Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
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as a result Of the banquet staged
at Hotel FL Jardin Friday night
under the auspices Of the local
Lions club.
And being better acquainted, they
are better friends.
Cordiality and friendship mark
I'd every phase OF the evenings
entertainment.
The entire affair was conducted
In the Spanish language, in COM
pliment to the visitors from across
the Rio Grande.
Some Of the speakers from the
American side of the river prob
ably inflicted very poor grade Of
Spanish upon their listeners. who
were better versed in the language.
And to retaliate in kind, DR..
Manuel F. Rodriguez Braida deliv-
cred his address in English. DR..
Braida is president Of beneficiencia
publica in Matamoros.
Some Of his fellow countrymen
were inclined to jeer at his efforts,
but the Americans cheered him on
and showed their approval. COM
pletely drowning out the criticism
All the speeches were received in
the cordial spirit in which they
we're delivered.
THERE is at least one terminal
market in the United States at
which it is unlikely any Valley
produce ever will be sold.
And 1t Is a fine market. too
said to have cost more than S17,-
100000.
AS a matter Of fact. It begins 70
appear that no produce ever will
be sold at this market-from the !
Valley or elsewhere.
The building in question is To-
Gated at l55th and Exterior streets
on the Harlem river in New York |
CITY and is known as the Bronx
Terminal Market, but Is about 70
acquire a new name, HyIah |
Folly"
The New York City correspond
emf To the Produce Packer, natlonaS
weekly devoted to the interest o. !
h,,vers and sellers of food. reports /
+he market was opened last week \
and that TO date &C has not single /
tenxant nor a single crate Of any
pr@uce stored IN its massive re-
frieeration vaults.
9Too far out Of the way"
freight rates too high to reach |
g." mot served by railroads haul
ING perishablesr-these are some OF 4
the reasons given by the Packer |
correspondent for its failure 70 be
used.
He reports that although the |
massive structure Is without ten 4
ants 1t is costing the city $1,000 |
per day to operate II.
IF Mayor Hvlan (the man VINO i
started the enterprise. had put 70 |
work IS varieties Of experts TO try 4
~ nick out the worst place in New
York TO build a market house, he |
could not have succeeded better IN /
tha selection Of the site OF this l
Bronx terminal" this correspondent /
writes.
UP AT McALLEN. Brad Smith,
writer Of the first page column OF 1
the McAuan Press. thought the |
municipal band was not doing |
enough work to earn the salary be- |
ing paid by the city. He thought |
n and said so in his column.
NOW the announcement is made I
that the band will play two con-
certs each week instead OF the for i
mer schedule Of one each week.
The power Of the press" and |
all that.
ROSS "A. MARCUS. fire marshal |
~ Mission. Is 70 be urged for the |
office Of third vice president OF /
rrexas Volunteer Firemen's asso- \
citation at the convention opening |
in Galveston June IL. Valley fire
men have been urging his candi-
dscy for several months. and at /
least so from this section are to be
On hand to see that their man gets /
justice.
Marcus, in addition to being fire /
marshal. has some other jobs up 4
AZ Mission. Some Of them are \
building inspector. member OF the /
city detective force. pastor Of the /
christian church. There are \
others.
He has just recovered from a
serious illness which 1t was feared \
would be fatal for a time.
OLD PAPER MONEY buried in
socks. tin cans and hid under the |
mattress for many years is coming /
"a light, according to Brownsville
n bankers
PeobN who hoard their money |
"A rather than trust 1t to a bank-and |
there are some of these left-have |
heard OF the new issue coming out |
and that the old issue will be de- !
stroyed.
Evidently some Of them believe |
the old issue will be worthless after |
the new issue is out. the bankers
say.
The first Of the new money Is /
IN be put In circulation IN July /
and old paper money will be re-
Il turned to the treasury for de- |
struction as rapidly as it reaches
the banks.
But it will be many years before |
ali the old money is out Of cir