Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

"EN
occupancy IN November
Dor. ard that more money IS being
snent for electrical development IN
Texas rirht now than ia ALI the New
England states put together.
Becomes Industrial State
Remarking on the transition az
Texas from q purely livestock and
agricultural state to q place where
II is turning toward industrial pur-
suits as well, the St. Louis Globe
Democrat points ont that capital ID
now welcomed into the State. "For a
long time says the Globe Demo-
GRAFT. Texas 'unfriendly' attitude
toward foreign capital has been a
myth. And 10 was TO disrel this
myth that the forward-icoking young
governor and his business associates
set forth into other states 10 court
useful capital and the business good
will Of the nation. That the deleGa-
tion has done what II set forth 10
do IS evidenced by the reception and
encouragement the members were
given in st. Louis and ether cities
Of the tour. Agriculture is doing well
in Texas. Range lands. especially I'M
the more remote regions, have been
and are being cut up into smaller
tracts for the plow, and diversified
farming is laying a $1,000. 600 ,009
tribute At the feet Of the citizens Of
the state annually. Now 70 balance
this the business men Of the CON-
monwealth want increased industrial
interests. There seems no reason
why the desire should be denied; es-
pecially in the face Of the presenta-
ton laid before the outside interests
BY Governor Moody and his equally
progressive and business-like as
sociates."
Texas Could Feed World
Texas alone, intensivcly cultivat-
ed" exclaims Arthur Brisbane, in his
column which is printed in hundreds
OF newspapers, "could feed every one
of the 1900, 600 900 human beings on
earth and ave room left to raise
cotton And the Syracuse, N. Y,
Herald, points out that there are
many reasons why Texas and New
York should get closer together.
"One Of them" IL says, lis the rich
est and most ~populous Of the Union
the leader in finance and industry.
a to tAAt - AAE nAEkG1A AA A|AAAA0LL
and agricultural output. Every school
boy Is familiar with the primacy Of
Texas In the matter Of size, but rev
Of US realize her precedence in the
production Of the necessaries Of life.
Prom the latest official statistics NJ
hand. those for the year 1926, Il is
seen that Texas leads all other States
in the total value OF her agricultural
yield and her animal products. The
figure for the former was S637 .000,-
O00, and for the latter $30s, 000, 900
or within striking distance of q
round billion dollars. The State
Fair at Dallas is, by the way, q two
week enterprise, though its duration
comes far from connecting the won
derfui industry IL represents. II New
York is the greatest workship and fl
nancial and commercial mart, Texas
can claim similar primaey as the
American garden and ranch Nay
more. IL Texas Is the unequalled pro-
Queer Of food and cotton, New York
rs the unrivaled consumer OF both
Achieving New Records
Texas" remarks the Springfield,
Mass, Union, as too big to be mis-
understood very long. Most Eastern
ers know BY this time that II ID
achieving one record after smother.
We have read claims about its pri-
macy in mules. peanuts, cotton. Pc
troieum, sweet potatoes. and heaven
knows what else. We know that II ID
not only our biggest state in area.
but first in value of farm products.
second IN export trade. and climbing
nm thD mAnsIaetrr4 4 IArn - . 49,. -
brighten Ohio and Illinois. We know
that Il has one 81 the richest and
sturdlest Of state universities. Many
o. us have lcsrned the proper pro-
nunciaticn cf Houston
The Evening Bulletin of Phiia-
dsiphia takes occasion 20 call atten-
tion 20 the fact that Pennsylvania
and Texas are directly connected BIZ
water transportation. "Galveston and
the Delaware Breakwater.' points out
the Bulletin, are only . short vcy-
sge apart. No two states are
more Complementary than Pennsyl-
vsnia and Texas Vast quantities
Of oil products. cctton. vegetables,
fruits and packing house products
originating W Texas reach refir-
cries, textile mills and the tables Of
Philadcirhians Philsdelphia's fa-
nous locomotive. steel. iron, mschin-
cry, silks, linens. hosiery, worsted
and other products find 3 market in
turn down hy the Rio Crande.
Pretty nearly everything the people
az Texas need 70 buy outside their
own state Is 70 he had right here.
The Texas executive Is making
friends IN the East"
Sees ~Family Resemblance"
The Boston Evening Transcript
= Of the oldest newspapers in New
England. remarks On the fact that the
visit of the Texans did anuch TO dis
abuse the popular ides Rhat the peo-
pie 81 Texas are COWBOYS and from
tiertmen. President Coolidge told
some people In South Dakota that
they were very much like Vermont
ers." Says the Transcript. These
visitors from Texas gave evidences
that the people OF their state are very
much like the people Of New England.
There " marked family resemblance
IN dress, manners and tastes. Their
come frem the eame kind Of homes.
They do business II the sane scrt
q buildings. save that IN Texss the
law permits taller structures than are
permissible IN Boston. r. The Texas
q the days Of the covered Wagon hss
not been nj completely relocated M
the Massachusetts, 81 TIE ers az r.
dian wars, \ u Fast srrrcachine that
condition.
Similar expressions kavs appeared
ard are still appearing ln many other
newspapers ~ the Eastern canters.
and N addition 70 this special article
On the tour are Appearing IN weekly
and monthly publications. Two illus-
trated articles, with views Of the sky
lines az Dallas and Fort Worth and
Of the sea wall at Galveston. were
printed In tbs Chicago Commerce..
publication az che Chicago Assoei-
alton Of Commerce. ard similar ar
ticiss appeared In The Kansas Citian. /
the publication ct the Kansas City