Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-24
NOTORIOUS BORDER MAN ST. AIN
IN OUR
VALLEY

ROWNSvlLLE estaDllsheu hei0
~ definitely in the hearts OF the
people of the Rio Grande City Sunday
on the occasion of the opening OF rail-
road service into the capital of Starr
county.
Being the oldest of the towns on the
lower border, Brownsville and RIO
Grande City have always had many
things in common, and the fact that
nearly $50 Brownsville people went TO
Rio Grande City to join in the events of
the day was merely another demonstra-
tion of old time friendship and goodwill.
The Brownsville Chamber of Com
meree distributed hatbands bearing the
word Brownsville" to the delegation
from this city, and Brownsville was
all over the streets of Rio Grande City.
You'd think Brownsville was the only
other town represented" said one man
at Rio Grande City.
However, Mission was also there IN
large numbers. Numerous persons wore
ribbons bearing the name of Mission,
and apparently the delegation from
Z there was as large or larger than that
of Brownsville.
Mission, of course, is more than sixty
miles nearer Rio Grande City than is
the city at the extreme eastern end Of
the Valley.
Brownsville sponsored the trip of the
Twelfth Cavalry Band of Fort Brown to
Rio Grande City, and that organization
played frequently during the day.
A Brownsville firm, Edelstein's, dis
than a
whistles to the children of Rio Grande
City, and if one child was overlooked he
could not be found.
Among we'll known Brownsville people
who were seen on the streets of Rio
Grande City during the celebration were
Grover Wagner, vice president of the
First National Bank; Frank Rabb, pres
ident of the Texas Bank & Trust Co..
DIR. c. H. Thorn, DR.. w. K. Spivey, Walk
er Allen of the Alamo Iron Works, DR..
and Mrs. George S. Stell, Miss Julia
O'Brien, Lee B. James, Teofilo Crixell
Sr., G. c. Richardson, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, Adolph Bollack,
ID. A. O'Brien, Fritz Schmidt, Judge and
Mrs. Augustine Celaya, Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Nye, S. w. Brewer, Frank CAT
farelli, Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. ROsenthal,
Mrs. F. Blum and Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ
Freudenstein, George B. Murphy, Mr..
and Mrs John McCiear!.
There were many other well known
Valley people at Rio Grande City. Mr.
and rms. Bell of the San Benito Cham
ber of Commerce represented that city
Sid Murray and d. H. Moore were among
the visitors from Harlingen. Sheriff
A. Y. Baker of Hidalgo county, and State
Representative w. R. Montgomery OF
Hidalgo county were official representa-
tives from that county. S. A. Morris OF
Donna was present.
State Senator Archer Parr of this dis
trict was among the visitors of state
wide prominence. Mr.. Parr, being an
old-time resident of the border coun-
try, was possibly one of the most in
terested of all those present.
Lawrence Brooks was perhaps the
happiest man in Starr county. Mr.. Brooks
is most optimistic for the future OF
Rio Grande City, and one of the flrst
things he thinks Rio Grande City should
have is cotton spinning mill of not less
than 10000 spindles.
After the speechmaking Sunday, Mr.
Brooks was dinner host to a few of the
railroad officials and others present
Among those present were Mr.. Stafford
head of the Gulf Coast Lines, Colonel
Eldridge c. B. Gillespie, ID. A. O'Brien
Miss O'Brien, Clarence Gilmore and
r. V. Terrell of the railroad commission
and others.
Rio Grande City is much larger towr
than most people think. And with the
coming of good roads and the railroad
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