Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-29

SluIupS. &
Congressman c. william
Ramseyer. OF Iowa.
ONCE the close Of the heated race
N and especially since the n
nouncement by Jim and Mrs.
Ferguson that they are through with
being candidates for office, many
requests have been received asking
questions concerning the records Of
the two.
So ntermingled with Texas poll
tics has Ferguson been that the
questions are hard to answer off
hand So we T here reproducing
the record Of this pair. the like OF
which there is none ether:
i914-Elected governor.
1916 - Reelected governor.
1917 - Impeached and removed.
1918 - Defeated for governor by
w. p. Hobby.
1920 - American Party candidate
for u. s. president.
1922 - Run-off candidate for
United States senator; defeated by
Earle b. Mayfield.
1924 - Denied place on ballot;
Mrs. Ferguson became candidate.
nominated for governor. taking Of
flee as first woman governor in 1925.
1926 - Mrs. Ferguson defeated for
reelection by Dan Moody, first gov
ernor ever denied second term.
1923 - Supported Louis j. Ward
law against Dan Moody's reelection.
1880 - Ferguson denied place on
km41Nt. Me- Enr~trunn kn~o~-n nan
didate; entered second primary; de-
feated by Ross S. Sterling.
1880 - Farewell TO public office
and office-seeking.
nUT what has that got 10 do with
III the price Of cotton and the big
vegetable crop the Valley is all
set to produce this year.
The Valley IS the greatest agri-
cultural section Of the United States.
While the price Of cotton has been
. distinct disappointment to grow
ers this year, the difference in this
and other sections is that farmers
here will now turn around and plant
vegetables. which give promise Of
being in great demand. The Valley
will thus meet the cotton disap-
pointment with a Quick recovery
while IN many other sections far
mers will have a hard struggle 70
tide ver the winter, while wonder
ing what they will do next cotton
season.
Then add 10 this the citrus crop.
The Valley would stay in the white"
on commercial maps, even though no
great development activity came as
Is now promised.
A~CTTVITIES are already begin
~ ming TO show In development
lines in the number OF parties
visiting the Valley. They are being
shown over it-and banQueted. More
banquets viii follow. This is giving
the after dinner speakers great
workouts.
Animated Annie says that after
dinner speakers have been the tar
gets Of many iibes, but she hopes
they change and become be-
fore dinner speakers.
MYTH Judge Oscar Dancy so busy
wv or highways for the Valley and
~ the Mexican government taking
such an interest in opening I'D
northern Mexico 10 the traveller,
tourists are being promised a net
work Of roads on both sides OF the
river.
one OF the most enthusiastic
boosters for roads on the other side
OF the Rio Grande is A. Wayne
Wood. He has taken an active in
terest In development. and being
well known and his opinions highly
respected by our Matamoros neigh
borS, he Is quite a cooperative fac
tor II this work.
TOURISTS To Mexico have been
warned they Will not be allowed
TO bring out gold, even though
they take IL IN from this side. From
the entertainment features now an
nounced for special benefit Of the
thrill seekers. the engineer OF this
column believes this will soon be
one problem" completely relieved.
TFOw about numbering houses?
III Response 20 this request Of the
city commissioners seems TO be
lust about nil. To get IL done and
properly done. the city will probably
have TO appoint special men 20 see
that the numerals are up. Our new
signs take us into the right block.
but the exact house will still re-
main a problem until all are proper
~ numbered.
A MINATED Annie says she p!ties
IT the people In New York. They
live so far from the Valley.
NFEMBERS of the drum and bugle
corps tonight will demonstrate
10 the home folks what they
Till demonstrate at Austin TO win
state honors.
Those wishing a treat In martial
should present themselves at
Tucker park. Brownsville will get
advertising out Of the hard n
work the members have done TO per-
feet a program. which now promises
10 take high honors in competing
eleven other cities.
livery youth fifteen and over
II. should lend an attentive ear to
- what the Brownsville Rotary
club has 70 say Of returning TO