Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-30

IN OUR
VALLEY
GENIAL A. 3. wALDRON Of the

GENIAL A. q. wALDRON Of the
Mopac lines drops In for a visit.
Hands us a piece of paper on
which Is printed the reasons. from
the viewpoint Of the railroads. why
the IS per cent horizontal raise IN
freight rates they are asking from
the !. G. G. should be granted.
Asked him II he expected US to
say we hoped they'd get II, and ne
frankly said no.
Still, said A. p, the roads really
think they have a case.
They really think they are entitl-
ed to more money for the service
they are performing.
And do you know, we are inclined
TO the belief that there are two
sides to the question.
Our railroads are not perfect. They
make many mistakes, even as you
and I.
They are suffering from the re-
putation given them In the long ago
by Commodore Vanderbilt when he
mace his famous the public be
damned" explosion.
But they are trying. They are CIV
ing better service in the Rio Granoe
Valley than ever before.
They have acceded TO many re-
quests for reduction In rates on
Valley vegetables and citrus.
They are giving growers n snip
pers the fullest measure Of coopera-
ton.
We like the railroads operating IN
the Valley.
We like the bunch Of good fellows
and keen business men who handle
the Southern Pacific and missouri
Pacific business in the Valley.
But-we hope they don't get that
Is per cent freight rate hike, at least
until they have removed the Robs-
town d~ifferential.
MERCEDES NEWS-TR1BUNE
wants a traffic officer at Boca Chica
beach.
Claims that too high a rate OF
speed Is maintained by autoists at
Boca Chica and expresses the fear
that the lives Of children playing Oh
! the NsShds may be taken.
Ye4Eerday's Herald told OF the 10.
lives snuffed out In Texas over =
weekend. six meeting death While
swimmin or wadlng.
Our Valley beaches have been free
from tragedy SO far this summer.
Let's all make up our minds tnat
we are going TO do u Dit 70 keep
them that way.
Kids and grown-ups alike enjoy
The sands and the surf at Boca Cnica
and Padre Island.
Careful and cautious. may that De
our attitude while enjoying nature S
Fairgrounds.
AS WAS EXPECTED. Brownsville
yesterday voted the $4,000 0 school
bond issue for the construction OF
additional grammar school facilitles:
AS was explained by members OF
the board when they asked Tor tne
hond issue. only temporary rellei
will be afforded by the funds thus
made available.
within the next two or three
wears we NAV expect TO know WIN
some degree of certainty Just wnere
we stand on the matter OF immaculate
future growth.
when that time comes, u schools
Will without doubt undertake an
ambitious program of expansion
which will provide facilities for ear
I, 10 come in keeping with the pros
pects Of Brownsville.
FFDERAL BUILDING Of Browns
Vile draws near. Telegram received
hv r. b. Creager this morning from
Ferry X. Heath, assistant secretary
OF treasury. advises that the Browns
vile post-office will be or the mar
ket for bids probably by July 10.
That is welcome news.
This half million dollar structure
will provide work for many a man.
n win bring foreign money into
circulation in Brownsville.
It will help make Brownsville look
like the city II really Is.
Thanks OF Brownsville are due 10
Mfr. Creager for having used his in
fluence in washington to hurry the
GOOD work along.