Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-03
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IN LUBBOCK COUNTY, way up
in northwest Texas, they refused to
vote road bond issue of S2,000,oOO
the other day.
indicating that the far West Texas
folks are not as enthusiastic about
road bonds as are folks IN other
Rparts of Texas, say down here IN
{the Valley.
The proponents not only Lacked
the necessary two-thirds majority
they fell far short OF a plurality.
However, it is possible that the
county did not prepare the ground.
Seems some thought the money
would be spent all on one side OF
the county. Others didn't like the
materials that il was proposed 10
use. Still others didn't like the
direction of some of the roads.
Maybe. il they had taken a lesson
from Cameron county, permitting
leach commissioners precinct 10 Sc
lect and build its own roads, there
wouldn't have been that defeat.
FROM UP in Nebraska came =
Ter to lubbock county saying that
\ The county voted those bonds. a
ain company would build dairy
II lcts plant to cost not under
n 1000.
Valley counties have not been told
hey would get crcsmeries III they
built hard surfaced roads.
But perhaps the dairy products
plants will come when the present
\programs are completed.
But first the farmers must have
fhe COWS. No cows TO supply large
! quantities of milk. no crcameries 10
use the products.
y The cows must come first. The
farmer must pave the way for abe
hldairy products plant, in order that
Ynde himself may eventually prosper.
y And the businessmen. the banks
And industries must help the farm
ers get their cows.
It's a circle-this dairying bus
mess. And il has been found to be
p sure-fire circle in the matter Of
profits.
MERCEDES may get six story
hotel.
Containing 10 rooms.
Photographs indicate that IL will
he handsome structure, located in
the center of the business district
and occupying property in front OF
the present Mercedes hotel, recently
purchased BY L. 7. Tindel.
At Weslaco preparations are un-
der way for the opening of a very
fine new hotel.
] Both OF which will add greatly 70
the hotel capacity Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley towns.
There are about 700 hotel rooms
in Brownsville. Add 10 that $50 in
j.can Benito, $50 in Harlingen, 40 in
Nercedes, about 100 in Weslaco, 100
d. Edinburg, zoo in MeAllen and =
'rocattered zoo, and ono finds some ?
f00o hotel rooms in this section. Not
10 mention quarters in tourist camps
|, for several thousand additional per-
sons.
FINAL CALL. To those who wit
messed the spectacular meteor that
fell to the east Of Brownsville sew
: eral weeks ago.
A Fort worth man Is anxious TO
get the history Of this meteor.
Several persons in Brownsville
and Point Isabel are believed 10
have witnessed its passage across
the skies.
They will help scientific study
IL shey will describe il as 70 color,
siss and direction. and send i TO
The Brownsville Herald Il viii be
forwarded to the Fort Worth man.
THE STERLING road plan seems
Ytto be making some headwsy over
| the state.
The plan calls for 4 state election
On An issue Of 100000 for state
highways.
Part or the plan, A. Chairman
Sterling announces u, IS TO repay
"a counties their money expended
for the building Of state highways.
For example. Cameron county
.pent something like a million dol
lars for construction OF highway No
II through the county.
II the state bond plan goes
through, Cameron county viii be
credited with its expenditure for
that road because i. is state
road.
Which, Of course, would hurt no
ones feelings down this way.
But there is some lively opposi-
lion to the Sterling plan.
The opposition has for Its spokes-
man Clarence Ousley, long a prom
irent and leading citizen Of Texas.
fContinurd on mage twnl