Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-15
IN OUR
VALLEY

NJ A&A@ A- 49, iii
u BY G. NJ HALL y
HEARING that the city had raised
the water rates to users living
outside the city. the engineer OF
this column has been waiting for
the big noise of protest TO open.
Today's mail begins bringing them
in. At it's meeting last Friday the
city commission hiked the rates on
water to those not in the city linn
its to about three times the former
cost.
West Brownsville is taking this
action as direct retaliation against
that section Of the city for voting
against coming into the city limits
some few months ago.
Now several residents OF that sec
ton have written in to say that the
city fathers are cutting off their
noses to spite their faces.
II is set forth that those directly
affected by the change will have
to keep on drinking water, despite
the hike, but that the move Will d.
rectly affect the watering Of lawns.
Less water will be used. 1t is pointed
out, and consequently city beautl-
fication will suffer.
The city fathers hold that If those
living outside the city viii not come
in and share taxation. they must
nav the fiddler for city benefits
ksome other way. and those in West
brownsville hold that it IS not fair.
30 there you have it,
CHAMBER of commerce circles
and those interested in the vel
~ fare Of Brownsville will hold a
meeting this afternoon at 4 O'Clock
at the chamber Of commerce 70 plan
a campaign of education on what
Brownsville and the Valley nave 10
offer.
.Have to offer" is with reference
to the prospective home seeker n
business man. IL IS held p a
Brownsville people themselves know
too little of the many advantages,
beth from a business standpoint
and concerning pleasure advantages
to be found.
II is to the direct benefit Of every
citizen to sell his city and COM
munity TO those coming into It, n
Brownsville and the VallN offer
MANY decided advantages over other
communities. Just because your
liver happens not to be working
right some day, is no reason a VS.
itor should be told there is nothing
here"
MINATED Annie says that those
IN who tell visitors there IS Moth
IN ing here" should tap their heads
and clear up the situation.
FwHE Boca Chica road has been
completed. but todate has been
II opened only to the last fill. 1t
is expected that the entire route
will be opened within q few Gays.
One of the happiest men IN TINS
connection is Fred Latham years
ago Latham advanced the idea Y
started the ball TO rolling. with
$3.50 he grubbed the first right OF
way. so enthused did l become
over IL. people said 7 was crazy. III
fact I lost my job over it." he said
today. But she is now there ior
all to see"
Records Of The Brownsville Her
cid show an account Of the throw
Ing OF the first dirt on April 80, 1928
Here IS an example or far sight
edness being so far sighted that II
seemed foolish at the time. The
result today Is that the only mis-
take made on the Boca Chica road
is that they did not build It vice
enough.
vrrF cannot have everything. but
wv we can have so many things
W that at first seem impossible to
get.
MINATED Annie says It Is a good
u thing to keep q check on your
A. self. Then so many OF them
viii not come back.
TvEEL a spasm coming on today,
and II II We Just must have a
spasm let's make 1t an attempt
at poetry. II may not be poetry,
we do not know, but maybe you win
get what we mean.
No one has ever seen the wind
Acoming ahowling around the
bend
But it plants the seeds and builds
The waves, before eyes that are
blind.
There is not a living clod
Who has ever seen God
But he'is always there TO find.
some clauses stolen.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
WASHINGTON - Uncle Sam Is
WI handling a lot of cash today.
" He takes in about $780, 00. 900 in