Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-22
Member State Railroad
Commission Says Valley
Must lake Opportunity

Earl H. Mayfield. m+mbrr nf the Tea
railroad commission mnd raHalisimtm
fort h. United States senate. sFsakiA<
n a guest II the RraNnxxill. RntaFg
Club to-day. dsslaF~d thar the g~ug,le
who oppose this deep water pruirrg ue.
under way in IirawnsyiIl. arv ds.sng .a
from u selfish mogIyr and l.-vma~~ ir-
defeat will mean more ~ thea than be-
surr~ss viii a. the general Es.t,d "a th~
community"
Mr. NIayfirld said thar ever siAr~ h.,
had visited ihr VALLEY ahont fRe rrars
ago H. had realized thr rrrat f-.sssisiii-
ties ~ this eaunfry
Il also realized" H. continued that
transportation J. one X thv greatest
problems that confront ~ Wales gs,A-
~, ana one that viii havs a. great
esr effect WI thr future M rAis rulA-
Try ami H. people.
Ibid aly NJ yuu vearlr kRnA h- Hsa
r'd THAT ID a. cheaper fe -hil, frnf fraHl
san Antunin ur Houston tu Gurpas
Christi and than send il on to lfrssu ~
Vile IN EXPRESS than ~ ship diref ~
freight fo I.roMnSxill. fraln either u
these ~" plar.s? We'll. that " > fat
Aud the freight rate froIa galii.ruta
"a twelve ana oue halt rrnts un thr hln-
dred pounds cheaper than th+ rate fruml
the lower Hio Grandr NAllrs tu Nrw
York City.
Il believe thar sou have r~arh~i th~
maximum of suuF development anaiTr
present conditions. and unfil ran aTHr-
come some of thr nhsiarleH that ACES
confront y"u- sou viii En na fHrthrr-
The first thinE ! Bafiresi . h~a 4 ssans
to the NalleN ~as ihT = n : 1adg-
I soon Eut an explanation ~ ~has tbs
badge meant and Why the p~vgsl~ -
brownsville and ~ the sntir~ AaiI.y
are trying ~ raise this muHpy II thi-
H. before yuu hos can E.4a
afford a. l-t il pass hyF What hH-
AerT, wafer meant o. Port Arthnr. ftsma-
m"nt nr lInusten7 All fhr~@ Flasrs aF~
now furnishing citieS II ds~n wssss
= secured ~ Rraxos Santiago. KFvwav-
vile will D. as flaurishing a auy ~
these places IL ten years fFun By~.
The railrual commission Of TvNa.
has done all II could M help this pFu-
iect whenever II had the rhAAsr. An.i I
believe that "A port fhr hruwHsriiie Hfi
~ good thing far the rEtiFr state uf
Texas"
ID. A. D'Iirirn. follow iaK Mr. AiAy-
field. said thar hr wrleam@si tho nn-
portuniiy ~ state that the kaireat
Commission of Texas. ard narfisuiaris
MIR. Mayfi~ld. had done evrrathink "a
iis power ia behalf ~ The Kls GFAnsi-
knowing a. thss a. that n
Sas the anly m~aus ~ gisiig sure AuI
quick relief u the Nall~y. aE4d b-gausr
w the fact that they valued the
~ ans news tFansanFTatA.sn
line and harlor ,l,yrlopmrBf Hs n hrttrF-
tnrnt 10 th- entire state af Trna.-
"If IL we're nut for the u4Mnu~r ia
which thry had helped tbs Ris NsranAe
Mr.. UHFisn said there
would not bc ans prospess ~ rhis til.~
afford immediate sn~cer IL th- p~uHl~
~ the Lower RIu tiran.l.. EAII-s W
other numbers aH toisys RetAry
program included lhUrt, hamsrglA
-alk by Rev. =. pISaH un prohihitlaA
ana its effects On Rotary. la ~hlFh hu
concluded With the stAtruHnt that th~
most important thing before tie cl-h
AZ the present time WAs the sIrr~Hafll
carrying out of the =. ID. N. rnmHAlFH.
and that the more srFiols aspects af
prohibition could b- discuAa~d iAtrr.
Del Perkins made n sharr tAik an
he life NJ Bill LaHEe. i'm which h~
,ketched Mr. LanEr'a rise from affis~
boy 20 teller in five years I'm q GAlv~a-
.on bank. and h. success I'm his Fraa~nt
position Is manager VI ths hsaatsa
Packing Company and a. a golf slayer.
The whole club sang q sahg - ~hish
Brownsville and tbs deep water FFa-
Get were boosted, ihe song txiaE -Flt-
en 70 the tune ~ -AnlsFlea
The Rotary double quartet sang sSy-
'ral very pleasing seleetlSns.
Lester DALEY ~ Paris. Texsa ~as
! guest u thr Rotary GiuL to-day ana
made few apPropnats FsEErks sA
Rotary w general Mr.. DALEY IA q
candidate for governor Of thts k0tHFy
district.
The committee oB HUmiHAttuHa fuF
ne coming board gf diF~gtoFs alh-
nitted the fDiio~iHF nam~s Alb-Fr
Marshall. SID LAmhrTtDn. VA LAmE.
nile CAmiadc. Emmett DodA Arthar
IIipp. Homer Pitch. Jesse DraHrtt. and