Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-27
Special Train on
Way to Flood Area
With Valley Truck

The Valley special train, consist
INK Of ten cars loaded TO capacity
with vegetables, was assembled at
harlingen early this morning and
pulled out cf that city at s:l5. amid
the cheers Of q large crowd as
sembled At the freight yards. The
ten carloads of vegetables. made up
at the various Valley towns. are
part of the Valley contribution 10
the sufferers in the flood stricken
areas.
The train Is made up OF beans.
corn. carrots. beets. Okra. squash. no.
tatoes. tomatoes, and other vege-
tables. ~ addition 10 special car
containing clothing. The ear w
clothing was sent by truck from the
valley and was assembled az Har-
lingcn.
All day Tuesday city officials and
civic leaders in Valley towns dcvot-
cd large part Of their time TO as
-sist in the actual loading. assembling
and billing Of the carloads of vege-
tables destined for the flood strick-
en- areas Of the Middle West and
South.
Hundreds of individual donations
were being received at all the cham
bers of commerce throughout the
Valley srom Growers and shippers
who wished to assist the Red Cross
in sending the relief. "A solid car
load Of clothing was assembled at
Harrington.
The special train has right Of way
throughout the route. il has been
announced by the railroad officials.
and will be rushed to the welfare
workers in charge Of distribution.
The governors 0f the state affected
by the floods will personally re-
ceiye the share of the special train.
according 10 announcement hv the
chamber Of commerce here.
In each Valley city. contributions
are being taken care of under the
direction Of the Chambers ~ Com
merce and the local chapters Of the
Red Cross. Mayors az several cities.
including San Benito, have issued
proclamations calling on tho citizens
70 aid the fund both hy cash and
food and clothing contributions.
Mayor y. Scott Brown 0f San Be
nito and Finley Ewing Of Harlingen.
and other city officials. spent "A
large part of the day Tuesday IN
loading potatoes, and school child
rem and club boys and girls through
out the region actively assisted.
While AZ was thought at first that
the special train load would contain
nine cars. other cities aEe adding to
the donations. and II IL exnected
that the total shipments OF fresh
vegetables for the flood sufferers
viii total twelve carloads.
The cars which make up the train
were loaded at the following points.
with ncighboring towns cooperating.
San Bcnito. ?; Brownsville ?: one
Zach from Edinburg. Raymondviile.
HariiuEen, Mercedes. In Feria. Me-
Allen
Brownsville contributions a. the
flood sufferers in the ear loaded
here yesterday included 2s9 sacks
w Potatoes, TWO bushels w cErum-
berz and six crates Of cabbage
Another car I'm being loaded.
The ccr was loaded under the di-
rcction of Mrs. Don Lewis and
ACnnie Fhipps or Fl Jardin COM
mgnity. IL was loaded az the Vie
toria warehouse VI NcDavitt Broth
crs whose men aud machinery zere
used fer loading and grading If the
ttgetables-
Al. r. Dodd, chairman of the local
chapter of the Fed Gross and Wi. III.
Pendergraft. assistant manager of
the Chamber Of Commerce. also aided
~ getting UP the rar. II moved cut
Wednesday on q special train OF veg.
ct-ties donated by Valley towns.
Potatoee ~xcre 6ona.ed "a follows: !:
y. F Gutkbrrstpn MI sacks: IA. II
TrsFiett. - II F FL PohI i. W. III
Hnnvor. 81: !. r. Lohey. 20; J. IL
fnrs ~. Butrhc- " Son 5B. y. VI
Er4ram -. u. Il Hunter 5. s. ".
Mf inz4a q. N- Jan Lewis -i. vi.
Niller 3 j. " ASans ig, Told A.
Tnhb2 Tkamrs StsafeNG. W. n Nanh
= a. Nartinrl r.. n. al D-umwright
ard Eey. Dennis Sc.