Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-28
.H|DALCO COUNTY TOWN TAKES
ITS FULL QUOTA IN CAMP PA|GN

subscriptions to the $l9l 900 worth Of
bonds in the Rio Grande railway re-
construction between Brownsville and
Point Isabel
Alamo's apportionmcnt in the cam
paign was $500 and the amount was
fully taken up by the people Of that
town and community at meeting
held last night.
The following reporI OF the event
at Alamo was received today BY The
Herald:
AT a large and representative
meeting OF citizens Of the Alamo dis
trict held in the rooms Of the Cham
Der of Commerce last night, ID. a.
O'Brien of Brownsville explained the
details OF the project for the railroad
and harbor at Point Isabel, in which
the people present manifested the
deepest interest.
In fact, the meeting developed in
to one of the most enthusiastic ever
held in the Valley. Within ten min
utcs after Mr.. O'Brien had finished
explaining the proposition, Alamc's
quota Of $31O0 was fully subscribed,
putting Alamo over the top, not only
in Hidalgc county, but i'm the entire
Valley.
&C. B. Schumacher, the efficient
secretary Of the Commercial Club got
out the attendance and President
Griffith of the club presided. All
were agreed that this port was the
most urgent Of All propositions now
before the entire Valley
"A. b. Jacobs, chairman of the Fl
nance campaign in Hidalgo county
gave an encouraging report of the way
Hidalgo county win take care Of It's
quota in the campaign.
Alamo got ahead o. Donna which
had hoped TO have the honor Of COM
pleting its quota of about $500 be-
fore any of the other towns The
Donna meeting will be held at $3.50
O'Clock this afternoon AZ the Com
mercial Club, at which Mr.. O'Brien
will also speak.
When the news of the Alamo sue
cess of last night was received ut the
Brownsville campaign headquarters at
the Chamber Of Commerce this after
noon there were cheers for the little
Hidalgo county town that has the
honor Of being the first over in the
proposition. 1t also resulted in the
local workers speeding up their work
in the hope Of completing the Browns
vile job as quickly as possible.
At the Brownsville Headquarters it
was announced today by Chairman
Hielscher that all but five commit
tees reporting yesterday gave total
of a little more than $4,000 sub
scribed during the day To the Browns
vile total Of $101 900. Today this was
increased to more than 5000, with
only two committees reporting up to
noon. Other committees were expect
ed to make their reports this after
noon.
There are twenty-one committees
out in Brownsville, not including the
general committee which will handle
out-cf-town subscriptions, as well as
some local prospects. Chairman
Hielscher stressed TO team captains
today the Importance Of reporting at
the Chamber Of Commerce every
morning at 9 o'clock and also at noon
In order that the committee i'm charge
may keep track Of the movements of
The various committees. The failure
Of several committees to report, 1t was
stated. confused the campaign to q
large extent and resulted i'm duplicate
assignments going out.
At headquarters it vas said that
local effort il going ahead smoothly
with expectations the. the entire
amount will De subscribed withou.
difficulty. Most team captains r.
ported that their prospects are meet
ing their approaches with the amounts
requested. though i'm some cases re-
'ductions have been forced through
circumstances.
The percentage lead was maintain
I'd todas by the team captained by !.
II. Batsell y-hile that headed by Gro
yer G.. Wagner was reported close
second.
We expect to wind up the pros
rect card campaign by noon Wednes-
|tay," sad Chairman Charles Hielscher
cf the csmpaign committee today
With this end in view il is expect
cd that every captain and team will
show up for work Wednesday MORN
ING promptly on time. OF course, IL
will require some days 70 communicate
with the out Of town people, but this
work il being facilitated. Letters to
these people will begin going out to-