Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-08-08
Did You Do
Your Part?

The Herald takes the gre..teSt
pleasure in congratulating our en-
terprising merchants upon the sue
cess which has attended Brownsville's
second Trades Day. They deserve
the utmost credit for the effort
which they have put forth to make the
day the success it was. That the
advertising which the merchants have
done, and the publicity which the To-
cal press has given to our Trades
Day, were instrumental in bringing
thousands of people to our city Tues
day, must be admitted by all. And
the local storse did their part in the
numerous excellent bargains that
they offered on this big, general
shopping day. Many have been heard
to remark upon the wonderful val
ues in merchandise that were offered
by our liberal and progressive ner-
chants, who took part in the Trades
Day movement.
The Herald cannot refrain from re-
marking, while on the subject, how
ever, that there might have been
something more of cooperation shown
by the city in the effort which our
merchants have made so bravely to
put Brownsville on the trade map.
Our city administration, our City
Board of Development, our citizens
of whatsoever calling-bankers, law
yers, doctors, real estate firms, and
our hotels and restaurants, our peo-
pie in general, in fact--are due per
haps for some criticism for their fail
ure to cooperate with the merchants.
While the store windows were teem-
ing with splendid trade offerings,
and our merchants are spending their
money in the various preparations
for this day, buying expensive auto
mobiles, printing tickets. advertising,
etc, to attract the thousands of Wis
itors to the city, all of US know that
every interest in the. entire city is
bound to participate in the benefits
that must accrue from this great
gathering of visitors here.
And what did any of our people,
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mote the success Of the day?
Look at those dirty, weed filled va
cant lots. Look at the weeds and
brush even growing cut over the
sidewalk in some places, so that pc
destrians have to get into the streets
to avoid having their clothes town
by the briers. Why should not the
owners be compelled to clean up
their premises in preparation for the
big Trades Day?
Why, indeed, should not our bank
ers and our professional men, and
our real estate firms, and everybody
else in town, in fact, assist in max
ing these events success?
There have been few greater OPP
portunities for Brownsville to ad-
vertise itself as an attractive and up
todate city, and yet what did the
city in general do? Even the spot at
which the gift of beautiful auto
mobile was awarded by the mer-
chants association, even that place,
was surrounded by wees and brush.
Not even a wisp of bunting or a palm
adorned that stand from which the
award was made.
Brownsville has such great oppor
tunities, such unsurpassed possibiii-
ties, One could almost weep to see
the people sitting by so indifferently,
while our merchants and your local
press-if we may be pardoned for
saving it-are struggling SO
hard to bring people here; while
these merchants, who always do their
part so literally towards the promo
ton of every public enterprise, are
actually making sacrifices to offer
our people the same trade opportun-
tiles chat the residents Of larger
cities enjoy.
Why cannot our people wake up
and all do their part?
We wonder sometimes whether 1t
would not be well to put on an anti
hookworm campaign, while we are
fighting mosquitoes and typhoid
germs and other pests.
For heavens sake, wake up, Gar
home folks, and do your part. Don't
expect the dry goods and grocery
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