Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-29
y y ROGERS CASE RE-0PENED
I'm OUR
VALLEY

RECENTLY HarliEgen announced
a bond election for school purposes.
Wanted $4,000 for new buildings,
improvements.
School opend. Board had its eyes
opened. The first figure wouldn't
do. So they've boosted the issue to
100000.
That's the way it's been over the
Valley for many months.
School buildings 20 up. Soon over
crowded. Follow new buildings and
engagements.
In Brownsville, for example, there
are almost as many pupils attending
ioublic and parochial schools as
there are scholastic in the districts.
And the scholastics number 4500
for the district.
The Valley most certainly has
nothing to be ashamed Of in its
schools.
There are grades way up, in even
the rural schools, and at two points,
Brownsville and Edinburg, junior
college facilities are available 70
thsse wanting them.
Both the junior college at Browns
Vile and that at Edinburg have had
satisfactory openings. They are GER
tain to grow.
ONE WAY TO build a town is to
invite outside capital.
Not only to invite that outside
capital, but to cooperate with il
when II gets here.
Make fuss over IL, II necessary.
Encourage it. Be liberal with it.
Capital, real capital, is wary. It's
nervous. It doesn't want TO 90 where
il is not wanted. Texas as a state
has learned that in recent years,
and is becoming more liberal. Which
is sensible.
Not every city or town can get
new industries frequently. But they
can be gotten from time to time.
And those industries which a
town already has should not be
overlooked.
In Brownsville, for example,
there's one industry that has great
promise. But it needs capital, needs
organization. Needs promotion.
Needs the services both of capital
and of expert sales methods.
Probably If it had both il could
be developed into an industry, Civ
hrg employment TO scores.
Some one should get back Of that
~ idustry. Organize it and put brains
i,nto it.
WHICH REMINDS US OF a certain
small industry conducted here once
by a citizen Of Mexican blood.
He made chairs for which there
seemed to be n certain market.
He labored over this product day
and night. Made them and went out
and sold them. Sold them at prices
half what he might have gotten with
proper business methods.
Local capital, local sales ingenuity
never sought him out. A man from
upstate ran into him. The man from
upstate wondered why the same
product could not be manufactured in
his town. He sought the small man
ufacturer. Put his proposition be-
fore him. Was accepted. Now this
product is being put out in larger
quantity, with more workers and at
n price that affords a reasonable
profit to all concerned.
Perhaps there are other small IN
dustries in Brownsville which could
be developed. They should be sought
out, the owners interested IL pos
sible. and plans made for their de-
vslopment.
Means more workers. More wages
livery Saturday.
SEPTEMBER ALMOST gone. Rio
Grande has never been bankful once
during the month now ending.
which ID an unusual condition.
Ordinarily September witnesses the
rreatest rises In the border stream.
In the mesntime the flood con-
Iroi system Is plugging ahead. BY
khe time the June Flood season ar
rives the system should be In COM
olete or nearly complete operation.
Also. September Is passing with
bossibiy several inches under the
ncrmal rainfall for the month. Rain
In needed for growing crops. Not
Needed for the advancement Of con-
truetion. Railroad construction in
ameron county is thus permitted 70
a ahead rapidly, without inter
renee. Road construction Is pro-
eding satisfactorily.
THE HERALD HAS received an in
alton and complimentary pass TO
Rec County Fair. October 4 TO g.
bf which The Herald is appreci-
We.
md which reminds us that with
entry of the Southern Pacific.
ieh serves Beeville, the Lower Rio
ande Valley comes into closer con-
a with the towns of that par
uIar territory. Some good towns
through there-Falfurrias. Bee
le. Kennedy. and up the other way
rtoria. Goliad and others.
et'x nlay a little more with that
elton Of South Texas. Can be
cne through the South Texas Cham
Ter OF Commerce.
COACH RUBARTH Of Brownsville
High and Coach Denton of Harlin-
an High are preparing to match
kheir elevens on the Harlingen grid
Friday afternoon.
The first big contest in the Valley
ehespYe for the football season.
And both Harlingen and Browns
k;Ile should invest in seats literally.
ttend the game and root for their
fdes.
This first game may forecast the
sult Of the season.