Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-21
Expect PARDON PROBE TOSTART MONDAY
I'm OUR
VALLEY

III. r. W. MORRISON. president Of
the San Antonio Chamber of Com
merce, is the first president of the
newly formed South Texas Chamber
of Commerce.
Mr. S. G. Tucker of Brownsville IL
vice-president of the organization.
The name Of Porter Whaley. man
aaer of the San Antonio Chamber Of
Commerce, does not appear in the
official family of the new organiza-
tion. but one who is more or less
familiar with the West Texas Cham
Der Of Commerce. which Whaley man.
aged before he went to San Antonio,
can see his fine italian" hand in the
new organization.
Whaley knows what put over"
the West Texas organization. which
Is nationally known. Doubtless the
South Texas organization will bene-
fit by his experience there.
WHY A SOUTH Texas Chamber
Of Commerce?
There are several things il can
do. For one. it can combat the Box
bill. which proposes 10 shut off Mex
Jean immigration. TO the detriment
b ,f but one sec;ion-South Texas.
Fl For another, il can 20 after more
state and federal aid for highways.
II is well known fact that Sonth
! fexas has received less in state
,d federal aid for it's highways
an any other section of the state.
Why? Because the other parts Of
he state organized and got the aid.
organization somehow has way OF
.etting nself heard. and lack Of il
lever gets a section anywhere.
Of course the Valley counties have
had their share Of state aid. perhaps
more in proportion than most coun-
tiles. But. the Valley also wants the
[t.ections between it and the larger
4 titles TO have better roads.
/ zAPATAfIS THE county scat Of
apata coLnty.
San Igacia is the next import
9 = haR Jet. --
They ~ opposed bond issue
construction of highway
Iough the county, connecting high
fays crossing Starr county on the
Inst and Webb on the west.
Il which has moved the state high
Esay department 10 forget the exist
Ence Of San Ignacio and Zapata by
thinning the. lines of the new river
Highway about six or seven miles
Hway from those "centcrs."
The Lower Rio Grande Valley is
anxious for first-class highway
4onneeting this section with Laredo.
It's necessary for tourists. The
7 tyerage visitor prefers 10 come in
fne way and 20 out the other. Tour
Its who visit Laredo never sec the
Lower Valley. Those who visit the
y t,wer Valley probably do not see
aredo.
THE HOUSTON Chronicle Is wor-
I'd over the organization Of the
luth Texas Chamber of Commerce
gRinds that city was left out OF
e organization. and the Chronicle
Asents il.
The Chronicle says San Antonio
Il 4 "hoggcd" the big city end ~
| Il South Texas organization.
u And il urges Houston TO get busy.
IN she Valley has first class road
~ San Antonio. II would enjoy
/ swing the final construction on a
imilar highway to Houston.
I'm the meantime. San Antonio
complains Houston is getting all the
Fallcy business. And Houston COM
lains San Antonio is getting the
business.
Each city and their newspapers
lave been uniformly kind to the
falley.
SOMF THREE hundred persons
lave signed the petition asking for
~ election "a vote on road bond
Issue of S6.0O0.000 in Cameron coun-
And petitions have hardly begun ia
N. circulated. Probably before they
lave finished the circuiators will
lave a thousand names
That augurs well in the sale Of
ne bonds. Buyers offer more when
hey feel the community is generally
lack Of bond issue. That's why
nc Cameron flood control issue re-
lived such nice price. Two thirds
the county's electorate voted for
Is passage.