Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-22
in OUR
VALLEY
By CHARLES HALL,

" &aAa1AN AA6AA1
awolze again this morning TO the
TACT that at least up until noon to-
day no great damage had been done
During January the weather gods
are simply Oft doing themselves in
mischievous capers But high hopes
today were entertained that maybc
again they had worn themselves out
IN getting down into tie Valley, one
Of the southermost parts OF the
United States.
And this Is said despite the dark
clouds lowering out into the north
this afternoon. ThoSe very clouds
may agaIn be the Salvation OF the
vegetable and citrus growers.
Al present indications today are
IA that Brownsville is going TO be
a great gateway to the outside
world from south Texas and Mexico.
ind when that deep water port comes
4 u this city. or TO Point Isabel, as
Nhe case may be, she will bear the
distinction OF being the greatest
gateway on the border.
Listed right now beside the port,
is that passenger airmail service to
Kansas City. This is q project which
mas all the earmarks Of putting this
city only ten hours out Of that me-
tropolis. With the present tendency
Of Mexico toward railway building
improvement of her roads and the
building Of new ones. may lead 70
..il greater things for this city. II
IS up TO Brownsville 70 constructive
iy 60 about as getting as closely in
touch with the Mexican authorities
and the Mexican business people as
possible 10 further this great move.
The Brownsville Chamber OF Com
merce has already started such act
ion. Then let the Southern Pacific
or the Missouri Pacific build that
coast-iine road, and Brownsville will
grow to a metropolis on its own mo-
mentum.
MESSAGES received from the
M Brownsville-San Benito-Port
Isabel port evangels today gave
hopes that the big meeting IN
Washington will be held today or
tomorrow.
Chances are that meeting viii be
behind closed doors, and little Tor
public m~astication will leak out Of
the gathering until boom we VIII
all be given cause for great rejoic-
Ing. It will be an announcement that
the Valley has a port. Let's work Tor
a Valley port first. and then, where
It shall be second. Like when a small
er salaried man decides 10 buy a
home, he plans 10 get the home
first, and decide how he shall fur
uish 1t second.
Many merchants also report a
fairly healthy growth. If not a squirt
OF a growth ver this period last
year The Valley is in a healthy bus
mess condition. There is no cause
for complaint. even II the weather
clouds do hang low. The freeze has
not vet come. so why cross Our brid-
aes before We get 10 them? Chances
are down here in Lucky Valley, We
will escape again. At least we can
hope SO.
THERE Is one proposition, which
Brownsville has once or twice
before considered, which now
seems that she can easily realize.
This is a city museum.
The engineer Of this column would
| rot at this time advise that the
city fathers expend any large
amount Of money on such a pro-
ject, enjoyable as 1t would be. But
il IS understood that a city museum
OF great interest can be had right
away. almost with nothing TO do
but 70 furnish a home Cor II.
Juni Cobolini ana his brother have
Inherited from their father hiStor-
ical objects OF great interest, which
they could probably be easily persua-
ded to donate to a museum rs a
monument TO that late great char
acter. In fact Juni has intimated
that he would be willing. There are
many other private collections ovei
The city. which might be obtained
Sor such a purpose. If protective
housing facilities and protective ao-
ton could be assured.
IL occurs TO us that one admirable
cry to solve the matter would be Tor
som man Of means TO donate a
museum home 10 the city where he
gathered his fortune. II would bc
d monument 10 him for which count
less children ana adults in genera
lions 10 come will rise up ard thank
him. There should be some man In
Brownsville, who would eve miss
he money that could be expended
IN this manner, and still do 50 much
good.
VIZ a noticeable Associated Press re-
port today IS found the informa-
ton that John Arthur johnson
is leading q jazz orchestra in @
Broadway chop suey joint.
If you do not know who John
Arthur johnson is. just call him.
Jack johnson. former negro heavy
weight champion Of the world.
Along about 1910 he astonished the
world with a purse he won over Jim
Jefferies at Reno. johnson has evi-
IDENTIFY he. / his row to the financial
end SO many other fighters weeded
ous. Gene Tunney and Jack Demr-
sey are about the only two who have