Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-05
I'm OUR
VALLEY

In which somebody somewhere
Dmetime erred.
What about the dozen or two citi-
ems who back in 1903 put up $780,
90 in cash as a bonus to the St.
ouis, Brownsville & Mexico rail
'ad when it was building to the
iver?
What about the more than $780,
70 that has come out of a COM
aratively few Brownsville pockets
IT the development of a channel at
oint Isabel and the rebuilding Of
ne Rio Grande railway?
What about the coterie Of Browns
lille men who put up s25. 900 to build
sanitary sewer system in Browns
lille some years back without hope
T expectation of profit, and finally
armed the system over to the city
I cost?
'What about the bunch that put up
Tout 5000 in cash to help build |
ercy Hospital?
What about the crowd that, kick
d in" with $4,000 to build radio |
alton KWWG, and the crowd that
dded $4,000 or $4,000 a few
lonths ago to keep il in operation.
! connection with a Chamber OF |
commerce publicity fund?
What about the fewer than 200
rms and individuals who put up
5000 in cash in few months to
We to anyone who would build a
'0-room hotel in Brownsville? The |
Jardin folks took up the propo-
jtion.
What about the crowd that Wig
fously entered the campaign to
ring the Southern Pacific TO the
alley, when there was no promise
aat it would even try to come to
Townsville?
sSend a marked copy OF this TO the
ian who accused Brownsville Of a
erious lack of public spirited citi-
ems.
y
IN EVERY TOWN, regardless of
re. there are just few men who |
o all the things we place under the |
cad of public spirit"
In every town there are a few |
ore who contribute to every public |
nterprise, such as those listed in |
brownsville. In Brownsville there |
re something like 200 who may al
'ays be depended upon.
Even in Dallas. known as one of |
ne South's most aggressive cities, |
he Chamber of Commerce, with
iembership of thousands, Is often !
aced with a lack Of quorum at "A
irectors' meeting.
FOUR YEARS AGO a New York |
AN, en- route to Mexico City, found
imself at the Brownsville passen-
er station, awaiting transfer Of his
bach to the Mexican side.
Having an hour in the city. he
ropped his magazine, thinking to
Ike turn about the town he had
card of but had never seen.
He stepped out of the car. onto
ne depot platform. He looked
bout. What he saw, from the rail
pad station. failed TO impress him.
e did not like the vista.
So he returned to his car, and TO
IS magazine.
The other day this man had oc-
aston to return to Brownsville.
He had a day or so here. He de- |
ded this time to see the city. He |
oserved the change in the view at |
ie railroad station. He observed |
hacks going down. and great mod
[srn buildings going up.
He made the acquaintance of a |
brownsville man.
Say" he declared. you've got |
: up and going town here. I've |
Z $4,000 running loose that |
ould like to put into some enter
,rise here that is being handled by a
ard-working young man"
Don't know whether he placed his !
5000. but at least he had found |
ccasion to change his mind about |
townsville.
YOU'RE ALL WRONG" says the |
Neslaco baseball team to the fans
the Valley. We're still playing |
sseball and will be in the game
the end of the season."
That's the Valley spirit. Weslaco |
as as good a baseball team as any
,ther in the Valley league, demon
trated time and time again.
Play ball. boys. Go after the
championship. There's still close
ontest. from top to bottom in the
percentage column.
HARLINGEN ANNOUNCES a sew
history office building, to go up
DON.
The Harlingen Star this week be-
anne a semi-weesxly newspaper. An
ther step forward.
And daily newspaper, too. to be
;nown as the Valley Daily Globe.
he publisher to be James NJ. Bird,
'ublisher of the Telegram at Nc
Allen.
SAN BENIT0 has awarded the
ontract for its 100000 community
! wned and operated hotel.
Il will be located on the highway,
'as the motorist enters San Benito
asiness district, coming from
| Townsville.
With other new and splendid
uildings going up in the neighbor-
hood, including the Farmers State
Bank and Ed Brady's new theatre,
hats going to he an impressive ap-
pearing section of San Benito.