Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-08
VALLEY FAIR
OF SOMEFIVE
COUNTIES,P PLAN


An annual fair for the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, in which will be in
Guided the five counties Of Cameron,
WiIlacy, Hidalgo, Starr and Kennedy.
county, was discussed briefly BY the
Valley Chamber Of Commerce mt its
monthly meeting on Brownsville yes
tcrday afternoon Further discus
sion Of the proposition, however, was
left over until after the election Of
officers.
Provision for financing the Valley
Chamber of Commerce for the re-
mainder of the current year by a
contribution of SIS from each cons
tituent chamber and appointment of
a budget committee to devise ways
and means for raising the necessary
funds for 1922 was made.
Eleven towns were represented,
which, in the absence Of President
T.. r. Daniel, was presided over by
President G.. l.. Jessup,
The towns. responding present 20
roll-call were a. follows:
Rio Grande City, O. :. VI. Ross
tproxy); Mission, II. M. Melden I;
Pharr. G. B. Shumaker tproxy); San
Juan, s. II. Hancock; Alamo, G. B-
Shumaker; Edinburg. c. B. Shumaker
tproxy); Donna. Fl. M. Carroll; Wes-
Iaco. f. c. Couch; Mercedes. c. G.
Wentz: San Benito, Col. Alba Hey
wood; Brownsville, j. II. Hott.
In addition to the members. how
ever, the meeting was swollen 10 a
good size by arrivals from various
towns Of citizens actively interested
in certain work of the Valley Cham
Der.
r. G. Flynn Of Mission, who with
Secretary Hott Of Brownsville form
ed committee on road markings re-
ported that signs had been placed all
along the route from Mission to San
Antonio. "A vote OF thanks was form
ally moved and seconded in recogni-
tion Of their efforts.
"A report Of the committee on the
valley diffcrential was made by e..
L. Jessup, who briefly reviewed the
proceedings begun in the federal
building last Saturday until they
were interrupted the following Tues
day by the enforced departure of At
torney-Examiner Mackley to Calves
ton. He expressed the opinion, that
while the railroad side Of the suit
had not yet begun. the valley COM
plainants, through Attorney r. &.
FulIbright, were putting up a strong
case.
Progress in bringing the channel
find up to its full status was report
cd as going on slowly but surely. by
G. r. Jessup Of the river and harbor
committee. The government stood
ready to start dredging operations
just as soon as this fund was COM
pleted, he again pointed out, and get
ting it completed depended on how
much work the members put into the
Job. The railroad to Point Isabel is
getting well along with its construc-
tion. he stated, some three miles
formerly over trestle having been eli
minated, so that the road runs over
terra firma now, except for q small
bridge near the southeast end. Four
or five miles Of new steel track have
been laid, it was said. In this con-
nection IL was further disclosed that
cost Of all construction 80 far on the
new roadbed had fallen under Pres
idcnt O'Brien's estimates. which were
themselves lower than the engineer :
estimates, an indication that the work
was being economically done.
The meeting was adjourned about
AIS in order to permit number of
members to catch the afternoon
train. Date for the next regular
session was set for the first Friday
in November, at Harlingen.