Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-11
/ N OUR
VALLEY

THERE will be several hundred
Il visitors in Brownsville Marsh 10
Tor the two day meeting Of the
Southwest Shippers Advisory Board.
Hotel accommodations for the
ladies and gentlemen who will come
for that occasion. are limited.
The result Is. the Chamber Of Com
meree has appealed to the ladies OF
Brownsville to list available rooms
for the one night, March 10, that
the visitors will be here.
The delegates TO this meeting are
perfectly willing to pay for their ac-
eommodations; in fact, prefer to do
so. All that is necessary is TO send
your name to the Chamber of Com
merce, your address, the number Of
rooms you have available, and the
rate expected.
This will be for one night only
March 19-for the delegates leave
for their homes the following night.
The Chamber Of Commerce appeal
says in part:
The lack Of suitable hotel accom-
modations is such that your cooper
alton in securing rooms for this one
night, March IS, is Of the utmost i'm
portance. We expect at least 500
people here. among whom there
will perhaps lie 100 men with their
wives. Pullman ears will be held
here to take care cf those who cannot
be otherwise accommodated, but we
hesitate very much 10 ask any lady
TO return 10 a Pullman car TO spend
the night if there is an unoccupied
room within the limits OF our city"
So do your duty.
Eighty years ago next May Q oc-
Cured the battle of Resaea de n
Palma, At n point about four miles
northeast OF Brownsville.
There Generals Zachary Taylor
and Mariana Arista fought stubborn
ly.
Three Brownsville men some
months ago acquired the lands for
merly owned by the Ohio d Texas
Sugar Comany. Along with the tract
of some 1900 acres came the Resaca
de Ia faima DattletlGiu.
The three mem. G.. Fernandez.
j. B. Scott and Claude Morton-have
offered 10 turn over to the Valley
! historical society . plot OF ground,
something like eight or nine acres,
to be used as a memorial, provided
the society makes certain agreements
as TO maintenance. These doubtless
will be Forthcoming soon.
Already there is cannon in the
i vicinity This cannon was used in
the Mexican war, stood for a grea,
many years in the former National
Cemetery at Fort Brown, and was re-
moved to the Resaca &c la Palma
battlefield about eight years ago By
General James Parker. There j;
stands-a marker.
Congressman John y. Garner, in a
news dispatch. is quoted as saying
he was informed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the Tex
as Railroad Commission had made no
recommendation in connection with
the application of the Southern Pa
cific to extend into the Lower Rio
1, Grande Valley.
Lon Smith is q member Of the
Texas Railroad Commission. Mr..
~ Smith stated 10 the Brownsville Ro-
tary Club, in Brownsville. few days
before the Southern Pacific hearing
/ Washington. that Chairman Clar-
nee Gilmore OF the Texas Railroad
j Commission, who had been delegated
o represent the Texas commission at
the hearing at Washington, had been
authorized to make recommenda-
ion in the s. r., case. the recommen-
'ation TO be favorable.
4 IL Is true that the Texas commits
! sion had made no recommendation
8up to ten days ago. the day that the
khdverse recommendation Of Commits
81 ioner Woodlock became public prop
81 rty through a leak.
u On that day Representative W. r..
q Montgomery of Edinburg was in Aus
n tin urge the commission TO make
4 rec, mendation. Montgomery un.
81 derstoo that the commission would
& asccede {, ne request
1 But II ms the Recommendation
Is still mis-. ING.
The Willacy County News. Ray
4 lnondville, asks:
"Why should n community guar
Il antee to an outside entertainment
= ompany $500 to $1,000 fer three
i laws or n weeks (chatauqua) enter
Il aainment when by a little co-opera-
81 ion on the part of each cf the sever
j cities in the Rio Grande Delta we
II gather together talent capable
furnishing equally as entertain
X .ng programs?
Rather an interesting thought
j There arc men in the Valley who are
4 in demand as chatauqua lecturers
81 Might mention Sid Hardin of Mission
81 Jamie Hsron Of Stuart Place. and c
L. Jessup Of Brownsville, whose ex
perience along this line goes baes
Il many years.
And who will say there is no mu
steal talent in the Valley? There
plenty Of il. IL has been revealed
from time to time over the Browns
willie radio station. and at various an
j sundry enter tainments up and dowi
he Valley.
It's wonderful people that hav'
collected together down here IN th'
q routhernmost tin of Texas