Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
OUR
| VALLEY

NEW YORK. Atlanta, Birning-
lam, Mobile. New Orleans, Beau
mont, Houston. Brownsville.
That's how they are lining I'D the
Important points Of the all-land
sir route to Central and South
America~
And the company in which
Brownsville Is included is making
his city feel right important about
Il al.
4 10 is definitely fixed as one OF
he key points in air transporta-
ton between North and South
America.
All OF which doesn't hurt Browns
lilies feelings even a little bit.
brownsville has always felt that
ometime. somehow, its geographic
al location with reference to the
outhern republics would bring 1t a
eturn.
Some years ago there was talk
pf q railroad to serve this same
Pan-America. With Brownsville
he North American gateway TO
Central and South America.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO Browns
nile voters went to the polls and
voted bond issue OF 100000 to
levelcp an airport.
They voted this bond issue with
;ome misgivings. The election fol-
lowed chamber Of commerce
neefing in the federal building.
~ Eas an enthusiastic meeting.
Perhaps one OF the best civic
gatherings ever held In Browns
lille.
Yet. mostly. the voters felt that
This airport business might not be
Rs important as some leaders indi-
bated In their talks.
There was ample reason for the
|nisgivings. Air transportation was
yery much In its infancy. Browns
Eille had a tentative promise Of
International air mail. but saw that
70 elsewhere.
But the last few months have
developed nothing into something.
Brownsville Is squarely on the air
nap today.
International air mail. express
[and passenger service through here
begins March Q.
It's something Brownsville can
build on.
.GET THE VALLEY Point OF
&view." says a headline over front
|page editorial in the Mission Times,
which goes on:
For years there has existed a
Feeling OF rivalry. and not the
Friendly sort, either, between the
Eastern and western ends Of the
ower Rio Grande Valley. This in
Tolerance crops out occasionally
Today. Animosities are engendered;
parsimonious reflections arc made.
IF Brownsville does something
hood, hooray Let's applaud. II
Mission does something good. per-
maps Brownsville win return the
<rompliment I'm kind. So with up
Der and lower Valley communities.
Right now Brownsville has done
komething Of inestimable value to
fhe valley-built a great airport,
(which will mean q lot to the Tip
M Texas country. We're glad OF
HI: mighty proud: feel the entire
|vaIicy has benefited by the fore
light and progressiveness OF the
.section's metropolis.
so with other things They're
about ready to build a port That
[vas our business. and we should
,avc helped finance It: but we
Eiidnt. At any rate we can give
! hem our moral support, for the
hort. like the airport, will be OF
sttal Importance to all OF the VAL
Sey.
:Ist's rise above community jeal-
{,usies. Let's get that big Valley
[,utlook. 1t viii pay, for our In
erests are common"
LET'S GO BACK into Valley
Zlistu7r briefly.
untK 1904 Brownsville. a city OF
|Derhaps 5000. isolated and not very
|,n,portant, agitated hopefully for
railroad connection with the outer
Horld.
The late Col. Uriah Lott and b.
y. Yoakum came along with their
81. Louis. Brownsville 4 Mexico
railroad.
They put II up TO Brownsville.
f'Give us 100000 or its equivalent.
and wen build railroad TO
Brownsville
Brownsville's bank deposits were
abcut $500 900. and covered wide
.ferritory. Despite Its limited re-
Eources. Brownsville somehow
ksmade the grade"
There was no one else In the
VALLEY TO appeal to. Whatever linn
kted resources the Valley contained
|were concentrated right here In
brownsville.
But that 100000 was the first
step In the real development of the
valley.
TWENTY-ONE YEARS later, in
|1oa5. the Southern Pacific resumed
Its efforts to get into the Valley.
IT'S announcement indicated, how
ever. that 1t intended to build only
IA Edinburg. McAllen and the river.
outside OF the towns directly af-
x>cted. Brownsville was the first
IA endorse the proposed extension
IA the Southern Pacific The
---~~rstrs s~hannber of Commerce