Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-23
OUR
VALLEY
:. CATIONS Business, the official

CATIONS Business, the official
:. magazine Of the United States
.amber of Commerce, tells the
5untry through its monthly business
nap. that in only four spots in the
United States is business good.
| One of these spots is up around
Detroit. where the manufacture Of
automobiles seems to keep the local
I business situation in splendid shape.
r Another is small spot around Chi
cago. third in the Imperial Valley
1-s~ n~asS ornia. and the fourth is ex-
<tly where it should be-in the
ever Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
All of which means considerably
Y more favorable publicity for the Val
ley. In Florida, where the map al
most invariably in the past two years
has been shown white" this time
'fair," contrast with the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, in the latter's favor.
The June map showed the Lower
Rio Grande Valley "fa:r," in n black
screen, which the Brownsville cham
ber of commerce thought was sun
fair"
The chamber therefore wrote the
United States chamber. told about the
healthy bank deposits. the $26,OOO,OOO
bumper crop of the past year, and
the generally brisk trade conditions.
! With the result that this time the
Valley is given a true reflection of its
splendid business conditions.
Cory for an advertisement for the
q proposed University of Texas Junior
4 College Of the Lower Rio Grande Val
lev, Brownsville, was turned in to
the superintendent of the mechanical
department Of The Herald this morn
ing.
The superintendent, Harry L. Sex
ton, glanced over the copy, and inn
mediately became interested.
"Say, I've got two boys who have
to 90 to the University Of Texas
next year." he said. But if can
keep them at home and give them
the same courses, ! can save about
$500"
So Mr.. Sexton Immediately noti-
fled Superintendent T. j. Yoe Of the
Brownsville schools that he could
count his two boys in for the pro-
posed branch Of the university.
Whixh brings up the question Of
this Valley branch Of the University
of Texas.
If there is anything done, the time
IS here to do il. Prospective students
should be signed Immediately. The
faculty must be elected at once. This
faculty will be supplied direct from
the University of Texas.
II will require $50 students or
their equivalent to establish and
maintain the Junior University OF
Texas Of the Lower Rio Grande val
ley.
II the number can be signed up,
the establishment of the school,
which will give the complete first
two wears Of the University Of Tex
as, is assured.
The college will -r-ra;e directly
under the supervision of the Uni
yersity Of Texas.
As Mr.. Sexton pointed out. students
can live at home and save from $500
to s4OO n year. In addition TO which,
the hours will be such that they can
secure employment, thus assisting
them through the University of Tex
as.
The vote of 222 to / that was
given the $780, 900 bond issue Of the
brownsville independent school dis
trict. was n remarkanfe tribute to
the interest Of the Brownsville pub
lie in their schools.
Something like $350.000 in school
bonds have been voted in Browns
Vile in the past five years, and the
total vote against these issues which
numbered four, has been fewer than
dozen.
The school board tis proceeding
with its bond requests as the ad-
k~x.,ons TO old buildings and new
buildings ara, needed. 1t is pursuing
the policy Of taking advantage OF
increased valuations that come from
new building rather than increasing
existing valuations. Thus no hard
shin is worked on the taxpayer.
Several weeks ago the issue that
r was voted on yesterday was up 10
4 the voters. 1t passed by vote OF
Il l65 to l. Some technical error arose,
and it was found necessary to re-
Y vote the proposition. The second was
even greater than the first, where
\ as in most bond elections, second
vote on the same proposition at
tracts fewer votes.
The Brownsville school board is to
/. be congratulated upon the conf
dence that is being shown by the
n voters.