Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-26
I'm OUR
VALLEY

AXE TEXANS theoretically cutting
the Lone Star state into four states
One hears or reads Of West
Texas" with the capital "w," and
South Texas" with the capital "s,'
and EAST Texas" with the capital
e. and so on.
But one refers to a section Of
Arkansas as eastern Arkansas" not
rs East Arkansas" and so on.
! The San Angelo Times is a bit
concerned as to this thing Of cut
ting Texas into four or more dis
tinct divisions.
However much as it might be de-
sired to advertise West Texas" says
the Times, "the leaders of the region
should try to discourage any effort
70 create in the minds of the citi-
zens Of the United States the i'm
preston that West Texas is dis
tinct from Texas. to the extent that
West Virginia is separate from
Virginia, for instance.
Proud of our section as we might
be, the fact remains that Texas as
whole is remarkably unified, con-
sidering its size, and anything that
tends TO destroy that unity is to be
sePlorsd.
AND" the Times goes on to say,
while one is considering such
things. there are other names Of
sections in Texas that are even
more confusing.
When one picks up an FL Paso
newspaper he sees constant refer
ences to the Rio Grande Valley,
shortened to the Valley meaning
that territory lying between Las
Cruces, n. NJ, and Sierra Blanca,
Texas. Read a paper from almost
any other section of the state and
the term Valley will he seen re-
ferring to the region Immediately
north of Brownsville only.
"And yet it is farther from
Brownsville to FL Paso. following
the course Of the Rio G-ande, than
il is from Dallas to Chicago"
A NEW LEAFLET on the Lower
Rio Graade Valley has been issued.
II was produced by the Hidalgo
County Bank G. Trust company Of
Mercedes.
Il is replete with facts about the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Facts about the climate, valuations
and population, agriculture and irri-
CATION, gins, plants and packing
houses, banks, pleasures and amuse-
ments, hotels and postoffiees, rail-
roads, highways, churches and hos
pitzls, schools and colleges, flood
a sntrol projects, port projects and
Csher Improvements.
Incidentally the Hidalgo bank has
lust observed its twenty-first birth
day. in its handsome new bank and
office building.
IL Is the Oldest state bank in the
Valley.
THE FOURTH assistant postmas-
ter general at Washington seems to
Re in sympathy with the Valleys
rsouest for an additional first-class
\ mail delivery up and down the Val
ley.
Formerly . day train operating
through the Valley cared for the
daylight mail run.
With the discontinusrce Of this
train some two years ago, the Valley
had the equivalent Of one mail
| day.
A few weeks ago the situation was
hvourht 10 the attention of the rail
wa mail service headquarters at
bFort Worth, by Acting Postmaster
r. W. bennett of Brownsville and
AIeslie Neal Of Edinburg. president
10 the Valley Commercial Secre-
'laaries' association.
4 with the result that s. NJ. Gaines,
A,sunerjntendent, came here from Fort
Aworth and held conferences with
Hlsusiness interests.
VIII The call for bids for motor bus
Ffmail service, printed in The Herald
Monday, is the result.
II which means that relief IS IN
9Ixht, including a speeding up Of
business.
X. B. cREAGER. Brownsville. re-
rublican chief in Texas and power
n the party nationally, is reported
comfortably ensconced in suite Of
vooms in a Houston hotel.
He already knows new the repub-
Iicans run conventions, Tor he helps
to run them.
Now he wants to see, from the
inside, rs IL were, how the demo-
Gratis perform when in convention.
Perhaps he hopes for laugh.
Perhaps he won't Fet il.
CARTOONISTs are becoming more
familiar with the Creager profile.
For they are using il frequently.
Which note comes 10 a man when
te il thrown prominently into the
ruhlic life of the nation.
And writers use his name with
growing frequency.
aTime," a nationally known maga-
zine. in its comment on the repub-
,;rnr convention at Kansas City. re-
fsrrcd 20 him as "the rcu rooster Of
the Rio Grande."
Homefolks who play bridge with
rrearer, attend luncneors with him.
~ou with him over some school hap
nening that finds its WY into a
school board discussion. or argue
r,ith him in a chamber of commerce
directors session, just call him
aRene." and wonder where Time gets
shnt ared rooster" stuff.