Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
In OUR
VALLEY

ZA tOuTlBL came 1ntO uS AAShSAN
- flee yesterday with hfe-sizeo
complaint. The complaint was not
about the country, not about the eli
mate, not about the people.
It was about steam heat, or any other
kind Of it--or more precisely, the lack
of it.
"You advertise the climate" he
shouted. "Then if you want tourists
here who are here for no reason except
to keep warm, why don't you keep
them marm?"
"Be calm, sir, be calm," said The
Herald man to whom he was talking.
Snow sit down, and state your case in
t1etail." 80
"Well. It's like this. I'm cold. /
was cold last night. Remember, in the
coast country, when the temperature
goes below go degrees, it is very un-
comfortable for folks who want to keep
warm. There was no warmth in my
room. 1t was cold.
$50 / went to bed to keep warm. Yes
aIr, went to bed. At 1880 in the even
Ing. Went to bed, sir, at 1880, to keep
warm. The shank of the evening, sir,
che shank of the evening. The whole
evening gone, because / wanted to
keen warm and had to go to bed to get
warm.
$50 / went to bed. At 1O:30, sir, the
steam came on. Yes sir, at 10:30. when
had no further use for it, the steam
came on. 1t got so warm / had to
open the windows and shut the plagued
thing off.
"You people down here are not will
ling to admit that sometimes it gets
too cold to be comfortable. Why, bless
you sir, in q damp coast climate below
60 ID uncomfortable. Your hotel and
xoomine house. owners who expect to
ret rich on tourist trade should remem-
hsy that even tourists want warmth.
And II it gets chilly they should pro-
vide warmth Yes sir, provide warmth.
When the excellent gentleman had
exploded all the steam that he had
brought into the office, he announced
that he was leaving Immediately for
Corpus Christi,
There is suggestion in his COM
plant that hotel operators should make
note of, True It is that the same COM
plant comes often from California, to
the effect that the hotels there refuse
to admit it's cold when it is cold, and
force their guests to keep warm the
best way they can, until the hotel own
er decides that it is cold enough for
steam, or whatever other kind of heat
they provide. +a.6
Mostly tourists seek this climate for
its warmth in the winter months. They
are quite willing to experience our
changes in weather, our brief seasons
OF cold, provided their hosts give them
whatever heat is necessary during
chose seasons of cold.
His complaint is here offered "for
The good Of the country"
Up at Weslaco the city administra-
Zion is in something of a quandars,
according TO The News.
It appeags that several years ago the
city traded park site to S. V. Bran
don in exchange for IA lots.
The park site is now covered by
buildings valued, with site. at about
$4,000. F., @. Richcreek is the owner,
having bought the property from Bran
don. 4 - Et
When the original trade was made a
petition whs signed asking the city to
call an election to validate the trade.
The election was never held, however
Now the city is trying to find if a
belated election can validate the trade.
II the trade is repudiated by the cleo
torate, then the city will have to re-
turn its fourteen lots to the former
owner, and will find itself the owner
of q collection Of business buildings.
McAllen's newly organized Chamber
Of Commerce is beginning to function,
completing the list of larger towns of
the Valley which have chambers Of
commerce or other organizations whose
efforts have to do with advancing the
interests Of their communities.
DR.. F. E. Glauner has been elected
president of the McAllen Chamber of
commerce: A. A. Hughes is vice presi-
dent. F.. w. Lemburg is treasurer, and
directors include these and F. B. Free
land. o. P, Archer, A. Nix, Gordon Grif
fifth and C. H. Britton.
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