Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-04
Big CANNERY TO.
Be ERECTED IN
LOWER VALLEY.
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Directors Hold Busy Ses-
sion in Brownsville

A. O'Brien. president of the Rio Gran
de railroad. for winding up Of the
collection of all funds due on bond not
es. the Lower Rio Grande Valley Cham
ber of Commerce held an extremely
busy session at the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday afternoon.
A feature Of the meeting came late
in the session whel :. VI. Tolle. Sr.. re-
presenting the Alamo Chamber of Com
merce. presented J.. X. Daniel. pres
ident of the Valley Chamber of Com.
mcrce and the McAilca Chamber II
Commerce with handsome handmade
ebony gayel as a token of appreciation
Of the people ~ Alamo in recognition
IF the efforts of Mr.. Daniel in behalf of
the Valley. Mr.. Daniel responded ap-
propriately. thanking the Alamo people
for their remembrance.
%. :. v. Ross. secretary of the Valley
chamber made one of the most import
ant announcements of the meeting In
stating that Henry Sabort and -. w
Lyman. who have recently spent week
in the Valley in connection with a pro
posal Ia establish large canning factory
nt some point in this section. have re-.
ported Ia their firms recommending the
establishment Of the plant at a location
yet to be decided upon The plant. il
is understood. will bc established ~ the
Sancoxie Canning Company of Sancoxic.
Mo. and the American Can Company.
the largest manufacturers of cans i'm the
world. will cooperate with the company.
The plant will be established in short
while. Mr. Ross stated.
Decision was made by the Valley
chamber to affiliate itself with the In
ternaiional Chamber nf Commerce
whose headquarters are in New lork
City. This affliation will be made with
In the next sixty days.
Disposition 10 be made Of funds col
le,ted in behalf Of the san Antonio \
Rio Grandc Valley railroad project was
among the matters discussed. decision
being reached 10 permit the funds o.
main intact in order 10 preserve the
charter that is now held for a railroad
between San Antonio and the Valley
The chamber decided not 10 send cx-
hibits Ia the fat stock show at Fort
Worth this month
The difference in the price paid IN
the farmer aud that paid hy the con
sumner for cibbag was discussed dur.
ing the session. il being brought out
that eases have come TO light where
the consumer has paid on basis of
SOB ton for which ;he grower re-
ceived only 81. The chamber decided
to institute an investigation of the con
ditions on its own account. and auth
nrZed the secretary to write 10 a num-
her # large northern papers and ask
Their assistance in the investigation.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the Houston Chamber of Commerce.
the Houston Post and the Houston
Chronicle for their work in putting over
the recent Valley week in Houston
The financial report was read and
approved.
J. II. Challes announced that meet
hN of the Valley fair committee will
be held soon AT Ilaringen. ar which
plans for the next Mid-Winter fair will
he discussed.
The chamber endorsed the plans 20
secure a demonstration farm for the
Valley and appointed :. &. Tucker of
Brownsville chairman Of committee of
five To investigate the matter. Mr..
Tucker will select the other members
If his committee.
The local Chamber of Commerce
was given vote ar thanks Tor lis nos
pitality in entertaining the Valley
chamber after which the meeting nd
journcd To meet next month AT liar-
iingen.
REPRESENTATIVE from sixteen of the
twenty-five districts were present.
Announcement of standing committees
was made as follows:
Finanre-E. q. Crouch. T. NJ. Mel
ton. and G. II. Shumaker.
pevelopmcnt--C. L. Jcssup. l.. X.
Brooks. Il. r. Henderson.
Manufacturing q. Crow J. /.
Blanton.
Trade Extensou--Jamcs Z. Bowie,
NJ. L. Wiley. A. III. Iindahl.
Retail Trade. II. Shumaker. L.
F.. Craig. A. ]. Rabel.
Roads-E. q. Wells.
Advertising :. Y. Ross.
Agricnlture--I.ouis Alsmeyer. j. 4.
Rogers. T.. III. Griffith.
Railway and Transporiation-l- Il.
Brooks. q. II. Shumaker. W. q. VIII
man ,
Fntertainment-A. \. Kelley, Fanl
Cottrell. A. J. IsSs.
Fairs II. V.a!les.
Uarbor-C. l.. Jessup. III. NJ TAR
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