Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
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BY CHARLES HALL 6

- Dy HALL So
BECAUSE of the distribution Of
i'd booklets taking a healthy rap
at the Valley, and having been
forewarned Of a meeting scheduled
in Chicago for May 7, in which 1t
Is thought Better Business Bureaus
VIII seek further legislative action
against the Valley in Middle West
eru tates, Valley business men
and realtor representatives gather
ed ut McAllen yesterday to organize
for the purpose of offsetting the
vicious attacks.
What a fear the Valley seems to
have thrown into the Middle West
via Wisconsin. Colonization Is in
progress on the staked plains Of the
Panhandle and several other sec
tions Of Texas, but the people are
not as up and coming in their
efforts at settlement and cannot
offer the intensive cultivation that
the Valley can-but why such a
discrimination against the Valley.
On the face Of il, it seems that GER
tain circles in the Middle West have
been made boyiShly mad.
But the Valley should take steps
TO offset the propaganda which Is
more wild-eyed and erroneous than
that Of ever an INSCRIPTIONS land
company would dare to attempt.
The wortS part Of the situation Is
that the name Better Business bur-
eau gives the rap a stamp Of authen-
ITCHY.
If the Valley does not defend it
self Wisconsin realtors are not going
to defend 1t. That much Is being
made certain.
md while Better Business bur-
~ eauS are being mentioned. Sec
rotary q. c. Richardson OF the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
never did find out exactly who threw
that brick, when the Detroit Better
Business bureau circulated stuff in
timating that the purchase Of ar
royo land in the Valley is done at
q hazard, when arroyo land Is often
the best.
lITITH the passage Of the omnibus
wv bill carrying the Valleys port
- project and Harlingen's survey
of the Colorado still predicted be-
tween May Is and May 20, Browns
vile ma have another project TO
considcS with the coming OF the
port.
This will be the widening Of Four
tenth street.
The plans call for Affirming basin
at the end Of that street. Already
a heavy traffic passes over It, and
the present city commission feels
somewhat inclined to look with IA
vor upon widening IL.
1t Is one OF those matters that
should be freely discussed before a
conclusion Is reached. for IL Will
involve quite an outlay of money.
But the fact remains that IL 1t has
to be widened some day, 1t can new
CT be done any cheaper.
This is merely passed on as an
idea TO be given some thought.
THE eyes of Texas are upon
Brownsville today with the r. B.
Creager million dollar libel suit
in progress. Special newspaper men
are here writing the details as they
are introduced into court, and
Brownsville datelines are cropping
out all over the country.
The newspaper men here are Tex
ms newspaper men and whatever
sidelights crop out will give q true
picture. When the baseball teams
we're training In the Valley a New
York sports writer got imaginary
at his desk and told about the "In-
dams the visiting players were
having TO give way to on the side
walks.
1t made good reading for those
who knew no better, but how silly
It was TO the enlightened.
yxTHICH reminds US that even
wv Thomas l.. Blanton, coming
- from Abilene to the Valley. came
wondering what kind Of q jury he
would have TO face. The outcome
Of his experience was that after
wards he told the engineer OF this
column he faced the most intelli-
gent jury he had expounded the law
before IN many a day.
liz E1ct c4AlHy Will AA1S AluNC Ito
Texas as 1t Is. They want some rat
tiesnakes. and cowboys and taran-
tulas and the more artistic in mag
ination like to have a "Redskin bite
the dust" ever and anon.
BROWNSVILLE and the Valley
m joined Matamoros in celebrat-
ing Cinco de Mayo. "A general
good time was reported except there
were several mix-ups on the OPEN
ing and closing Of the international
bridges. Several were caught by
closed gates and forced TO spend
the night a Ia otra iado. Why not
come to a complete understanding
on such matters7
INCIDENTALLY it did not rain on
Cinco de Mayo. II has been a
custom for many years sort Of
an old Spanish custom, IL you wish,
for 1t to wet the merry makers on
both that holiday and that OF Sep
TENDER IS.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
II ONDON - Women members OF
Il. Parliament are wearing cotton
dresses and stockings as part
OF q national cotton week TO aid the
textile industry.
DETROIT - Brass rails are TO be
junked and mahogany bars chopped
up under future paddock DEGREES Of
Federal JUDGE Arthur T. T1lttle. In