Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-21
IN DUR
VALLEY

THEY CALL HIM Jack" In
washington. but some way or other
ne seems to have held to the
John In the 18th Congressional
District, and John Garner is with
us today.
First elected to the national
house IN 1902, every congress from
the 58th on through has seen the
genial presence OF the keen witted.
hard hitting South Texan. And each
successive congress has seen his
influence on the rise until today he
stands al the most powerful single
man OF the lower house and the
probable next speaker Of that house.
Some men carry their honors
gracefully. Some carry the honor
but refuse TO assume the respon-
sibilities which that honor entails.
Still others assume the responsible
tiles and the work. and seem un-
aware OF the accompanying honor.
To that latter class belongs John
Garner.
Is there work 70 do for the ma
ton or for his district, John Garner
does IL.
Is there a fight to be led for the
party Of his choice. there Is John
Garner.
The intimate OF the great and the
near great. John Garner IS still
John Garner to his friends and
constituents OF the 18th district.
He turns from a TELEPHONE con-
~versation OF President Hoover and
continues his conversation about
Brownsville and the Valley with
never a change In his manner.
His heart is with his people.
BROWNSVILLE HAS THE sec
ond lowest fire insurance rate and
the second best fire record in the
state. T. p. Sarran Is It's fire chief.
San Antonio has the lowest fire
insurance rate and the best fire
plrecord in Texas, j. G.. Sarran Is
its fire chief.
Right j. G. Sarran OF San An
tonic is the big broth OF v. o.
Sarran Of Brownsville. and T. p.
allows how he IS working mighty
hard 70 give j. @. a race for top
honoE
BY NE way. T. p. Ssrran, and we
N presume his brother also. came 20
Texas as one of those honest-to-
spodness down east Yankees from
Little Rhody. and what he can't
tell YOU about the way Boston
Baked Beans should be cooked Is
not in the cookbook.
NICE WORDS. THESE that come
today from Major Milo P. Fox, dis
trict engineer under whose eagle
eye work OF the Brownsville port
project IS progressing.
Everything on the project TO date
is distinctly lake" says Major Fox
In effect.
Survey, which will be concluded
In a few days, finds things Just
about as expected, and no Difficult
ties are expected either in the
dredging OF the channel 70 the
Brownsville turning basin or In its
maintenance after completion.
Affairs of the navigation district
are looking distinctly rosy these
bright summer DAYS. and there Is
every reason to believe that the
contracts will be advertised and
bids let on schedule, with little or
no delay.
DID YOU KNOW that the Valley
had been having a drought FOR
last three months? Neither did We,
until w. j. Schnurbusch so inform
ed the Herald Saturday afternoon.
A fine thing. these Valley
droughts. More power TO them.
Rain. such a godsend TO other
agricultural sections OF the coun-
try. seldom spells anything but
R-r-i-e-f 20 the Lower Rio Grande
valley Of Texas.
Ninety per cent OF u crop fall
ures may be traced. either directly
or indirectly. 70 untimely showers
or periods Of excessive rainfall.
Guarantee the Valley a rainless
fall and spring and the tomato
crop OF this section would be a
sure-fi-e bonanza.
Keep off the rain during the
early summer, and watch US take
the lead in cotton production.
50. Mr.. weather Man. predict all
the drought you want 20. and then
make your predictions stickl