Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-04

I'm OUR
VALLEY
THIS is the Fourth of July.

II 1A10 4S the FOurCh OF July.
1t is the anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence, the
PRONUNCIATION of which 154 years
ago has given the world its great
est nation.
Such is the national significance
Of the day.
Locally, it has other points of
interest.
1t is the date on which, just
quarter of century ago, that the
first railroad train entered Browns
vile that gave this city and Sec
ton rail connection with the outer
world.
On this day 25 years ago thou
sands of Brownsville citizens gath
cred at the little station near
Levee and Twelfth streets to wit
ness the arrival of the train.
It is also the anniversary Of the
birth of The Brownsville Herald.
This newspaper was founded by
the late Jesse 0. Wheeler and Mrs.
Wheeler on the Fourth Of July,
1892.
Today this newspaper begins its
thirty-eighth year of consecutive
service to the people Of Browns
vile and the Valley.
The day also is of significance In
the commercial world of Browns
vile, for on this day just 25 years
ago L. K. Morris, ST., came into
Brownsville on the first train and
lAlE out the lumber yard of the
FBntier Lumber company, which
has developed into one of the larg-
est, if not the largest, businesses
of its type in this section.
! IN THE GREAT Pennsylvania
railroad station in New York City
there stands a huge 16-passenger
Ford tri-motored airplane.
It advertiseS the railroads new
airplane-passenger train route from
the east to the Pacific coast.
Ride at night, travel by airplane
in daylight, is the suggestion.
The airplane is of the same type
as those used in the Brownsville
Mexico City service by the Pan
American Anyways.
| VISITORS in New York City at
1.-THE main ticket office Of the
Southern Pacific, on an upper
floor of Broadway office build
ing, will find reminder about the
Valley.
4 Under a glass. on the customers
counter there is a map of the
Valley.
+ Above it a statement of facts
concerning the Valley, taken from
The Brownsville Herald. Credit is
duly given The Brownsville Herald.
The point of this reference is that
the Valley and The Herald are
found together.
BROWNSVILLE should be in the
news of the country during the
flight Of Pilot zimmerley from this
city to Winnipeg Canada.
1t will be the first attempt at a
record from the Brownsville NUM-
cipal airport.
In addition to which, and more
important from the national stand
point, is the fact that it will be
the first record attempt of a plane
of less than 800 pounds weight.
incidentally, Pilot Zimmerley
declares that the Brownsville air.
port is one Of the finest ne has yet
sc=sl And he congratulates the
e,ty upon possessing it.
1.-THE HERALD'S noon pink edi-
I'm" has been given wonderful
reception by the newspaper readers
of the Valley.
The edition carries the latest
Valley and general news received
over the wires from the Associated
Press and from special correspond
entS.
1t meets need of the newspaper
reading public of this section. And
it is the intention of The Herald
to meet every newspaper need as
rapidly as it may.
The splendid distribution Of this
edition in the first three days after
its appearance is gratifying to the
publishers and workers on the
paper.
And the final edition, for home
delivery in the Valley towns and
also for street sale, is almost
complete, new newspaper.