Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THE SOUTHERN Pacific, having
completed a mans sized job in run
ming its lire from Harlingen east,
southeast and south to Brownsville
over a distance of thirty miles, will
now begin doing business on this
stretch OF steel rail.
Wills J. Carter, division freight
and passenger agent of the road, an
nounces that for the present a
ceaple of passenger coaches will be
equipped for service as passenger
station and freight station.
In due time there will be ample
freight and passenger facilities.
The freight depot is under con-
struction.
Plans for the passenger station,
which promises 70 be one OF the
most elaborate in the state, size Of
city to be served considered, are
nearing completion.
And NJ. L. Love comes from Nocag-
doches to become general agent in
Brownsville for the Southern Pa
cific lines.
THE FOUR RAILROADS about
which The Herald has often re-
marked, are now doing business at
this border point.
We have the National Lines OF
Mexico, terminating across the river,
at Matamoros. And you'de be sur
prised at the number Of passengers
that go south over that line, and re-
turn north.
Then there's the Rio Grande,
which has been bearing Brownsville
Point Isabel traffic for over half
century.
And the two great American sys-
TENS, the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific.
And very soon there will be fifth,
for the Missouri Pacific is planning
to continue the Spiderweb from La
Paloma to Brownsville.
NAVY DAY IS TO BE observed in
the Valley.
Brownsville and Harlingen are
contributing to program which
has been prepared by r. L. Jarvis, IN
charge Of the United States Naval
Radio Station, Fort Brown.
The Fort Brown band will take
part, and there will be speakers from
: Brownsville and Harlingen.
The program will be broadcast
over the station of the Harlingen
Music Company tonight.
A. E.P., WRITING in The Mer-
eedes News and commenting on the
fact that Cameron county has
equipped n speed cop-Office r. +.
=. Sadler-with n car that can make
sI0 miles an hour when necessary
says every horse-drawn vehicle that
does not show q light at night should
be "run off the highway"
Can't be done. Possibly A. f. p.
didn't see that decision from the at
torney generals office which said
there is no law on the statutes OF
this state which says that burro-
drawn vehicles must show lights.
But it would be for their own good
Ms we'll as for the good Of the
motorists, il there were such n law.
AOM-n - ~ @fNFf-
vidently was based on a notice Is
sued by Joe r. Kneitz, state highway
Inspector, who is quoted as stating
that traffic officers should arrest
rwners of horse-drawn vehicles that
do not display lights.
But how is the traffic officer go
ing to make such an arrest when the
attorney generals office is author
itv for the statement that here Is
no law in the burro case.
Or is IL possible that there is n
law about the horse-drawn vehicle
hut that IL cannot he interpreted as
covering the burro-drawn affairs.
Wish some one would hurry and
Get the matter Strengthened out TO
eyerybody's peace of mind.
THE POLICE COURTS and justice
courts in Brownsville and the Val
lev generally are constantly faced
with charges Of traffic violations.
Many of these violations are Sc
rious.
some Of them endangered the lives
Of other persons.
Perhaps il the newspapers Of the
Valley started publishing names
dates, fines and figures, IL would
helm some toward curing the evil
Publicity often will cause people
"a observe the laws in these things
~hen n fine won't bother them a
hit.
MEAN UP THOSE premises.
fhe time is growing short.
And there'll be n party Of bank
-. in the Valley Friday from the