Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-13
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Texas in July. 1926, shows an in
crease in building activities of %
per cent over July, 1925.
Florida in July, 1926, shows a de-
crease of 40 per cent as compared
with July. 1925.
Florida saw its greatest activity in
the closing months of 1924 and the
first half of 1925. That state is pay
ing the penalty Of the boom.
Texas wants no boom. Texas
shouldn't have boom. At least.
let's hope there is no boom. Let's
have steady growth, an increase in
every line from month to month,
from year to year.
The trouble about booms is. they
must eventually be paid for. Re
action is as certain as taxes.
THE OTHER DAY The Herald had
letter of application, from former
employe who went to Florida.
Things are not as good as we
thought they would be-" he said.
"And want to come back to Texas"
No doubt there have been many
thousands of others who have been
disappointed.
At the same time, Florida will
eventually recover. Many will have
raid dearly for their foolhardiness.
As many will have learned a lesson
they will not forget. Many will re
cover their lost fortunes. Many will
not.
Florida is trying to forget its sad
experiences, buckle down to hard
work by returning to the soil. Wealth
may still be had from the ground. 1t
has always originated there.
SHE WANDERED TIMIDLY into
the editorial sanctum. About six
years. possibly seven.
81 have some news for you," she
lisped.
"All right. let's have it," she was
urged.
"Well. US children had a circus in
the garage. And we had lemonade.
We all brought our animal toys and
put 'em in cages. Wchad actors and
lemonade. We had just lots of fun.
Everybody paid two cents to get in.
And"-her eyes opened wide-"we
made fifty cents"
"And what are you going to do
with the fifty cents ?" she was asked.
"We're going to have another big
circus"
All Of which is respectfully re-
ferred to Ringing Bros and others.
EDINBURG, like Brownsville, is
soon to have another passenger sta
ticn. The Missouri Pacific has an
nuunced that il will be an attractive
station. mission in style and other
wise beautiful.
And other towns in the Valley are
scheduled for new stations. all to fol
low the general style of the Browns
willie station.
Spanish architecture is receiving
great deal of attention in the Valley
these days.
Any humber OF home builders have
adopted it. They like the hollow
tile construction. with the succeed
exteriors. And they are all very at
tractive. Even builders of business
buildings are hearkening TO the call
Of the Spanish type Of architecture.
Several are reported planned at vari-
Gus points
IF AS MANY bales Of cotton are
girned in the Valley this week as
were ginned last week, the figure for
the week should bring the total to
around $4,000 bales
That figure indicates that the peak
of the ginning season in the Valley
has gone by. unless the cotton crop
is much larger than has been esti
mated.
The last estimate from authoTita-
tive sources was from 10000 to
100000 bales
The weather continues favorable.
Jupiter Pluvius has been kind TO Us
\ by remaining away. Occasionally
, showers have occurred in the past
three weeks. but not enough to seri-
ously interfere with picking.
The only discouraging feature of
\ the situation has been the serious
!, shortage of pickers.
THE PICKER SITUATION this
Z, year Is warning. Should the cot
Y ton acreage be larger next year than
! this year. the situation will be even
more serious.
Farmers and the cotton interests
in general should lose no time in
making plans for the handling Of
next years crop.
Possibly if the effort Is started
soon enough, the government at
Washington can assist in the situa-
tion. Is has done so before. and
there is no reason why il might not
do so again, provided there is the
proper cooperation from the persons
most intercsted-the growers and the
cotton interests.
HARLINGEN is preparing to issue
S250.000 in bonds for general munici-
pal improvements. including the
proposition of putting paving on vir-
tually every unpaved street. Along
with il, Harlingen is giving atten-
tion to the matter of drainage and
sanitary sewers. That's the way a
town worth living in is built. The
fundamentals must be provided.
They include paving. storm and
Z sanitary aewerage-and fresh water
4 for domeaSi~ and other purposes.