Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-12
sGCLlAlIIlM AGENTS
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officials between $50 and zoo will
attend the Brovnsyille convention.
States represented in the South
western Freight Claim Agents asso-
citation include Louisiana. Arkansas,
Uklshoms, New Mexico md Texas.
Practically every state is expected
TO be represented among the mum
Der maxine the side trip frcm the
Dallas convention.
Plans for entert inment include a
dinner at Hotel III Jardin Thursday
night, when the claim agents and
Valley shippers and thsir ladies will
be guests of the Missouri Pacific
and Southern Pacific lines. Ar
ra~nreaents also are being made for
F.. automobile tours Of the Brownsville
section Wednesday and Thursdsy,
with aide trips to Point Isabel,
Mstsmoros and other points Of in
terest.
The Valley tour will leave Browns
vile Fridsy morning and the timer
ary will include all towns on the
Missouri Pacific and Southern Pa
cific lines. Arrangements are be-
ing made 70 secure automobiles
IIGm DIMIIlN0AlN GIL N1iANI AIMAF
The Valley tour will leave in cars
from the FL Jardin hotel at $3.50
o'clock Friday morning. The freight
claim agents and prevention men will
visit packing sheds along the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Southern Pacific
lnies in order TO get first hand in
formation on how vegetables and
fruits are graded, packed and load
ed. The group will go from here
TO Weslseo, thence 20 Elsa down the
s.. r. 10 La Villa. to Mercedes and
back TO Brownsville.
Friday night the group will attend
y banquet In Matsmoros and will
leave later on a special train over
the n. p.
This Meeting "a unusual, railroad
men state, IN thst the Southwestern
sxents ara bringing claim agents and
rrsventicn men from ell parts Of the
United States and also rspresents-
tivst of Mexico and Canada especial.
iy 70 view conditions in the Valley.
Nearly all large rsilrosds IN the
country will be represented. u rs said.
Heads of the Southwestern group
10 be here include, Chairman II. Nj.
Ncors Of the :. r. az New Orleans;
Vice Chairman J. A. Parker, OF the
81. Louis and Southwestern of Texas
al Tyler; and Secretary J. T. Cal
Iaspy Of the Fcrt Worth and Denver
at Fort Worth.
National organisation officers 70 be
here include: II. T. Lively Of Louis
Vile. chairman of the freight claim
divifion OF the American Railway as
seriEtion: Louis Pitcher. secretary
of the same body; and Fred Win
burn, Joe Marshal and Albert A.
lGs~en. all special representatives Of
hhe same group from the Chicago Of
fees
Az the banquet Thursday night, ~
which time all Valley shippers and
claim agents are expected 20 be IRE
ssrt, Mr.. Lively will talk on The
Frrirht Claim Situation Of Today
Mr.. Winburn will use rs his subject
THE National Campaign ef Carriers
fer Prevention Of Loss and Damage
10 Fruits and Vegetable.
Valley shippers will be represent
"a ~ Davis Wade OF Wade g. New
ton, San Benito. and Cleye VI. Tsndy
81 A. N. Tsndy and Sons. Browns
vile. Each will make addresses.
Mr.. Mcors will be POSTMASTER A. the
banquet.
while some Of the agents viii ar
rive TUESDAY. others will arrive
Tharsday morning. The freight
claim prevention committee Of the
Freight Claims division OF the Amer
lean Railway association. meeting In
Dsllss Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. will come to the Valley IN
n bcdy Thursday morning over the
Southern Pacific.
From here that group vii 80 70
Los Angeles. Last year TINS com
mit. q made . similar side trip 70
California 20 get first hand infcrma-
ticn on packing conditions there.
Among the visitO 3 20 be here viii
he p. pomingues Of the Mexican Ma
ticrsl Lines of Mexico. A number
az prominent Matsmercs officials
also have been invited 20 attend.