Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-19
nHART1N insult and e large party

have come to see what all the racket
down here Is about, and last night
we're scheduled to gather az the
Port Isabel club house for dinner 20
tell a few things they may be think
ing Of.
Some few days ago Mr. insult an
nounced his belief in better business
times ahead by saving that his in
terests planned q $500, 600, 900 expan-
sion program. That Is about the
biggest instance we can recall OF
putting your money where your
mouth is.
Interested men OF this calibre,
with millions TO back their beliefs,
constitute ore Of the best steps the
Valley can take toward quick ceyel-
opnent.
GORDON Street, Brownsville bank
In er, has set forth a plan to ad-
vertise the Valley and especially
his own city, Brownsville. To date
no definite action has been taken
toward its adoption, although on
or two civic clubs have appointed
committees TO go into the matter
and bring back recommendations.
II those. who should deal with such
a suggestion, should find II feasible
and practical 1t should be put to an
early vote.
Data properly presented will catch
financial eyes Of other capitalists
such as we have with us today and
we will be having more inspections
OF the Valley. The time has come
when real coin OF the realm will
have TO be expended TO develop this
Magic Valley TO its fullest extent.
Advertising Of the right kind prop
erly presented will be q major step
toward this end.
MINATED Annie says optimism
IA and many slaps on the back will
20 far toward u~pbuilding the
morale OF a community. but II will
still take money 70 buy a square
meal.
TODAY Is Sunday, and the day the
autoists pack the Valley high
ways In search OF fresh air and
or outing.
With the rains OF the past few
days, and we hope not Of today, dan
gers on the highway will be augu-
mented by slippery pavement and
muddy road shoulders.
What the engineer OF this column
Is coming TO is to sound the warning
against the long list of injured. and
too often the dead, compiled each
Monday morning. Let's have one
weekend without a single accident.
II every driver In the Valley will ap-
point himself a committee of one
10 sea that today. at least, he will
avoid every semblance of danger,
this can be accomplished. Let's have
one after-the-week-end devoid a
automobile wrecks and homes OF
sudden sorrow.
y. A. RosENTHAL. busy city man.
A. ager, wants 10 know where the
engineer of this column gets the
idea the city should put numbers on
BrowrsvillelS houses. He says the
city will not do H.
II was suggested BY this writer
that the city pass an ordinance fore
ing the property owners to number
their houses Mr.. Rosenthal said he
thought the city had such an ordi-
nance.
If the city has such an ordinance.
why does II not enforce II. or else
wipe IL off the books7 Mr.. Roser-
thai suggests that ve look I'D and
see II we can find where n other
city has put the numbers on the
houses. AS the engineer or this
column we are not particularly con-
cerned with what other cities do or
such q matter. We live IN Browns
vile. Texas. and have Brownsville's
welfare in mind In what Is best for
us. and not the idea q apeing some
one else.
AT Mr. Fosenthal's suggestion ve
~ carried the idea Of every prop
erty owner numbering his house.
and there was about as much res
ponSe 10 u as would be received
from a mouse invited TO q dinner
party by a cat.
What The Herald Is interested in
is that the signs be placed on every
home IN the city. and II is not par
ticularly concerned about how IL Is
done. But our keeping Il before the
public has brought one thing. It
has U4OUSl4t dUOui Gil dllSNtI from
Mr.. Rosenthal. This answer Sat
urday was that the city would not do
il. Well and good. Mr.. Rosenthal-
II YOU speak for the entire city. Let's
find some other way. What We want
Is every house num5ered-simply
because they are greatly needed.
TT is a small thing which would
cost every property cvner about
forty cents. and stop much me-
sndering around hunting where you
wous1 like 70 go
MEMBERS Of the deep water port
I commission report further steps
- on details OF winding up the
obtaining rights-of-way II has been
4 tedious road. the end OF which
Il now reported almost in view.
Thinking the matter over we have
decided that we have spoken and
written too much about the port.
and for a change. as the time nears
q widened action. we have decid-
al to refer TO IL as the harbor.
somehow or other We believe il
sounds bigger.