Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IdE MISSION CHAMBER OF
Commerce has q bright outlook for
the coming year-and this means
mission has bright outlook-if the
annual banquet held there during
the past week can be taken as an
indication.
And undoubtedly the banquet can
ne taken to mean just what 1t in
uicated. Marvin Goodwin, developer
or q large tract in that section and
livewire booster for the Valley as
O whole was the spirit behind the
meeting and Marvin Goodwin, diff
1ering from some speakers, is also
q man Of action. He not only talks
he does and what ne talked at
that annual gathering he viii do.
Other live citizens Of the town
gave support to the meeting and
zoo attended and pledged q unified
front for the development of the
town.
MARVIN GOODWIN sold the
tickets to the banquet. acted as
toastmaster and then delivered the
speech which set the town on fire
with enthusiasm.
Farmers can secure q greater
yield with fewer soiled hands in the
Valley than In any other section Of
the United States" he declared.
Taxes, compared to the return
received are low in the Valley, he
decared. Taxes are less than $40
per acre and two trees Of the 70
to each acre will pay them"
We have been the Valleys great
est drawbacks. We have not real
1zed what we have, its possibilities,
its advantages. You don't begin to
realize the value OF your orchards.
Their value will be enhanced three
fold In few years"
A. j. Ewing. recently named
secretary OF the chamber Of COM
1nerce. Rogers Blalock, its president.
and many others spoke Of the &C
complishments possible through
Nnity Of purpose.
THE BROWNSVILLE Herald has
received two pieces OF literature this
week addressed to tourists which
contain an idea Of value 70 Valley
cities.
he first was sent by K. r. Slater
hI Pontiac, Mich. and consists Of
a letter from the offices OF the
mayor OF New Orleans inviting Mr..
Slater to visit that city and an IL
Illustrated booklet setting forth the
opportunities for play and recrea-
ION in that city.
After telling Of the splendid no
tells, cafes and the excellent climate,
the mayor says:
IT there is any special informa-
ton you Cesire, II you viii advise
me what IL is, will have our As
ISOLATION Of Commerce furnish IL
90 YOU"
The other was q post card from
Coral Gables, Fla. inviting the edi-
cor to visit that city, and also
signed by the mayor.
Here are some OF the claims made
kor Coral Gables:
we are 500 miles south Of Los
Angeles-and 800 miles south OF
the Nile delta-in the only Ameri-
can tropics. Do you know that ours
Is one Of the worlds most beautiful
cities.
"We have the climatel Look at
Uncle Sans weather bureau rec
nrds for Miami. CThen follows q
list of the average temperatures
month by month";.
~Our sunshine averages $50 days
A year: and nowhere have viole.
rays greater tonic and health-re-
storative powers. May We expect
you and your family
Some scientifically inclined VAL
leyite might get busy and determine
whether that claim TO have a corner
on violet rays can be SuhStantiated
by the Mayor Of Coral Gables.
More than likely there are liter
ally millions Of dollars worth Of
those same violet rays going to
waste right here in the Valley just
because OF lack Of sufficiently
large number Of tourists to absorb
them.
n this Is correct a violet-ray-hun-
rry tourist population should be in
formed Of the fact and told there
viii be no extra charge for all they
can use.
AT least the idea OK having the
mavor to issue an invitation Is a
good one.
SPECIAL EDITIONS seem to be
the order of the day last week.
Two Of unusual merit reached In
Our Valley.
one was the 1S6-page edition Of