O. S. V. ROSS SECRETARY-TREASURER RIO GRANDE VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPRESENTING EVERY TOWN IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE OF SECRETARY SAN JUAN. TEXAS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS L. .R DANIEL, MCALLEN. PRESIDENT C. L. JESSUP. BROWNSVILLE. VICE-PRESIDENT C. B. SHUMAKER. ALAMO. 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT O. S. V. ROSS. SAN JUAN. SECRETARY-TREASURER TRANSPORTATION MANAGER J. F. BLANTON. BROWNSVILLE DIRECTORS L. R. BROOKS. RIO GRANDE CITY T M. MELTON. MISSION F. G. CROW. MCALLEN A. A. KELLY. PHARR A. J. ROSS. Edinburg O. S. V. ROSS. San Juan C. B. SHUMAKER. ALAMO H. M. CARROLL. DONNA E. C. COUCH. WESLACO R. E. LEE MERCEDES M. T. WILEY. LA FERIA J. B CHALLES. HARLINGEN C. U. JESSUP. BROWNSVILLE PAUL COTTRELL. SAN BENITO C. E. CRAIG. LYFORD A. H. LINDAHL. RAYMONDVILLE c. H. PEASE. McAllen LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WATER USERS’ ASSOCIATION E. H. GRIFFITH. HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE GROWERS' EXCHANGE JAMES E. BOWIE. SAN BENITO J. H. ROGERS. Harlingen L. H. ALSMEYER COUNTY AGENT CAMERON COUNTY J F. BLANTON. Merchants Association Brownsville H. L. McCOMBS. San Juan farmers Cooperative society MRS. ELTWEED POMEROY. DONNA Rio Grande Valley Womans Federated Clubs DELEGATES AT LARGE L. R. DANIEL. MCALLEN C. I—IESSUP. Brownsville e. G. WELLS, Harlingen JUDGE A. W. CUNNINGHAM. Harlingen A. L. BROOKS. Harlingen San Juan. Texas July 21, 1922. Mr. H. B. Ayres, Mgr.Director Old Spanish Trail, 435 Star Bldg., Washington, D.C. Dear Sir,- This office has your enclosures with reference to the Trans-Continental Highway of the Old Spanish Trail, and the fact that it is considered by-the War Department a military necessity. Let me assure you the entire Rio Grande Valley deeply appreciates the good work you have done for them along the O.SvT., and wishes you every possible success, and if there is any way we can co-operate with you kindly let us know. Yours very sincerely, RIO GRANDE VALLEY CHAMBER OP COMMERCE, per^ ’Secretary. osvr/let