Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-21
DEATH AND FAMINE FOLLOW FLOOD CREST
Mexico Appalled, by Bandit Atrocities
I'm O u r
VALLEY

THERE'S ONE thing in this Mr..
smith business referring to the
Minnesota immigration commission
fr-that most Of Us have overlooked.
II /. this:
Mr.. Smith has a job II u a pub
ie job. IL Is that ~ immigration
commissioner. though his latest
orks indicate hc has also assumed
~ jeb Of emigration commissioner.
NF. Smith must DO something 70
| hold his job. That ~. he must show
some result in his office that will
Justify Is existence.
What better than 20 jump on
some unoffending country hundreds
and even thousands 0f miles away in
weak endeavor 10 hold his own
folks AZ home , In his mind
The trouble iH Minnesota Is not
eonfied 70 that state. other north
ern states are suffering from the
sane thing that is worrying Mr.
smith. It's emigration.
There Il an unmistakable trend
southwark Any number Of farm
ers ~ some ~ the wintrv states
where farming has not been very
satisfactory IN the past several
years have turned eyes southwark.
They are on their way. or planning
to isoye-
THERE HAS BEEN greater de-
Tnand ~ Minnesota and similarly
situated states for the McNary-
Haugen bill. or some bill like il.
than in the south
Mr.. Smith should look about him
~ home 70 find the cause of his
troubles. rather than 70 charge IL 70
So-rallcd land boomers in Texas. or
Mississippi. ~ Louisiana. ~ Florida
- aome othrr southern state
~ he's afraid q come south. or
o. che Valley Iic might ~ "sold"
himself
Nr. McNEIT. principal of the
junior high school of Brownsville.
Mas introduced 20 Mr. Johnson al
the Rotary luncheon Wednesday.
Earlier iutroductions showed them
both % be from Canada.
introduced. they found that they
had lived Tor many years within
twenty miles ~ each.
A little further along IN the con
vtrsation. they found thst each had
lHown ~ the nfhr for many wears.
though they ahd never met.
One wa- from London. Ontario.
the other from Since.
Hat the thing about Il n. they
never came together until they ~ rct
at luncheon club session thou
sands - faiies from where each had
resided for a. many years
Shows the cosmopolitanism Of ths
Valley.
" Mr.. Smith ~ Minnesota came To-
the Valley be doubtless would find
numerous friends from back home.
THE HARLINurN Real Estate
'nard. ~ N, luncheon "Wednesday.
deptrd resolutions approving tho
irnpnsFis for ship channels from
San Benito A. the coast and from
Brownsville 10 the coast.
Il Was y hroadmindcd. thoroughly
ispiral Valley action.
San Hcnito "kirked in" IN the nro-
H"rHl ~ bring General 6oethals ~
~. Valley
\ 50 did Brownsville and other
towns of the Valley.
Now Harlingen comes hack in the
eame spirit.
There has been wcll-icfined
prininr in All these towns that the
ifst thing 80 10 4 10 see that the
aarhor ~ Rrazos Santiago l. made
complete and adequate project.
Ihai harhnr. as Roy Miller az
Corpus Christi has pointed out. ~
the Key a the water transportation
quesiion IN this section
Then comes the intra- coastal
tom Corpus Christi ~ Point Isabel
After which come the individual
oiects channels inland for who
Fer j. winning 70 pay for them.
Brownsville. in this situation. IS
omething like the fellow with n
ingle-track mind II has had
faxos Santiago before II for so
ears and is anxious TO get that
|ut of the way before il tackcs any
ther job.
SAN JACiNTO Day gives Browns
vile it. first opportunity 20 observe
the results az the American Legion
sost drive % line the curbs with
United States flags for holiday dec
prafions
Most every block IN the business
district has these splendid decora-
ions. and they extend into the res
6cnce districts.
The original cost was compare
'ively small. and from here on out
wit will Be possible 20 decorate
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