Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
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By WILL H. MAYS

BY WILL II. MAYS
THOSE who watch the trend OF
industry and business have noticed
the rather rapid movement Of INDUS
tries in the South. Most OF this mas
been from the New England states TO
the South Atlantic coast states In the
past decade, but gradually the trend
has been westward until Texas Is the
state upon which the eyes of indus
trial managers are nov fixed
In the cotton industry the census
bureau found in November, 1877
that about half Of the s6,00o,000 mil
zion spindles in place we're in the
'orth and half in the South, with at
ast a million Of the northern
oindles idle. These idle spindles
robably will never be started again.
Bbince that is about the ratio at which
they wear out and would have 70 be
replaced with new spindles.
The Atlantic coast states having
already more than reasonable quota
Of operating mills and the spindes
Of the North becoming imperative at
the rate of a million a year, Texas
can we'll afford to engage in textile
mill building at the rate Of million
spindles a year TO replace those dis
appearing annually in the North,
since the demand for cotton goods
remains about normal.
CONGRESS appropriated 100000
for immediate use in the pink boil
worm fight in Texas, and there will
be as little delay as possible In
starting the campaign.
Representative Claude Hudspeth
stated in congress that the federal
government does not establish nom
cotton zones, but only ratifies what
the states do. Therefore there need
be no fears as to any hasty or
radical action in establishing such
zones.
In the event such action becomes
necessary. it has been the custom for
the nation TO pay one-third Of any
Nosses, the state one-third, and the
other third 70 be borne by owners
Of the lands in the zone area.
IT NOW SEEMS reasonably certain
that whatever action may be taken
as to the Box bill, IL will be so
amended as not to restrict Mexican
seasonal labor from coming into this
country. II was this feature Of the
bill that caused SO much anxiety and
worry TO Texas agriculturists and
stock growers who are so largely de-
pendant on Mexican labor.
The compromise was brought about
largely through the activity Of re-
gional and local chambers Of COM
nerce. with the active assistance Of
several Texas members Of congress.
CISCO will be as proud as the
proudest when its 100000 hotel IS
completed and will have a right TO
be, for such hotels are not built
without much local effort and city
pride, and usually. as with Cisco,
only when its public spirited citizens
are interested enough 10 take nice
blocks OF stock subscriptions. The
new seven-story hotel may be put
down as Cisco's first notable achieve
ment Of the new year.
THE DALLAS "Good Will Tour"
next month is 70 be "de luxe" af-
fair and is to include stops at 93
cities all the way from Mt. Pleasant
10 New Orleans and back over d.
verse routes. These trade professions
are getting to be elaborate and ex-
tensive affairs, but are worth all
they cost in creating mutual under
standings and in keeping the trip
pers informed about the territory in
10 which their trade extends.
AMARILLO Is going in strong for
city beautification. It will employ
both n city forester and landscape
gardener, both Of whom will cooper
ate with the city park commission
and the city Identification committee
in making Amarillo city beauti-
full"
Il is gratifying when a city like
Amarillo, whose citizens are pre-
sumed to keep their minds fixed al
the time on money-making and city
growth. shows interest in its owr
atsractiveness TO the extent Of en-
ploying experts to devote their entire
time to city Identification.
TEXAS leads all other states as &
petroleum refining center, and lasi
wear completed more new plant con
struction than any other state. Thi,
means that Texas continues TO leaC
in the production Of gasoline snC
all the other principal products
from crude oil, except fuel oil, il
which California leads.
TO MEET the increasing demant
for power the Comal power plant a
New Braunfels will be doubled il
enpacity and will spend $l.500.00l
this year to make it an $4,000 horse
power plant
LEGION GAINS MEN