Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-09
MAY BLOW GOOD To BROWNS
VILE.

II was An I'LL wind that blew ia the
neighborh"od 81 The Piper Plantation
on Sunday evenin" q few weeks ago.
AT least II doubtless has seemed Oh
Ill wind - most people. for who can
find any good ~ the destruction IN fire
of q valuable building and Il costly lot
of machinery that had not Vet been 0p-
Grated And more III still. the plant
that was destroyed was built H. inaugu-
rate an industry that Is most vitalk
naceccary 10 the development 81
BROWNSVILLE and the Brownsville
-C0utrV the creamery industry.
Bat perhaps that wind was not Who'll
~ All. It's blowing may bring some
good 20 B~rownsvVillc amt III 80 doing
make M ia some measure the loss SuS
tanned hv those Interested w the plant
that was destroyed. For while not def
inIttly announced. IL il understood that
the owHcrs VIII rebuild the plant. and
that. provided they receive sufficient
encouragement and cooperation from
the citizens of Brownsville. the cream
cry that was burned al the Piper Plan
tati0n may rebuild in Brownsville.
Thus the wind that was III for the own
ers of the burned plant may blow good
fortune to TINS place. which lists among
one of iis most important needs Il crcn-
mery-a need which. Id fact. WAS never
more plainly telt than now, since tn,
creamery that was built Al the Piper
Plantation is now ia ashes.
That i viii M rebuilt may ~ regard
ed as u certainty for ~ W nronrrivablc
that the owners chould allow the enter
prise ~ dir after haNin" already
brought y 50 near g. successful opera
ton. They have Z larr, aul constant
~ growing herd NJ tine dairy cows.
and a creamery Is necessary IA order to
take care az their surplus milk. They
have already demonstrated the u%cceSsi-
II for q creamery here.
But 4 creamery IA EruWncvilr WilI
serve their purpose gust as we'll as onD
locutcd seven miles away. and II will
serve The interests of Brownsville and
tie tributary territory a. the west and
north vtrv much.
W Aff ~ az = wv i4Nh lllf iltffl~ - flfNfAl~
cry. now IN the moment. when the field
IS open. 10 secure the creamery for this
city. IN INIT ~ necessary 10 the develop
ment Of q creamery industry First.
sufficient capital 10 finance the pur-
chase Of the necessary number "a cows.
and next, a sufficient number Of intel
gent farmers ~ take the cows and turn
their milk producing capacity into cash
The farmers are here. and there Is ro
doubt "a their willingness to make the
most at such an opportunity II offered.
They know what II will mean a. them
and I'D The fertility "a their land. They
know that the most prosperous agricnl-
tural nations and comuniticS today are
thoSo IN which the DAIRY cuw is me
foundation IF agriculture.
Compare Russia with Denmark. ~
SPAN with Holland. and understand
what the DAIRY COW will "a for 4 ma
ton.
where. uu the average. the soil fertility
Is best conserved. the most Intelligent
SYSTEM 0f farming IN followed. and Inc
highest grade ~ Intelligence u found
amone Tho people. What have YOU. 4
list a tho beading DAIRY states.
What Of Tho capital needed? That
csn be- obtained There i no doubt ot
that fact. The philosophical local cap
i~talists who put their money INTO the
plant that was destroyed. will surely
ION in a new enterprise that. located
IN the town. viii TO- 81 more benefit to a
greater number of people than III To-
Gated 81 far ont OF town. Great credit
Is due them for their courage and Fore
mindedneSs ia investing q large sum IN
such an undertaking when most midi
Viduals and corporations were rttrcuch-
ing instead Of maugurating new work.
il II cnconraeing. indeed a. bc assured.
that ia all probability they viii not
abandon the project. the Importance
OF which they understand 50 clearly, be
cause Of tins first setback. But they
should not have a. carry tho load alone.
In other communities the banks have
furnished the needed capital. taking the
guarantee Of the creamery company