Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-23
ALAMO DETERMINED TO BE FIRST
IN HIDALG0 COUNTY TO REACH GOAL
Enthusiastic Endorsement is Given
D. A. O'Brien's Project
of Raising $4,000

| saw il in the faces of the people hero
tonight
To the casual observer it appeared
that Mr.. O'Brien had said all of it i1i
few words. When the address was osef
il required a committee of five men,
headed by Carroll Shumaker, to receive
the money and issue the receipts. For an
hour afterward they,were still busy, and
when this message was filed il was still
too early to count the proceeds. They
were considerable. Mr.. Shumaker, who
besides being one of Alamo's leading
farmers, is also the capable secretary of
the Alamo Chamber of Commerce, was
assisted in the work by o. ii. Stugard
]. G. Shumaker. George L. Jones, and W
4. Bohme.
Mr.. O'Bricn's address was along the
same lines he made in Brownsville. He
gave the history of the Point Isabel rail-
road and harbor projects, and discussed
the great need for additional transporta-
tion facilities for the commercial eman-
cipation Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
He tol dof his new station on the Rio
Grande railroad, "Esoes,- so named to
perpetuate the present :. o. 5. campaign,
which is located about eight miles west
of Point Isabel. He told of his plans for
the extension of the Rio Grande railroad
TO San Benito and thence on up the Rio
Grande Valley, to afford a direct route
from Valley points to seaboard without
the necessity of reaching there via
Brownsville. His remarks along this line
We're cheered 10 the cho. Plainly, the
people Of the Alamo section were inter
ested in what he had TO say. And there
were cheers again and again as he made
telling points in his appeal to the every
day men, women and children Of the
Lower Rio Grande TO lend their moral
and financial support TO the great plans
at the Lower Rio Grande Valleys sea-
board point.
Following the talk and the invitation
10 contribute to the fund even the kids
of Alamo came up and brought their
savings. This action on the part Of the
boys of Alamo seemed to affect Mr..
O'Brien most, and he took each boy by
the hand and invited him to be among
the first to see the big boats come in
at Point Isabel" The youngsters seem
ed delighted, not only with their OPP
por:unity TO join in the work. but in the
glowing promises held forth for them by
Mr.. O'Brien.
Incidentally during his talk, Mr.. O'Bri-
en- referred TO the success Of the cam
paign at Brownsville, informing tho
audience that Brownsville went over the
top and then some." and he paid high
tribute to the work of the women and
children of Brownsville in the effort
there. And" he declared, lit is to the
women and children Of Hidalgo county
that | am looking to carry over the
campaign in this county,
During the progress of the meeting
here II. L. McCombs of San Juan tele-
phoned over inviting the S. o. S. dele
CATION to hold their meeting in San Juan
as soon as possible. Arrangements for
the San Juan meeting will be made, IL
was announced. as soon as the committe
mas an opportunity 10 get there and CON
fer with Mr.. McCombs and other citl-
zens.
Definite dates have been made for a
meeting at Edinburg Tuesday night and
Wednesday night at Pharr. There il
tentative date for a meeting at Donna
on Thursday night. while meetings hav,
been definitely set for Mercedes Friday
night and Mission Saturday night.
Mr.. O'Brien and party arrived in
Alamo today from "a visit to Roma and
| Rio Grande City. leaving the latter poin,
about noon today after having discussed
the purposes of the campaign with
Messrs. Guerra, l.. X. Brooks. +. Owen
Scott, and Block ard Miss Kelsey. al
Of whom assured them that Rio Grande
City could be expected to do her part
AT Roma Banker Guerra also gave hi.
assurances Of support.
The delegation reached here very tired
tonight after long iaunts in automobiles
but well, optimistic and quite happy.
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