Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-12
Brownsville BANKS CONSOLIDATE
IN OUR
VALLEY
CONGRATULATIONS are in or

49, ~ w. RAANAA1@N N1A0J ~ 80
assets of thhe First National bank in
Brownsville, becomes ale OF the
strongest banks in all south Texas.
Oldtimers who hate to see the
Oldest bank in Brownsville lose its
identity will find their sorrow as
suaged by the realizati,n that the
merging OF the assets Of the First
National with those Of the Mer-
chants National has resulted in
giving Brownsville a bank with
resources approximating s~5.000.00o-
The largest bank in south Texas
outside the cities of San Antonio
and Houston.
Congratulations are indeed in
order.
EVER SEE A BOY wish a new
toy?
Interesting sight, Is 1t not2
Enthusiasm run rampant.
judgment thrown to the four
winds.
Can see nothing, hear nothing,
say nothing, do nothing that does
not have 10 do with the recent
acquisition.
That's all right for the boy.
Far be 1t from Us to begrudge
him the pleasure and the excite
ment.
But It's not such good business
for grown men and women.
So we say:
Let's temper our enthusiasm with
Judgment in our reactions and our
sudden interest in public affairs.
We've forgotten we had anything
to do with government for a long
time.
OF a sudden, due to the stress OF
the times, we have suddenly
awakened to the fact.
We find things We do not Ike.
we want to change them, and
change them right now.
And are prone to sprinkle a
little high life" where we have
been used to throwing wordy
bouquets.
If some Of our public officials
have been choosing the line OF least
resistance, what have We been
doing, If not the selfsame thing?
We will accomplish the needed
reforms.
Must bring them about.
But let's not get bitter about 1t.
We are ali to blame.
Remember, that conditions al
they exist are not peculiar to any
one county or counties.
May be found in every one Of the
254 counties of Texas.
We can get what We want and
still keep sweet.
Let's do 1t.
REMEMBER THE FABLE OF
the man who roamed the world
hunting for treasure, and came
back TO find that q diamond field
had been opened literally in his
own backyard?
They'll be telling the same sort
of a tale on us folks who live in
kbe Valley these days.
VALLEY real estate values have
fflen in sympathy with the dis
tress Of other sections.
City property in all Valley towns
is being offered at prices which
would have been ridiculous a few
years ago.
And which will be still more RI
diculous in just g few short years
ahead.
Farm lands have come down in
price.
Up in Willacy county where the
big new development Is taking
place, land is offered at prices
which remind us of the days of
1914 and 1915 IN Hidalgo and Cam
eron counties.
Before We realized shat was
going to happen in this Valley.
And the Development that was
coming.
The values cannot but improve.
They are rock bottom.
And We Of the Valley are sitting
here blind to the diamond field 10
our own backyard.
Some Of us boarding our cash.
Others Of us worrying about the
stock market.
Neglecting u big opportunities.
oh, WE'LL
II we don't. somebody else will.
INVESTORS EVERYWHERE are
taking advantage Of similar condi-
tons.
Noticed in Sundays Herald
where they are predicting large
purchases OF cotton as an invest
ment.
Due to the low price of the
staple.
If the wise money heads say that
vtton is a good buy for that rea-
IN, why not Valley real estate2