Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-24
AMERICAN GUNS FIRE ON Chinese
I'm O u r
VALLEY

MEXICAN immigration officials il
charge az Matamoros are planning 70
again change the methods By which
visitors are permitted to visit the
Heroic City.
Changing is not altogether unusual.
II happens with more o. less fire.
quency.
The Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce has. al considerable expense,
employed clerical help for the sole
purpose of issuing Identification
slips for the convenience Of visitors.
In addition TO which it has spent
hundreds Of dollars for the printing
Of such slips.
There is no complaint To make i'm
sofar as the regulation is concerned.
II is perfectly right for the Mexi-
lean officials to require such iden-
tifieation. But it does seem that
they could adopt one plan and stay
with it.
As a matter Of fact, al Laredo no
Identification Of any SORT is required
Tourists go and come freely.
At Reynosa the slips are supposed
to be required. But they are issued
with rare freedom.
The Brownsville Chamber of Com
merce has been careful in the issu-
ance Of these slips. II has en-
deavored to meet all the Mexican re-
qrirements. always inquiring close
ly OF applicants as to whether they
live beyond the forty-mile zone.
NEARLY 10000 tourists have been
issued these passport slips since De-
cember q.
Which means that Matamoros mer-
chants, saloons and other businesses
have benefited materially By the
stream Of visitors, regardless Of
auench their thirsts. feed their
stomachs, or buy cuTios or other ar
ticles.
,Aatamoros is real attraction for
these visitors. else they would not
go TO all the trouble that is required
of them in crossing the Rio Grande.
II they spent an average Of s.
each. it means that 100000 was left
in Matamoros That is the equiv
alent Of 100000 pesos at par.
As a purely business proposition,
IL is good business for Matsmoros 20
make it just as easy as possible for
these visitors to come and 60.
SElNENTY-F agricultural writ
ers for almost that many farm jour
mails Of the United States will visit
the Lower Rio GraEde Valley to-
morrow.
These men and women devote all
their time 20 studying agricultural
matters. Their verdict. after they
have seen the Valley. will certainly
be favorable and therefore will
prove of great value TO this sec
tion from an advertising standpoint.
MANY Of the journals they repre-
sent are nationwide In character.
Others are sectional. Some are de-
voted 20 agricultural interests Of the
South.
Ten years ago a great many Of
these journals treated adversely on
matters dealing with the aEricul-
tural possibIitirs W the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
II is TO be hoped that they will
have a different story 10 tell now. In
fact, II can hardly be otherwise.
PROCEEDING on the principle ~
"better late than never" Browns
willie baseball fans are endeavoriug to
finance and organize a baseball team.
They want to enter the Texas Val
ley League. which now consists Of
Corpus Christi. Edinburg, Laredo and
Mission.
Harrington is working for the same
thing. with the object Of making It
a six-team league. Brownsville does
not want TO 20 in II there is only a
fivc-team league. Too many off days
for the players.
And. though the start has been
late. il looks as IL there Is possi-
bility that both projects viii go
through.
Last summer was an interesting
one 40 the ball fans. There was good
baseball throughout the summer.
They want this summer 20 DC equally
intt resting.
THE BROWNSVILLE Herald Is
Ike a letter from home"
So declares Lon H. tMoSel Hill,
Ir. former Valley land developer
and now buying bonds around the
eoun,ry. with headquarters in Chi
eago. In our office" says Mr.. Hin
.they regard The Herald as a fine
small city newspaper. They marvel
,hat III news service Is 80 complete
whether its news from Shanghai,
Rio Hondo. Alamo or any other point
cha, is Of direct interest TO the reo-
,le of the Valley. The Herald car
ries Il. t
A corps Of correspondents throukh-
out the Valley are working with me
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