Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-30
I'm OUR
VALLEY

RIODAY Is Memorial Day. 1t Is
> day set aside to honor the men,
ory Of those who have fought. bled
and died that others might live in
freedom, happiness and prosperity.
Wear poppy. Attend some Mem
orial Day service.
Every look means lot"
Such Is the slogan that has been
adopted by Messrs. James and Dickin-
son who are preparing to develop the
first million dollar" subdivision in
Brownsville.
Subdivisions. by the way, have nev-
er heretofore played a large part in
the development of Brownsville as
. city.
The time now seems to have ar
rived when suburban development Is
essential in the growth and expan-
sion Of the city.
Brownsville as municipality
should right now have available a
million dollars for additional sani-
tary sewerage. for street paving. for
drainage. for parks and Fairgrounds
and other municipal purposes.
With Saturday afternoons edition,
The Herald concluded the daily truck
market reports.
The service has been invaluable to
the growers and shippers of the VAL
ley.
1t has been available through CO.
operation on the part Of several agen-
cics. Portions Of the report originat-
ed from the Texas Market News
Bureau at San Antonio, in charge of
]. Austin Hunter. II was sent out
over United States army radio at Fort
Sam Houston, being picked up by the
United States navy radio station at
Fort Brown. This station turned it
over to ]. ID. Evers. market news spe-
,cialist. with headquarters at the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
who after making up shipping point
reports and combining them with the
reports from San Antonio. distributed
the information through The Herald
4 and otherwise.
: The Herald provided the quickest
method of getting the information to
the general public in the Valley.
Heard linn Ferguson talk in San
<Aftonio's beautiful new city auditor
ium the other night. Saw the gov
ernor reading a speech. but her voice.
lacking volume. could not carry to
the galleries, where sat some Browns
vile folks.
I. But Farmer Jim's voice did carry,
very well. Was easily heard. indicat-
ing the acoustics had been given very
careful attention.
It's q wonderful building. that San
Antonio city auditorium. Whatever
II cost. it's worth the money to San
Antonio. May have been a million,
possibly more. II will seat some
thing like $500 persons. II is well
arranged. Architecturally. it's a
beauty. II Is massive. Attractive
outside an we'll ms in. The Houston
auditorium lacks much of being in
the same class with that OF San An
tonic.
If Brownsville can do one-fifth as
well in an auditorium. 1t will have
accomplished something really worth
while.
Up around Camp Dix. New Jersey.
someone figured out IL they could get
some troops at the camp itrwould be
very nice.
They began pulling strings. and
someone else wondered what on earth
Fort Brown and Fort Ringgold could
4 want with the Twelfth Cavalry. so
they began wondering il the organi-
zation couldn't be moved to Camp
Dix.
II reached certain point. this lit
tie agitation. and there II stopped.
The troops will not be moved at
the present time. and possibly not in
the near future. II a change Is made
II will be a routine movement in fol-
lowing thep olicy Of giving organiza-
tions a change of scenery occas sional-
ly. They would be replaced by other
troops.
The Lower Ro Grande Valley Auto
mobile Club can be a great fac
tor in the development Of tourist at
traction to the Valley.
The association should have the
support of all the business and other
interests in Brownsville and the 9TH
er Valley towns.
And soon members will have some
thing to indicate their membership. 1t
can bep laced on every Valley owned
auto. Il will be a real Valley en-
blem, made OF metal, showing a palm
tree.
Join now at the Chamber Of Com
merce.
Already an office has been opened
ut iEdinburg to catch the tourist as he
enters the Valley. supplying him with
all necessary information
Friends Of w. G. Choate. for manv
years general manager Of the Gulf
Coast Lines. and Of C.. w. Strain, who
came from the Frisco to the Browns
Vile road 20 years ago. are congra-
tulating them on splendid promotions
under the Missouri Pacific.
Mr.. Choate Is to become general
manager Of all the Missouri Pacific
lines in Texas. including the I. @. NJ,
while Mr.. Strain will becoZae passen-
rer traffic manager Of all lines. The
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