Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16

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AAEsEDO ana san antonio inter-
ests have joined in a campaign for
re-establishment Of air mail service
from Laredo to Mexico City with a
connecting line from San Antonio
to Laredo.
Ine junior chamber Of commerce
az Laredo is interested in the move,
the Laredo Times reports. This
paper says:
Many factors point to the fact
that Laredo will again some day be
on an air route to Mexico City. 1t
Is the logical route. With Monter-
rey. Saltillo and such cities. and the
business found there. considered. Il
Is a paying proposition. Where
ever that Is the case. some way to
take care Of 1t will be found.
With little casting about. the
members OF that body will find a
number Of influential business in
terests willing to join them in such
a move. Some of these are already
at work. and their progress may
some day present little surprise. =
The same issue Of the Times car
ries an interview with A. w. Grant,
managing editor of the San Antonio
Express. To quote:
Mr.. Grant while In the city dis
eussed the matter Of having the
airmail service restored between La
redo, Monterrey. Mexico City and,
together with other San Antonians,
plans taking the matter up with
the proper high authorities for its
re-establishment. He says he be-
lieves Laredo is the logical place
for the airnail service to and from
Mexico, and while not opposing the
route via Brownsville. he believes
Laredo and Monterrey should also
have an airmail service like FL Paso
and other places"
YET A THIRD article appears in
the same issue Of the Times, and
all OF them are on page one.
Many Advantages for Air Route
Here kRointed Out" is the three
colurhn head on this article. 1t says
the matter of establishing air mail
service there will be discussed at a
banquet to be given In Nuevo La
redo on the night Of Sept. % while
the Fort Worth aerocade is there.
And then quotes "a business man
visitor from San Antonio:
Before the airmail service to La
redo was established there was hos
tility towards it," continued the
speaker. land among these was one
of the high officials of the postof-
flee department. Then when the
slightest opportunity presented It
self the service via Laredo and
Monterrey was discontinued and
routed via Brownsville and Tam
pico. Laredo is entitled to that air
mail service and should lose no op-
portunity to have 1t re-established.
The route by way of Laredo has
many advantages. The lack Of fog.
which has already been brought 20
the attention Of those interested IS
one. The mountains in Mexico have
been advanced as one hazard, but
they viii not compare with the long
stretches Of pine forests the aviators
are already flying over
IT IS UNLIKELY that plans Of
Laredo and San Antonio will have
any effect on the air mail routes
in operation through Brownsville.
The Laredo-Mexico City route
was tried by the government for a
period Of several months and 1t was
found regular service could not be
maintained.
The federal government would
not be constructing a lighted air.
way from Brownsville to Houston
and planning TO install ike facili-
ties between Brownsville and San
Antonio If any change in the SER
vice here was intended.
When there is need for air mail
over the San Antonio-Laredo-
Mexico City route 1t likely will be
established and Brownsville will be
glad to see it put into operation.
MONDAY, SEPT. is. marks the
i20th anniversary OF the independ-
ence Of Mexico.
A series OF programs being staged
throughout the day in Matamoros
is bringing to a close the elaborate
ceremonies staged by that city in
connection with this important his
torical event.
And these programs are Of spe-
cial Importance in that the schools
are playing a major part in the
observance, for education Of the
masses always is the most potent
weapon for the overthrow Of tyrany.
The celebration opened with ra.s-
ing of the national flag over all
public buildings at a. m.
New drinking fountains and
playground equipment were dedi-
Gated at Josefina school at 8 a. m.
and two hours later additional
ecuipEaent at Colegia Mexico was
offisi NV put into use.
school children again were to
nlav an important part in q pro-
gram at 4:30 p. m. which was %
be under the supervision OF Her
Majesty, Queen Carmen II.
AZ this program civil and military
authorities Of Brownsville were 10
b. guests Of the Matamoros civil
and military officials. demonstrat-
Ira the friendly spirit existing be-
tween the two nations and espe-
cially between the twin cities" of
the border.
BOX DROWNED
CHARLIE. Tex. Sept i6.-(Pl-