Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-19

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ed in the Royal theater by Repre-
sentative John y. Garner Of Uvalde.
who was presented by Hon. Rob-
crt Lee Bobbitt. of Laredo. Mr.. Gar
ner predicted that within five years
Il would Be possible % ship pro-
duets from eastern scaboard by in-
land waterways u Corpus Christi.
out that In time interchangeable
bills OF lading viii become a fact.
That's waterway transportation for
you folks in Laredo" Garner said.
But down in the lower Valley
they will have deep water soon.
They are having their differences
there but ! feel certain they Nh
get together. ] am for deem water
there in the lower Valley the quick
est way IL can be had" He did
not give an opinion rs 70 which was
the quickest way" Touching on
national affairs Garner declared
that IL he is selected to be leader
az the minority in he house Of rep
r-esentatives he will fvor joining
the republicans in getting out a
farm relief bill az soon as possible,
also that he be glad u join the re-
publicans in revising upward the a.
ricultural schedule Of the tariff bill.
Ever since / was first nominated
20 congress in Laredo 20 years ago |
have been for q protective tariff for
farm products, but the tariff always
has been made to benefit the man
ufacturer instead e the producer"
T---a- In-lu-lI 49,. - -~-..TI --.L--
write the nations tax bill than Be
speaker OF the house, indicating 20
hearers that the congressman homes
TO retain his minority leadership or
the house ways and means commit
tee as well as TO be floor leader IL
this is possible. He took occasion
to score the system of taxes in Tex
as, declaring that it is both chaotic
and archaic.
Bands Of the Lower Valley. four in
number. are much in evidence on La
redo streets. They include the Har-
lingen school band. the bugle and
drum corps OF the American Legion
ut Brownsville. Director Ralph
Willis and his san Benito band and
the McAllen band. Nine bands are
competing in contests. Home town
contest finals will take place Tues
day.
Speakers on today's program were:
o. w. killam, retiring president,
Congressman John Garner, representa-
tive OF the 18th district; Homer ID.
Wade, manager az the West Texas
chamber; w. N. Blanton, manager or
the East Texas regional organization;
q. w. Whetley, president Of the Tex
as division Of the IZaak Walton
league; NJ. w. Brennan, Laredo;
Parlo Pena, mayor of Nuevo Laredo;
Robert Lee Bobbitt, speaker Of the
Texas house of representatives; the
Rev. Charles W. Cook; Arthur Bur-
nett, vice president Of the San An
tonic chamber. and Mrs. +. G. Coulter
OF San Antonio.
killam reviewed the activities OF
the regional body during the last
wear. streSsing work that o|rganiza-
ton has pushed and urging greater
cooperation for the program for the
future.
He cited possibilities of irrigation
in South Texas. declaring that nu-
merous garden spots had sprung up
where water was available Self sat
isfaction al what the section already
rs Is one OF the lettering factors, he
said, and urged that the nature OF the
soil and drainage facilities be given a
chance 70 produce by taking advan-
tagc ar water facilities available from
rainfall and rivers.