Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21

IN OUR

A NATION PAYS tribute today.

a NATION PA1S IIlDuVe lOudys
To one whose life was devot, o
his fellow man.
Whose achievements will 1--we
forever.
Affecting the lives Of the great
majority Of those who inhabit this
mortal sphere.
Lowly and great alike are served
by the products OF that great brain.
His genius has not been snuffed
out.
1t lives today, will live forever.
The body of Thomas A. Edisc~ is
being buried todav.
STRAWBERRY associations are
getting in style.
Following the trend of the times,
the two such as )ciations o oper-
ating in the Valley propose a
merger.
Thereby showing that good sense
actuates their operations.
Merger is hoped to be accom-
plished at the meeting to be held
at Weslaco Friday night.
\ There is this about it.
FCooperatives must be able TO CO.
operate.
Two associations fighting each
other ynder the name Of cooper
atives" belle their name.
And make folks wonder.
WELL WELL! SO the railroads
were denied their IS per cent
freight increase.
That little old fact e some
thing to the Valley.
Means that our shippers won't
have to pay SO much for their car
lot shipments OF fruits and vege-
tables.
Which. OF course, means that
our owe won't have TO pay mat
extra tariff in lower prices Tor tneir
fruit.
Valley shippers fought the ilght
of the Valley on this proposition.
vigorously protested the freight
hike.
Sent letters.
Sent kilograms.
Mailed briefs.
Enlisted the South Texas Cham
Der of Commerce.
And Valley chambers Of COM
merce.
And their own organization.
To fight the increase as " alIect-
ed the Valley.
Apparently our mite added 70
other mites won out.
AND JIMMIE DOOLITTLE slip
ned through the clouds.
Getting 10 Mexico City 2
a soul in the Valley ever even
seeing him.
which was not nice Of the major.
But we forgive him. II,
For on is way back he Will
spend az least a night, maybe longer
in Brownsville.
viii not be trying to break
records that time.
Mavbe so we can get 10 talk with
him for a half second. u,
While he visits with his Do
friend Capt. Sundell Of the Amer
lean Arrays.
And that will mean another
story sent out over the wires OF me
Associated Press from Brownsville.
Carrying the fame Of the Va!iey
"a hundreds Of papers over the
United states.
Recause we nave an airport here.
Sitting at the funnel Of the
cone of air traffic.
as Col. Gilmore has stated and
We have repeated In these columns
before.
And will probably repeat again.
Airy OF BROWNSVILLE pub
nyses a financial statement.
(Which Is a financial statement.
Showing the city 70 have a net
worth Of nearly n ID n half
million dollars.
Which is something.
In these DAYS and times.
And further showing that the
operations Of the municipal light
and water plant have Melted the
CITY a handsome profit.
Which is something else again.
Hope YOU read the statement in
Yesterdays issue Of the Herald.
Also hope that If there was any
thing YOU did not understand about
the Statement that YOU call the
city manager or the mayor or some
of the city commissioners and get
II explained.
It's your business. that state
ment.
Published because Il Is your busi-
ness.
If YOU don't like It. tell your duly
elected servants so.
And II you don't understand II.
ask them.