Nogales international., 1934-01-20
'FICAN EVER DO ANYTHING
FOR NOGALES IT WILL BE A
PLEASURE"- "-WIRT G. BOWMAN
Pioneer Nogalian, international Ambassador, Is
Guest OF Honor At goth Annual Banquet
OF Chamber OF Commerce

II have very warm spot in
my heart for Nogales and if
there is anything I can ever do
for the advancement of this
city it will be a pleasure to do
So"
Thus spoke Hon. Writ c.. Bow
man, Democratic National Commit
teeman from Arizona, pioneer No
galian, who was the guest of honor
at the goth annual banquet of the
Nogales Chamber of Commerce held
Thursday night at the American
Legion club house.
Mr.. Bowman, who was the prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet, at
tended by approximately $50 per-
sons, said his object the past year
has been to bring about better re-
lation on the border. Here in No
gales, on both sides of the line. we
have always been one happy fam
lily. Elsewhere there seems to be a
racial antagonism between the two
peoples which shouldn't exist" Mr.
Bowman declared.
81 hope and pray that the
entire border from Brownsville
to San Diego will rr~fit by the
expc ience Of good relations at
NOgales. I have succeeded in
getting convention of officials
Of both the American and Mex
lean government to be held at
FL Paso, opening the latter part
Of thi; month.
''My wife and I are deeply CRATE
'ul for the wonderful demonstration
here tonight by our old friends. T
I have done anything for Nogales
It's been the dictate of my heart
MY heart, our hearts are here.
where our children were born ane'
cared and I hope the day viii
come when we will be back in Mo-
gales to stay.
Mr.. Bowman's remarks were fol-
lowed by long and loud applause.
Mr.. Bowman was introduced tc
the crowd by Master of Ceremonies
H. r. Sisk 'as AN emissary of ou'
American president, Franklin D
Roosevelt, who has started the bal
to rolling to bring back prosperity
OTHER SPEAKERS
Among other speakers of the eve
ming we're Ignaclo Soto, preSiden
of the Banco de Nogales, also pre-
sident of the Nogales, Sonora
Chamber of Commerce; A. G. Villa
senor, father of the flood contro'
movement at Nogales; G. R. Mich
aels, secretary of the NogaleS, Ari-
zona, Chamber of Commerce, anc
the American and Mexican Consuls
at this border point.
Mr.. Michaels said: "We have 6
lot to do in 1884, 35, SO and 81"
and he mentioned as ona of tn
projects that will make this local
.ty a southern Arizona recreat.ona'
center, the proposed dams on the
Santa Cruz river and Sonoita creek
Mr.. Villasenor said the two towns
If Nogales work in unison. He haC
much praise for Mess-s. Bowman
md Soto, and President Abelardc
Rodriguez of Mexico. The latter was
cared in Nogales, Arizona.
Mexican Con.M Joel Quinones of
Nogales, Arizona, said: There is
I crop of fine, energetic men at the
lelm of the affairs of the two No
gales" He said that Ignacio Soto
is organizing an electrical company
in Nogales, Sonora.
American Consul Thomas H. Rob-
inson of Nogales, Sonora, said he
has the best interests Of the two
cities at heart.
Ignacio Soto said that business
here has started on an upward
trend and referred to Mr.. Bowman
as a remarkable international am
bassador". He said that U. S. Sen
ator Pittman has accepted an in