Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
VALLEY GIN
REFUSES TO
ship TRUCK
Boyd Says Motor Car
riers Add Nothing
To Section; Should
Patronize Rails

vice president, H. P. Boyd, that it
will not sell cotton TO anyone who
SOW it out of the Valley by trucx.
Mr.. Boyd launched into an attack
or the trucking interests in an in
terview with a representative of The
Herald, declaring that every man
who ships q bale Of cotton by truck
Is a detriment 70 the Valley. and
that every cotton buyer, every gin
man, and every farmer who has the
interest Of the Valley at heart in
any way should absolutely refuse 70
ship by truck.
These facts were brought forth
by Mr.. Boyd:
The railroads are with US 365 days
in the year.
The railroads pay thousands Of
dollars in taxes in almost every city
in the Valley.
The railroads spend many thou
sands of dollars with Valley mer-
chants through their thousands Of
employees, whose homes are in the
Valley.
The trucking interests are not To-
Gated In the Valley, but have head
4 quarters, and capital, and property
in other counties.
The trucking interests pay no
taxes in the Valley.
The trucking interests come In
during the flash OF the season, and
take the cream of the crop, and then
stop coming 70 the Valley.
Rails Serve Year Round
The trucking interests are not re-
sponsible TO the farmer in any way
rs to placing trucks at his disposal.
When a farmer wants a car 70
move his produce by rail, he can de-
mand it, and the law compels the
railroad 70 furnish cars for him.
II costs SO TO truck a bale of cot
ton to Corpus Christi.
IL costs 50 TO send a bale to Cor
pus Christi By rail, and the railroads
pay for COMPRISING it, which is rs
cents cost.
When cotton is trucked out Of the
Valley, it is compressed at other
points, and Valley congresses are
cheated out OF legitimate business.
After pointing out these facts, Mr.
Boyd launched into q discussion OF
the matter from every angle.
"The railroads came into the VAL
ley when they knew that they could
not make money for years." he said.
"They were willing TO relp the VAL
ley build up. They have helped 1t.
Sometimes they make money, some
times they do not. But whether they
make money or not, they are here
365 days out Of the year, at the beck
and call Of Valley people, to take
produce to any part of the country.
THE farmer who grows spinach,
carrots, beans, tomatoes, lettuce.
cabbage, eggplant, canteloupes and
citrus-what is he going to do when
he gets ready TO ship? Is he going
to call a truck? Can he make a
truck come down from Corpus Chris
ii, or San Antonio, and get his pro-
duee and carry it 70 market? Where
can he find a truck when he wants
one?
Says Truck skim Cream
"No. He will not call a truck. He
will fall back on the railroads. And
then when the trucks come in to
gather the cream Of the cotton, he
listens to their fairy tale Of differ
ence in rates, and let's them carry
his cotton out.
How much taxes do the trucking
companies pay in the Valley?"
None.
How many men do they have liv-
ing in the Valley? The same.
what benefit are they TO the
yaksy
who is going TO build up the
highways again after trucks have
torn them to pieces carrying so or
40 bales Of cotton in one load? Who
is going to stop them from hogging
the roads?
The farmer, the gin men, the
cotton buyers, and others who are
here to help the Valley as well as
themselves must do il.
Railroad companies (snd we
don't discriminate, or choose be-
tween any of them in the Vslley)
have thousands Of men employed in
the Valley. They have executive
general agents, passenger agents,
freight aganets, brakemen and scores
of others. They have agricultural
agents who come down and help the
farmers. They advertise the Valley
yer the nation ct no cost to the
Valley.
1.-The railroads operate hundreds
of trains in and out of the Valley
at q loss. Their passenger trains do
notpay them. And then, when thew
have a chance at a little revenue on
cotton, a chance to make a reason
able profit en- a huge investment,
are the Valley people going to turn
around and let some outside con-
Germs come in and hog the cream OF
the trade, just because they know
the railroads will be here at their
service whether they do or not?
"You can tell everyone sou want
to that the Valley Gin will
not move cotton out by truck; that
the Valley Gin company will not sell
10 O cotton buyer who does not make
IL plain that he is going TO move
the cotton out by rail. None of the
cotton we handle loves by truck II
we can help it."
Rails Buy In Valley
Mr.. Boyd also mentioned the fact
that the railroads have properties
in all Valley towns, and pay taxes N
them.
The employees Of the railroad buy
their groceries from Valley stores.
buy their clothes from Valley stores.
have their homes in the Valley, pay
taxes in the Valley, buy Valley pro-
duce, and are citizens Of the Valley.
And in contrast he pointed out
that the men driving the trucks do
not live in the Valley. thta the own
srs do not living in the Valley, and
that they pay not taxes In the Val
ley, and do not contribute to the
roads which they are tearing down.
In like manner the employees of
the cotton congresses are Valley
residents, and if cotton is trueked
out, these congresses lose business
which should rightfully belong in
the Valley.
81 can say without fear of contra
diction," Mr.. Boyd declared, "that
the mar who sends his cotton out
Of the Valley BY truck. no matter