe FOR the
American cotton Export Financing
Corporation.
j. r. Scott OF Houston. chairman Of
tho state committee. has written as
follows te Mr. liirsch with respect tn
this campaign.
"A- YOU know my good friends IN
Fort Worth th. other dag wished on
me the ehairmanship Of the Campaign
Committee having 50 charge the rails
inc uf our gnpi1 Of $500. 600 FOR the
American Cotton Export Financing
Corporation Had ! been present At
that time would have felt IL my duty
10 decline the work becuus" Of The fact
thai am nor m physical condition To-
undertake ii bus since IL has been
dome aud The matter has already hccn
too IONS delayed. ana the further fact
that , consider taia tbs msa, .snior
iaui thing before as in the South toe
da5 ''" Eoiup 90 nuke amy further
sacrifice that may he necessary To-
aaaiHt ban putting the matter over
20 would NOT think Of undertaking
this sob alont hut since those present
I the meeting above referred 10.
| ,rared themselves 80 assist in every
yiaa posaihie 40 This matter h Will
make 10 tho cnsicr 40 put the campaie1
| lSer in successful way. ON account
of nay un-down condition of health,
almost bordering on nervous prustrn-
ton. ann going SO ho forced 10 rely
largely ui,un 49, least five ~ my good
| friends 20 do most OF the work In the
firsi place | hnve decided 60 divide
I Texas into five districts. and will ask
/ fiy. good friends each 90 take one of
th,se districts and IN this way. us Il
/ iscms go me the campaign viii be
! imnificd and made the easier 90 be
succcsslully conducted
a am enclosing herein q map. show
ur the layout OF these five districts.
| You have kindly offered 90 look out
fur the southwestern section OF the
state and YOU VIII note that District
SO f, is quite q large one. including an
~ the country from san Antonio south
90 Brownsville.
"MN id,n h that the vice chairmen.
| having ia charge each OF these dis
tricts should have full authority 60
lirArIzr his district In any wise that
ne should consider 10 the best inter
4sia 81 the campaign. aud 20 have a
free hand Ia handling every detail 81
the campaign and yet should wish
each Ia feel that II can he of any
I assistan,4 thar neither would hrHtnt"
10 call on me at any time they should
CHOOSE.
M haa occurred 60 me that each
vice chairman would perhaps appoint
I district chairmcn. or PERHAPS good
I live business man In each county as
county chairman ana these in turn
could appoint Il committee ~ the most
Influential citizens In the respective
communities. and in that way, the dc
'nua of the work could bc passed on
down Ia the local organizations
"lt Whi also he necessary 10 have
considerable publicity and II might is
noftrr for each Nicn chairman to select
nia own man ~ do this character Of
work in HIS respective district
THE campaign. IL scoins to me.
should be put ON nj ihc earliest posi-
ido date. say by the middle of July, II
possibt.. aud covering Il period OF say
five or slN days
'lt ls quite possible that IL might Ia