Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-04
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Foreign Advertising Represep,,,iv..
An Ambitious Program

~ year mas been outlined for the South Texas
o"smne o. commerce. The secretary announces that
. definite program has been arranged. and tba, ~
MAJOR activities Of the regional body will be dayo,ad
:" promoting proper adjustment of freight rates a.
NeioPment OF an efficient highway system. develonmer.
q irrigation projects, encouragement Of airwav.. prn.
to ! sound legislation, strengthening Of our
educational institutions, proper Advertising Of the =.
O"s resources development Of Mexican markets and
encouraging friendly relations between the two u.
p1blics.
The program is one that viii appeaI 70 all ;,..ros..
O Soutn Texas. II is true that the scope the organi-
EATON attempts 70 cover may be overly large, but thai
o mean that a9y one activity need be neglected.
u is a program, which, if .arried out with the close
ciose cooperation Of South Texas communities, will
prove an important aid in South Texas DEVELOPMENT.
While a regional chamber or commerce il not in
sucn close touch with the individual as the local or-
CARNATIONS, il should be borne in mind that the re-
gionai chamber fills a very necessary place in the
scheme for local as well as regional progress. Its
scope Is larger, it serves a more extensive territory.
and its influence should be more extensive. It forms
the nucleus through which the local chambers Of COM
merce can Cooperate in all matters of regional as well
as local interest. For this reason it deserve support
Of all local rs we'll as regional interests. Unless such
support is rendered its influence must Of necessity be
reduced, its efforts hampered and its achievements
lessened.
Two Of the major activities designated for the year
are REDUCTION OF tfelgnt rates ana development Of an
efficient highway system. These activities alone will
prove Of great value to all South Texas. Transporta-
tion Is the major problem Of the region the .organiza-
ton serves, and any reduction of freight rates will be
worth to the people far more than the cost of main
tanning the organization. An efficient highway sys.
TEN, which will assure South its quota Of the tourist
traffic and give this region better connections with
markets. will prove of immense value to every inter
est, and through the regional chamber it will be posi-
bic to work out a co-ordinated system which will as
sure msxinam benefits 10 every community.
In securing legislation in which South Texas is
primarily interested the regional chamber can also rem
der valuable service. Heretofore efforts Of this sec
ton OF the state TO secure needed legislation have
often been hampered by reason of lack Of unity, due
to lack Of a common organization which would serve
to eliminote differences. The suggestion has been
made that every section proposing new legislation, re-
gardless Of whether it is in the form Of special or gen
eral measures, submit their problems TO the regional
chamber which would attempt to reach a general agree
ment and place behind such measures the united in
fluence OF South Texas. In this it can perform a real
service 70 every section. II has repeatedly been dem
onstrated that there is very little conflict Of interest
but il is necessary for q central organization, repre-
senting all interests, to bring out this fact especially
in connection with proposed legislation.