Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-15
IN OUR
VALLEY

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4 y have every advantage that one can
think Of, but if it is without the advant-
age of leadership it is not as well off
as another city, town or community
with few advantages but which still has
that one important thing-leadership.
B. c. Forbes is noted authority on
matters of business and finance, asked
ard answered, in a recent article, the
question, What one thing does city
need most Of all in order to prosper?"
LEADERSHIP.
MEN who exercise intelligently and
energetically the qualities of leadership
with which they are endowed, more
responsible for the prosperity and prog
ress of community than are natural
resources ard commercial advantages.
"Given men and women with vision
and energy and the other attributes Of
leadership, community of only moder-
ate natural advantages and only modest
trade facilities will forge ahead of hat
community which is potentially rich in
natural wealth but poverty-sJricken IN
leadership.
There are many men and women
whose genius for leadership is latent.
They have personality, the energy ard
vision requisite to a position ia front
of the rank and file. eYt they are con-
tent to be faithful privates in the army
of the community although they could
serve better in positions of command.
"A community without leadership is
nothing but mob, and a mob can do
nothing intelligently and sanely. One
hundred intelligent men without leaIer-
ship have combined intelligence which
is less than the intelligence of any
aso:se of the hundred men.
There are many communities that
are mobs for lack of leadership. Those
communities are known as dead
places. They are dead for they do moth
ing but rot"
Can a road be built in the Valley by
popular subscription, the total matched
by the county commissioners? A. j.
Kaufman of Brownsville believes it can.
Here is his plan, as outlined in letter
to The Herald
Start popular subscription cam
paign through the Valley. Ask for free
will offerings Of from 81 to $5 Deposit
the receipts with some bank or news
paper, receiving ca receipt for same.
This money to remain intact until the
campaign is ended and then put it up to
the county commissioners of Cameron
county to appropriate an equal amount
to Duild peimar ent road from Point
Isabel to Boca Chica. The money de
rived from subscriptions would be turn
cd over to the county commissioners
when called for, or at the completion
of the road.
The reason of a road from Point
Isabel to Boca Chca is that there is
less chance of this road ever being
flooded from highwater and it will make
beautiful drive along the Gulf for
about eight miles. | am assured that
the rlght-of-way can be secured without
cot to the county and it seems to me
that the entire Valley would welcome a
way to get to the beach at least seven
months in the year"
A popular sport in the Valley these
DAYS IS discussing the heat--in other
sections Of the country
Mondays high in Brownsville was %,
the seasons hottest day.
Wichita Falls, 600 miles or so north
of US, recorded 109.
Dallas. also up in North Texas, set a
new high record with 1O5.
Phoenix, Ariz., in the far west, 108.
Salt Lake City, sought for by foolish
people in summer in spite Of the heat,
1O2
All last night wonderful breezes
waited over Brownsville from the Gulf
of Mexico. Temperature down to rs.
Some people, doubtless, will assert
that it was so cool that they sought
cover.
Stretching the point bit, perhaps.
But it conveys the idea that living is
pleasant in Brownsville, and the Valley
Generally, despite the fact that the
Tropic of Cancer is just 100 miles south
of US.
The Associated Press telegraph OPP
orator in The Herald office this morn
ing heard an operator in the Dallas
office complain of the heat.
Brownsville wired Dallas:
The breeze here is blowing every
thing off desks and tables.
Says Dallas to Brownsville:
Breeze on. son, breeze on.
Says the chief operator at Dallas:
xiii that unverified story"
It's hard to make 'em understand.
It'll be different some day when AL
Parker gets his publicity campaign
a-going.