Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-04
in OUR
VALLEY
By CHARLES HALL

s. BY CHARLES HALL -
WHENEVER the solons take a no.
w ton to pass the omnibus bill,
Brownsville intends to say here
you are from us-let's 60"
That is the Valley spirit. 1t is
generally conceded that the appro-
priation will pass at an early date.
Many have asked the engineer of
this column: What is the Omnibus
blll?"
Well, 1t is just about what its name
indicates. Literally omnibus means
TO or for everything, and the bill
carries just about everything the gov
eminent expects to spend for rivers
and harbors and nalf a dozen other
things we can mention. Nearly ev-
cry representative has his W pet
project in IL, for his own home dis
trict. Therefore, they are all going
to be for IL. The Texas representa-
tives are speaking Of the port pro-
ject as Our Baby" Last time we
heard from the DILL, its sum total
was something like three hundred
millions. but they vote one like that
only about every four years. so that
is not SO much for the greatest ma
ton on earth.
AN election has been asked for
IA 81 $780, 900 by the chiefs Of the
Brownsville water district. Sub
mission Of offers for a site for the
turning basin have been asked.
We should get busy on both. The
million-and-a-half bond issue has
been asked to amply supplement the
$1,000 900 already voted for the pur-
pose. This is commendable prepar-
edness. 1t does not near that such
a sum is going to be expended Just
to be spending. 1t means that
Brownsville is going to be ready TO
meet the government, in a manner
which will get that port for us. That
port for which we have longed for
for so long. and which means so
much to the life of this city and the
Valley.
Should IL be found that so large a
sum is not needed, it will not be
spent. The petition asking the cleo
kuon was signed by j. @. Fernandez,
~John Gregg. and z. A. RoSenthal.
Men of that calibre are not flying
of at an excited tangent. They are
hard headed business men, know
what they are about, and will make
every dollar count. And as We used
to write on the typewriter when
learning we now say: Now is the
time for all good men to come TO
the aid Of their country"-with Of
fers OF land for a turning basin site
at prices that will not make the COM
mission seek elsewhere or have 70
start condemnation proceedings.
THE day that work starts on that
port, on that day Valley people
will cease TO feel that all that
Florida and California are our riv-
ais in anyway. Dollars will begin
10 flow I'D and down the streets OF
1 the cities OF the Valley. loose dol
" lars. with everybody picking up e
y few. And former struggling bust
ness men will not even find occasion
to grumble at friend wife because
the toast wasn't Just hotSy-totsy for
breakfast any time. any where, up
and down the eighty mile stretch.
WISH to acknowledge a letter
wv from K. c. Wood OF San Ben
ito. We have said we will at
tempt to answer all questions In
this column except those Of the
lovelorn.
MIR. Wood, your ailment is not
Of a chronic nature at all. We can
cure IL. We doubted If the medi-
/ YOU mentioned was good for
people, but We find 1t is a tonic
for many, We are glad to hear IT,
and will send you another sample.
The printers union objects TO that
particular dose like all out doors.
If we can persuade those in the
mechanical end of the Herald hat
their weekly stipend somewhat de-
ponds on sending you a bottle each
day. we may get them TO act in
accordance with your wishes.
yvCLKS, we may have British roy
Il atty with us today. A telegram
from Mexico City today says
Sir Charles Hyde Of Birmingham.
England, chartered a plane al Mex
leo City for Brownsville ana PAID
$1,000 for IL.
Sir Charles must be on an i'm
portant mission 10 pay hat much
10 com 10 see US, but early this
afternoon We have not been able
to establish that he has arrived.
NLANCING over the sports pages,
n it seems that Donna Is Just
about TO run away with all
sporting honors in the Valley.
Her skeet team goes down 70
New Orleans and becomes champ
ion OF the nation, and then that
basketball team. This last named
hss gone a roundabout way TO
take Valley honors. Congratula-
lions Donna. We are not Jealous.
Just want TO call attention to your
achievements.
OUR own esteemed paper yeSter-
day carried an interview to the
effect that people up the Valley
are in favor of the deep water port
at Brownsville.
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