Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
National Advertising Campaign For Valley Planned
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KNOCKERS are driving people
out Of the Valley almost as fast as
they can be brought in.
That astounding statement was
made by Al +. Parker OF La Feria
at McAllen Thursday night in
meeting which had been called by
the chamber of commerce there TO
discuss moves for the benefit OF the
Valley.
He told Of concrete instances
where families had moved in and
out again in almost a day. The
people he used as examples already
had bought and paid for land, he
said.
~ One man had built home and a
mocker had informed him he had
been robbed and that he, the
knocker. would have built it for $500
less.
This is a disease which needs at
tention.
AL Parker is not the only Valley
man who has spoken of it.
Some Of those guilty OF the crime
are the ones who are injured first
by such tactics.
Florida was not built by knockers
and the knocker Is not responsible
for the wonderful success Of Cali
fornia to sell her climate and en-
tertainment attractions.
So long as the Valley harbors this
pest. growth is going to be retarded.
The Mediterranean fruit fly would
wreak havoc If 1t gained foothoid
in the Valley.
The knocker is doing the work Of
the fly almost as well.
1T IS HARD to know what to do
for this blight.
He naturally Is not sincere in his
knocking, as Parker pointed out. If
ne was he would pick up and leave
and the Valley then would be rid
~of. him.
The Valley is a wonderful place.
The soil is the most fertile in the
land. there is an abundance Of
water TO assure the growth of crops,
the climate is the finest. hunting
and fishing opportunities SurpaSs
anything offered by other sections.
The Valley is the healthiest spot
on the map-army records prove it.
There is nothing magic about it.
If person can't earn a living in
other sections. more than likely he
can't in the Valley. If he has any
H&Ftive ability he can earn more
here than any other place and earn
IL easier.
These things being true, newcom-
ers should be permitted to give the
country a chance without being
harrassed by morbid rawlings Of a
moron mind.
Boost the Valley and everybody
will be happy.
Even the knocker might prosper
II he becomes a booster.
<. H. McREYNOLDS, assistant TO
w. L. Baldwin. president Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Lines. is having hard
luck with his vacations.
He is off duty for a few days for
the first time in several years and
now he has to spend that little time
hard at work.
IT all came about through tar
pom. or TO be more exact, two tar
pons.
McReynolds flew to the Valley in
the Missouri Pacific airplane several
weeks ago with Bill Vogt. noted
angler, and the pair went tarpon
fishing in BraZos. Santiago pass
seeking tarpon. Vogt caught his
tarpon and McReynolds did too.
But here's the rub.
Chet Burke, an associate editor vi
the Missouri Pacific Magazine, came
down on a fishing trip and took
back%o st. Louis with him a picture
Of q tarpon which he caught.
Burke's tarpon in the picture ap-
pears TO have been a larger fish
thala the one McReynolds caught.
although Burke lacked anything
more authentic than a photograph
TO prove his contentious as to its
weight and length.
But even appearance of size is
enough to cause Mac" TO gnaSh his
teeth and tear his hear-unless he
can land a tarpon that beyond all
doubt is larger than the one Burke
caught and photographed.
So McReynolds arrived in the
Valley Thursday morning, accom-
panied by Mrs. McReynolds and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Rector, editor Of the
magazine.
Their private car viii be parked
at the depot here and Mac" will be
out at Brazos Santiago pass from
early until late for the next several
days, or until he lands tarpon of
sufficient size 10 assure his rank at
the top Of the list OF famous
anglers.