Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-27

IN OUR
VALLEY
Of the proposed entry

~ of the Valley by the Southern
Pacific feature current issues OF the
weekly newspapers of the Valley.
This is true particularly of the Edin-
burg Valley Review, of which Marshall
Mcllhenny is the publisher.
The Review, supported by the Edin-
burg Booster Club, appears to have
made something of fight" of it..
and lambasts out in all directions.
Among recent endorsements of the
application may be mentioned the Farm
ers Protective Society Of Edinburg, and
the Chambers of Commerce of Donna.
Pharr and Alice" says the Review.
The application" it continues, "has
already been endorsed by many cham
bers of commerce, both in the lower and
upper portions OF the Valley but none
deserve more credit for its wholeheart-
ed and unselfish support of the extern
sion than does that of the Brownsville
organization Although the S. P. rail
way company has never intimated di-
iectIy ITS intention to build on into
Brownsville, the Brownsville body be-
Ieves the extension is for the best in
terests OF the Valley as whole, and
that what is good for the Valley is good
for Brownsville. This is most com
mendable spirit, and one from which
Brownsville is sure to reap rewards
justly deserved"
Donna and Pharr, according to news
dispatches from Washington have been
given permission, to intervene in behalf
OF the application to extend south from
Falfurrias.
The La Feria News announces resolu-
tlons which have been adopted by the
La Feria Chamber of Commerce "un-
qualifiedly endorsing said applications
The Mercedes Chamber Of Commerce
also asks to put in word in behalf of
the project, and has designated H. Blake
Seay, general manager of the American
Land & Irrigation Company, to appear
at the Brownsville hearing
The Donna News comes out with a
first page editorial endorsing the plans
or the Southern Pacific.
With the approach Of the hearing,
which opens in Brownsville at the fed
eral courtroom one week from tomorrow
has reached almost to the fever point.
Brownsville hotels report that numer-
Gus reservations have been received for,
accommodations. from October 3 and 4,
and from there on out" causing the
belief that there is no knowing at this
time how long the hearing may last.
Missouri Pacific man declared in
Brownsville a few days ago that the
nearing may last month or longer, and
that many points are expected to be
tested out which have never before been
brought up in a railroad extension hear
ing under the Esch Cummins law
Commissioner Woodlock, a member Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Will preside at the hearing, and the
Texas Railroad Commission has been in
vited to sit with him, and has accepted.
II is said that when Commissioner
Wooclock crosses the Texas border, it
will be the first time that member of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has ever visited Texas
The commission wants a first-hand
report by a member of that BODY on
the railroad situation in this territory.
which is believed to account for the
fact that a commissioner instead of an
examiner is coming to conduct the hear
ing.
Testimony which is presented at the
hearing wilf be taken down by official
stenogI aphers. 1t will be written up in
the usual fashion, for presentation to
the commission. However. the commits
sion may not go through the entire rec
ord, but will be supplied with sum-
mary. .
While the report and recommends
tion OF the commissioner or examiner
who holds 1.-The hearing is always CON
sidered in reaching a decision, it is not
always final. The body may find it
necessary to go deeper into the testi-
mony than is afforded by the summary
The material will doubtless be avail
able in considerable quantity.
The date of decision is problemat
ical. 1t may come within a month after
the hearing, or two or even six months.
The latter is doubtless an outside date
At all events, next week promises to
be an interesting one in the history Of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
La Feria is to have a very nice NOV
ing pietuer theatre building 1t will be
erected by B. H. Dunlay, at cost of
about $4,000, and will be leased to
some moving picture theatre operator.
The building has been designed along
modern lines, and will have seating
capacity of $50 persons.
McAllen has lately completed splen-
did theatre building, and there is a
probability that another theater will be
erected in San Benito at cost of up
ward of $4,000.
The Valley is growing to the proper
tiOns OF "a good show town."