Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-16

IN CONVENTION
HERE PRAISED
I. of c. Men Express
Apprecia n, and
Declare Event Big
Success

The Chamber or Commerce Is
oeeFly appreciative OF the copper
@tion extended BY the citizens Of
brownsville. Colonel w. r. Johnson
ana the officers and men Of Fort
brown, and the people Of the Valley
N making the first annual c0nven-
ZION Of the South Texas Chamber of
commerce a success. q. G. Richard
son, secretary OF the Brownsville
chamber q Commerce. stated in
summing up the convention.
For almost a month the eyes % all
south Texas have been on Browns
VILE The value 81 the publicity Sc
cured through this convention is in
calcuiable. Scores Of daily news
papers and hundreds of weekly pa
pers have carried hundreds Of col
uMz Of publicity, all Of which has
been beneficial to Brownsville.
Il doubt II any chamber Of com
merce ever received cooperation TO g
higher degree than has been extend
Cd this chambr in preparing for and
during the convention. Every COM
mittee functioned as near perfectly
as IS humanity possible. The resi-
dents of Fl Jardin and Los Fresn0s
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ton clubs Of the Valley and the c0un-
~ agricultural agent aided material
" BY preparing the agricultural ex-
hibits which amazed hundreds Of
visitors. IN IN doubtful IL a more
representative or better selected and
arranged exhibit Of the Valleys
products could have been secured.
The cooperation received from
Colonel Johnston and the officers
and men at Fort Brown was q very
material factor IN making the con
vcntion a success. Every facility Of
the post was placed at the command
Of the Chamber Of Commerce. The
pageant On the Fort Brown lagoon,
one Of the big features Of the con
vention, vas made possible only
through the cooperation extended by
the army men.
'The Valley secretaries were also
n power in making the convention q
success. J.. +. Bell Of san Benito,
Leslie Neal Of Edinburg, George
Toolan Of Harrington. j. ". Monk Of
Mercedes. L. ". Bailey Of Weslaco,
w. n. Mccarthy Of McAllcn and X.
r. Mallory OF Mission, extended il
full the cooperation Of their respec-
tive organizations.
How Valley Aided
Probably no finer example Of CO.
operation could be found than that
extended by John II. Shary Of Shary-
land. The box Of fruit and the beau
tiful engraved silver vase filled with
roses, presented Governor Moody on
behalf Of the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley, were provided By Mr.. Shary, ana
were voluntary contributions TO the
convention. notwithstanding the fact
Mr.. Shary had n land party at his
clubhouse. he came TO Brownsville
Monday morning. bringing two cars
and remained here until the close Of
the convention.
There are a number Of other Val
ley men who made similar sacrifices
to aid Brownsville in putting over
the convention on a plane which
assures the success Of the South Tex
MS Chamber Of Commerce. In fact
the cooperation OF the entire Valley
was one Of the features Of the con-
4%~ention. and proved to the hundreds
Of visitors from other sections that
the Valley stood selidly behind the
movement for Development Of the en-
tire territory served by the regional
organization.
Only One Accident
"The manner in which the heavy
traffic on the main streets. Of the
city was controlled throughout the
convention was the cause Of much
favorable comment hv visitors. There