Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-25
IN OUR
VALLEY

and o'clock in the afternoon.
Don't know who is responsible for
this joint blowing of whistles, but it's
a good thing for Brownsville. Shows
there's steam here. It's comparative
ly recent thing, and lets visitors know
that we have some industries here that
are not exactly visible in the business
district.
Then there's another splendid signal
in Brownsville. It's reveille and re-
treat, at Fort Brown. At a. m. and
8 p. m. And a cannon is fired at these
hours. You may set your watch by the
thundrous shot.
When business men go on record
that they will discontinue all forms of
advertising expenditures except for
newspaper space and billboards, it is a
compliment to the pulling power Of
these advertising mediums.
Here is an item from the Corpus
Christi Caller:
Members of the Corpus Christi
Auto Trades Association, at their reg
ular luncheon meeting at the Nueces
hotel yesterday, went on record that
they will do no advertising in the f.
ture except in newspapers and by bill
boards.
ut was pointed out at the meeting
that automobile dealers annually spend
a considerable amount of money in
advertising in programs and other
things which, it has been declared, is
of no worth, but in many cases merely
donations. 1t was decided by the deal
ers that hereafter newspapers and
billboards only will be used for adver-
tising."
One of the most interesting items
that has come to our attention recently
is one over the signature of the agri-
cultural committee of the Raymond
Vile Chamber of Commerce. appearing
in the Willacy County News. Fl
1t tells of a new folder being issued
by the Raymopdville chamber on the
subject. "Dairying Pays Big in Willacy
County,"
The item records the fact that there
were fewer than so milch cows in the
dairy industry in Willacy county in
1914 (then Cameron county, Now
more than 800 cows are being milked
daily in Willacy county.
The greatest number in any herd is
40, the average is 10.
For the year ending January / last
butter fat sold by dairymen in Willacy
county was valued at $15,143, in. addi-
tion to milk and cream distributed To- |
cally.
The Raymondville chamber is pro-
melting more blooded stock for Will
lacy county dairymen.
It's a splendid movement. A similar
one should be encouraged by every
chamber of commerce in the. Valley.
Grass is available the year round.
Why not take advantage of that fact
San Benito, through its Chamber of
Commerce, has entered into an agree
ment with the HockenDury System, by
which this concern will make survey
of the city to determine whether it
needs new and modern hotel, and if
so, how large it should be.
The Hockenbury System is a Penn
sylvania concern which makes busi-
ness of hotel surveys and assisting in
their financing and building. 1t has
many structures to it's credit, particu-
larly in the east.
Brownsville has accomplished sim
liar undertaking, although along diff
ferent lines. 1t adopted the bonus
plan, plan that is not always effect
i've. but which did prove effective here,
$65,000 being raised to be turned over
to anyone who would erect hotel Of
Local men IN dertook to finance the
undertaking 2Hd land the bonus. They
have succeeded; are about to begin
erection of 100000 building, have
formed an owning and operating COM
pany with capital stock Of $250,O00,
and another year should find COM
modious hotel in Brownsville.
Will G. Fields is busily engaged in
his annual task-that of organizing the
Valley. Mid Winter Fair, at Harlingen.
Mr.. Fields returns from a visit to
the Texas State Fair at Dallas, where
he went for new ideas.
The Valley viii have the biggest
and best fair in its history when the
gates open in the early days of De-
cember
Every Valley community should CO.
operate. And since every Valley COM
munity has always cooperated, there
is every reason to believe that this
same cooperation will be Forthcoming
this year.
A committee of newsboys called on
the publisher of The Herald and de-
manded that all newsboys be given pa
pers at the same time. The complaint
was made that one salesman was being
given preference
An investigation through the circu-
iation department revealed basis for
the complaint and that while there
was no intention to give any one pref
erence, there were extenuating circum-
stances in the case complained Of.
So in Justice to all, orders were is
4 sued that there shall be no preference
thown any nsore.
Ihe& demands were met, in other
Rords Aad ptaes rslsns again.