Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22
I'm OUR
VAllEY

the chamber of commerce, to discuss
plans for continuing the program OF
Improvement.
City commission wants to know
few things. Mayor Cole points out.
In the past year--the work is still
under way-the city has expended
or contracted TO expend the proceeds
Of q s50o,O00 bond issue.
OF this amount s100,u00 was fcr
water and light extensions, 100000
for storm and sanitary sewer exten-
sions. and 100000 for paving.
The commission has been inform
ed that something like q million
dollars more is needed to continue
the program.
Here are some of the things TO be
done: More paving. more storm and
sanitary sewerage; an incinerator,
which il really a pressing need; the
airport, city auditorium and central
fire station; two or more standpipes,
required by the state fire insurance
commission. and pehsps some other
things.
The commission wants to know
the minds Of the citizens on these
matters.
And one way to learn is to have
II all aired mt q public meeting
It has been said that Brownsville
citizens never attend mass meetings
in the city's interest
Well, here's q chance to prove
that's a canard-
The Herald believes they are in
feresred. and IL believes the chamber
Of commerce auditorium Is too small
to hold those who viii attend.
How about il, citizens Of Browns
vile?
Won't you make it . standing
room only" event by b.ing there,
even though you can't get in?
There1i be plenty OF speakers for
m overflow meeting outside, il it's
necessary.
IT HAS BEEN CHARGED that two
or three men run Brownsville.
Perhaps Mayor Cole has heard
that. which may be why he suggest
ed q citizens meeting to discuss
these matters.
He wants to give the citizens q
real opportunity to have . dish in
matters Of this kind
Possibly IL this meeting is q sue
cess, there will be others Of the
same kind
No reason why the town shouldn't
turn out for the session
IL will be a good place to learn
some things about your city.
OF course. il the citizens general
" don't manifest a sufficient inter-
est. to attend such . meeting on
no important q matter, they shouldn't
object If one or two or three or four
or five or six men are interested
enough to try to run this city.
II DALLAS. Fort Worth, San An
tonic and Houston can afford to
make 80 much Of . fuss to land an
airmail service. how much more can
Brownsville afford to fight TO be-
come the nations first international
air mail and air express port?
Think it over.
WHAT ABOUT baseball this sum
ner,
Last year Brownsville. San Benito
md HaTlingen did without the ma
tionsl pastine, except for occasional
town lot games
Edinburg and Mission were in the
Texas Valley league. the other towns
inelrdirg Corpus Christi and La
redo
Edirburg's field Of last year Is
row used by Edinburg college, so
Cam Hill IL planning to move his star
aggregation over tc MeAllen lot.
Eddie Marburger Of the Mission
team says other towns waEt his
franchise
Mercedes Is said to banker for
baseball
Organized Baseball costs q pretty
penny for q small city. which has
caused nsost of our Valley cities to
hesitate
Perhaps the fans in the various
towns will find way into the game.
And thus make the summer months
more interesting.
But, with . democratic national
convention ahead OF Us and much
az rolities. perhaps the summer
won't be so humdrum even without
baseball
Houston is certain to create . lot
AZ fuss over the affair, and all South
Texas il interested. Most OF it
doubtless will be there
The Valley secretaries are plan
rinx 10 take advantage OF the ocea-
xicn-
VIII store away n carload Of grape
svr;. 20 be used in q display in
xnrna Houston hotel.
viii send up Spanish singers and
IN other ways direct attention TO
tie Valley.
NJ sTUGARD & SONS. up near
Ca Juar. brings out the first aspara-
~ux of the season It's an American
record
II addition to which the Stugards
n,.t their last years record BY some
r2 days
PsrsonsIly. we don't care so much
fnr nsuarngus- But evidently others
~ and If 1t win bring the Valley
r.or. money. we're for II.
That goes for carrots, turnips.
SQUASH and okra-
MEN make cities. not geographical
rositinr-