Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
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at a time and do not crowd. Speak
ing through the columns Of our es-
teemed morning contemporary, Col.
W. Z. Easterwood advises the pur-
chase of Valley land. Grid your
loins for the fray. and may there
be not too many killed in the rush
to give the colonel a chance to take
his own advice.
localized BOXING In Texas
will not be for another two years,
at least. The bill which would have
permitted such exhibitions did not
have Q chance In the last minute
rush OF legislative matters. Person
ally, We see no difference between
wrestling and boxing insotar as
public well being and morals are
concerned, and IL the one Is al
lowed, why not the other?
BEST NEWS OF the current year
came Yesterday afternoon from the
mouth of Col. Francis Glover, COM
mander of Fort Brown, IN the an
nouncement that the war depart
ment has practically decided upon
the expenditure of a cool half mil
lion dollars in rebuilding OF the
historic fort on the banks Of the
Rio Grande. y
What this will mean TO Browns
Vile goes without saying. The Gre
alton OF another beauty spot IN the
Valley will add to the manifold at
fractions Of the region; assurance
that the fort Is to stay and is not
to be Topped off IN the orgy OF
government economy is good news
to Brownsville business houses;
and the further assurance hat
Brownsville and the Valley are 70
continue to enjoy the very good
company Of the personnel OF \
fort is perhaps the best news OF all
Names famous in the history OF
the United States are associated
with Fort Brown. from the time
when Robert r. Lee spent the days
of his shavetailhood in Brownsville
down to modern days when Brig.
Gen. Uhen CaptainD Frank MCCOY
roamed the border during the ban
dit troubles of Is and 'l6.
THOUSANDS OF EX-SERVICE
men are still fighting the war. TO
these men, boys back in II, the war
was Just the beginning OF the fight
To help these men, to bring cheer
into lives broken by service for their
country, the Legion Auxiliary OF
Brownsville and other Valley cities
will conduct the annual Poppy
Sale" Of the organization. Proceeds
of the sale 90 to help provide q
ditional comforts for these men.
Brownsville and Valley citizens
have patronized these poppy sales
most literally in the past, we have
no doubt that they will patronize
Saturdays sale just as noerany.
VALLEY SHIPPERS again are
going to the bat in an effort 10
keep down freight rates on the
vegetable output Of the Valley.
They claim. and we believe with
S that should the present
Gin TOP rate on carrots and beetS
be eliminated, and those commo-
dities forced TO carry the full top
rate. the carrot and beet Industry
Of the Valley would pass into his
tory Immediately.
Transportation charges from the
rValley to the eastern seaooaro
constitute a very liberal slice of the
price paid by eastern jobbers. Raise
those charges. and it will be hard
Ia sell Valley carrots and beets in
the east. even should the grow
ers make a gracious gift OF their
produce to shippers.
The freight business originating
IN the Valley is undoubtedly respon-
sible for holding up the total bust
ness of the road operating here.
Just because business over their
territory may be down. is no rea-
son at all for raising the ante on
Valley growers and shippers. who
are already contributing their full
share to the revenues Of the roads
Railroads operating in the Valley
have done a great deal for the
Valley. and the Valley has recipro>
GATED as its growth has permitted.
Freight rates out Of the Valley
have been a sore point which has
tended to keep roads and Valley
ties apart. May the question be
settled some day. and settled with
slstice to both parties concerned.