Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-27
and SEVEN INDICTED
IN OUR
VALLEY
by HALL.

AL III II
&-By CHARLES HALL
HLANCING over the papers for
Vi the past few days. there can be
nj mistake but what the lower
end Of the Rio Grande Valley is
in the throes Of a road building
campaign.
First came the request for bids
on the Boca Chica road; then on
the heels Of that came an announce
ment from Judge Dancy that the
state has agreed 20 pave the Bar
reda-Point Isabel stretch Of eleven
miles. Not TO be outdone. two road
projects are Immediately announced
for the Mexican side Of the river.
These are the highway from Mata-
moros TO Mazatlan, and from Mata-
moros TO washington beach. Work
on ali Of them is expected TO start
at esrly dates.
TWOJ Of these roads are for play
purposes, and two for business
purposes. The play-purpose
roads are to Boca Chica and Wash
jngton beach.
Both Of the beaches are herald
Ell aS being as good as some OF the
best in the state. When the good
roads lead TO them entertainment
developments will follow.
This may have a special business
significance. So far as the tourist
is concerned the Valley enjoys a
fair winter crop. Not so big as it
should be made in the years to come
but bigger than the summer crop.
Our next step Is to increase the
summer crop. Get u beaches and
play grounds and let them know
that the Valley is a good place TO
STOP, not just to pass through
Then will come more hotels, and
guests for the ones We already have
and business galore. Every tourist
held here one week is worth about
$3.50. incidentally the tourist is not
doing much but looking for a favor
ite spot to spend that $3.50.
TOT a telegram today from c. o.
In Miles OF Progreso. saying that
his attorneys have wired him
that license TO do business in Wis
consin has not been granted q num-
Der Of realtors in the Valley.
Reports were rife for a while that
The ban In that state had been
lifted to an extent. and il is known
that some Roadway Is being made
on the matter. The Wisconsin good
will tourists will be In the Valley
for the next few days, and ii is
hoped they will take back a pic
ture of things as they are here.
That is all the Valley asks. 1t stands
on its OWL bottom.
A central committee Is busy to-
~ day attempting to swell the
votes cast for the Brownsville
queen candidates to the Matamoros
carnival. More votes are needed.
Some seem to have an idea in
Brownsville that this Is merely vot-
ing for a queen in a play affair.
But that is only the surface Of the
thing. The real situation is that
Matamoros needs assistance in
building a hospital which will be
for all who come. whether with or
without money. II has not been so
many years & that Matamoros
came to the aid OF Brownsville in
building Mercy hospital. 1t is now
our turn.
y So far as the queens are concern
ed they are not much concerned
over which Is elected as they are
over how many votes are being cast.
Brownsville should contribute some
thing like a $1,000 TO such a cause.
Today and tomorrow are the last
days left Send in your vote 70 A.
Wayne Wood, first National bank
building.
TT,KS, Arkansas will not be still,
Now comes DR.. John Futrall.
president of the University. TO
say that II Henry Ford's idea Of
education, recently referred to when
H. was said that he will contribute
10000, 900 to the cause. is carried
out, such men as Herbert Hoover
IN the future will BE- blacksmiths.
Mr.. Futrall recently told an aud
fence that the plan is in the direc-
ticn Of qualification Of society. such
as existed in Europe. where a boy
learned the trade of his father. and
was not qualified TO do anything
else.
We are not In a position TO COM
ment intelligently but II Ford puts
over the idea as he did a car Of .
certain make, IL will be heard OF
again IN the United States.
THERE may be nothing new un-
der the sun, but today's press
y dispatches declare oil and water
do mix. They are mixing the two
in Japan, where the railway min
istry has ordered 40 per cent oil
ussd for ~lubricating locomotive cy-
linders. 1t is said the compound e
net carboniye when heated and Is
less harmful, not to mention $780,
moo saved per annum.
III they could work 1t out for
automobiles how many less knocks
,re viii nave-and then there will
rot be sc much water left for our
few INSCRIPTIONS dairymen.
Bribery Trial Opens