Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-17
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VALLEY

tns II the property owners in tina.
ktrip that is needed for the pro-
posed Southern Pacific right-of way
into Brownsville are almost exceed
ing the speed limit in the matter Of
cooperation.
The committee has been at work
less than the six-day working week,
and the majority Of the right-of way
is well in hand
Which speaks we'll for the com
mittee ms well as the property own
ers, and indicates they are using
good selling talk
Another week is ahead. and there
~ still much work to be done to
close up the other four blocks. The
committee wants to turn over TO
Mayor A. B. Cole, on April 26. all op-
tions and contracts. in order that
they may be available for possible
use at the oral argument at Wash
ington on April 30.
Mayor Cole. attorney representing
the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
fmerce. will go to Washington To at
tend the argument and to assist
General Attorney J. II. Tallichet for
the Southern Pacific.
THAT CIRCULAR, or bulletin.
sent out BY immigration Commits
sioner Smith Of Minnesota. appears
TO have stirred up Texas. judging
y by the way the large city papers are
handling the story and editorializing
on il.
( Everybody is rushing forward TO
Join the valley commercial secre-
taries in protecting the reputation Of
Texas.
Here Is o little sidelight on how
the thing got into the newspapers
IL appears that a former Mime
sotan. living in the Valley. received
one of the bulletine.
He turned il over to Secretary
of Commerce.
Mccarthy forwarded il to Pres
: itent j. r. Bell. San Benito. Of the
Valley secretaries.
Bell rounded up W. T.. Pendergraft.
assistant manager Of the Brownsville
chamber. Hartwell Stilwell, staff
correspondent Of The Herald. and Hy
Plenn. correspondent at San Benito
for The Herald and other news
papers.
The four held a private indigna-
tion meeting over cold sodas.
Then the Texas angle Of the story
busted"
"wESLACO-End Of the Rainbow"
That's the slogan adopted for Wes-
laco following a contest conducted
BY the Weslaco Chamber OF Com
merce.
Suggested by r. c. Hall Of wes-
laco. who was presented with
check for $25.
Several thousand other sugges-
tions received. All were examined.
and the judges settled on that of
Mr. Hall.
Now If Weslaco will prove the
point-well. well all move right in
on Weslaco.
THE VALLEY will have personal
representation at the annual world
meeting Of Rotary. even II Il Il to
Wayne Wood j. going from
Brownsville.
Tom Phillips is going as dele
gate from the Ia Feria club. of
which he is the president.
nuyal West. Jr.. from Harlingen
Tom Phillips was in on the orir-
insl organization. in Chicago some %
years ago.
WAYNE Wood was in on the or
ganization at Brownsville, back in
1915 II was ono Of the first or
garizations of Rotary in the smaller
cities
Good reports can be expected by
Rotarians. from each OF these Val
lcv delegates.
nv the way. ther- NAV be other
dele .atcs going So far, these
three are the ONLY names that have
reached The Herald.
THEY ARE MOVING dirt out of
tn" Brownsville alleys.
There will be couple of thousand
cubic yards. maybe more.
n will help TO fill un. the de-
preston around the Chamber az
Commerce building
Raise them 20 street grade. on
nearly 50.
Removal Of this dirt from the al
lsvx in the business section. Also.
will keen much Of the dirt from
the paved streets.
'i's a big and important improve
rent. Merchants who unload az back
doors will be the greatest bene-
fic:aries.
CHARLES HAWKES.. after being
cooped up in the city ticket office Of
shc Gulf Coast Lines herr for four
teen years. made his first trip up
the Valley by automobile SATURDAY..
The initial trip was not an entire
H. successful one. Mr.. Hawkes. will
tell you.
H~ figured in an automobile aeei-
derf.
.Suess trains are safer" he saws.
aThey stay on the track. and there's
men on the Job 10 see that tho trsck
4 clear. Ycr cart say thar for au-
tomobiles. Everybody on the road
fr.uftnrad an wasse fWa