Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-18
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u country the size of Brownsville
but with not tenth of the opportuni-
ties of this city, that provide from
$30,000 up year for the maintenance
of their chambers Of commerce. to
permit the organizations to develop
to the fullest measure of their oppor-
tunities.
The commercial and development
interests of Brownsville are benefit
ting by reason of the $4,000 or so
that is being provided through taxes
by the city Of Brownsville.
But that amount is not nearly suf-
ficient to conduct chamber of COM
merce here.
There must be more. The bare
operating expenses of the chamber
of commerc consume this amount.
Other sources must be looked to
for additional funds. M
Fifteen thousand dollars spread
over a period of year should be an
easy amount to raise for continuance
saf the radio station, KWWG, and to
able the chamber of commerce TO
dertake other and important ser
zee to the city, service in addition
that already being had.
Outsiders have no conception of
le large amount of work that is be-
q disposed of daily in that civic
over house"
Letters Of inquiry are coming in
lily over the country, and from for
Nign nations.
Residents of other towns in the
Valley are charging that Brownsville
is "slow."
That is possibly an unfair indict-
ment of this city.
Brownsvilleites alone have the
power to disprove that charge.
They can disprove it in several
ways; by supporting a chamber Of
commerce that is second to none; by
showing proper civic spirit in their
homes and their business houses
through business enterprise; through
service to the city and section;
through joining in every movement
that has for its purpose the advance
and the entire Lower Rio Grande Val
ley.
The chamber of commerce is limit
ed in its activities only so far as the
citizens themselves limit il.
A fincially and morally well sup
ported chamber of comerce will do
wonders for the city and environs.
So far il has done wonders. with
the means ut its command. 1t start
ed as small enterprise. 1t has
grown to an enormous enterprise in
few short months. This growth
will be stopped unless the sinews Of
war are Forthcoming in more plent-
eous quantities..
The chamber of commerce is not
In the hands of bunch of theorists,
idealists or spendthrifts.
1t is being conducted under the
direction of coterie of men who
have been successful In their own
business: men whose interests make
it essential that they do everything
In their power to further the city's
interest.
They are conservative. They are
sensible. They are not given to
chasing rainbows across the horizon.
They are practical.
Ii we had any suggestion at all to
make, il would be that the director
ate be enlarged somewhat, say by
two or three members.
A large number of men have been
drafted to serve in the drive for
funds that is to start Tuesday.
They should be given welcome
wherever they may call. Do not
treat them as supplicants, come to
ask you to favor them. They are
coming in n service for the commun-
ity. 1t means dollars to you and
your business il Brownsville grows
and develops rs it should.
A certain successful business
man has made the statement that he
discovered long ago that the 'only
way to make money was to spend It.
He didn't mean, Of course. that he
threw it to the winds. What he did
mean was. that if you put dollar IN
the right place, It would return
dollar and quarter or more.
II takes real hard dollars TO build
cities. But more than that it ie-
quires real civic enterprise.
Brownsville has a very valuable
franchise in its radio station, kWWG.
II has given the city and the Valley
very valuable publicity, as has been
amply demonstrated in the large
amount Of correspondence that it has
created.
1t should not be allowed to "go by
the board" II is one Of the things
that is helping TO put the Valley
across the lire.
Let's keep il going.
And when the drive starts let's
wind it up quickly. Let's get It out
of the way. There are so many I'M
portant things to be done in this city
that there is little reason to give too
much time to one. But let's do that
one thing we'll while we're at it.
Build Brownsville. Build the Val
ley. -.
Building Brownsville is building
the Valley. Building the Valley Is
building Brownsville. It's a poor
rule that won't work two ways
That's one rule that viii work botn
ways.
D. A. Robbins. prominent Mason Of
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