Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-28
BUSINESS MEN
WILL CONSIDER
BIG EXPOSITION
Meeting Called for Tuesday
Afternoon to Make Final
Plans for Exposition Here
in February

Definite arrangements for the Rio
Grande Delta Agricultural and Indus
trial Exposition to be held the latter
part Of February. plans for which have
been under consideration by Browns
willie business interests for several
days. will be made al meeting Of
business men and citizens at the Board
OF City Development rooms Tuesday
afternoon, according 70 an announce
ment made this morning Henry B
Marks. owner Of a huge exposition tent
which was used at the Valley Fair in
Harlingen, will be present at the
meeting to offer all facilities Of his
organization in making the exposition
success.
The tent owned by the organization
Mr.. Marks represents is 32 by $40 feet
in length. and il so arragned that in
dustrial and agricultural booths can De
arranged on each side Of the long aisle
extending from the entrance NJ the
rear. A vaudeville show. which will be
one Of the feature attractions. will be
given in the space at the rear Of the
tent. Mr.. Marks stated that the or
ganization carried no games. rides or
concessions, and that the vaudeville
would be Of the very highest type. sew
eral performers Of national repute hav-
ing been placed under contract
Brownsville business men who have
been investigating the proposition be-
lieve that the exposition would prove
one of the greatest advertising assets
the Rio Grande Valley could secure.
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visitors to BROWNSVILLE. not only from
the contiguous farming communities
but also from all parts Of the Valley
and South Texas. Business interests
of the city plan 70 send out at least
10000 free damissi0n tickets to Valley
farmers in order to induce them 70 at
tend the exposition and see for them
selves what the Valley can produce and
what the business interests of this city
offer.
Contracts have been closed with Cor
pus Christi and San Antonio for sim
liar expositions TO be held i'm March.
Mr.. Marks stated. The plan of his or
ganization is to make Brownsville the
starting point for their annual tours.
aud after using the tent here for a
week. IL will be moved 10 other cities
in the north. The exposition tent has
been used in many Of the largest in
dustriaI centers in the northern states.
and the success Of the plan is attest
ed by the number Of cities which have
made contracts for return engagements.
The booths. each Of which is 10 feet
in width by feet in depth. are espe-
cially arranged for agricultural and in
dustrial exhibits. The entire tent IS
wired for electricity: an signs are pro-
vided; and in fact the organization pro-
vides everything for the exposition ex-
cept the actual exhibits County Agent
Alsmeyer has given the assurance that
he will assist In collecting the agricuI-
tural exhibits. and practically every
part Of the Brownsville section will BE
represented
1T is essential that every business
in Brownsville be represented at the
meeting tomorrow afternoon. Major
Mills, president of the Merchants ASso-
citation, stated. The exposition offers
us an unparalleled opportunity rs ad-
vertise our city and the wonderful re-
sources of the Valley. but to make il a
success we must have unanimous CO.
operation. II is big proposition
which will need our undivi . "A support
--and II we are 10 accept the PROPOSE
tion il must be with the understand
ing that every interest IN Brownsville
will assist in making il the success it
deserves"