Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-04
IN OUR
VALLEY

ERMAN A. DAMN. president of the
- Florida State Chamber Of Com
merce, writing to the Manufacturers
Record on the value to the southeastern
states of cooperative effort, has in one
paragraph given hit of advice which
the Lower Rio Grande Valley might well
heed. The paragraph follows:
'Floridans discovered long ago that
IL city or state was made a better
place in which 20 reside it was impossi-
bic TO keep new residents and settlers
away. We went about making state
and municipal improvements. We dis
covered that our idle lands would be
settled and improved il roads were
built to make them accessible. We have
provided the roadh and are building
more. We learned that liberal laws
would encourage business. and we
adopted them. We learned that the bus
mess of state should be conducted for
the benefit Of all the people and not
TO the advantage Of a few politicians
We put business men in office and, as
a result, the business of Florida Is he
ing conducted on an annual budget Of
slightly more than s10.00000O, and on
January 1. 1926. Florida had nearly
s9.000.000 in cash in its treasury an6
did not owe anyone so much one
cent.
"The southeastern states can prcft
handsomely through n study Of Florida
and Floridas methods. and if Florida
be of assistance TO them such help
will be extended cheerfully."
That the Lower Rio Grande Valley
counties appreciate the Importance Of
what Mr.. Damn saws is indicated in the
fact that HidaGo county proposed 10
build roads everywhere with a bond is
sue. already voted. Of s3.500.000.
Cameron county. too, is preparing to
follow Hidalgo countys lead in extend
ing the system beyond the state high
way construction. and proposes TO vote
an issue of from s2.0O0.0O0 to s3,500,000
for the same purpose.
Soil types here are such that every
bit Of road construction that is under
taken should be built with the idea OF J
permanency. a road built to last four or
five years will serve no good purpose.
IL should be put down to stay.
This plan has been followed with ref /
ercnce to the state highway. Let's build 1
those additional feeder and coast roads |
along the same line.
Gentry Dugat. newspaperman, left the 1
Valley after n few years of laboring 1
at Edinburg lie went first 10 Lufkin. 4
then to Dallas, where he served with /
the Dallas News for time.
And then a yearning overlook him. I
Duget decided he wanted to get bacN 4
to the Valley And he's here. and hard
at it with the Edinburg Review as edi |
tor.
Commissioner Terrell of the Texas !
Railroad Com mission. admitted that the
Texas commission had received copy /
Of the recommendation of Commission
er Woodlock of the I. c. c. in the South |
ern Pacific case.
But the Texas commission refused 20
divulge the nature Of the rocommcnda
tion.
However. some enterprising newspa-
per reporter. evidently man with
penetrating eye. saw through the enve
one that brought the Woodlock report
70 Texas. Then South Texas received
it all. almost in detail.
sThe Texas commission failed to guard
thc recommendation so well as il should.
Doubtless Woodlock did recommend
against the permit. And it is quite pos
sible that the commission will follow
his advice, since he was on the ground
The Valley has so many big things
before 1t, however. that failure to give
IL another railroad should not hinder It
in its growth and prosperity
We can still build roads. Point Isabel
harbor construction is virtually assured
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