Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-17


ANNOUNCEMENT is made today
~ that the Baker hotel interest
- contemplate a 100000 hotel at
Point Isabel.
The more the merrier. That
makes four hotels, which have been
announced - on paper for the
Brownsville and Valley water front,
and a certain proportion Of them
will soon materialize. The four
which have been announced as pro-
posed are one at BOca Chica. two
at Point Isabel, and n at Padre
Island.
That Is unless reporters have be-
come confused in the maze of paper
projects and have inadvertently re-
peated.
These days and times men are
even taking plans for Valley pro-
jects to their meals With them. They
will announce them on the slightest
proyocation. 1t reminds Of promot-
ers chasing about with maps in
Atheir pockets in a new oil field.
N But IL Baker interest decide To
erect a hotel in Port Isabel. there
viii be nothing TO il but a new hotel.
and congratulations TO Port Isabel.
There Is none who would ike to
see them all develop more than the
engineer OF this column but he can
not help but feel that a number OF
them have been pulled green And
yet 1t is chiefly upon outside capital
that we must depend for much OF
our development. SO We perforca
must cry - on with the dance. and
here Is hoping everybody wins.
JTTHILE all of this Is going on. peo-
wv pie by the thousands will be
flooding into the Valley. We
must get ready TO receive them. One
way TO receive them IS 70 be able to
tel. them about Brownsville. This
should be the duty Of all.
To this end the publicity commit
tee Of the Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce Is preparing a campaign
on Brownsville and its immediate
territory. which, when presented.
win probably tell you much that
yoM do not know. but should know
ard should pass on 10 visitors.
The idea arose when several visi-
tors reported that Brownsville citi-
zens as q whole could not tell them
about points Of interest h~ereabouts.
THE Importance of such a step is
evident without further dis
cussion. But chances are that
YOU Mr.. Reader 90 not know how
little you know your city. when IL
comes TO accurate information.
There were seven present at the
meeting at the chamber Of COM
merce yesterday discussing this mat
ter. A point was made that prObab-
IL all of the seven present. who
should know. could net even give
the population Of Brownsville in
correct figures.
"A halt was called 70 proceedings
ard all seven wrote down what they
thought was the number counted in
the last census. Exactly three out of
the seven wrote down the correct
22,050. That is the first thing all
coming will want to know. When
YOU sell your city you are lettering
yourself whether YOU are a proper
" owner or a salary Garner.
FIRST impressions Of a city or
X town are the most lasting. and
Brownsville wants to get her
best foot foremost in a hurry.
A MINATED Annie came back to-
~ day. ST., said she has observed
that too many folks Judge q
girls character by her dress. when
SO many girls really have more than
that.
CRASH. crash. crash. 60 the auto
4, mobiles. after a brief silence.
which was beginning 10 raise
hopes. that maybe the spectre Of
jangling glass and swapping bones
was beginning TO pass from the
Valley.
dsrash. crash. crashi Mercedes.
RaEmondville and san Benitoi
Crash. jangle and mangle. And
there is the sound Of moaning and
grooming in the Valley today. with
one death which should hush us in
awe.
But ii seems that so many Of us
try 10 get TO the same place too
quickly. No two automobiles a
occupy the same space at the same
time without serious trouble. Nor
If we see two lights should we at
tempt to drive between them. We
speak in all seriousness In the hopes
OF saving other lives.
rARLY citrus fruit is just begin
4. ming to turn and sool the fall
harvest will be ours to reap.
The crop. they say. is not so large as
usual this year. but how good the
first fruit of the year tasted yester-
day when teeth were applied.
If signs mean anything, we see q
great business winter ahead for
all OF Us. All we gotta do is take
advantage of the offering