Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-13

I'm OUR r
VALLEY

IN McAllen in the future.
The Shamber of Commerce has
appointed a committee which is to
pass of the merits of all advertising
propositions. good and bad alike.
not all OF them will be rejected-if
the idea has merit the committee
will say so and this endorsement
will almost assure success for the
venture.
Merchants and business men are
expected to refuse to take any part
In an advertising proposal which
has not first received the support
Of this committee.
This method has been tried in
many cities and is the most effec-
tive method of curbing solicitors
of advertising fakes.
The knowledge that such a sys-
tenn Is an existance will operate TO
keep many of the fly-by-night
solicitors out of McAllen and as
the fact that this method IS being
persued gains general circulation
over the country among the per-
sons engaged in promoting such
schemes. the work of the committee
will be reduced.
McAllen's policy might well be
adopted by other Valley towns to
the benefit Of the entire section.
Soon thousands Of dollars which
have been leaving the section in
the pockets of these promoters
would be staying in Brownsville.
And think OF the valuable time
that will be saved to Valley busl-
ness men. They won't be required
to listen to the roseate pleadings of
these solicitors.
BROWNSVILLE CAN easily gain
the reputation Of being the clean
ast town in Texas" DR.. w. E. Spivey
thinks.
His plan Is merely that the CITY
be given a thorough cleaning in the
next six days.
When doctors arrive next SUNDAY
and Monday from all parts Of Texas
~ tey will find the town spotless.
Asoctors notice these things more
tnan most folks. DR.. Spivey thinks
The members Of the medical con-
their fellow townsmen how clean
Brownsville is md there you are
Brownsville becomes known as the
cleanest town.
But to obtain this very desirable
reputation quite a bit OF house
cleaning is needed and DR.. Spivey
suggests that the citizenery be about
the business.
Yards should be cleaned-front
and back-houses washed and
painted where needed. weeds and
trash should be removed from va
cant lots. alleys be cleaned and
streets be thoroughly cleaned.
The street sweeper now in oper-
alton does a good job but the paved
streets would look better If they
could be thoroughlv washed before
the doctors arrive. 1t might be a
good idea to leave a part Of this
Job until the doctors arrive. Men
at work washing streets could not
help attracting the attention Of
out visitors who think so highly Of
sanitary conditions.
Trash and rubbish piles should
receive the careful attention OF
their owners. If they have no own
ors then there should be some con-
certed move to accomplish their
removal.
Possibly citv authorities would
helm in this laudable undertaking.
But the citizens in general will
need to bestir themselves If the
campaign is to be effective.
THIS DOESN'T MEAN that
Rrownsyille as she stands today Is
A. a disgraceful condition-not at
all In fact she probably ranks
pretty well as is. But this merely
means that a little extra attention
An Frightening up the dark cor
rers win result in making more
conspicious our civic pride.
Pretty yards well kept and clean
houses always are good sign OF a
wideawake. progressive citizenship.
Dirt breeds disease-doctors war
ON disease ard like folks who help
them in the fight.
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF the
following clipping from j. F. Boory.
II tells some Of the things that can
be accomplished by cooperative
marketing organizations.
The poultry associations of the
Pacific Coast paid private brokers
in the East so cents case to mar
ket eggs. This was when each as
sociation acted individually for it.
sales company sold 100000 cases
at a cost Of less than "a cents a
case. Thus they reduced the cost
Tf selling for that year by S4S2, 900.
s6r 50 cents a case. Before the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange
was developed to improve citrus
marketing by cooperation, the cost
of selling by local groups was IS
cents a box. But in 1928. Cali
fornia growers sold the 1893 crop
OF i9.493.237 boxes OF citrus for
s96. .5s2. .4OS. (. o. b. California points
This was s495 a box. In the first
r,lace this was q price OF 81 a box