Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-27
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VALLEY

THE SENATE at Washington the
other day passed the annual ap-
preparation for rivers and harbors
including an item providing for a
survey of the intra-coastal canal
from Corpus Christi to the Rio
Grande, with n branch survey up the
Arroyo Colorado to the Missouri Pa
cific bridge. at Harlingen.
The Herald misse,- the Story be-
cause the passage of the measure
occurred during hours in which The
Herald's leased wire is closed.
II should have been picked up
from the night service. but the pas
sage came during the time when the
Pan-American flyers were in Browns
vile and Point Isabel. The Herald's
editorial staff was split up between
Brownsville and Point Isabel in or
der to tell the world about theI fly
ers. with the result that something
was sure to be missed-and unfor-
tunately IL was the passage of the
rivers and harbors bill.
TWO GOOD FRIENDS of The Her.
alf at Harkngen-George Toolan and
Bill Steffens called out atten-
tion TO the omission.
Bill was kind enough to venture
the thought that story was missed in
some way. or that il was an over
sight. Bill was right. There can
be no reason for a newspaper in
tentionally to pass up such story.
But we're not going TO forgive
George. George has been kind
enough to act as The Herald's cor
respondent at Harlingen. When
George learned that the measure
had passed the senate, he should
have notified The Herald by tele-
phone. collect. advising of the ex-
treme satisfaction that was being
felt at Harlingen over the senate
action.
IL George had done this, The Her.
aid would not have missed the story.
HAD THE PLEASURE last week
Of visiting several North Texas
cities Of about the same population
as Brownsville.
There as a vast difference, i'm
mediately apparent to the visitor
veil acquainted with the Valley and
is progressive towns.
In those North Texas cities the
majority of the buildings are fairly
aged. In the Valley everything is
new.
Somehaw one gains the impress
sion, in sherman. for example, that
the city feels that IL has reached
its great growth, and that it has
little to look forward to. Here in
the Valley. there isn't a town that
feels il has ever begun to grow. The
sky's the limit with most Of US.
Here in the Valley we have har-
bors and inland waterways to look
forward 10, railroads, and highways
To the coast. and cement lined ca
nails and elaborate drainage systems.
conservation Of water supplies, and
flood control: a ranidly expanding
population. new homes. new business
buildings; in fact, everything that
has to do with growth, because we
are growingg,
More nearly like the Valley are
towns like Amarillo. San Angelo.
Abilene. Nexia. Corsicana and like
towns. but in each of these cases
there il an oil boom which may last
and may not.
After all, the Valleys the best.
A VALLEY WILD duck story has
found its way into The Dallas News
which. the other day. carried the
following story:
"A duck story that rivals the wild
est fancies of fishing tale narrators
Is being told ut the municipal build
ing by Detective j. c. Simmon.
although he declares he will not
vouch for its truth, Mr.. Simmons
says the story was told to him in
good faith.
"Mexicans living near the Rio
Crande in the Brownsville district
use the method. the story goes. They
ret box Of ample dimensions and
yet small enough to be easily handled
hy man of average strength. Sew
eral holes are sawed in the bow. and
several ears of corn fastened to the
box. The hunter then equips him.
self with n sack. strapped over his
shoulders. lifts the box above his
head and wades into the water, un-
til he stands neck deep. As the
hungry ducks come TO nibble from
the ears Of corn the hunter reaches
out, seizes his game and puts il in
the sack. When he obtains all the
game he wishes (and the sto.y is
he does this quickly ne returns to
his domicile to feast on roast duck,
with all the trimmings.
"Therc it is" says Mr.. Simmons.
"Take il or leave il. I'm just quoting
the other fellow"