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watched the dredge Absecon at
work.
Upon returning they were served
with . fish fry. Az the luncheon a
]. McColl, sales for the
Port Isabel welcomed ~
delegates, and ia a short tax ont
Isabel.
The delegates left Point Isabel for
brownsville shortly after noon,
feacning this city about 2 o'clock,
ena n last business session opened.
OtIieers Of the organization will be
elected &c the session here.
Dinner at SharyIand
More than 400 guests were present
Monday night at the Shary clubhouse
IN S~haryland, when Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Shary entertained with a
dance and dinner in honor Of the dele
gates attending the annual convention
Of the In~tracoastal Canal Association
Of Louisiana and Texas.
The occasion was typical OF the
hospitality Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Shary.
Large Japanese lanterns were placed
about the house and grounds, and the
dining room was decorated with clus-
ters Of citrus fruit OF every variety
as well as roses and ferns in great
~profusion.
Among those introduced by Mr..
Shary &C the dinner were Roy Miller
Of Corpus Christi, William S. West
Of Brownsville, Mayor Oscar Hol-
combe Of Houston, John McDuffie Of
Mobile, Ala, 7. S. Waimsey of New
Orleans, Congressman James :. Par
ker OF Salem, N. ", Congressman s.
Wallace Dempsey Of Lockport, n. Y,
and Congressman b. H. Smell Of Pots
dam, N. Y, all OF whom spoke brief
ly on the intracoastal canal and the
part il would play in the development
or the Gulf caost country OF Texas.
Each Of the speakers was very opti-
mistic regarding the project and pre-
dieted that development Of the lower
Gulf section, especially in the Rio
Grnnde Valley would be materially
accelerated by the completion Of the
canal.
Survey Upper Valley
Immediately after the barbecue at
Stuart Place Monday afternoon, the
delegates started on their tour Of the
western part Of the Valley, making
a survey Of a number Of citrus or
chards on the Mercedes tract and
stopping in each Of the Valley cities
before reaching Sharyland for the
dinner. Prior TO the dinner the
Sharyland citrus packing plant was
inspected and Mr.. Shary explained
the workings Of the plant, which is
pronounced one Of the most efficient
in the United States.
Many Of the delegates returned 70
their hotels at Harlingen immediately
after the dinner at ~Sharyland, and a
few came to Brownsville or stopped
in other Valley cities for the night.
Arrangements were made by the Har-
lingen hotel whereby all luggage of
delegates was transferred TO Browns
Vile Tuesday morning, and on their
arrival here Tuesday the delegates
found the baggage awaiting them st
Ii Jardin.
View Valley For First Time
This was the first trip for many
Of the distinguished visitors TO the
Valley, and they were frank in cx-
pressing their amazement at the de-
yelopment which has been achievd
in a few years. 1T seems almost in
credible that this country was moth
ing but brush and cactus less than
fifteen years ago" Congressman
b. H. Smell Of Potsdam, N. ", stated
after the party had arrived at Shary-
land. 1.-THE fact that il has developed
so rapidly is in itself an index TO the
fertility of the soil as we'll as the
progressive spirit Of those who have
made their homes in the Valley"
Congressman S. Wallace Dempsey
Of Lockhart. N. ". chairman Of the
rivers and harbors committee, sum
med up his impression of the Valley
in one word-"Marvelous." Con-
gresham James O'Connor or New
Orleans, and Congressman John Nc
Duffie Of Abbeville. La, both mem
bers OF the rivers and harbors COM
mittee, were equally enthusiastic in
their praise of the Valley and empha-
sired the need Of water ~transporta-
tion 10 complete the development of
the Valleys thousands Of fertile
acres. This trip has served 10 rom
vince me more than ever that the
Intracoastal Canal association must
achieve its ultimate goal-a water
way from the Mississippi TO the Rio
1AaHIts 1NutAdi H. w. ArHUAln d
Washington. executive head OF the
Board OF Inland Waterways corpor-
alton. said. "The potentialities Of
this region are almost inconceivable.
and the opening Of water transporta-
ton will prove Of incalculable bene-
fit TO the people Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. as it has TO the Mis-
sissinpi Valley"
Tells OF Waterway Growth
In his address before the ~associa-
tion at Harlingen Monday. General
Ashburn called attention to the fact
that the object Of the waterways Is
to coordinate rail. water and highway
transportation, and that the water
WAYS are the natural evolution OF
modern commerce. and must OF ne
cessity be developed through the gov
eminent. He pointed out that dur
ing the first year Of operation the
volume Of traffic handled through
the Inland Waterways corporation
was $4,000 tons. and that the 1926
record was 1.750.O00 tons. During
the first few yearcs the inland water
ways were operated az a loss. but
three years ago began 70 show up on
the profit side az the ledger. and
this year will show a profit Of half a
million dollars.
1.-THE public is being educated 70
the benefits of waterways" General
Ashhurn said. They have learned
that they serve the entire nation
not merely those sections adjacent 20
the treams-and that they are a
necessary adjunct to u national
transportation systems"
General Ashburn stressed the fact
that ~ w-atarwnyR are not designed