Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-09
JOHN W. DAVIS IS NOMINATED
Progress in Brownsville
Keynote of Enthusiastic
Gathering OF Merchants

ugRestions as to Il remedy. III cthEr
words pep up little. You merchants
have the great responsibility of promot-
i.y the future welfare Of your town. and
cooperation + the principal asset.
rtinesant Merchants
lone Or the essential features o yolr
organization is the protection AGAINST
misdirccttl che, tiles. II you will insist
shat The Solicitor for charity have prop
tr cred-ntia y1u viii save many Iul
lars dur.nz tte year. 1he itiarran;
merchant IL smother one of your prob
lens. Personally | do not believe thai
an ordinance ca be constitution;lly IN
acted 8, project you against tbs evil
Ent IT, remedy is Al easy one, and lies
ntiIcly IN your hands. Acquaint The
public with TIE fret that yoa need
tke.r cooperation and support, that your
wares are IS GOOD and IN many Instance
heaptr an Of he;tc- grade than offered
hy these isinsrant merchants. Pri';eiiv
nrd plead Y with our homa FOLKS VII
svon rair n ioyalty of these people.
NJ. Wet was applauded for IN lal-
lowing re ;rk: Il ar the own.r of s.v-
eral store buiidi Is in Brownsv.lls. and
rot for a moment viii / consider the
renting of anv IA these buildings 70 an
jtinerant merchant.
cooperation will push your town
head aud there is nothing would Ike
more to have come about than joint ses-
siors of the Rotary Club. the Board az
itv Development ami the Merchants A.
sociat:un. Organization. even az 4 mi
nority r. better than = majority unofgaa-
ized. An example is the democratic e.
vertion now aoiag on in New York"
Major Mills. after f.w re- rarhs.
called On a. Wayne Wood. III the First
National Bank. who said III part:
Tou merchants are ~oing to make
Brownsville. or so = other merchants
viii come here and do Il for you. You
have biz lnad 10 carry. but you win
have ~ shoulder IL t0 keen Brownsville
"a ihe rrarrfssive list; n won don't.
others VIII take your placc and do II.
Yru heve n great responsibility and arc
evnec'rd to carry 4 out to the letter.
Thc~a II noihin~ mvSt rious about con
iurting business The public knows
that Won are entitled to y fair profit.
This rrofit can bc increased or thc
u..cc of merchandise reduced II You n
vail voursef ~ the advantages of the
rrdits dcnaf 'mcnt NJ vonr association
Thi credit s~stem IN thn greatest nrTa.
Won h~vr. ONLY todav although an IN
'hc fanki,g irsincss 7 took advantage
of credit ratings available az vorr soc
'efasv's office. an prpfit-a thereby.
Wow have rerordS which arr not availa-
hl" otherwise. nad yon win continrr 70
rffrr losses III Won W. net avai your
sr of The onportuniiics offered.
90 -ly vonr coarcration will make
vcur association nrofitahle tt is pro-
~-~vsirn qrranizat.on. and my advice
'haf vou step ont with IN kern nn with
t'.. r~o~rrSs of the communitv~ =
Dick Norris of the Frontier Lumber
O.. talked briefly on the itircranf
mcrchart problem. maxine n number of
suggestions. citing the fact
ihat with rrancr publicity, inro-min~
ihe ruhiic that merchandisr Offered WEI
ifincrant crchanis can ~ purchased ~
e rs cheaply.the p~o' lem could
hr ririmizei. Il suprcst that YOU ner-
chants ccontrate ana permit each store
~ specialize in certain apartments.
witch wonlh r"rmit The narti-ulrr lines
tn W. carried In as rnmnlrte styir and
assortment as is found in the largest
stores in the greater cities"
Amen- the merchants present were
the following:
Brownsville Grocery. Major W. +.
Mills: Professions. Judge ". l.. West:
Banks. \. Wayne Wood: Model Laundry
Chas. y. Burton: Bofderland Hardware.
Joe kowaISki; The Fashion Store. .Iee
Ina him. Edrlsirin'S. M Edeisirin:
brownsville Herald. CIaS. a. iieii; The
Popular Store. McSsrS Soils and Orivr;
Model Shoe Store. Geo. Sfovall: Aziz
Bros. r. Aziz: CisneraS. Drug Store. III.
CisneroS: McNair Dry Goods ca. l.. H.
McNair: Frontier Lumber o.. III Nor
riS. Taylor Lumber 10. 4. W. Clark: In
snrance " X. Mendcnha.I: Insurance.
Emmett nodd: Brownsville Tailoring
Co. MIr. schmidt: Eagle Pharmacy Mr.
Wrinerf: Garcia Gomez: tGrcceryl Mr..
Gomez: Drv Goods n Notions. H. Inn
autou: Mct'lrary Music Store. J. Me
Cleary: lIarry'S Cigar Store 4 Period