Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-31


THE business map OF the United
States Chamber Of Commerce,
setting forth conditions all over
the United States, which will ap-
pear in the September issue OF Ma
tons Business Is released today.
And again the Valley is shown In the
white"
And there are only five spots in
the entire United States where this
survey shows business conditions
good.
Those who would be prone TO COM
plain OF their lot in the Valley
should compare this with the re-
mainder OF the United States. What
ever 1t may be, even in isolated
Valley cases where business might be
bad, there Is the consolation that
there Is more chance Of recovery
here than in most any part Of the
entire country.
THE buoyant price effect Of the
world war is over and this good
business credit given the Valley
does not necessarily mean that a
flood Of trade Is going TO engulf
the mar who Is standing still wait
ing for it.
AS a whole the country is in a
period where trade will flow 10 the
keen and the energetic. The point
is that the business is still 70 be
had. but not served every few min
utes on a silver platter.
THE Valley is preparing to build
and to build soundly and wise
~. Brownsville's city fathers
step out and get a city planner and
say let's map out our course intel
1igently, based on experience, and
with an eye for beauty.
Close on the heels of this move
mens comes that Of those connected
with the real estate business, direct
ly and indirectly. who have banded
themselves together to improve the
standards Of building, design and
Identification. They have not only
adopted a code of ethics for their
own protection, but they plan to as
sist IN coming and other moves for
better city building. This Is the
Brownsville chapter OF the National
Builders and Construction associa-
ton, which recently started has
gained great impetus.
HAVING handed out this bit Of
whatever 1T may be worth. the
engineer OF this column comes
now to an attempt to call 10 the
attention Of those interested IN such
work a question, which is probably
o serious than many may think.
This is the question Of rental
properties for the many who Will
come here this winter.
AS 1t now stands the visitors will
not be able to get homes. They will
then go away and spread the news:
What Is the S to go there you
cannot get a place to stay"
One agent told this writer only
yesterday that he could rent ten
furnished homes today III he had
them. To get a bit personal. We
have searched the town over for a
furnished home. carried an adver-
tisement and no replies.
1t seems to us we are inviting
people to come TO Brownsville and
spend the winter. Then when they
get here we can only tell them that
we have nowhere that they may live
except in the hotels. And these will
soon be filled.
OTHERWISE the SIN shines bright
cool weather in August. Mos
quitoeS being eliminated, fine
out door sports OF more kinds than
any other spot can offer, health,
corn on the cob for Thanksgiving,
Christmas or the Fourth Of July
a land flowing with milk and honey.
III we do not permit ourselves TO
think the COWS will milk themselves.
or the bees bring in the honey and
place II on the table.
ANIMATED Annie says the Valley
"A 4 no place for the "one gallus'
- man.
IN case you have never lived in
Arkansas, or in Other places
- where the "one gallus" man
makes his habitat. he is the fellow
who follows the lines OF least re-
sistance 10 say the least. When one
~suspender breaks, he runs the other
diagonally over his shoulder and
fastenS it with a nail.
Pardon us II we have insulted your
intelligence by this explanation, but
really this variety or human specie
Is so seldom seen hereaboutS. He
nuicklv dies OF starvation.