San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-09
WINTER GARDEN
FARM AMAZES
S.A. PARTY
Business Men Tour District
After Attending
c. Of {. Meet.

idnEcI4ncs- huinquutS' peCdHs' ptdSHc'
egg plants and peppers. growing il
tropic abundance on one J0-acre farm
: within q hundred miles of San An
tonic.
These. and other wonders equal.
= striking. were seen by party Of Sal
> Antonio men who Thursday toured tn
Winter Garden district, which is com
posed of Dimmitt. Maverick ant
+ Zavalla counties and precinct 4, Fritz
county.
The San Antonio party, headed by
Henry Hagelstein, and composed Of
Sam Bell. J. ". Vance, Camp Fielder
Charles Graebner and s. J. Lewis, left
, San Antonio early Thursday morning
over the Jeff Davis highway 10 Dilley
where the Winter Garden district be
gins.
Leaving Dilley over the Winter Gar
= den trail. the San Antonio cars
/. reached Big Wells, 10 miles away,
!. and found waiting a sumptuous chick
en- and vegetable dinner prepared by
the women of Big Wells for the large
crowd of delegates and visitors TO the
Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce,
IN session there.
It was announced that everything
on the table. with the exception Of the
pepper and the salt. was raised on the
irrigated farms of tie Winter Garden
district.
CHAMBERS CONVENE.
Immediately after the dinner, the
Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce,
composed of delegates from eight
chambers of commerce in the district,
va called TO order BY President
Geerxe G. Hollis of Eagle Pass. Espe-
ciaily enthusiastic was the reception
given TO the proposal Of A. r. Ponder
Of San Antonio. general manager OF
the S..A.. L. & G., looking toward the
inauguration of a Winter Garden dis
trict fair and the establishment OF an
exhibit of the products of the district,
10 be permanently located in San An
.onio.
Under Mr.. Ponder's plan a large
number OF cash prizes would be Of
fered for specimens of the many crops
grown in the district. These include
pepper, egg plants. tomatoes, string
beans. turnips, boets, carrots, spinach.
onions. citrus fruits and tropical
fruits such as dates and pineapples.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE.
The prize-vinninz specimens would
be canned and placed on exhibition
in q specially constructed railway car,
which would be sent TO various fairs
in Texas and other states. In this
connection, it was also suggested that
a site for a permanent exhibit home
be secured on OF near Alamo plaza,
san Antonio and q building Of mis-
sien design be erected on the site. The
Winter Garden railway exhibit would
then be placed on permanent exhibit
10 the building. TO be taken out only
during the fair season.
Yhe whole matter Of the fair and
exhibit was referred TO fair commit
tee, which was given power TO act fo-
the body.
ADMIT La PRYOR.
Among those who spoke were Ar
thur wildenthal. Carrie SPRING; T.
L. Lewis. North Pleasanton; /. D.
Hnrdt, Big Wells; George C. Hollis,
Eagle Pass; +. B. Harris, Eagle Pass
Charles Graebner. San Antonio; v. r
Russell, Crystal City, and others.
La Pryor sent delegates TO the nset-
Ing, requesting admission 70 he body,
and ,Ens unanimously voted into neTn-
bership.
Endorsement was given % the pro
posed extension Of the Winter Gar
den trail from Dilley TO Beevills 70
intersect the state highway there.
OFFICIAL DELEGATES.
Official representatives Of the eight
chambers Of commerce which make up
the Winter Garden district chamber
Of commerce, present at the meeting
wcre: Eagle Pass, George c. Hollis
and +. b. Harris; Asherton, E. F.
Schumann and G. NJ. Bryant; Big
Wells. L. D. Hardt and L. /. Ale1an-
der; Garlic Springs. Arthur Widen
thai and W. Z. Russell; Crystal City.
Scott Pegues and II. G. Walker; La
Pryor. u. G. Terpenning and V. J..
Easter; Dilley, ". c. Shrum and 6;
N. Stromsn; Cstarins, not repre-
scented.
TOUR DISTRICT.