Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-02
IN OUR
VALLEY

tion for the remarkable development
that has taken place in this small sec
tton of Texas.
There was hardly a man in the crowd
that wouldn't gladly remove to the
Lower Rio Grande Valley, if it were
possible for him to do so. At least
that seemed the unanimous sentiment.
And if there was left undone any
thing in the way of entertainment it
would be difficult to determine what
it could have been. Folks from Har-
lingen. La Feria, San Benito and
BlownsviIle and their country districts
worked like Trojans. And Willacy
county, too, helped a great deal in this
direction. Lamar Gill of Raymondville
saw to that.
II there was a single legislator that
would vote against the Cameron coun-
ty flood eontIol bill after what he has
seen there, it was impossible to find
him. At least. he failed to make him
self heard above the din and noise, the
rustic and hustle.
The newspaper correspondents among
the crowd--there were q dozen or more
of them--were of the firm belief be-
cause Of their close association with
the legislators, that our legislation will
go through.
+. II was master stroke. that idea OF
bringing the legislature down to see
for themselves. 1t was the "ace in the
hole" of those who have been working
"a hours day for the flood control
mea sure, Aad it appears that we will
carry the field.
We even believe that now we can
get almost anything we may want,
within reason, from the Texas legisla-
tpre.
Yes, it was a great party. all right
all right.
t.Now that that's all over we can again
set down to work on then ordinary
things of the day.
! EVERYWHERE in Cameron county we
hive hotel propositions to work on.
Harlingen is arranging to build
splendid hostelry, San Benito has plans
along this line. contemplating hotel
to cost around $l50.000 or more. In
Brownsville the tourist hotel movement
IS not dead by any means, and indica-
tions are there may soon be important
developmfntsi
There Is the Brownsville chamber Of
commerce proposition, too. Several
things have happened to delay the ap-
p0intment of q secretary. One was. OF
ccu,se, the fact that members Of the
bnq~a Of citv DEVELOPMENT have been
absent. One has been working night
end dav on the legislative visit. and
John Gregg is confined to his home
with q fractured leg, sustained wees
ago while playing golf. Mr.. Gregg is
rernrted RESTING easily.
We are promised action some time
this week on the board of city develop
inert Bv the wav: there's lots OF
cha,,'hnr Of commerce mail piling up at
the city hall.
:,.ho ro~t thing to mature is tn"
Brownsville radio broadcasting plant
That's certainty. as the contract has
been let.
Ire r. james, chairman of the radio
committee. has announced nrizn CT
sis in cash to the person submitting
the heet sional combination end slogan
for this Valley radio-for its broad
costing farilities are to be available to
all the Valley.
The first suggestion for signal has
heen received from DR.. NJ. c. Burrus of
San Benito.
His suggestion IS the slogan OF the
Town of San Berito. "We Grow II
First"-WGIF. It MIGHT prove good
one if San Benito will consent to its
beinr used in connection with Valley
broadeasting. Also. it must be deter
mined whether the same combination
is now in use somewhere
Dr Burrus also sugge ests Valley
s,ooan. "In the Eden of the Unite4
States of America.
The field is open for suggestions
along this line.
Mrch valuable newspaper publicity IS
neeruing to the Valley as result OF
the visit here of the egislature-publi-
citr. that could not be bought, possibly.
with the amount of money expended on
ahe trip.
I Tho Dallas News Sunday morning on
dts first page recounted, under three
tolumn head, Incidents of the trip up
to late Saturday afternoon. stressins
esrecjally the talk down here of ad-
ditionaT railroads. And on its editorial
page The News carried an editorial Of
almost a column length in support OF
Representative Faulk's flood control
bill.
I The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is
carrying big stories in every edition as
In its territory in Fort Worth and west
Texas there is much irrigation and flood
control agitation.
The Marsh-Fentress papers, which IN
clude the Two Austin papers. the Waco
News Tribune. the Wichita Falls Rec
ord News and the Port Arthur News,
were represented by Hugh Nueent Fitz-
Gerald. Each carried good stories.
Houston, San Antonio and Beaumont
,,npers are also carrying excellent
stories. And, of course, every Texas
naner that is member of The Asso-
ciated Press is carving good stories.
!. Representative Montgomery Of Hidal-
70 county Is splendid mixer. he is
helping Cameron county wonderfully IN