The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-27
w. A. GILBERT

Fond hopes thnt have long boon
chershcd hy Corpus Christrs oldest
citizens have been fulfilled tine most
eAtfavarant dreams OF Che 10000 pa
tioiic inhabitants OF this Naples Of
The Cult" have been realized and tho
desires of discriminating travelling
public havo been granted Through the
agency OF Corpus Chrlstia CONNER
cial Association which has, and which
wlil continue 90 devote its efforts Co
maintain lta magnificent facilities that
nNrc H0uthrd The weary. chucrcd the
Hurruwful hy BOZ. homclikc surround
iuEs aud pleased the wayfarcr by proc
vldiug for his convenience.
This association dcvotcs iia every
effort to heraldinE Co the world that
corpus Christi offers Go the homo
builder 90 the investor those seeking
desirable place to mako a. homo
many unusual advantages, and 90 The
maintaining OF these facilities Zoo the
cifV ThOy have not lnhorcd iu vain,
thtlr toll has been rewarded and the
remuneration has exceeded in iuifill
Ink thc fondcst hopes What they
have sought 10 make h. BE- iH. and
despite tine terrible disaster whicn ON
September 10 destroyed much uf itH
civic attractlvcncss and left path OF
devastation instead this assoc intinn
hnr faith iu the city's power tu 'comr
back" nrd aro undauutcd 10y this moe
mentdus catastrophe.
Through thoir cfforts thcN have seen
the city gradually become the hcst
paved city in the state Of ToNHs the
sienueet city iu the state, Tire honlth
lest and most convenient and now Tho
statistics ~ Corpus Christi show th1i
10 has population nt 2oono1 -four
railroads. "a natural seaport - miles
of paving twenty miles of paved
walks. thirty seven miles of water
nalna, sixteen miles of sewor ten
miles ~ street railway municipal
wharf fire department excellent
schools. proven natural rns fields
within s milcs suburb hotel fnciiticH
public utilities Investment OF fhf-".-
600 and an cquahle climate 800 sum
NOR and winter
Knowledge ~ this "city of oppor.
/ tuuitv' has become nation Wide nHo
/ tho largest number 90 w.utcr tour
/ iga over rad coming ff1m tWouti
states outside 90 Texas n-t ycnr fili'
cd lts hotels and other housing ihciii.
/ tics. and despite the fact that n hai
boon hcraldcd throughout the nntioi
| that the city has been visited hy oni
on the most fgnrful hurricanes thn
over swept "a coast city, thouHandN %
people are awaiting word That ~ hH'
como back" when they top -nai flocl
. go iiH pNfItih
Through ihe efforts of thc assocm
( ton tho shrincr'a convention Was heif
hero last July with nu average dtil'
attendance of approximately ono nnf
! herauso ~ iis success movement %
now on foot among the members 8"
/ the organization Co maize this the per
maneut place of encampmont No
only is This organi sntlon pleased WIN
( tho opportunities offered hy this ct'
FOR conventions but other orEaulan
fions AFRO too considering it wonder
fm possibilities with 90 Wow ~ gain
arng here.
Through and as % part of their pur
pose Go further promote improve
mont3 that will ne of permanent bono
m t1 tho ci;y aud the county DOB wh'
it ia situated nn active interest "a
4 token Dos She s2.0000 600 good roads houl
ISSUE ad sow " succeed hy mnlnr
ify 81 almost throc Gao ONE. ono mill
lion dollars worth uf These bonds haze
already boon Sold ana work will stan
Immediately on thc roads in fhis Gown
lty This is hut part nf thp program
tp help overcome DISASTER ana thruuF
if has bat been O. iittie while over iw
months since this calamity nuH
progress has already boon made uluu