Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-20
IN DUR
VALLEY
By c. NJ. HALL

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e. By c. VI. HALL ~
business men Of San Antonio on
~ q good will trip to the Valley
came to Brownsville last night
preaching the gospel OF cooperation.
iii itself an old intercity song, but
they came in a serious vein with
suggestions of cooperation which
gave substantial framework to their
theme. They presented a program
which properly carried out will
mean dollars to Brownsville. San
Antonio and the Valley.
Briefly here Is what they pictur-
cd: a million persons in the Valley
in the next ten years; a great bust
ness center here: parallel highways,
broad ones all over the Valley; beach
development; a highway loop from
Laredo to Monterrey to Mexico City
and Mazatlan to Brownsville ana
Matamoros. Thousands Of tourists
visiting Brownsville and making
Mexico the Europe Of America.
To cooperate in the work Of the
two cities they suggested for inn
mediate action the completion Of the
highway BY way OF Alice, which will
make the distance to San Antonio
fifty miles shorter. Railroad excur-
sions from the east to the Valley
instead of IN the other direction
The display OF Valley fruits in San
Antonio Hobbies and frequent eX-
change of ideas on tourist traffic
with the San Antonio Chamber or
Commerce. which expects 5000
tourists this winter.
THOSE making the trip came in a
very serious mood, and Browns
vile business men catching the
business trend Of their visit fell step
Tor step in the rythmic march OF
progress.
1t was far from one OF those
good will trips where all the speakers
say Il love you and you love me
let's cooperate" - the last a ter
ribly abused word. They brought
business meat with their offerings
of friendship spice.
AND they brought a Californian
~ along with them. He is a Mr.. o
- Keefe of CALIFORNIA. What
we mean by that Is that when he in
PRODUCES himself he mentions the
OrKeefe In a very modulated tone
o. voice and simply shouts the CAL
IFORNIA. Not a bad practice for
valleyites to adopt. If YOU get our
meaning.
MAYOR D. {. Abney Of Edinburg
IFE has issued a proclamation de-
40 claring August 20 as the official
day for the beginning Of the propos-
ed cleanup drive in that end OF the
Valley. That is today. Every other
city, town. hamlet and community
should Immediately fall in step with
that action. whether a proclamation
is issued or not.
Jeff Bell, able San Benito Secre-
tary, has been named secretary OF
the general movement to kill every
mosquito and beautify the Valley.
Action is demanded. Just take IL
from us and the other Valley editors
and the many workers that is the
thing TO do, and do Immediately.
and let's get busy.
VI G0AlA4AANANA4A CCNAN-
y taries, Porter Whaley. secretary
of the San Antonio Chamber OF
Commerce, is one Of the outstanding
secretaries OF Texas. It was around
Porter, as secretary. that the great
West Texas Chamber Of Commerce
was built, and that organization has
keenly felt his loss. We say i
because he is so generally known
by his first name that speakers
sometimes forget themselves and in
troduce him as Mr.. Porter. Cos
Siping with this secretary who knows
Texas like an open book. he told the
engineer Of this column that in G.
@. Richardson, Brownsville has
about as able a secretary as can be
found anywhere. We Just pass that
along for what II is worth in flowers
for the living and with no thought
OF any flowers or cigars from Mr.
Richardson.
At the meeting last night j. F.
"a Hillyer, introduced as principal
speaker of the visitors, was pre-
sented as a South Texas capitalist
and benefactor. Seems like the work
of all men is not realized as import
ant until after they are dead.
A. WAYNE WOOD chief speaker
~ for the Brownsville side CT the
business discussion last night
pictured a road system in Mexico
from Matamoros to Tampico and
from MatamoroS to Victoria to Mex
leo City and Mazatlan. which when
completed will make OF Brownsville
the strategic border city beyond any
thing experienced today. He said
that within eighteen months 1t hop
ed to have the great system linked
up. Those Of us who live in Browns
Vile IAN little realize the great bus
mess opportunities knocking at our
door.
MINATED Annie says today is