Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
J. NEW OF Canton. Ohio.

-I1cy NOOu oLONA
HERMAN J. NEW Of Canton, Ohio.
president Of the Port Isabel
Beach Company. Inc, is expect
ed in Brownsville today to start the
pail rolling on the causeway pro-
&1ect from Point Isabel TO Padre Is
land.
Proposals advanced by this com
pany carry the idea Of a develop
ment there to make a playground
a Tor the Valley. While the engineer
8sof this column knows nothing of
News plans except that the
has announced the mem
bers expect to spend a million or two
Pm development. he does know that
kplay places will make for business
In the Valley.
THE Houston Chronicle comes out
IN today ir big type saying that
the city and county tax rate is
how S4S1 or the 500 valuation.
Sl.S7 Of this goes to the city and
library.
In Brownsville the city tax rate
Is $50 and the county tax rate is
Sl.62 making a total Of S3.i2. To
This can be added the S1.00 indepen-
dent school tax, it was said when
information on this subject was
n sought, and taxes in Brownsville
and Cameron county total only
4 SAP.
The Valley is a fast building and
new country, and the general i'm
{ preston seems to be that the taxes
ARE high. sIany Of its improvements
$nave come within the past decade,
out we are still lower than other
spots in Texas, it seems. County
tax valuations are placed low, So
and-one-third per cent. City val
Iruations are made az rs cents. Then
on top Of that in buying and build
ing IN the Valley we are investing
in the best property in Texas.
THE engineer Of this column had
M another example Of the far
Nm reaching influence of The
Brownsville Herald today. OF course.
it came in a manner somewhat en-
barassing to him. but it is true. so We
must print il.
II Years ago we had 10 stand up in
the school room and recite Bryants
Thanatopsis. In quoting part of it
the other day we thoughtleSsly gave
yLongfellow credit for 1t.
n Out of Chicago today came a let
Ter enclosing the clipping and point
4 Sng to the error. We do not know
s4Fho our kind friend is as only the
\ clipping was enclosed.
III We editors, like men in all other
businesses make errors sometimes,
4 you know. The difference Is that
n when q man in private business
makes an error, only that man and a
Dew others know it, and il is quietly
~asfusted. But let We editor make
49,, and it seems as if the whole
world glares at II.
F3TYP Harrington way. the chamber OF
commerce is getting busy taking
steps TO get all the people in
that city counted. Now that is the
spirit. A real investigation will dis
3close that at the time The Herald
flmade its statement, IL was right
ltNow Harlingen is going TO get busy
i BIN true Valley style and show itself
4 lin its true light. We hope II shows
Hover $1,000 when the last available
Il4name has been properly en4ereA
liz Meanwhile Brownsville had better
Acct busy, too. A count Of 1900
lwas quickly made, and since then
added names have not been coming
40 swiftly. In all the towns in the
VALLEY il is going TO be the last
f1ard-gained names that will put
Eithem over.
When Brownsville passes 81 1000
4 tshe NAV have to issue search war
IIrants to find enough to make the
los 900, but If that is necessary let:
kldo II. That is how important we
lconsider the matter.
4nTOW. after declaring we would give
no advice 10 the lovelorn. some
lt n our way today we per
fnrce must pass on. If you must fal
Cont fall first. It is such a pain
if the party of the second part re-
fnses to flop. And SO embarrassing
dontcha know?
xxTONDER what Harlingen is fl
In nally going to 60 about thai
w depot matter?
lrrw1CE The Brownsville Herald ha'
wired the Texas Company al
y Houston asking to the effect
.hat IF consistent will you be Sc
M Ssrd as to give Us a report on the
-n-oduction OF your discovery vel
ssfarr county?" Silence follows
Ently they do not want to come
~ M the light Of day with II, ever
ne report Is true that the Texa:
- has something like $4,000 acre:
..,der lease around it. If that ISM
~S;srovery protection We never saw
It,
. FOUND ON THE WIRES
hS~ERLIN - Now a vest pocket auto
mobile motor, about the size
- ~ a two quart bottle. Max Val
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