Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-06
IN OUR
VALLEY

- winter OF tHlS cOIumH Illct DCHotoi
Archer Parr of this state senatorial dis
trict, in the Union Station at Houston.
Senator Parr," we asked, :" is the fact
that Cameron county voted heavily
against you when you ran for renomina-
tion going to cool you in the county's eff
forts for tax remission for flood con-
troll"
No SIR" replied Senator Parr, Il am
for Cameron county in this matter re-
gardless of the election. | shall do all
can in the upper house to bring about
tax remission"
Witness what happened in the upper
house Wednesday afternoon. Senator
Parr introduced the bill. 1t was voted
on. The vote was % TO 5. But Senator
Parr already had done much prelim-
mary work He is regarded as one of
the most influential members of the
upper house.
Let's look little further along.
In the run-Off primary IN August.
Cameron county gave Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson bare majority, some 10
or 20 votes as we recall it.
ne udy DciOfc lHC SCHCioi CtONeao4'
in November The Herald in a first page
editorial appealed to the voters Of Cam
eron county to support the democratic
nominee for governor. The Herald
pointed out, among other things, that
the county would ask a democratic legis-
lature and a democratic governor for
special legislation to control the floods
of the county.
However, Cameron county returned
vote against the democratic nominee
IT was almost two to one.
Did the governor, because Cameron
county voted against her, work against
it? She did not. Former Governor
james E. Ferguson at the Brownsville
Country club last Sunday addressed the
legislators assembled here and made one
of the best arguments that has been
heard in favor of tax remission for
Cameron county.
The bill, a senate measure, was sent
to the house Thursday morning. 1t was
given right of way, carried by vote OF
so to 81, and went to the governor.
She signed it at 4:40; O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon, although she could have
held it up for a few days had she been
SO minded.
Need more be said? Isn't it crafty
ing to know that our public officials are
broad enough in their attitude toward
their constituents to overlook the fact
that local vote might have been
against them?
Law making speed records were brok-
en- when the house sent the Cameron
county bill to the Legislature. The SEN
ated passed the bill Wednesday and the
house completed its enactment in less
than an hour Thursday morning. Then
the governor disposed of it with her sig
nature at 4:40 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
And we must not forget the service
rendered by Representative Dunlap OF
Kleberg and Willacy counties. He also
did fine work. We recall, in the matter
of paying debts, that the Valley came to
the support of Kleberg county when
that county sought the location there
of the State Teachers college.
Also, lets give three fOuSlHS CHeeiS
for the Cameron County Flood Control
COMMITTEES. That committee should be
kept intact to handle the numerous 9th
er matters to come up before flood
control is an. assured fact.
Here they are: W. w. Houser, La
Feria, chairman; Frank Robertson, San
Benito, secretary; w. f. Anderson, San
Benito, engineer; H. o. Wyland. La Fe-
ria: l. n Penrod. San Benito; f. F.
Ogden and Clyde Tandy, Los Fresnos;
p. NJ. Samson and P. NJ. Shipley, Santa
Maria; Richard Sethman, L. Greer, Ell
Jardin; L. G. Nichols. c. P. Bobo. Har-
lingen; J. r. Canales, S. G. Tucker,
Brownsville; J. L. Crawford. San Ben
ito: George Toolan, B. H. Dunlap. La
Feria: Mayor A. B. Cole, Brownsville;
Mayor Scott Brown. San Benito; w. G.
Smear. Rio Hondo; Mayor S. A. Thomp-
son, Harlingen; A. a. Parker, La Feria;
II. n. Buck, Los Indios; W. B. Palmer,
Los Fresnos; f. T. Hockaday, FL Jardin;
Dan Affolter, Rio Hondo; NJ. T. Wiley,
la Feria; j. F. Rodgers. Harlingen; II.
A. Ferrin. Santa Rosa; c. A Tanberg
Wilson Tract; J. P. Johnson, Browne
tract. and County Judge Oscar N'