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

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president Of the Port Isabel
Beach Company. Inc, is expect
ed in Brownsville today to start the
ball rolling on the causeway pro-
Ject from Point Isabel 10 Padre Is
land.
Proposals advanced by this COM
pany carry the idea of a develop
ment there TO make a playground
Tor the Valley. While the engineer
of this column knows nothing OF
Mr.. News plans except that the
company has announced the men,
bers expect to spend a million or two
in development. he does know that
play places will make for business
In the Valley.
THE Houston Chronicle ome out
today in big type saying that
the city and county tax rate Is
now $48i on the 500 valuation.
sl.87 Of this goes TO the city and
library.
In Brownsville the city tax rate
is $50 and the county tax rate is
$1.62 making a total OF s3.i2. To
this can be added the Sl.00 indepen-
dent school tax, 1t was said when
information on this subject was
sought, and taxes in Brownsville
and Cameron county total only
s4.l2.
The Valley Is a fast building and
new country, and the general i'm
preston seems 10 be that the taxes
are high. sIany of its improvements
have come within the past decade.
but we are still lower than other
spots in Texas, IL seems. County
tax valuations are placed low. 80
and-one-third per cent. City val
uations are made at rs cents. Then
on top of that in buying and build
ing in the Valley we are investing
IT. the best property in Texas.
sTHE engineer Of this column had
another example Of the far
reaching influence Of The
Brownsville Herald today. OF course,
il came in a manner somewhat en-
barassing to him, but it is true, so we
must print 1t.
Years ago we had TO stand up in
the school room and recde Bryant'S
Thanatopsis. In quoting part of it
the other day we thoughtlessly gave
Longfellow credit for it.
Ont Of Chicago today came a let
Ter enclosing the clipping and point
ing to the error. We do not know
who our kind friend is as only the
clipping was enclosed.
/. We editors, like men in all other
businesses make errors sometimes,
you know. The difference is that
when a man in private business
makes an error. only that man and a
few others know it. and it is quietly
adjusted. But let We editor make
one, and II seems as If the whole
world glares at it.
TTP 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
close that at the time The Herald
made its statement, 10 was right.
Now Harlingen is going to get busy
i'll true Valley style and show itself
in its true light. We hope il shows
over $4,000 when the last available
name has been properly entered.
Meanwhile Brownsville had better
get busy. too. A count of 1900
was quickly made. and since then
added names have not been coming
so swiftly. In all the towns in the
Valley 1t Is going 70 be the last
hard-gained James that will put
them over.
When Brownsville passes $1,000
she may have to issue search war
rants TO find enough to make the
$4,000. but II that Is necessary let's
do ii. That is how important we
consider the matter.
ATOW, after declaring we would give
no advice TO the lovelorn, some
a. comes our way today we per-
force must pass o r. If you must fall
don't fall first. It is such a pain
IL the party Of the second part re-
fuses to flop. And so embarrassing,
dontcha know?
UTONDER what Hsrlingen is fl
w nally going TO do about that
" depot matter?
TWICE The Brownsville Herald has
wired the Texas Company at
y Houston asking to the effect
that, IF consistent will you be so
kind as to give us a report on the
production of your discovery well
IN starr county?" Silence follows.
evidently they do not want to come
out in the light of day with it, even
If the report is true that the Texas
only has something like lbs. 900 acres
-ruder lease around IL. If that isn't
discovery protection We never saw
ii.