Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-07-08
I'm OUR
VALLEY

NOW WHAT ARE we going to do
about 1t,
The Harlingen Chamber of Com
merce has spoken.
4he McAllen Chamber of Com
merce likewise has spoken.
But they are as wide apart as the
poles on the subject in mind.
The first resolved against schedul-
ing entertainment on the Mexican
side of the river for visiting delega-
tions and conventions mt public ex-
pense.
4 The second is for such entertain
ment. believing visit to Old Mexico
one of the great attractions of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The McAllen chamber believes it's
one way Of impressing the visitor,
of making him like it," tending to
keep him here.
In view of the two widely differ
ing ideas on the subject, every one
will likely do just whatever they
please whenever the occasion arises.
Which reminds US. what's become
Of the agitation started some time
ago looking to asking legislative ac-
tion to stop publicity on the Amer
lean side of the river for bullfight
entertainments on the Mexican side :?
GOLF is looking up in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Fred NJ. Gantner of McAllen holed
out in one on the McAllen course
the other day. autom matically becom-
ing a member Of a nationally adver-
tised club.
Harlingen golfers-four in number
are challenging any similar number
anywhere in the Valley.
A course is under construction at
Mercedes
Harlingen hopes to have one going
in the not distant future.
And the Brownsville club is pre-
pairing to clear off the brush on an
additional nine-hole course.
Golf in winter promises to become
one of the great drawing cards for
tourists.
PERHAPS IN two weeks, say ad
vices from Washington on the ques-
tion of when the Interstate Com
merce Commission will render a de-
cision on the Southern Pacific ap-
plication.
It's the first peep we've had out
of the national capitol on this very
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hearing, May last.
The commission had S. P. on its
mind Wednesday. say the advices.
And day or two ago we all
thought the body had gone on its va
cation. and wasn't in the least both
cred over whether we had that an
swer. or not.
In the meantime government forces
at Point Isabel are preparing to
supply the district with real nice,
: cozy little harbor.
Some time ago Congressman Gar
ner suggested that il the Valley
could not support another railroad,
il certainly could not maintain a har-
Dor.
Which causes one to wonder-will
the government that is at Washing
ton be consistent on the proposition
Will it enable the railroad to build
so that the harbor can be better as
sured of traffic?
=, Did the railroads at Galveston go
10 the harbor, or did the harbor come
sto the railroads?
G.. c. RICHARDSON. manager of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce.
and c. l.. Jessup. chairman of the
harbor committee. left toeay for
Monterrey to drum up possible bust
ness for Brazos Santiago harbor.
Too bad the delegation couldn't
have been hundred instead of two,
although it must be admitted the two
alone are big enough for the job.
But few score Of Brownsville and
other Valley men would have made a
real impression on the Monterrey
ties. Would have given an even more
important angle to the Importance
of that harbor to northeast Mexico.
And that can come later.
Draw a line straight west from