Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-03
RATE CASE WILL
COME UP AGAIN
AT WASHINGTON
Fullbright Says Hearing Will
Probably Be Resumed as
To Valley Differential

Two or three days have been en-
countered in resuming the hearing
in the Valley differential rate case.
but the final decision will not be
greatly delayed, according 10 a let
ter to the Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce from A. c. Fullbright Of
Houston, attorney for the shippers
of this section, and which was read
before a meeting of the board Of di
rectors last night. Mr.. Fullbright
said THAT January %, at Washington
before Examiner Mackley of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, is
the date on which the hearing il
scheduled to be resumed.
The Houston man is appearing be
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission this month in Connection with
the whole rate situation, in which
he said the interests Of the Valley
are the same as that of the country
as a whole, and in which he viii act
for the Valley without additional
charge
w. +. McDavitt Of the directors.
announced that the Western Fruit
Jobbers' Association, which is 10
meet at Fort Worth Jan. Is 70 20.
has left open a PLACE on their pro
gram for speaker from Browns
Vile TO address the 1900 or more
delegates TO the annual convention
OH the Valley. Upon a motion. Nam
ager c. l.. Jessup was authorized to
attend the convention and accept
the place on the program left open
for this section. Mr.. McDavitt an
nounced. incidentally. that prepare
tions are complete for the Valleys
representation on the menu at the
banquet He has arranged for
grapefruit, and also for the print
ing of small folders advertising the
Valley, and one of which will be
pinned 10 each serving of grapefruit.
The directors also heard read a
letter from Major Adams, United
States district engineer at Galveston
In which he acknowledged receipt Of
a letter from Brownsville explain
ing the status of the channel fund.
He took occasion. TO congratulate
this section on the work Of financing
that had been done. and said that he
would expect to hear from here
again in two or three months. Mem
bers of the board interpreted the
letter to mean that the government
engineers realize the situation that
has developed in the country aS
whole, and are willing to give me
Valley the time necessary to com-
rlete the fund.
The directors authorized the re-
newal of the membership Of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
in the Mississippi Valley Association
at an expense of 500 An invita-
tion from the association to help. il
in its work 10 the extent Of $500 was
turned down.
The manager was authorized TO
sperd $50 for mage of space on the
back page of magazine 70 be IS
sued by the Lone Star HIGHWAY As
sociation. which has highway pro-
iect that extends from Chicago to
New Orleans and from the latter
city TO Brownsville. II was nointed
out that the association in the past
two years has advertised Browns
vile 10 a wide extent on its maps
and folders. and il was considered
bv members Of the board that il was
ONLY proper that this city should re-
turn the courteTv 70 the extent Of
the amount named.
Before the meeting adjourned,
Manager Jessup announced that his
connection with the organ'7atlon
will date from January !. althouga
Re assumed the work on December
II.
Members Of the board nreEent last
night ircluded President w q. VIII
man. Manager Jessup. +. X. How
ard. Sherwood Rishop. Jesse bennett
A. Wavne Wood. w. r. Clint. W. +.
McDavitt, x. b. Creager.