Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-30
IN OUR
VALLEY

u Philadelphia real estate man who
knowns things about city and suburban
properties writes articles for the
Saturday, Evening Post dealing with un-
usual real estate matters.
In recent issue of the Post he tells
some things about Florida, and in the
article is paragraph that is of more
than passing interest to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Mr.. Isman says that one of the main
reasons for the influx to Florida is that
if you follow its line of lititude around
the world from about thirty degrees
north, but little above the Tropic of
Cancer. you will find that the line pas
ses through some of the places most
famous for health and recreation.
On the east come the Canary Islands /;
then Southern Morocco, Algeria, Egypt
and northern Arabia; the pleasantest
part of India and southern China.
In the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian
island are but a few degrees south of
Key West.
"In this hemisphere" says Mr.. Is
man. "the only other territory in the
same latitude is in Mexico and the
SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF TEXAS"
Lee B. James of Brownsville recent
ly talked with New York man who has
been big part of the recent events
in Florida.
Mr.. James told him about Southwest
Texas and especially about the Lower
Valley.
The New York man said he had heard
something about this country He ad-
mitted that the end of the Florida boom
is nearing, and that the developers there
would be looking for new fields within
two years.
He intimated that in the not distant
future he will take trip into this sec
tion and investigate it.
"It's going to be the Valley next.
is the forecast Of Mr.. James.
Miss Daisy Stevenson of Lyford COM
pliments The Brownsville Heral with
copy of a song. she has written, and
which has been published by The Red
Fish Bay Association of Raymondsville
The song is entitled "Along the Bay,
and Its wording deals with Red Fish Bay,
on the coast opposite the Raymonds-
vile territory.
Here is the chorus-sorry we can't
print the music:
Come along the bay,
The wind and seagulls call.
Where the ceaseless ripping waves
the seaweed away
Come, o come where Starlit skies
No,,r vlaoplaeS owns rail-
Tere in solitude to dream the hours
away"
Here's something to consider when
you see a typographical error in your
newspaper.
In an ordinary column there are 10000
pieces of type, there are seven possible
wrong positions for each letter. there
are 10000 ehaces to make errors, and
millions of possible transpositions.
In the sentence, ITO be or not to be,
by transposition alone 2,759.O22 errors
can be made.
DO you wonder there arS topographic
al errors in a newspaper?
Here is something for the considera-
tion of Cameron county people. 1t is
sent in.by George A. Toolan. SECRETARY
of the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce !:
1T has been suggested that a marker
dedicated to the memory OF the late
W. L. Hirons, Harlingen man, who de-
layed serious operation in order thai
he might cast his vote for flood control
and whose death followed the operation
be erected somewhere in Cameron coun-
ty as testimonial to the spirit thai
made flood control possible in Cameron
county.
Il am not prepared to say whether
the delay in the operation was the
direct sause of the Fastening of the
death of Mr.. Hirons, but l do say 1t
was the determined spirit of Mr.. Hirons
and other workers that carried the pro-
ject to successful conclusion.
st is a spirit that should not be soon
forgotten, but on the contrary should
be memorialized to the future when
similar problems confront US and when
we xay be called upon to make some
sacrifices.
"Tbe suggestion was made by L. G
Nichols. himself an indefatigable FLOOD
control worker.
"Who will see it through
Every day, almost. Texas newspapers
carry stories of bank robberies.
In the interior they think the border
is "wild and woolly," yet there has
never been a bank hold-up in this ter
ritory.
The reason is. Valley people are too
busy making money honestly. II they
need money. they 60 right up to th'
cashier and brace him. Possibly NJ
doesn't come acress, but there's always
the fellow across the street.
Thirty-five thousand Valley children
will soon be at their desks for anotne
school term.