Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-14
IN DUR
VALLEY
. BY CHARLES HALL

WHEN the Laredo brokers started
Wv moving into Brownsville To
other day. one Of their chief
concerns was to have the people in
Mexico know that the well known
firms represented are now open to
do business in Brownsville and
Matamoros. The Brownsville Her
aid was called upon TO assist in that
effort.
The Herald now wishes, through
this column, TO make its report. On
page one OF the Excelsior of Mexico
City, one Of the largest newspapers
in the nation, there appeared a len
gthy account Of embargo on freight
through Laredo and an announce
ment OF the removal Of the brokers
to Brownsville. In the English Sec
ton Of that same paper there APP
peared a story" under a two-col-
umn head. reading Brownsville
Lures Former Laredo Trade
Such articles as that are worth
thousands Of dollars TO Brownsville
in advertising, and the engineer Of
this column now considers that a
letter of thanks TO Jack Starr-Hunt,
IRE Brownsville Herald correspon-
can't in Mexico City. is in order
from the Chamber Of Commerce and
whatever business men care TO join
in.
ND while We are footing III own
~ horn let's make 1t a duet. The
Brownsville Herald on last SUM-
day carried a little history Of Roma
and the prospects there, with oil in
view. incidentally pointing toward
the fact that a good hotel might
net TO be amiSS there.
Today on this same page Is car
ried the announcement that many
hotel men have come to Roma II
answer TO that article and that an
announcement has been made that
a hotel Of fifteen rooms will be start
ed IN the near future.
The Brownsville Herald feels that
one Of its missions is 10 sell the
advantages in this fertile Valley OF
ours. and it rejoices with Roma that
it has been able to do whatever will
result from this start.
GOVERNOR Moody. in long dis
In tance telephone conversation TO
Acting Secretary of State Cot
ton ratified the sword as one re-
medy for the situation at Laredo.
in other words he threatened to
put the town under martial law on
the grounds that the business men
are becoming panicky.
A few paragraphs down he tells
Texas newspaper men there Is moth
ing going on in Laredo at present
TO warrent martial law.
In that last statement Governor
Moody is eminently correct.
There are probably no two men on
the American side of the border who
understand business conditions in
Mexico any better than Ed Corri-
gan and Hal Brennan of Brennan Z
Corrigan, brokers. Mr.. Corrigan Sat-
urday made the statement that one
thing that the unfortunate situa-
ton has brought about in Laredo
is a closer knitting together OF
Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Their
business interests Of Nuevo Laredo
and Laredo are closely intertwined
and to hear that they are acting to-
gether in the present crisis shows
the friendly spirit existing between
the two neighbors Of different ma
tons. Martial law would only COM
plicate matters Mr.. Moody, and 1t
might cause a far more serious
wound.
REERE is one thing that the en-
gineer Of this column is happy
to report. This is that all UP and
down the Valley there is a view
point Of a better year TO come 10
Brownsville.
There has been heard much talk
of better crops in view. for which
growers should get a better return.
There is oil making its appearance
up at the farther end, and oil
through the 75-mile stretch OF CT
trus. there seems TO be a vision OF
a better year. Not a banner year to
cause people to do anything fool
ish in a business way. but Just an
atmosphere Of a normal increase
IL all lines.
For the city Of Brownsville there
are several things brewing. OF which
the engineer of this column is not
at this time permitted TO speak.
but suffice 1t TO say. that with all Of
us staying in there and pitching.
and keeping an optimistic outlook,
better and better returns r going
to be from year to year. until some
day people r going to have about
as much trouble getting a land foot
hold in the Valley as getting stock
in a closed corp gation. 1t car be
done. but one Will have TO pay a
dear premium.
TT is boon to live in the Valley. and
a privilege to live in Browns
vile. Let none ever forget that.