Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-22
STIRRING BOND
MEETING Held
AT THE c.
Speakers Urge Final Stand
To Put City Over
On Quota

Some thirty odd BUSINESS men re-
sponded to the a call meeting ut the
Chandler of. Commerce yesterday
morning at ten o'clock to devise means
and ways to raise the rest of Browns
ville's quota in the deep water and
railroad projects.
The meeting was called to order
by w. G. Whitman, president of tina
Chamber of Commerce, who after a
few Introductory remarks, stated that
Browsnville was still short some
thing like $4,000, which had to be
raised. A
Following Mr.. Whitman, c. L. Jes-
sup addressed the meeting. He de-
clared that the time had passed for
talks and that action was necessary
to save the honor of Brownsville and
Brownsville's word with the Valley.
''In one way or another" continued
Mr.. Jessup, ''this deep water project
has been under way for the past fiji
teen years, but during the past three
years very strenuous effort has
would make tragic reading"
Continuing, Mr.. Jessrp said that
he had done all he could for the
projects and would continue so to do
until 10 was brought to a successful
close, but said that in doing so, ne.
perhaps like some others, had beer
misunderstood.
"There Is one thing that | would
like TO make clear TO all Of YOU, con-
tinued Mr.. Jcssup,. 'is a statement
that ! have made, on which / have
been misquoted. The statement is
this, 4 said that any individual who is
in position TO contribute to this caE..
paign, and does not, and stands in its
way, is a Stacker. | still maintain
this to be true. and can't understand
how such individuals can reSpec.
themselves, or expect anyone else to
respect them.
"The time has come when we must
lay aside any personal differences,
IL there be any, and get together
shoulder to shoulder, put our hands
into our pockets, get the cash and put
these projects over. The Valley has
done its full share in raising s45,000
in cash and it is now up TO US to dc
likewise. We gave the Valley people
our solemn promise that we would
and wemust.'
Mr. Jessup then told Of the recen
Mississippi Valley convention
New Orleans, where twcnty-six state.
were represented. "It was one of tn
most representative meetings tha
/ have ever had the pleasure of at
tending" he said. and / want to sa-
to you men. that the trend of tn
convention thought was this that thu
commercial supremacy Of a city o.
section, was its close proximity t
the sea-. Here we are within a shor
distance of the sea. yet our neares'
port is some four hundred miles a
way"
In concluding. Mr.. Jessup said tha'
Major Beach Of the Army Engineers
told him to tell the people Of the Val
ley that as soon as their money wa.
up, that his office would not hol,
them up twentyfour hours.
Other speakers who made brief an
pointed talks of the necessity Of i'm
mediate action, and the bringing tc
close the campaign at once, were
w. c.. Whitman, S. c. Tucker, Jessr
bennett, DIR. s. Hallam, p. Nj. Lamber
ton, and others.
The meeting adjourned with the
single purpose of going out and rails
ing the necessary shortage. Several
strong committees were out all af
terncon, and will remain out until
the entire shortage is made up, which
it is thought will not require more
than a couple of days.