Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY CHARLES HALL a

vXTHAT We predicted a few days
w ago about shippers having al
ready formed the habit Of rout-
ing their stuff through Brownsville
is coming to pass.
Two large shippers out Of Mex
leo have notified j. G.. Philen,
Brownsville broker, they will con-
tinue TO route their stuff through
Brownsville.
With brokers paper now being
handled through Matamoros, this
city is going to more and more be-
come a gateway TO Mexico. Mr.. Cross
Matamoros banker, under the new
arrangement, becomes one Of the
greatest factors in traffic to Browns
vile and through the Valley. Thanks
Mr.. Cross to you and to your govern
aent, and congratulations to Lare-
in settling her business upheaval.
HE writer fellow" Robert w.
Chambers. novelist-artist, a
thoroughly likeable IriShman,
proud of 1t, yesterday objected
an interview at FL Jardin hotel
talked quite freely. He wanted
talk a lot about the Valley. It sur
Pised him. He's coming back. There
a few things more he wants 70
I'D out about. One is tarpon fish
Ing.
The best month Is October, Mr..
Chambers. But they will be biting
quite freely also during the month
of February, March and early spring,
and since MI. Chambers plans to
return here in February ne may be
able TO enjoy this. one Of his fav-
orite fishing sports. He'd also like TO
get in on the white wing shooting.
Have to wait until August for that
an excuse for another visit TO
Brownsville, Mr.. Chambers.
PRACTICALLY every noted wri-
ter in his day has served his
time as cub reporter In one FASH
ion or another. Mr.. Chambers did
on several New York dailies and
monthlies, in the day Of the vitri-
iolic pen of James Gordon Bennett.
He assisted at the demise Of sew
eral OF these sudden sheets, so he
said, and went through some excl
ting periods. Profitable, also. for a
newspaper man.
Writing several columns for a
New York paper at space rates. he
would sometimes be hard put TO fill
out his column-lengths. "A versatile
fellow was he, artist as well as wri-
ter, so he combined his arts conven-
iently for a while, filling up a good
deal Of his columns with illustra-
tons. He would draw long-legged
birds, long-legged men, -long-+egged
anything, TO make out his space
and got by with it for quite awhile.
Then some smart fellow on the
staff got wise TO it," Chambers COM
plairad. land showed the city edi-
tor he was paying me for pictures
instead Of writing. It didn't go 30
good after that"
Seems the difference between the
engineer Of this column and t.Ir.
Chambers is that Robert could draw
and we can't.
But anyway he says he Is going
TO write up the Valley some day in
his artist way, and we do not know
where else we could get that much
advertising. What We wan: TO do Is
to keep in that notion.
THERE Is always a certain affinity
between writers, who every day
must fill a column. The task
gets worse than milking did, years
ago. Every time you turn around it
is time to write again.
Those to whom this task falls be-
Agin to feel an affinity somewhat re-
.embling that existing between ham
and eggs. A sympathy like that ex-
listing between left handed persons
or men whose first born are girls.
One splendid way TO check ND on
yourself is to 90 around-if you are
unknown-and find people reading
said column. Then firmly brace your
legs and ask them what they think
of ii. Some will send you into the
clouds like a swollen balloon with
their nice little words. Then others
will tell you that it is so rotten they
always read Ii for fear they will miss
something especially rotten. There
u Just one consolation for the wri-
ter. That is that as long as they read
1t, for whatever reason, the writer
will draw his check.
THAT checking up business reminds
us OF the negro chauffeur who
went into the corner drug store
10 use the telephone. The proprie-
tor was listening TO the following
conversation:
is that you, doctor?'
Does you need a chauffeur"
oh, you has a chauffeur"
He is giving puffect satisfaction.
them"
The negro hung up the receiver,
ard the druggist called TO him:
If you want a job as chauffeur.
/ can tell you where yca can get
one"
No. sir. ] doan want no lob. !
has one. You see I am the doctors
chauffeur and was just checking I'D
on myself"
AN extemporaneous contemporary
~ oiYrS remarked about ,,e =.