Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-09
M'ALLEN HEARS
| &C. REPORTS
Accomplishments Listed By
Officers of Civic
Organization
pecial TO - Herald

pei q AcAilcn ClLlZenS were pres
knt al an open meeting of the Nc
allen Chamber of Commerce held
ut the First Methodist Church
Thursday night when ten reports
Eerc submitted by as many officers ,
bf the organization.
The following submitted reports:
President j. A.. Frisby. Secretary
Whit Rogers, Chairman q. c. Sea-
EEeli Ct the finance committee. NJ.
l. Ilreidler Of the civic affairs COM
nittee. ID. w. Weber of the indus
rial committee. C. o. Rockwell OF
The convention and entertainment
committee. a. J.. Hart OF the agrl-
,ultf-al committee. a. a. Hughes
Of tle publicity and immigration
committee. Gordon Griffin CT the
transportation. railways and high
ways committee. +. y. Mathis OF
he tourist end hotel committee.
Chairman Saaveir's report showed
that n total Of si0.94o.T7 had been
sxrer1cd nv tho commerce organ
Lzatiol in its 1929 program. A SUBJ
stantial increase in tho taxable val
nations IN tho citv during the past
tfHA Val lal-E AilF O.EfflftNANfi > /
allotment 10 aDnrczimatelv $4,000. |
MS report showed. enabling the real
Izat,cn n 2 greatly expanded pro-
gram for 1880.
Roses Planted
Report Of the civic affairs COM
mittee showed the planting OF
thousands OF rose bushes IN various
portions OF the city. compilation OF
D city directory. completion OF n
planned civic Identification cam
paign, REMEMBERING OF all resi-
dencos and re~-designation OF streets,
and the establishment OF a recrea-
ton park and playground IN the
northwest portion Of the city. Mr..
Krc.dler stated that 206 puDnc
meetings had been held in the Nc
Allen Chamber OF Commerce build
ing during the last 270 consecutive
days.
ID. w. Weber CAV a detailed re-
port of the activity OF his commit
tee in connection with the estab-
.lsllment OF tho McAllen-Hidalgo
Airport. the chief project or his
committee during 1922. Work on
the runway on the 200-acre port
south of the city on the paved
international Highway Will begin
Immediately. A total Of % new
bu1iness firms were established here
In 1929. his report concluded.
Chairman Rockwells report show
cd that six conventions OF at least
Valley-wiGe Importance were held
IN McAllen during the past year
in which the McAllen Chamber OF
Commerce participated. The largest
II was the convention OF the state
Z plumbers association held in June.
1929. A large number OF goodwill
and cthe- similar tours were con-
Quoted by the chamber. his repo-.
showed.
MI. Griffin's committee was chief
" Interested in the establishment
n the 5000-watt superpower radio
aroadc75tinr sfatios at ReVnoSa.
Mexico. This station. TO be known
AS XIBC. Is now under construction
bv the international Broadcast
Chain. Inc. ard eXDects 70 e. on
The ar about March 7 with a 100
hour i~naugr-ol broadcast.
Much Publicity
Chairman nugne5 o. llc pdoncIt-'
colnmJyee rCpO. cd tnaG mOre tadn
500 a.uc!eS were prepared or Iur-
nlsnCu IOr pubncatlon ~ q CHAM
Der curing 1879 Tor newspapers.
magazines n oVner perIUIIc@IS.
Ine pIlnLpaI MCra O. thI5 commit
tee was n connection wl.n Inc Low
ef no Crranu Naney ) EXHIBIT a.
the STATE Fair in DallaS. IN which
a miniature SHIP, constructed u
tircly OF citrus fruits, was featured.
Secretary Rogers vas one OF those
AN charGe Of The exhibit.
The report Oh Chairman Mathis
Of the tourist and hotel committee
was one OF the most interesting OF
the entire evening. IL showed that
11l tourists had reglgteTe. at the
McAllen Visitor ; CluO since its es-
tahl.shmcnt and opening on Novem-
Der 1. 1929. under the direction OF
the chamber. Mathis also reported
on the miniature golf course now
being completed here, the raising
Of a $1,000 guarantee TO insure the
sorln- training CT Wichita. Kansas,
baseball club mere. and efforts 70
CHAN a men and modern hotel III
the city. lie declared the efforts
OF his committee during 1880 would
he contcrcd about tho possibility OF
C5,sll.ng al enlarged McAuen
Nlat1-'s Club and a new hotel. He
cited fcur Developments which arc
expected to ne-cssitatc tho pro-
vision Of ample hotel facilities for
tho city: the new Gil field vest Of
ficalicn neGr Roma. the nov Nc
Al7r-ridnlco Airport. the deep
VII = port - r. Easel and the
rc- Tor1cEa Tcdio staten.
WHIT Pc~ers submitted r resume
of tnr work # tho entire crgan-
i-a'icn ard laid particular emnhs-
IS cf tho uNaririty Of action which
ha7 charectarizei work cf the d.
r~ecs--s or the chamber during the
rr~ vesr.
Following the hearing of the re-
rr- - ~ d'Sc~sSicT VS. hold
rf-i-- ~'-i-fl r rum>cr az PROM
t~~r. NcAilcn citi-7ns EXPRESSED
their annreciation az thn work an-
c~--~i~acd hy tho chamber and JIG
Office.