Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
I'M OUR
ALLEY

agreement as to the prevailing price
for cotton picking.
There will likely be shortage OF
pickers in the Valley. A shortage
of pickers. previous experience mas
shown, brings about bidding Tor
pickers.
Bidding for pickers n many cases
spells ruin insofar as a legitimate
profit to the grower Is concerned
III bidding fails to perform the
service sought, then stealing" Of
pickers is resorted to.
Both of which are harmful
Just another case where the Good
Rule should be effective.
THE FARMERS of Willacy county
hope to spread the movement 60
seven other counties in this section
of Texas.
See no reason why there shouldn't
Be q general price for picking, q
N price fair TO the grover and fair to
the picker.
But. then. how about the picker?
some will ask.
Don't worry. The picker usually
has shown ability 20 hold his own.
He observes the crop, he observes
the market, and determines how
much his services ire worth.
And by mutual. il unorganized
consent, he usually gets whatever
the traffic will bear.
He is quite independent in this
situation. If he doesn't ike the
price offered, he doesn't do the work.
And that work the farmer must
have.
THERE'S a young salesman in
Brownsville who is worth watching.
Barely ten years old. ne seems al
ready to have learned that it's the
early bird that gets the worm.
The hour was $40 a. m.-yes.
ante-meridian.
He appeared at door Of a home
in West Brownsville.
He pushed the button that touched
eff the door bell.
A sleepy, pajama-clad individual
came TO the door.
The sleepy individual gathered. in
sleep muddled fashion, that he
didn't want il. whatever 1t was.
Then the salesman had something
else to offer, the sleep-muddled in
Z .6ividual' doesn't recall yet what IL
Or,
But whatever it was. he didn't
want il.
Later the prospect recalled that
the young man was quite wide
awake. His face fresh. His hair
nicely brushed. His clothes in
proper shape.
His idea is fine. His energy is
20 be commended. His ambition is
laudable. But his choice of business
hours is deplorable, quite.
WATER is the only road material
20 be found in Cameron county, says
County Judge Oscar c. Dancy in a
letter TO bond buyers informing
them of road contract awards In the
county.
Which observation Is true.
Cameron county is mace up OF
,lluvial soils, brought down IN past
.ves BY the Rio Grande.
There isn't a pebble in Cameron
,ountv that was not brought here
from some other place.
n IN only in recent years. since
<or-rete buildings started going up
s;rre roads were beginning to be
paved and graveled. that small boys
have been able to throw rocks.
.rhere were no rocks. or pebbles.
There are scores Of boys and men
Who grew up in Brownsville that
rsver saw a "nigger shooter in
their childhood
On There was never demand lot
those little weapons made OF rubber
hands and a forked stick Birds,
dogs. windows we're safe at least
from niger shooters.
It's different now.
THE HIDALGo County Press Club
1az passed out OF existence says
the Mission Times.
In its place there has arisen the
International Press club
This change made at the last
,neeting of the club az Reynosa,
Mexico. is intended 10 enlarge the
scope Of the membership.
persons are eligible now from all
r,rts Of the world; that IS, II they
sre newspaper persons, or persons
rrominent in the life Of the nation
Will Rogers will he glad TO learn
,hat Ne Is now an honorary member.
IL L. Meeken. word surgeon Of
,oanv parts, also will be an honorary
member.
Oscar Odd Mcintyre will be listed.
ss will William Alle~ White. Dan
Moody. Herbert Hoover. Charles Cur
sis, AL Smith, Jesse Jones, and 9TH
or notables.
The international Press club has
orIv to get this list together for
ore meeting and SIS national reputa
t;ou will be made.
L. W. BoNHAM. Hargill. writes in
o. say that this column is too en-
thusiastic over the cotton crop pros
ects.
Fears that too much optimism will
Fect the price of VALLEY cotton.
;ome believe otherwise. The cot
production Of the Valley. even
aeh IL be 100000 bales. Is NOT
ficient to have a great bearing
the cotton market.
Il ever goes beyond thst. the
erse may be true.
,ut why spoil our dreams Of a
sperous cotton crop, Mr.. Bonham
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