Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-06

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vince anybody. A Wisconsin CON-
mittee IS coming as n days Of old
wner q group OF men went 20 see
the promised land. We want them
TO see the promised land which
lives UP 20 rs promises. I am con-
WINGED that they viii go back and
tel Governor Kohler It is the gar
den spot OF the American people"
The governor launched into a
discussion OF the virtues OF the
Valley. He said. The population
CT the Valley Is i75,000. There is
a prospective cotton crop Of 10000
bales. Can you pick out any other
section where they raise nearly a
bale Of cotton per person?
"Twenty-seven thousand carloads
Of produce moved out this year.
That is about 8 carload Of produce
tol each family. Where can you
find q more productive country?
There is no part in our state
where there is g more intense or
greater DEVELOPMENT than in our
Valley section"
Rapid Development
Governor Moody, in commenting
On his ride through this section, de-
clared that he thought al the towns
ought to De incorporated into one
Enc called "the Valley" because
they are 50 close together.
I AL the way II is q picture Of
rapid ana certain development AS
the people Of ten years ago could
rot picture the Valley OF today the
people OF this time cannot see the
Vslley as it viii be ten years from
now.
Has anyone Z right 70 speak
lightly Of such q country" demand
ed the governor. Has anyone q
right TO destroy faith in such a
country 7 say they do not"
The governor declared that the
Valley did not need to talk about
20 or 80 years ago. Re said that
wonders had been wrought IN
places which he had not seen for
four years. He described the way
the uncleared land looked az that
Lille A44A AON * -O4AA ~ I'll ILLS
nip. changed into a vericahle gar
den.
Long Controversy
The rest o. the world doesn't
know what we have il Texas nor
imagine what we have unless they
ocme down and see it," Governor
Moody said. He recounted the DIFF
ficulty he had IN persuading the
Wisconsin committee 70 visit Tex
IS. The committee was appointed
By Governor Kohler at Governor
Moody's invitation and attempts
were made 70 hold q conference II
st Louis. The committee from the
state whose real estate board barred
Valley land companies Is TO visit
this section this month and secure
first hand information.
Il am going back home with
larger impressions OF the Valley
than 7 ever had before" said Gov
error Moody. closing hastily in
order TO catch the night train out.
The youthful governor was in
troduced bv s. Finley Ewing OF
zarlingen. former schoolnate. who
read the preamble TO the constitu-
tior and bylaws % the Valley Bet
re- Business Bureaus in which
purposes Of the organization were
set forth. Mr.. Ewing told of the
governors ALWAYS friendIv attitude
towards this section and how he
had taken no the cudgels in defense
of the Valley during periods Of
criticism.
ONLY me sneaker shared the pro-
gram with the covernor. She was
Mrs Ress Gesrrar+-NorriSon 81
Nebraska. a prominent lecturer who
csntTrred fhe audience with her
eloquent description OF the Valley
Mrs. Morrison. who rs the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. e. Fl. Swallow OF
Alamo. maid hirh tribute to the
vsTlev. describing It in s~uuerlative
terms although she has seen some
81 the most romantic places Fl the
world