Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Brownsville Takes Place
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As Continent Crossroads
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Two Important Arrays

is u%neventful whether II be with
Pan American Always In South
America or at home with American
Always. 1t would not have been SO
surprising If the young lady with
the ten-foot snake placidly wrapped
around her neck had stood at a
terminal near the jungles of South
America and asked for passage. but
the incident occurred In the lounge
like offices of a mid-continent sta
ton OF American Anyways.
Regulations of the company speci-
fled that animals and birds would
not be carried on Its planes. but the
young lady pointed out that her pet
was q reptile and under the COM
pany's own regulations was not ex-
cluded from transportation.
After considerable persuasion, the
young ticket agent compromised with
the young woman and II was agreed
that oscar" would be included on
the passenger manifest If and when
he was enclosed In a snake-prooi
box. The new tickets excluding rep
tiles we're drying on the printers
tables when the young woman ar
rived a. the ticket office. She walked
! determinedly to the plane and tool
her seat with a flounce that dared
any of the operations men TO disturb
her or Oscar
Depend On Routine.
Even with It's features In the make
up OF humanity. the airways like any
other business, depend on routine for
their bread and butter revenue.
Probably at first they were used
mostly BY former filters and by
people who took passage in extremi-
ties. but the pioneering period Is al
ready nearing its end and Just
folks" make up the bulk Of the pas
| sengers. Tn planes are seldom
crowded TO capacity and yet 1t IS
rare that a passenger finds himself
alone in the cabin. This gives the
traveller added space in which to
move about and to some this is
mentally restful even though 1t Is
beyond their physical requirements.
Anticipating some reluctance. II
has been with surprise that the air.
ways have noted their heavy pat
ronage by women. Planes seldom
leave ports without one or two wo-
men among each half dozen paSsen-
gers and occasionally the masculine
representation Is confined TO the
crew.
Reflection has convinced the air
ways that this condition Is due to
the extraordinary courteSieS extend
ed in the matter OF making reserva-
tons IN advance for hotels and for
CITY Transportation. These with COM
plete comfort facilities on the ships
lowered any mental barriers that
might previously have existed to wo-
men using air travel extensively.
The Panama Canal Zone and Gen.
trail America act as the necks OF the
tunnels through which the inter-
continental traffic flows 10 Browns
vile from the north and the south.
The wide and safe Missippi Valley
opens northward TO Canada and
southwark there Is a natural corTi-
dor following the eastern coastline
OF Mexico. IN both instances these
natural advantages are supported by
commercial centers developed be-
fore the advent OF air t~ransporta-
ton.
AS a result travellers are taking
rapidly TO the air ways and inter-
national trips are being cleared Of
delays which now are mostly Off
cial. Passengers from the Canal Zone
reach Brownsville at noon OF the
third day and transfer to the Ameri-
can Anyways plane which reaches
Dallas that night. From Dallas 10
is but one day to any OF the principal
cities OF the west or middle west and
overnight 10 New York.