Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-20
BURNETT OUT
With AN ANSWER
TO c. |. JESSUP
Man Whose Name Was Men
toned in Rotary Club Ad-
/. dress Defends Himself in
Regard to Railroad Acts
To The Herald

As Mr.. Jessup. in his wisdom. has
Rotary Club yesterday. which fitted sew
cral columns Of The Herald. to indulge
IN TRADE Of personalities and mis-
statements which when apalyzed, il any
one has the patience and desire, plainly
endeavors to cover up his shortcomings,
hack Of tact and initiative as manager
of the local Chamber Of Commerce and
especially his inactivity in behalf Of our
harbor. won't you give me a little space
10 refute a few glaring misstatements
and insinuations.
have never said the Chamber of Com
merce, such, was opposed to our rail
read and harbor. | have said that Mr..
Jessup and few others were not help
ing the ). D. s. cause aud now repeat il.
have said that Mr. Jessup had not done
anything for the railroad and harbor
since he became secretary of the Cham
b-r Of Commerce and | now reiterate~it
Notwithstanding my repeated appeals to
him for assistance.
He admitted in his speech that he had
said his hands were tied and this of
itself should be sufficient to convince
the public Of his inactivity. lIe stated
that | had said the Merchants National
Bank was fighting the railroad and har-
bor-this is absolutely false. He has
sald rs often as | that j. G.. Fernandez
was not for the railroad and harbor
J told Mr.. Jessup just what | said about
him to the editor OF the Mercedes Trib
une and told him that if had left any
thing unsaid ii was an oversight. but
at no time did | reflect on the Chamber
of Commerce as a whole.
Any unkindly remarks | made con.
cerning Mr.. Tucker were due to the i'm
press'en given me by Mr.. Jessup that
Mr.. Tucker was one Of those who had
tied his hands. He admits that for three
weeks prior to the S. o. S. campaign
Billy Burnett had agreed with me and
had done all he could to aid me- II.
was during these three weeks | begged
and pleaded more intensely than ever be-
fore with Mr.. Jessup to do something 10
save our railroad and harbor. When he
told me his hands were tied he said:
"All right, I am with Dave" and 20
use his own words he said. as he has
stated. go TO il. Billy. the situation ties
my hands" Remember. Jessup said
YOU couldn't do it," Another admis-
sion that he proposed to remain inactive,
His statement that | offered all kinds
Of apologies for not having invited him
and his board OF directors to witness the
connection Of the old and new lines II
not correct and is a misleading accoun,
Of my statement to Mr.. Jessup I did
not menriCn Mr.. Creager's name 10 Mr..
Jessup on this or any other occasion in
connection with the railroad and harhor.
except possibly 10 relate a conversation
with Mr. Creager when my brother was
present. Mr.. O'Brien has never classed
Mr.. Creager rs being unfriendly 10 the
rail and water projects.
] am now thoroughly convinced that
much of the misunderstanding between
Mr.. O'Brien and members Of the board
"t directors is due to Mr.. Jessup's atti-
tude.
The people Of the Valley know ne and
! am confident that Mr.. Jessup's mi.-
statements concerning me will only net
MS a boomerang.
Signed, BILLY BURNETT.