Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
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brownsville were launched at a
meeting of the BIT OF directors
nf the Brownsville Chamber OF
Commerce Tuesday evening.
The first was naming OF a COM
n,,ttee TO confer with county OIL.
risIx in an effort to speed paving o
the highway to Boca Chica. ms
cornmiftee had heen requested py
County Judge o. G. Dancy. Inc
ether mu,e was to name "A. u
dickinson. Jr., chairman OF a CON-
ycittee which is to draft a plan LOT
entertainment of tourists during the
coming winter.
The directors discussed extension
of the city limits; authorized 60.
Richardson, manager, TO employ
additional help and order a supply
Of passport blanks in preparaCloIl
for issuing tourist permits for Vlsl.s
to Matamoros; ordered letters al
dressed to Congressman John N.
Garner and Senators Morris Snep-
pard and Tom Connally protesting
the reported plan of the govern
ment to close Fort Brown and otner
border posts; appointed a commit
tee to confer with the city commls-
sion relative to request OF the Amer
lean Legion for a fund to defray ex-
penses of the drum and bugle corps
to the national convention at Louis
Vile. XIV; and voted to invite the
Fort Worth Association Of Com
merce aerocade to visit BROWNSVILLE
the latter part of September.
Road Committee
The committee on Boca Ch1ca
road composed of r. B. Renttro, W.
B. Clint and E. J. Tucker was in
structed to confer with County
Commissioner Sam Bell and obtain
his views concerning paving OF that
highway. They then are to assist
in securing all right-of-way not al
ready secured, confer with Mrs.
Neils-Esperson Stewart concerning
free access to the beach and to as
sist In any way possible to speed
plans for extending the paving. Be-
lief was expressed in the discussion
that a cheaper paving than concrete
should be used on the last three OF
four miles of the road near the
beach so the loss would be smaller
in case it was destroyed by a high
tide or storm.
Tickinson was authorized to pick
hisown committee and draft a plan
for entertainment or tourists curing
the coming winter. ,
1t was indicated that the tourist
room of the chamber OF commerce
building would be utilized for this
purpose for the present and that a
tourist club would be created With
this room as a center of activities.
Plans for employing a hostess also
were discussed.
Outlines Plan
Dickinson outlined a plan for cut
ting another entrance into the tour
ist room, providing large awning
covered porches outside the room,
placing sun-umbrella covered tables
in the park and constructing cro-
uuet and horseshoe pitching courts.
All Of this could be done for a few
hundred dollars, he declared.
Several members of tie board
present told Of tourists last winter
complaining that no provision was
made by Brownsville for them TO
meet other tourists, that nothing
was provided in entertainment and
that ''there wasn't even g. place to
get a drink of water and q place to
sit down and watch the people pass
by This condition must be rem
edied. the members of the board
agreed.
It was decided by the directors to
contribute SIS to an exporters dl-
rectorv of the United States which
Is being compiled by the depart
ment of commerce. A gift OF 500
had been requested.
Richardson was asked to confer
with Mayor Cole concerning plans
to extend the city limits and to ap-
pear before the city commission
Friday to urge action on the matter.
Turn Down Band Offer
The board voted not to assist In
support Of a band at present on &C
count of the lack of funds.
Richardson was authorized to
hire a clerk and to keep the cham
Der Of commerce open each night
until 9 or 10 o'clock for the purpose
of issuing passports to tourists who
desire to visit Mexico. The cham
Der also will be kept open on Sun
day and holidays for the same pur-
pose.
The manager reported that the
Mexican Aviation company had x
pressed a willingness to entertain
the aerocade of the Fort Worth AS
ISOLATION of Commerce. Officials OF
the company said there would be no
landing Of service charge for the is
or 20 planes to be in the party.
Richardson reported. The uSuaY
charge will be made for gasoline
and oil, of course. it was explained.
The Fort Worth officials had
written to the chamber Of COM
e asking if they would be well
come. They also desired informa-
ton if the local flying field was
large enough to accommodate 81
many planes.
They will be invited to come to
brownsville" said Richardson, and
they will be informed that their Is
or 20 planes will not overcrowd the
field in the least. as there have been
200 ships on it in the past"
Richardson also was instructed
10 ask the city commission to issue
4 permit to the Rio Grande Valley
Gas Co. 70 extend its mains to the
property line of the chamber Of
commerce in preparation for in