Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

IN OUR
VALLEY

the Valley are on their collective
ear over the bill now pending be-
fore the legislature which would
levy a tax of ? cents per acre foot
on all water used by irrigation
projects. the tax to be paid By the
person or organization to whom the
water right Is granted.
Frank Robertson OF San Benito
estimates that IL will cost the water
districts Of the Valley a cold S40.0
per year II the bill goes through.
and very aptly points out that the
state board Of water engineers OPP
crates to the benefit Of the entire
state. just as the board OF regents
OF the University of Texas operates.
Just as the state railroad commits
sion operates, or just as any one Of
the score or state boards
operate.
This being the case, the water
districts claim unjust diScrimina-
ton il any ball which makes the
Of operation Of any state board.
Depend on that association Of
water districts TO guard the purse
strings of the Valley and to guard
the interests Of the Valley. Closer
to the heart Of the Valley than
perhaps any other one class Of
Valley residents. the directors of our
irrigation projects are thinking deep
thoughts while the rest Of US are
enjoying life.
They realize just how dependent
is this Valley. Of urs on the water
that comes from the Rio Grande.
They know that without that water
our fertile fields will revert to the
desert they once were. n our
farmers will be out OF luck. which
means. II goes without saying, that
We will all be out Of luck.
So. our water districts will lead
the fight against the proposed tax,
which means just another tax
added To the tax burden already
carried by Valley farmers.
And u water districts will con-
tinue their efforts to dam the Rio
Grande through the medium of a.
master irrigation district composed
OF all the irrigable land in all Of
the Valley counties. And such men
as Clay Everhard OF Pharr. w. r..
shaw Of Mercedes. Frank Robertson
and w. 4. Anderson OF San Benito,
R. B. Creager and Judge III. IL.
Yates Of Brownsville will continue
to give OF their time and effort to
solve the economic problems OF the
Valley.
Tile industrial East is getting on
its feet, in fact is recovering its
strength sufficiently TO give US the
spectacle Of another bull market.
Don't laugh 40 a bull market. when
ID stays within bounds. A bull mar
ket means that business Is recover
ing. and that people are recovering
their confidence in business.
And when that happens, money
loosens up. payrolls are increased,
and the worker in New York, Boston.
Chicago and Detroit has the money
TO buy the carrots and beetS and
broccoli and hymtsher and dande-
lion green's and grapefruit and or
angeS which the farmer OF the Low
err Rio Grande has to sell and right
away we get a bull market on all
OF those commodities.
Henry Ford put 100000 men back
TO work the first Of the week. Other
automobile manufacturers have put
thousands back on the job. In one
week the railroads added thous-
ands to their payrolls. Men who
had been living on their capital
became wage earners and spenders
OF income. Men who had been
forced to borrow or even appeal
to charity became able To buy the
necessities Of life and In lust a
little while will be able 10 take on
some OF the luxurieS.
Things are picking up all over
this United States, in spite Of what
our friends the communists NAV
have to say. and these birds who
are staging the communist demon
STATIONS will be the only disap-
pointed ones III the country-for.
II they are given a chance to
work. then tlieir hard luck will
begini