Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
in OUR
VALLEY
BY CHARLES HALL .

DASEbALL, az least the western
y league has its eye on the Valley
as a training point. z. Lee Key
ser. president Of the Des Moines
club. is down here seeking to make
arrangements to have four clubs
train and play in four towns. to
timber up soup bones and batting
eyes against the league opening day.
He comes with a proposition in
consideration OF which 1t might be
said that If the Valley people want
to see baseball very Rad at all. VAL
ley towns should get whatever it is
worth In publicity free Of charge. On
the other hand we should not con-
slider 1t too easy a matter, for rough
ly estimating 1t means that $50 per-
sons will have to attend each game.
The idea of four baseball teams
is much more to be considered from
q. publicity standpoint than any one
team. It gives the baseball writer's
more OF a chance to chew the rag
in their home papers. and yet the
publicity value 70 a place from the
fact that a town Is training site,
is one of the easiest things In the
world to over-eStimate. AS 1t now
stands II seems that the proposition
is well worth while.
AN the face OF this Wisconsin bus
iness. it now seems that real
tors Of Wisconsin are plenty will
ing to pass blue sky law against
Texas realtors operating in their
s.ate, and then go right ahead and
=s.ke up a good will train Of fifteen
cars to come to see us.
Now, 1t seems that the thing TO
do in this case Is to give them
warm welcome, and let them see for
themselves that the Valley has the
goods when its representatives 60
10 market.
Then If ii gets too strong. lets just
make I'D a good viii train some day
and 60 to see theR. They surely
ought 10 be glad 10 see US as
visiting guests. Texas has a blue sky
law OF its own, but legitimate oper-
ators always seem able TO do busi-
ness.
TIP McAllen way they are claiming
a record in recovery Of a stolen
object. City Police officer Noah
Cannon. 1t seems was told OF coat
that had been stolen from car. He
started an open air search, and in
nine minutes apprehended q Mex
= ican walking along the highway
carrying a bundle. In the bundle was
found the coat and the Mexican paid
q fine Of $50.
But that is not all. Said Mexican
seemed to be carrying a highly de-
veloped sense Of city publicity. He
said he was from Laredo. San An
tonic and Brownsville. We did not
miss any coats down here about that
time, but they say that sometimes
even adverse publicity has a re-
ward for good. He Is going TO be de-
ported. so Mexico may later come in
for q little.
A warning against freezing has been
IN issued by the Weather bureau
at Brownsville. This is given so
that precaution can be taken by the
growers. But like California We must
say to the visitors that this is very
unusual. Then we SO often have
warnings when the freeze does not
develop. It Is wise to be careful. but
the visitors can see for themselves
that we have not had a frost or a
freeze very often, or these gardens
would not be growing and the fruit
hanging from the trees In abun-
dance.
INTENT down the street yesterday.
wv Had some reports from mer-
chants who said Business is very
good, thank you" But on the other
hand one or two were prone TO look
upon the coming Yuletide season
with a rather long face.
II was nothing in the nature Of
approaching a panic but please let
us remember that panic IS almost
wholly a state OF mind. and bad
business can often be a state Of
E.lnd. For instance where had a
prospective customer rather trade?
Where optimism reigns or where a
pessimistic note Is sounded?
1T Is an odious comparison. but
rats quit a sinking ship, and people
avoid a place Of business they think
may not be doing so well.
Never turn your back to the pub
Tic.
NOW for something sounding a
real optimistic note. The conduc-
tor Of this train Of thought has
been told (and not given permission
10 print any OF the detaIls) Of pro-
posed visit OF a governor Of a GER
tain state to Brownsville.
It seems that this governor is In
terested In the idea Of club house
at a certain spot near Brownsville
which, with hunting privileges in
Mexico and the nearby water sports
may develop into something real
bic Of that nature. 1t Is said that
tbs same man is also looking al
Boca Chica with the idea Of inveS-
tinating the possibilities OF develop
ing that into q bathing beach Of the