Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-07
IN Il !, , JR
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL

u BY CHARLES HALL -
IN a s there be any who do not
realize the Importance OF that
railway meeting, which will be
held here for three days beginning
January %. it might be well to say
here that this proposed meeting will
be one Of the biggest railway meet
ings ever held in Texas.
And that goes just as 1t is written.
Brownsville is indeed fortunate in
obtaining such a meeting. While
the gathering is held once a month,
q further idea of its Importance in
railway circles can be gathered
when it becomes known that this
will be the first time 1t has ever
been held west OF the Mississippi
river.
Frankly what has happened IS
that leading railway men OF this
section of the country have got it
w to the railway men OF the na-
ton that the Valley Is an important
factor in the railway world, and
they are coming 10 see if 1t is all
true.
WITH this in view Il Is going TO
wv be up TO Brownsville and Valley
people to do all We can to have
them see the Valley as it really is.
Properly presented there is no fear,
Eut What this territory will sell it
self.
1t Is thought there will be about
$50 present at that meeting. They
come asking nothing. They are ali
big railway men with healthy ex-
pense accounts. This Is said TO
show their calibre. 1t is even I'M
derstood that they will probably be
too busy to be banqueted and spoken
to in after dinner speeches.
But 1t might not be at all amiss
for representative citizens Of the
Valley TO make some arrangements
to entertain them with a little trip
up the Valley.
And from what has been gathered
this should probably be done by
people representing the various
towns proffering their automobiles
with these representative men at
the wheel. They al thus meet
and greet the distinguished visitors;
and as they drive. give them the
most intelligent picture possible 10
obtain Of this section.
HLANCING over the papers for the
4 past few days. the stormy petrol
of sport seems TO have beer
furnished by Texas.
We have reference TO Art ShireS.
Charles Arthur, The Great, these
DAYS. Shires first gained notice Is
a professional baseball player while
cavorting around first base for the
Waco Cubs. He was purchased by
the Chicago White Sox. Then the
first thing ne did "a TO get into
a verbal battle over how much Of
the purchase price he was 10 receive.
Almost ever since that day he has
been engaged in some kind Of con-
troversy. until today he seems TO be
in one not so much 10 his liking.
At least he says that If he
can only get clear Of charges Of
fighting in a fixed" affair. he Will
be willing to be a good boy and
play first base for the Pale Horse
Shires probably enjoys the privilege,
or whatever M may wish TO call 1t,
of holding all records on promising
TO be good.
WHICH brings to mind that VAL
wv ley towns today are consider
ing putting up $1,000 in four
spots to bring Western League
teams here for spring training. Nc
Allen has already subscribed that
sum as one Of the towns 70 invl.e
a team. This speaks well for Nc
Allen as possessing PUBLIC spirited
citizens who viii 60 a long way 70
L. advertising for their town
Z Once before it has been limited
in his column that sometimes towns
do not get as much advertising out
OF such events as was at first sup
posed. The engineer Of this COL
umn was once a sports writer IN the
Western League circuit.
He wants TO give IL as his personal
opinion that if the towns approach
cd want to pay $4,000 for baseball
advertising of that nature II Is then
privilege to do so. But he is afraid
that the final outcome will be thai
the Valley will pay the expenses Of
spring training for these teams out
o. their own tills. And he spent n
spring training season with a west
err league team in FL Paso and once
had something 10 do with bringing
tire White Sox TO Waco to train. Ii
was those same White Sox, who aft
erward became Black Sox. We
should consider well before signing.
RHAINLY the advertising We will
W get out Of it will be date lines
in Western cities. Twelve thous-
and dollars will buy a lot Of white
space to talk about the Valley in
the same papers, If We want 70 start
an advertising campaign with such
an expense budget.
aYOW that that is off our chest,
IN let's see where we are in the
Valley.
Oh, yes. another d%eplorable &C
cident. In fact this particular &C
cident is so much TO be regretted,
that it might seem unbecoming Il
dwell upon 1t.
We offer our sincere sympathies
70 the grief stricken relatives and
add that If 1t is the way OF provi-
dence to take o. H. Polly OF San
Benito in that manner. that 1t Is
another regrettable warning TO u
all that the way Of gasoline NAV
lead 70 the grave, even when We