Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-25
IN OUR
VALLEY

IL.
- American Chamber Of Commerce a
Tampico. Before going to Tampico hi
was manager of the Chamber of Com
merce at Brownsville.
Mr.. Hott issues weekly bulletir
chronicling items of interest to the
membership of his Tampico organiza
ton. The last issue contains two items
of interest to Brownsville and the bal.
ance of fhe Valley, the first having to
do with the proposed highway from Ma
tamoros to Tampico, the second with
the discontinuanct of Pullman service
on the Matamoros Monterrey branch OF
the National Lines of Mexico.
They follow:
promotion of the building of a hard
surfaced road between Matamoros and
Tampico will be the object of visit BY
officials of the Glacierto- Gulf High
way early in March, according to d. E.
Colp, manager of the Glacier-to-Guli
Motorway Association. Ex-Governor
Neff and members of the state high
way commission. members OF the state
mark board. ex-President Obregon, In
gsniero Jorge Nunez, the governor OF
Tampico and the presidents CT the Am
erican and Mexican Chambers of Com
merce of this city have been asked to
accompany the read officials on the
trip, which will be made in Lincoln
automobiles. through the courtesy OF the
Ford Motor Company. The Glacier-to-
Gulf Motorway starts at Calgary, AL
berta, Canada. and finishes at Tam
pico. It's construction from Matamorc s
to this city would mean that thous-
ands of tourists would come to Tam
pico annually by automobile. 1t is the
hone of the officers of the association
that the state Of Tamaulipas will take
an active interest in the matter and as
sumo the building of the much netd-
ed highway, which would mean so much
to Tampico and this state.
The protest in connection with the
Pullman service was noted in the follow
ing item:
"A strong protest has been filed with
Mr.. ]. M. Cardenas, general passenger
agent Of the National Railways CT Mex
ico. by the American Chamber of Com
merce of Tampico, against the discon-
tinuance of Pullman service between
Monterrey and Matamoros, which be-
came effective recently. The chamber
points out in its protest that many OF
the large oil companies operating IN the
Tampico field have thtir headquarters
in Houston. and that this necessltates
frequent travel between Tampico and
Houston. the withdrawal of Pullman
service causing great hardship to the
travelling public of this city. Accord
ing to information reaching Tamplco'
the suspension of service was originally
ordered for February |, but for scme
unknown reason was moved forward ap-
proximately one month. The Chambe'
of CONNIE rec of Matamoros has also en-
tered a vigorous protest, and prlvate
citizens of Brownsville. because there IS
no chamber of commerce there, nave
also entered protests. 1t is earnestly
hoped that the efforts to secure re-
sumption of this service may be sue
cessful"
What things the Valley climate will
do to a man!
NJ VI. Minter, S5 years old, Meal
lenite, sold his five acre place for $6ooo'
boueht a flivver. will run it himself
and plans in the spring to INT the
road" for Virginia, along with Mrs
Minter He served with General Lee
in the Civil War, and wants to see the
Old Dominion again.
"Why. I am just as timber as poy'
Nv. Minter is quoted in the McAlien
Monitor as saying. Last summer had
some terrible pains in one Of my legs
and | went to the doctor about 1t. lie
told me that was in for siege OF two
or three months with that leg, but told
him that had better dope on that leg
that he had. and went home. That
night | began taking calisthenic exer-
c;ses. with the result that that leg
lost its pains ana was just as eager as
the other one every night TO register
kick. :,
After he returns from Virginia. Mr.
M;nter saws he is going to buy an acre
of ground at McAllen, build home an'
snend the rest of his days there.
On January %. 3l5 carloads OF cap
haoe had been shipped out Of the val
lev this season. Last year on the SAM
date. 254 carloads had been shipped
This season is running faster than last
Nav it so continue throughout.