Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-14
In OUR
VALLEY

"a
IL valleyites cannot forget the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Mrs. Harriet Osborne, Formerly of
Brownsville and now residing in New
York City, writes as follows:
please have our address changed on
our paper from 7lS w. 17Sth Street to
$50 W. 112th Street.
IL hope it is not too late to tell you
htw much we enjoyed the splendid spt-
cial -dition. Since moving our papers
have been late in coming and the spc-
cial wa sthus delayed. | almost ielt
have been late :. c~:...mg aaG the spe-
the Gulf brt eze as | read it, and could
see the grapefruit ripening on the
trees. We had big snow storm as
read and the contrast was striking.
ut is to be hoped the Valley has not
giy IN up the project Of taking part III
the Southern exposition to be held IN
the Grand Central Palace. New York
els need to have their eyes OPP ned ~
regard to Texas. Most of them think
it is Just as the movies picture il
cowboys and cactus Some of the mem
bcrs of the state troops who saw ser
vice on the border have Il different idea,
but not in any degree flatterng. They
look upon the Valley as a commingllns
of mud, dust. heat, mosquitoes ana
rorthers, with a few snakes and taran'
tulas thrown in for good measure.
have tried to convert some Of them, but
with scant success.
"A fine exhibition of Valley products
would help some. but still, these peo'
pie are hard to convince"
The Herald will continue it's radio
programs, upon the urgent call OF many
readers who have receiving sets IN their
homes Nary users called at The Herald
office to tell how much they thought oil
tie program new appearing daily IN Inc
Herald, arc others telephoned-all urg-
ing that i, hc continued.
All right. The H raid wants to give
it's readers everything it possibly can
provided it can pay for it. There are
many other good things we want for
Herald readers. And we're going 10 get
them as fast as we can.
We down here in the Valley knew
him as Colonel Robert Lee Bullard. And
as Colonel Bullard we admired and re-
spected him. Since leaving US ne has
become known. as Lieutenant-General
Robert Lee Bullard-but he j. still the
same "Colonel" Billiard to the Valley.
H, came TO us with the federal troops
back in 1916 He remained in the Val,
ley until the war broke out. He went
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military leader.
In spite Of all that fame. we down
here like to I, member him as that love
able individual who, when a report OF
bandi, raid reached him in the wce
sma' hours Of the morning, waited not
10 don all his military trappings. lie
put on his cap and his boots and his
spurs. Otherwise his attire consisted
OF a nightShirt.
Thus clothed he led the chase.
lie, at least, was one military leader
who scorned pajamas.
We are reminded of the incident by
the report from Washington that Gen
eral Bulard rttires from active service
on January l6, after 80 years Of active
service.
May the remainder of his way in the
path Of life be lined with roses.
No less thrilling tnan the race for
speaker Of the house is that OF W. I.
Nann. former sheriff Of Cameron coun-
~, fer the position Of sergeant-at arms
for this legislature. He is opposed by
Joe White. Vann was an officer OF the
house two years ago. While serving
there somebody thought he would make
splendid moving picture sheriff. 50
they lured him out to Hollywood. But
being "sure cno ugh" officer instead OF
a Francis \. Bushman-J Warren kcr-
rigan-Bill Hart type Of make-believe
officer, he came back to Texas, says q
writer in the Houston Post-Dispatch.
The Valley Chamber OF Commerce IS
leading the VALLEY protest against the
action of the Mexican National Lines
in disseminating Pullman service be
tween Matamoros and Mexico City and
making the Matamoros- Monterrey train
a mixed freight and passenger train.
Th,re are 100000 people in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley. MANY Of them Wis
1t MEXICO Next summer IHt paSStHSS'
travel between the Valley and the
mountains of Mexico will doubtless Be
greater than ever.
The time is not far distant when
Valley people, instead of going to Colo
RADIO for mountain scenery, will go to
Mexico. They should be encouraged
with comfortable railroad service. Mex
lean mountains as scenic az those OF
tolorado are within eight to ten hours