Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-11
IN OUR
VALLEY
} BY CHARLES HALL I,


not for the far end of the Rio
Grande. Way out in the far, far
west. Even out OF the state OF Tex
as.
Now every one knows the Magic
Valley Of the Rio Grande does not
need any flood relief money. What
we need Is more land turned into
a receptive mood for irrigation and
more people TO enjoy 1t. and really
the whole world should know that
the Rio Grande Valley extends from
around Mission down 70 Browns
vile. Looks like IL we are going 10
do lot Of educating of the Valley
II might be well to start in Wash
ington.
THE election is over.
Both sides staged a valiant bat
tie at the polls. which created
such an interest that more votes
were cast than ever before In
Brownsville.
r. B. Rentfro and his associates
on the ticket have been elected, ac-
cording TO announcements from the
various election judges. Candidates
for each office have expressed how
they thought this or that ought to
be done, which is all well and good
at such times and keeps America
democratic In the broader sense Of
the world.
This writer is a newcomer Of three
weeks in the city and believes that
II anyone can speak without parti-
sanship feeling, he can. What he
wants to say rs: That as 1t is all
over. can't we all get down to work
for this city and its people. their
prosperity and happiness. Elections
cause disputes but they should not
be allowed to cause any wound,
which viii not quickly heal after
election.
BROWNSVILLE has just been Wis
Id tied by a newly elected presi-
dent Of nation. Ortiz Rubio.
Such a thing Is quite an event. On
top of this city is now promised
visit from Plutarco Elias Gales, a
former president OF Mexico and gen.
orally admitted the dominant poll
tlcal force Of that nation. Reports
today were that he has not yet
landed in New York. as was plan
ned, but is still on the high seas.
Such q figure should be and doubt
less will be received courteously and
cordially. both officially and unof-
Ticially. It is the same proposition
as II Coolidge should visit Mexico.
COUNTING OF the ballots in
T. Brownsville yesterday was nee
essarily slow. IL was said that
the votes came in so fast during the
day. especially in the afternoon that
no time for count was found un-
til. after the polls had closed.
But there were some judges who
would not give out partial returns
10 thousands Of people anxiously
awaiting the results. Reporters of
The Herald, which had gone to no
expense 70 give the returns TO the
people waited at every box. but in
one instance they were made to
wait until II o'clock to get anything
definite.
The law is that the judges can
give out partial returns after the
polls are closed. Many did. Just q
little matter Of accomdating their
own people as they stood back for
hours hoping for the least glimmer
Of news. In state elections If they
waited for the final. the people
would be about three days knowing
ANYTHING definite
~TTALLEY trades sl4 car loads OF
Grapefruit for 6S4 tourists"
reads a headline in our own in
comparable paper That is the kind
Of trades for the Valley. You make
money on both.
IF all reports are true OF flowing
oil. 54 miles from Mission are
true. the Valley is going TO find
extra dollars rolling its way. When
oil dollars start rolling they roll fast
and heavy and lots o. grabbing Is
done. Soonsr or later it boils down
somewhat to the luckier few. The
greatest danger from an oil boom
Is that Of expanding too fast in
city buildings. or whatnot, and o
general hiking OF living prices to
where they cannot be brought to
normal without hurting many. II
big oil comes TO the Valley. get excit-
cd, but Just do not get too excited.
DIDING UP and down the Valley
1t appears that Christmas has
come 10 many towns. even ii
Santa Claus Aas not. Take San Ben
Ito. fer instance. That town is Just
dolled up to seven hundred dollars.
All up and down the streets Christ
mas tresS and poinsettias furnish
a real thrill Of attraction. Sometimes
you think the Valley just could not
be made prettier, than you find out
suddenly that it can be made al
most TO startle you.
A traveller coming to Brownsville
"A yesterday noticed between
Brownsville and Laredo that a
Mexican, who had a new Ford, was
grading the road from the highway
1ws1is home. And he was using oxen
, do the grading with. Looks like
the ancient and the modern meet
once In while. even II the East and
West ne"er do.