Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-06
IN DUR
VALLEY
} BY CHARLES HALL,

- by CHARLES HALL 60
BECAUSE OF the distribution OF
ID booklets taking a healthy rap
at the Valley, and having been
forewarned Of a meeting scheduled
in Chicago for May 7, in which it
Is thought Better Business Bureaus
will seek further legislative action
against the Valley in Middle West
ern .tates. Valley business men
and realtor representatives gather
ed at McAllen yesterday TO organize
for the purpose Of ~offsetting the
vicious attacks.
What a fear the Valley seems TO
have thrown into the Middle West
via Wisconsin. Colonization is in
progress on the staked plains OF the
Panhandle and several other sec
tons of Texas. but the people are
not as up and coming" in their
efforts at settlement and cannot
offer the intensive cultivation that
the Valley can-but why such a
discrimination against the Valley.
On the face of it. it seems that GER
tain circles in the Middle West have
been made boyishly mad.
But the Valley should take steps
70 offset the propaganda which Is
more wild-eyed and erroneous than
that Of even an INSCRIPTIONS land
company would dare to attempt.
The wortS part of the situation is
that the name Better Business bur-
eau gives the rap a stamp Of authen-
ITCHY.
II the Valley does not defend it
self Wisconsin realtors are not going
TO defend IL. That much is being
made certain.
AND while Better Business bur-
~ eaus are being mentioned, Sec
rotary G.. c. Richardson OF the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
never did find out exactly who threw
that brick, when the Detroit Better
Business bureau circulated stuff in
timating that the purchase Of ar
royo land in the Valley is done at
a hazard, when arroyo land Is often
the best.
WITH the passage Of the omnibus
WV bill carrying the Valleys port
- project and Harlingen's survey
OF the Colorado still predicted be-
tween May Is and May 20, Browns
vile may have another project TO
consido with the coming Of the
port.
This will be the widening Of Four
teenth street.
The plans call for a turning basin
at the end of that street. Already
a heavy traffic passes ove 1t, and
the present city commission feels
somewhat inclined to look with ia
vor upon widening 1t.
1t is one Of those matters that
should be freely discussed before a
conclusion Is reached, for 1t will
involve quite an outlay of money.
But the fact remains that If 1t has
to be widened some day. 1t can new
er be done any cheaper.
This is merely passed on as an
idea to be given some thought.
THE eyes of Texas are upon
Brownsville today with the r. B.
Creager million dollar libel suit
in progress. Special newspaper men
are here writing the details as they
are introduced into court, and
Brownsville datelines are cropping
out all over the country.
The newspaper men here are Tex
as newspaper men and whatever
sidelights crop out will give a true
picture. When the baseball teams
were training in the Valley a New
York sportG writer got imaginary
at his desk and told about the In
dams the visiting players were
having to give way to on the side
walks.
1t made good reading for those
who knew no better. but how silly
1t was TO the enlightened.
WHICH reminds us that even
WV Thomas L. Blanton. coming
from Abilene to the Valley, came
wondering what kind of a jury he
would have to face. The outcome
Of his experience vas that alter
wards he told the engineer Of this
column he faced the most intelli-
gent jury he had expounded the law
before IN many a day.
The East simply will not have its
Texas as it is. They want some rat
tlesnakes. and cowboys and taran-
tulas and the more artistic in mag
ination like to have a "Redskin bite
the dust" ever and anon.
BROWNSVILLE and the Valley
IA joined Matamoros in celebrat-
ing Cinco de Mayo. A general
good time was reported except there
were several miX-ups on the OPEN
ing and closing Of the international
bridges. Several were caught by
closed gates and forced TO spend
the night a Ia otra lado. Why not
come to a complete understanding
on such matters?
INCIDENTALLY 1t did not rain on
Cinco de Mayo. II has been a
custom for many years sort Of
an old Spanish custom. if YOU wish.
for IL to wet the merry makers on
both that holiday and that Of Sep
TENDER is.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
7 ONDON - Women members Of
Parliament are wearing cotton
dresses and stockings as part
of a national cotton week TO aid the
textile industry.
DETROIT - Brass rails are TO be
junked and mahogany bars chopped
up under future paddock DEGREES OF
Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle. In
announcing his intention. he said
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