Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-23
FINAL.
EDITION
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Many declared the day m the val
ley one Of the most profitable OF
their three weeks tour.
They marveIed to find such con-
eentrated development, such finely
built towns, 30 much growing ana
the whole country seemingly so
prosperous.
And when they left Brownsville for
Mexico after enjoying an alfresco
dinner at Hotel FL Jardin, they de-
cIared the day most complete, for,
ns several said:
eve didn't have 70 listen to any
speeches in Brownsville. You folks
know how to entertain, all right.
There was n reason for this COM
ment. They were fresh from New
Orleans, Galveston, Huston and Cor
pus Christi, at each Of which there
were plenty Of talks.
Besides which. these newspaper
folk, for some reason or other, do
not consider speeches TO be the
proper sort Of entertainment.
THERE MAY BE a good reason,
zoo. The average newspaperman has
been forced, by reason of his work.
to listen 10 every soft q speech
that q community can supply.
The layman, on the other hand,
goes only to hear those speeches he
wants TO listen 10.
The newspaperman has no choice
IN the matter. The lsyman has
and persistently exercises il.
TAXABLE VALUATIONS in Cam
eron county almost one hundred per
cent greater for 1927 than they were
for 1920.
Figures for 1920 were s20.12T.1s5.
For 1927 they we're $37,iS3,IT0.
And County Judge Oscar G. Dancy
estimates that the figure will 20 up
another s5,0o0,000 this year. not from
perpendicular increases, but from
new construction and increased val
ues, caused BY road and farm de-
velopment.
h3fifoauS. bHriHN11t fAH"N -"
other types OF buildings, and homes
will make up the increased figures.
SEVERAL HUNDED teachers from
over South Texas will gather in
Brownsville next Thursday for the
annual meeting Of the South Texas
division Of the State Teachers asso-
citation.
Among the noted speakers will be
Hon. Moses Saenz Of Mexico City,
the man who Is developing Mexico's
educational program
Saenz will discuss, among other
things, the progress education Is
making in the southern republic.
And II is making progress, as any
visitor will attest.
Schools are being established
throughout the republic Perhaps on
rot 80 elaborate a scale as in the
United States.
Vacant buildings Of all kinds are
being used in hundreds Of places,
for lack of finances 20 build modern
structures. But at the same time
they are laying the foundation for
a real school structure.
It hasn't been 40 many years since
even in the states the little red
school house existed. II Is disap-
pearing.
There are many commodious build
inrs in the republic. Agricultural
schools on rather elaborate scales
have been established in five states.
and the program ultimately will
carry such n facility 70 every Mexi-
can state.
REMARKABLE automobiles in the
Lower Rio Grarde Valley.
Jesse bennett. Brownsville dealer.
Is displaying mystery" automo-
bile. which talks, sings, tells stories
and does other remarkable things.
Up in Hidalgo county there seems
"a be another even more wonderful
motor car. according 10 the Weslaco
News, which. in heading an
nounces:
Mercedes Man is Found Dead by
Own Auto
UP AT AMITY. ARK. they claim
70 have caught a horned" rabbit.
Trapped him.
Down here in Brownsville little
eredulence will be given the story.
Tn view Of the fact that Browns
willie once possessed a horned"
rnttlesnake.
IL went over big until someone
discovered that a clever operation
had been performed on the rattle
snakes head, and some kind of horn
inserted.
THE wESLACO NEWS. always full
Of ideas, advances with something
new under thc sun.
The News recently began issuing
4 Sunday morning edition.
Gives the News three issues q
week, one on Tuesday, one on Thurs
day and one on Sunday morning.
THE STATE highway department
Is busy on the state highways in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Maintenance seems the one pur-
rose OF the department, and a trip
over Highway No. ~ is evidence Of
il.
Repair gangs at many points.
Grading and smoothing off the
shoulders. repairing breaks in con-
crete and otherwise keeping up the
roads,