Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-10

COllll4lull1Lg Gle y
citizens OF the world must do II
al peoples Of the earth are %
prosper" sen. Tom Connally told
those gathered III Harrington for the
Twin-City banquet sponsored by
the Harrington and San Bsnito
Chambers Of Commerce Thursd. T
night.
This Valley OF yours, these cities
or yours, have shown such a decided
progress in the nearly three years
since I have visited your section Il
would appear that communities
united for the common good OF the
entire section cal accomplish won
dsrs which will make the achieve
ments OF the past fade into insig-
nificance.n the junior senator from
Texas continued.
200 al Banquet
More than two hundred residents
OF the Twin-Cities. meeting n an
official extension Of fhands acros:
the Arroyo heard speaker after
speaker stress the commences oil
problems, the d~csirab-lity OF mu-
tual consideration Of those prob
lens which affect Harrington and
san Benito alike.
From the time that S. Finley
Ewing. president OF the Harlinger
Chamber OF Commerce. opened the
meeting with q plea for q real get
together spirit between the Two
cities until Jim Bowie or San Be-
nito. last or a series OF 3 minute
speakers, made his appeal 10 forge'
selfish interests and 70 work for tht
good Of all. cooperation and friend
liness between the Twin-Cit.eS wa
the keynote or the evening.
Responding 70 the welcome ex-
tended BY Ewing. Bert Epstein
president OF the San Eenito Cham.
her Of Commerce, voiced the predic-
ton that in San Benito and Har.
lingen Is located the future met
ropolitan area or the Valley for
seeing the time when the six miles
between the two cities would be *
densely populated that one woulC
not be able to tell where the ont
city left off and the other began.
Mrs. Herren Speaks
Il love the expression Twin.
Cities. Mrs. r. s. Herren. pres.
dent OF the W0man's CHAMBER o
Commerce Of Harrington, said. "AnE
I want 70 tell you from 2 recen
experience OF m ne as I visited m
old home IN Alabama that thosi
who knock this Valley are injurinI
our section beyond words. and thI
sad part OF il all is that most O.
them cannot tell you to save thei'
lives why they are dissatisfied o.
why they knock"
"A 40 foot paved highway between
San Benito and Harrington was
advocated by DR.. c. NJ Cash, mayor
of san Benlto, who pointed on
that with the single exception b
the Fort WORTH Dallas pike. thu
SIX mile stretch OF paving Is ira.
verssd by more traffic than an
stretch OF road in the state o
Texas. And we want you. Judgl
Dancy. and you, Judge Logan
pointing out the county judge am
the commissioner from san Benito
ito c to It that the wave in TIT
present road are ironed out ang
that We get a wider highway" HI
concluded.
Criticism or their competitors u
the same line OF business on III
part Of certain Vailev firms wa
roundly fiayed hy 3. NJ. Holland 0
Harrington, president OF the Vale,
Better business Bureau. who point
ed out that such tactics hurt bust
ness IN the Valley as a whole ant
give visitors and prospective in
vestors an unfavorabie and al
untrue impression OF the section.
Ask United Program
I would Ike 70 see the cham
hers OF commerce CT these Tw n
Cities unite in a program LOOKING
toward the definite betterment o
agricultural condit ons around thei
respective communities" was tn
message delivered BY John r. LON
ax. san Benito, banker, capitals
and gin man.
Our farmers should be livinl
more at home. and these two or
Tanizatlons should help them fin'
t~e way to live at home %, he de
clared.
judge A. v. Logan. county com
missioner from San Renito. with
ratriotic theme % his discourse
~~nfrnI +Y,n 4u., ~tf.ar @hag~ admin
STATIONS and their chambers o
commerce. lining them up in com
-endati0n With praise for state Of
-als and institutions.
A parallel road between Sal
0rito and Harlinren along tn
ssouri Pacific tra~ks was advo
ted by County Jrdge oscar c
~ancy. who pointed cut that sucl
-oad. with q 200 foot rivht Of way