Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-29

warning them that unless their ef
forts were redoubled Brownsville,
might not subscribe its quota Of $l01,
900 TO the Point Isabel railways bonds
c. l.. Jessup and John Gregg today
urged speeding up OF the campaign
to joint meeting of the Rotary Clut
and members of the board Of direc.
tors of the Chamber OF Commerce
Without naming them, Mr.. Jessuf
roundly scored local residents who
had refused to subscribe to the fund
or who mad subscribed in an amount
far below their Just quota. The
speaker said that to date only about
$4,000 had been subscribed. Mr.
Jessup said Alamo was over with its
quota and that chairman A. b. Jacobs
of Hidalgo county had assured him
that county would 20 over. Harlin-
gen, he said, was sure TO reach its
goal and San Benito Is only waiting
for Brownsville 10 finish To start its
campaign.
The speaker made an earnest and
eloquent appeal to the assembly not to
let pass over this greatest opportunity
for Brownsville To become city. He
called attention TO the fact that wher
the Chamber Of Commerce was or
ganized and the first survey made,
every member had said water trans
portation was the greatest need of
Brownsville and pleaded that the peo-
pie be urged to back up these original
pledges.
In addition to the speech by Mr.
JCssup interesting talks were made BY
Jack Hott. secretary of the Chamber
the new commanding officer at Fort
Brown. Jack Rowe and City Commis-
sioner Jesse bennett.
Mr. Holt spoke Of the needs for de-
velcpment along Industrial, agricul-
turai. civic. public health and pub
licity in Brownsville and said that ne
hoped to organize the Chamber Of
Commerce into the divisions for the
development Of the many phases Of
these departments. For the indus
trial division. Mr.. Holt termed its
first interest the development of the
deep water transportation. Second
aIily. he stressed the need Of housing.
Under the head Of the civic depart
meat. MIR. Hoit saw the necessity Of
cooperating with the schools for edu-
cation and with the civic authorities
in the development Of public utilities.
Under this heading he particularly
stressed the need for a public park.
Under the agricultural division Mr..
Iiott outlined work 20 be done in CO.
operating with the farmers, with the
agencies developing the sections
around Brownsville AMI with the irri-
cation systems An agricultural need
particularly emphasized was the de-
velopment Of a road system and Mr..
Hott spoke OF this rs one Of the best
fields in which the Chamber Of Com
merce could cooperate both with the
agricultural development and with the
authorities.
I'm closing, Mr.. Holt termed the Ro-
tary Club the right arm Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce and said that the
Rotary club and the Retail Merchants
Association would be the strongest
agencies the Chamber Of Commersf
could have and cordially invited the
Rotarians 10 join with his organiza-
tion in its works and in is delibera.
tionS.
Vice-P President r. NJ. I.ambertor
next called upon Jack Rowe TO explain
Rotary'S attitude with reference I,
public enterprises. Quoting the mott,
Of Rotary He profits most who serve.
best" Mr. Rowe pointed out tha'
while the Rotary club never initiate.
civfc movements ii was always ready
willing and even anxious to. assist il
fufthering those already initiated an,
assured the Chamber Of Commerce
that all il needed 10 do to secure
Rotary cooperation was to send ou
call
Colonel Hickok. newly arrived q
Fort Brown, expressed his pleasure a
being present. praised the reputatic'
the Brownsville spirit had wone wit
past post commanders and assured th
Rotariars that his attitude as com
manding officer of Fort Brown. wit
reference to the community would re'
q, least. be less than that Of othe
commanding officers during the pas
four years.
Ci.y Commissioner Jesse Dennet
urged the assistance Of the assembl
in carrying the city election to be hel
in November. stating that the charte
amendments were necessary befor
the city could sell warrants TO carr
ont It's street paving program.
Before the meeting adjourned Nj
Lamberton announced the date Of TIL
inser-city meet to be next Wednesda
evcning at 1890 o'clock. The club
from McAllen, Mission and San Bs
nito will be in Brownsville on tina
occasion, he said.