Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-20
IN OUR
VALLEY
FLORIDA, the Birmingham News
= minds its readers in an editori-

- minds it's readers in an editori-
al, lis entitled to her prosperity"
True, every word of it. Florida had
certain advantages and has capitalized
on them. There is no need for US down
here in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
of Texas, to be envious of our neigh
bors across the Gulf Of Mexico.
What Florida has done we can pos
sibly do-and better, if we set our
minds to it.
Florida. Let's, instead, improve our
situation by her experience.
A copy of the editorial, together
with some comment, is sent to The
Herald by H. T.. Stokely of Browns
vile, vice-president of the Valley Clay
Products Company. 1t says:
Let's all squelch the knocker on
Florida. IL isn't good sportsmanship
to knock a neighbor-or anyone, for
that matter. Florida is entitled to her
prosperity. She went after it. .>Her
business men had vision enough to
sense the magic of printers ink, well
and continuously applied, and they also
had the cold nerve to go down in their
jeans and produce the cash to employ
the highest-class advertising men to
prepare the copy, and to place il where
it would do most good. Florida has a
great deal of value back of her effort
Bound to have, or people would not
have invested multiplied millions of
dollars down there. Grant for the sake
of argument that she has nothing
more than climate, seashore and SUBJ
tropic atmosphere, and ideal conditions
for recreation. She actually has more
but limit the argument to those poin
Those are Of the utmost value. Why
do most people toll and strive to make
money? To get enjoyment out of it.
Florida offers all three. Look over the
big money making ideas in the United
States, and those which cater to pleas
ure, entertainment and enjoyment Of
the people are outstanding"
Says Mr.. Stokely:
"We must admit that the Birming
ham News has told. the truth. Let US
profit by it. Does not our own Valley
possess, in addition to many other nat
ural advantages, Climate 'Seashore,'
sub tropical atmosphere and ideal
conditions for recreation"
The answer is yes but the last
of these is waiting to be developed.
Now that the new tourist hotel at
Brownsville is assured we have made
a good start. The next thing necessary
is a paved road to Matamoros, Point
Isabel and Boca Chica. When this
comparatively small thing is accom-
plished our business men and finan-
ciers of the Valley will have the nerve
to go down in their jeans and pro-
duce the cash to start the development
of our seashore.
"Once it is started, the tourists and
homeseekers from every state in the
union (Florida included), will pour
into the Valley bringing money in
their jeans thereby doing for the Val
ley what is being done for Florida.
"God gave the Valley climate and a
sub-tropic atmosphere. He also gave
us the seashore, but it is up to US
build a road to it. When this. is done
Valley will have ideal conditions for
recreation.
Thanks for the thought, Birming-
ham News! Attention, Valley bust
nessmen, Rotarians, Kiwanians. cham,
bers of commerce and everybody in
the Valley!
do we want this paved road now?
What is the answer?"
Talk about mosquitoes in the Val
ley-well they've got 'em up here, be-
lieve me-" writes Paul E. Usher from
Guthrie, Okla. 'Just about eat our
legs off when we wear low cut shoes. :"
To back up the statement Mr.. Ussh-
er sends a newspaper clipping from
Norman, Okla, telling of the Difficult
ty encountered by the rail birds" at
football practice. They watched prac-
tice with one, and droves of mosqui-
toes with the other, ducking every now
and then to avoid contact-if possible.
A wet norther. Geese, the wild va
riety, honking high overhead. The
Valley huntsman fully aware that hea-
Wy rains have made the feeding grounds
>along the coast highly attractive.
The eseason opens November 1 for
ducks and geese. And the only diff
Guilty in the Valley is keeping out of
the way of the other fellows gun.
Duck shooting has always been a
popular sport on this section of the
coast, and with the constantly increas-
ing population it is certain, to become
more so.
BOY INJURED AS