Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20

IN DUR
VALLEY

TALKED WITH OUR "optimist"
again Monday afternoon.
Said ne:
i lave never been so certain as
TO the future development OF this
Valley IS l am today"
Thing had to get better before
they got worse, he thought.
No use trying to kid ourselves. is
his idea.
Looks things as they are in the
face.
Cut out the boosting
Get down TO the fundamentals.
Learn the lesson of today and
make tomorrow profit by the learn
ing OF that lesson.
We like to talk to this optimist
friend.
In the first place. We admire be-
yond words the ability OF any man
to face facts.
And in the second ace, We
admire the ability OF ny man. who
facing facts, can derive comfort
from those facts and 90 happily
about his business. pu.-ng his
4wn house in order.
Folks. 1t is coming.
Might just as well realize II.
The time is coming when the
Valley. along with the rest Of the
world. Is going to hav- to face facts.
And we may be most thankful
that the facts we have to face are
not disconcerting.
That they carry with them the
promise Of a glorior future.
II We but carry on.
CAN ANYONE doubt but that
the lessons II today will not prove
firm assets tomorrow?
Will the grower and shipper I
Valley grapefruit learn nothing
OF value from the present shipping
season?
Has he learned nothing from the
experience Of the past7
Will not the business man run
his business more Sanely in the
future, and the banker7
Can you doubt but that the az
fairs OF city, county. state and ma
ton will be managed with a more
careful regard for detail and with
more economy
Best Of all. don't you realize that
today YOU are taking an interest
in public matters far and away
more keen than you have ever
taken in your whole life?
You know II.
We all know II.
JIMMIE DOOLITrLE will prob
ably have skinned over the Valley
before you read this.
En- route from Ottawa, Canada,
to Mexico City on q mere matter
OF a one day jaunt.
Due in Corpus Christi at ! p. m.
The way he flies as Capt. Sun
dell OF the Pan-American Always
expresses ii, he probably went over
Rrounsville at lao.
Will stop here on his way back.
To visit With his cd army side
kick. the captain.
And this morning George Poca-
terra and L. t. Hoover hoped off
for Venezuela.
And some time today or tomorrow
We will have with us a couple OF
real Yankees from New York City
on route TO Mexico City.
ATn serve some sort Of papers on
- secretary OF his honor. Mayor
Jl&nmie Walker.
TAu o. these gentlemen are In the
public eye.
Every one OF them is responsible
O Brownsville getting It's name
in the napers all over I ; country.
And they come here because Il
Valley has an airport
One of the four best in the
United States.
At Brownsville.
SOME REAL GOOD news In
sundays brownsville Herald.
Quoting John Shary Of Mission
and Sharyland.
To the effect that he had been
assured in washington
That the citrus shipping season
would be extended.
Probably for 40 DAYS.
Until April 10th. 1882.
That should be encouraging news
To both grower and shipper.
And to all OF us who hope 70
have a little OF the money stick 10
our palms.
Those extra 40 days will help.
Personally. we think We ought to
get more
we won't balk at the forty.
Rut would like to see IL made 80