Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-07
FINAL
EDITION
t h e Da y
I'm 7 e a S
By WILL H. MAYS

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ANY DOUBT anyone may have had
about East Texas being thoroughly
aroused to a spirit Of progressive
ness as evident as that in any part
Of the state may have that doubt
removed by spending q day or two
traveling in that section. East Texas
n kesnly alive, and lets no oppor-
Rnity pass to show il.
While other sections are talking
put securing million dollar indus
es, East Texas is rapidly appro-
4iating all kinds Of smaller fac
bries with capital ranging from a
Thousand or so 70 a hundred thou
v sand or so. "Appropriating" is hard
~ the right word. East Texas is
grabbing them up in numbers.
East Texas wood is being used in
box, crate and basket factories. in
furniture and wood work of all
kinds, and there is plenty Of room
and opportunity for huncreds more.
Ignite products, clay products,
potteries, gas by-products, salt and
many other things that come from
the earth in abundance are receiv-
ing East Texas attention.
THE AWAKENING of East Texas
began several years ago when far
sighted citizens saw that II that part
Of Texas kept pace with the rest Of
the state, it had to have roads "as
good As the best" So road building
started, and il Is q mighty roor COM
murfity that il without plenty OF
roads that can be travelled IN autos
in all sorts Of weather.
Naturally. consolidated schools and
good school houses in country and
city qaickly followed
Where there are roads and schools
diversification follows at once, and
fruits and vegetables and all varis-
CAS- Of farm products began 70 share
attention with cotton
n "a hard TO say whether cream
4 srias. cheese factories and other milk
y, ,roducts factories started interest IN
sn better dairy stock, or whether dairy
q ink brought these to East Texas, but
they are there together, and the
NJ number Of all these is rapidly in
y eressing.
80 The story Of the awakening Of
+ uEast Texas is a county BY county
5tssk for some open-eyed writer. and
little idea of it ear be given within
IA y column.
THIS Is NOT a political column,
hut when q governor Of a state
does q big, courageous thing, 1t
: should not be overlooked by col
unnisk. Gov. Moody is to be given
ID much credit for his activity in
,tarting and pushing the cotton acre
h9s reduction movement, when
kshsrs seemed disposed to lag.
4x -rdiy the business Of a governor.
nay say, but Moody made i
4 ,siness when he could have
F He IL not q shirker.
came the pink boil worm to
Texas, and Moody rushed to
he rescue, ito stamp ii out with
M hath feet II Is safe TO say that he
will be found stamping as long as
pink worm Is left
He thinks a governor should not,
except in a great emergency, use his
official influence in legislation pend
10 IN congress. He thinks that any
further limitation upon immigration
srom Mexico would be a serious in
;urv 10 the agricultural and live
stock interests Of Texas. and al
thourh there is q divided sentiment
n Texas as to the merits OF the Box
hilI Moody unhesitatinsly opposes
II.
Under THE LAW railroads can
- fight each other by cutting rates
Where they serve the same territory,
III thew can offer TO get business IS
-..s service. The interstate COM
,eres commission hesitates to let q
~ompeting line into territory al
~ssSv being well served BY another
..;lroad. 10 divide the business and
~rt the railroad profits
TIE Southern Pacific and Missouri
p.~;f;e lines have had some warm
1~hts over the Lower Rio Grande
wsIIsv territory, but the latter has
~-sauslly worked its way into that
s.~t;or. Now it is fighting for the
.~svilere of getting into the Wharton
s.I,bur field. which proves the i'm
---+.ree Of Wharton as a freight
traffic point
acompetition is the life Of a.
.5e - unless there is not enough
80 10 divide profitahly between
.ar.nstitors, and only in such . case
i il destructive
aurcHEsT PRICE for steers since
=. world war;" was paid at Fort
M.~.h for ~ head from kerrville
~ sold for 1925 a pound. The
.srs . averaged 1873 pounds and
s--.,rht an average Of sz15-00 each
= -r;~es continue to advance q steer
III soon be worth as much as
new car.
- RrTTER handle the increasing
go Texas business the Southern
ess;s;e 800 road 10 adding sixteen acres
- - jacksonville terminal yards on
- wiIl be built several thou
D.s- sset of switching tracks and
'an- 'a-shouse, al to cost about half
riIlion dollars.
- Miners Killed.