Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-22

I'm OUR
VALlsEY

AAEbs JAMEao JOx1AN LAWS ScC-
retary Of labor under Harding. un-
der Coolidge. and still at the post
under Hoover. Is visiting in Texas.
At this writing he was in Hous-
ton attending a locomotive engi-
neers' union session.
That was one Of the purposes OF
his visit to Texas.
Another purpose was to look into
the immigration situation.
Accompanying him Is i. Wixon,
chief immigration inspector. and
r. c. White. an assistant secretary.
Mr.. Davis plans to confer on
immigration at Houston. at San
Antonio-perhaps also at El Paso.
But he won't get into the heart
Of the immigration problem unless
he strikes out for the districts most
affected.
A visit to the 100000 acres OF
farmed land in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. for example. would
give him first hand viewpoint
Also. the Rio Grande's waters
should be Of interest. There's too
little OF 1t at Fl Paso to show him
very much.
THE EDITORIAL WRITER OF
the Corpus Christi Times thinks
well OF Tom Stevenson's idea OF
having gladioli shipped to Detroit
by air mail for use at a banquet
OF automobile dealers from all over
the nation.
Some good publicity viii result,
this man believes. He writes:
"A Brownsville automobile dealer
attending n convention in Detroit
wired his home town to ship him
200 gladioli by air express. He
intends to distribute the flowers
there they will do the most good.
ut failing to mention the fact that
They came from the Valley by air
express.
THAT man has the right idea
about how to advertise Texas.
Wen bet he left his boots and
broao-brimmed hat at home, too.
Cowboy garb is picturesque, but
It isn't the right sort OF garb
Texans should wear when they 60
east. In the first place. the aver
age Texas business man doesn't
know any more about cowboying
than the average New York bus
mess man knows: In the second
place. ranching represents one OF
the minor activities Of the Lone
Star State-important, IL IS true.
but not all important.
Texans interested in putting this
state right in the eyes OF Northern
ers and Fasteners. where the
money comes from. should set up
a quarantine station at Texarkana
70 intercept. detrain. hogtie and de-
nude all touring Texans Of their
broad -brimmed hats. silk necker-
chiefs, boots. pistols and other Wild
West paraphernalia dear 70 the
heart OF well-meaning but thought
less souls who think such coStum-
ing Is expected Of them
Texas isn't any more wild-Westy
than Arkansas, Ohio or Illinois.
And the sooner it quits posing as
such, the more seriously will the
boys with the big money pay at
tention to its possibilities"
And the flowers did kick up quite
a stir, Stevenson, who has just re-
turned from the meeting. declares.
Every dealer present knows
where the Valley Is now whether he
ever had heard Of the section or
not" Is the way he puts it.
WITH THE EDITION OF last
week, James Marion Bird succeeded
Paul c. Metz as publisher Of the
Edcouch Enterprise.
The paper announced Metz will
take a vacation and visit his old
home In Ohio. On his return to
the Valley he will be employed in
the mechanical department Of the
ENTERPRISE. He founded the paper
when the town of Edcouch was
born and has worked necessarily
for the upbCilding Of his town and
community.
Publisher Bird Is well known in
the Valley. having been engaged in
the past few years on number Of
Valley papers. Bird, in an intro
ductory article. pledged his support
20 every move for the development
of his town and the entire Valley.