Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-11-10
BOARD OF CITY
DEVEL
PLAN ENDORSED
Representative Meeting Of
Brownsville Business Men
Expresses Approval of Old
Organization Plan

That many of the business men of
Brownsville are in favor Of the adoption
of the Board of City Development plan.
whereby funds to finance advertising
and development activities in behalf of
the city are raised by tax levy not TO
exceed = mills, as provided by the city
charter. was made evident at a meeting
held at the Chamber Of Commerce last
night The plan received the unanimous
approval of the business men assembled.
and an effort will be made TO secure
general approval of the plan in order
that the city commissioners will incor-
porate the 2-mill levy for this purpose
in the tax budget.
The proposition was placed before
the city commission last week, and has
been held up until public sentiment on
the subject has been ascertained.
Must Have Organization.
s. &. Tucker and +. NJ Lamberton, di-
rectors Of the Chamber of Commerce.
stated that il would be impossible for
the Chamber of Commerce to exist af-
ter January |. as it had been found i'm
possible to properly finance IL. They
stated that the Chamber of Commerce
had made efforts to secure funds 10
carry out its advertising and other
plans for the development of Browns
Vile and the Valley. hut the general
lack Of interest had prevented the
Chamber of functioning as it should.
That Brownsville must have civic
organization of this character, and
that the Board of City Development
plan is the fairest and most equitable
plan. was the unanimous opinion cx-
pressed by those present. Without dis
scnting voice they pledged themselves
TO use all legitimate means to secure
the acceptance of the plan and the cs-
tablshment of City Board of Develop
mcnt
Ia endorsing the Board OF City De
velopment plan several of the city's
most prominent and progressive bust
ness men declared they had always IA
vored the plan upon the grounds that it
was the only equitable manner IN which
to finance the activities of an organi-
cation Of this character. They called at
tention to the fact that Chambers Of
Commerce had practically ceased TO
function through lack Of funds and pub
lie interest, and that the city is sus-
tanning a heavy loss by reason Of its
failure to have an energetic. aggressive
organization TO present to the world the
advantages Brownsville possesses.
Plan Was Successful
Other business men maintained that
the Board of City Development was the
most efficient and successful organ'za-
tion for the promotion Of Brownsville
and Valley interests Brownsville ever
had. With its finances assured by
tax which was equally distributed and
which was in no way hardship upon
any taxpayer. the organization was en-
abled to make up its budget and con
centratc its efforts on certain pre-
arranged program, which gave it an op-
portunity To secure results. Under the
present Chamber of Commerce system
the lack of definite knowledge Of the
future financial conditions of the Or.
ganization has made il impos sible To
carry out definite program for the
benefit of the city. was the assertion
made.
IF Brownsville is to have an organi-
cation functioning for the benefit of
the city. carrying on the work or adver-
tising Brownsville and placing Browns
vlle's opportunities before the world.
We must again take up the Board Of
City Development plan" business man
stated Brownsville has sustained a
heavy loss in the past two years be-
cause the city has lacked an efficient
organization Of this character We can
never hope to make progress without
this organization. and the sooner We
secure IL. the better il will be for the
city of Brownsville"