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

IN DUR
Y ALLEY
TALKED WITH OUR "optimis'

Ah1EALb Win O0R OptllllAot
again Monday afternoon.
Said he:
Il have never been so certain as
TO the future development OF this
Valley as 1 am today"
Things had TO get better before
they got worse, he thought.
No use trying to kid ourselves. Is
his.4dea.
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-
y3Ad words the ability Of any man
Vi face facts.
And In the second ace, We
admire the ability OF ny man. who
facing facts. can derive comfort
from those facts and 60 happily
about his business. pu lg his
own house in order.
Folks. II Is coming.
Might Just as well realize 1t.
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 70 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 f today will not prove
firm assets tomorrow?
Will the grower and shipper (
Valley grapefruit learn nothing
of value from the present shipping
season?
Has he learned nothing from the
experience OF the past?
viii not the business man run
his business more Sanely in the
future, and the banker?
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 1t.
We all know 1t.
JIMMIE DOOLITTLE will prob
ably have SKINNED over the Valley
before you read this.
En- route from Ottawa, Canada,
to Mexico City on.a mere matter
OF a one day Jaunt.
Due in Corpus Christi at l p. m
The way he flies" as Capt. sun
dell of the Pan-American Always
expresses 1t, he probably went over
Brownsville at lao.
Will stop here on his way back.
To visit with his d army side
kick, the captain.
And this morning George Poca-
and L. +. Hoover hopped off
Eenezuela.
sId this morning we had with us
couple OF real Yankees from New
York City EN- route 10 Mexico City.
en- route TO Mexico City.
To serve some sort OF papers on
the secretary OF his honor, Mayor
Jimmie walker.
All OF these gentlemen are in the
public eye.
Every one OF them is responsible
for Brownsville getting its name
In the papers all over I -, country.
And they come here because the
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
In both grower and shipper.
And 10 all OF us who hope 10
have a little OF the money stick to
our palms.
Those extra 40 days will help.
Personally. We think we ought 70