Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

~NAAOO PEotA1Akoe~o 80 "
OF interest to truck growers Of the
United States side Of the border.
Establishes an export duty of ap-
proximately one cent a pound on
tomatoes, peppers and some other
products that are shipped to the
United States.
In the meantime the growers on
this side of the border are interested
in levying a duty on incoming stuff
in order to equalize the cost Of pro-
duction.
With duties being levied on both
sides Of the border, it appears that
the Mexican grown product will soon
have real competition on this side
Of the line.
ID The United States Tariff Commits
sion will have the subject under dis
cussion this week.
OUR GOOD FRIEND, c. Fl. Swal-
low Of Alamo, comes back with q
reply to q question put 70 him IN
this column the other day.
And, incidentally, includes a para
graph in his former letter, printed
June %, that was inadvertently
omitted. It was on the original copy
but in some way was left out Of the
letter as it appeared in the paper.
He suggests that Brownsville and
Point Isabel form its own naviga-
tion district.
Brownsville doubtless Will be will
ing, should ii seem necessary, to
undertake such a district.
In assuming burdens of this kind
Brownsville considers that It VIZ
tually is "going 1t alone" because
thus far the valuations IN the Point
Isabel precinct have never been con-
siderable, amounting at this time 70
about seven per cent of the county 3
total. while Brownsville's is about
thirty-four per cent.
MR.. SWsLLOW says:
Answering your question in your
In Our Valley column o. The Her
aid yesterday (Friday), 'Mr. Swal-
low, why should Brownsville alone
pay for the development Of the
Brazos Santiago harbor?
Brownsville alone should not pay
Tor It. II was not my intention to
convey that idea. ny intention,
think, is clearly expressed in that
part of my letter which was not
included in your article yesterday,
as follows:
Many of our people snink, with
which / fully agree, that Browns
Vile and Point ISABEL should form
their own navigation district in the
territory within reasonable bounus
that will be most directly benefited
by this industry and vote t.eir own
bonds. The investors, the spec
tators and developers who are boom
ing that particular section Point
IsabeI for their own profit, should
themselves raise any additional funds
required over the s600.0Oo needed to
insure the government appropriation
and establish their own local in
dustry'.
BROWNSVILLE has It's duty to
perform in this connection and / be-
Iieve will perform it in the future
as it always has in the past. II
would be a calamity to the Valley
20 have the Point Isabel project fail
Of completion.
"When congress meets again next
December TO pass the million dollar
appropriation and the further appro-
priation for maintenance. it is neces-
rary that they be assured that the
100000 TO be raised here to make
Athis (the million dollar appropria-
tion) available, is assured, otherwise
the appropriation may fail or an
other two years delay in congress.
'Tt Is my belief that If the har-
bor committee rests its case upon
including Hidalgo county in the navi-
cation district to vote bonds for the
amount that Is talked Of, 81 100000,
10 supply the 100000 required and
other funds for the development,
that the project will fail.
"The time to face the facts is now.
\ think the facts with reference to
a majority Of Hidalgo county opinion
is as reflected"
CONTRARY to Mr.. Swallows be-
lief, the approval by congress Of the
100000 appropriation and S150.0OO
maintenance annually, does not hinge
on the assurance Of the $4,000 in
advance.
The 1919 appropriation. in fact,
vas passed long before the Valley
raised its cooperating funds.
And It is our information that it
was never anticipated that the $780,
600 would be provided for before
congress approved the governments
appropriation.
Il can, and doubtless Will. come
after the government las acted.
The government would make its
funds contingent upon the local CO.
/ operation being available.