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j rownsville Herald Publishing Co.
Mrs. Jessie O. Wheeler.Editor
Martin J. Slattery Manager
Official Organ of Cameron County
Consolidated in 1893 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan, which was pub
lished in Brownsville for 16 years.
. , Terms of Subscription
Daily—Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mex
ico or Cuba or delivered by carrier
to any part of the city, West
Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoros,
Mexico, one year $6.00; six months
$3.00; one month 50 cents.
Entered at the Postofflce at Browns
ville Texas, as Second Class Mail
Matter.
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THURSDAY, JULY 12 1912
The Herald i* authorized to an
nounce C. G. HALLMARK as a can
did^e for the office of County School
Superintendent, subject to the ac
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tion of the Democratic primaries,
July 27, 1912.
WELCOME THE COMING GUESTS.
The Herald takes pleasure in once
more calling attention to the joint
meeting of three important societies
in Brownsville, Monday and Tuesday
of next week. Of these societies the !
eldest is that of The South Texas'
Gardeners. Brownsville is the home
of this society. This is its place of
beginning, and the point whence ra
diates its good influence in the val
ley. In point of fact, the Gardeners
will act as host to the other two
associations. The Rio Grande Cane
growers Association and the Rio
Horticultural Association will hold
their meetings jointly with part of
the gardeners, and will have part in
tn the programme.
It is to be expected that Browns
ville will show its usual interest in
ti is important annual event. Our cit
izens are proud to know that Browns
ville is t* home of the South Texas
Gardeners, and undoubtedly will ex
^tend to them the usual cordial greet
ing. The Cane Growers and Horti
culturist societies, also most impor- j
tant organizaMons, will be equally j
as welcome.
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The intelligent co-operation of the j
various departments of industry in j
Ahis great valley is a thing upon
which great interests hang. They are
to deal with problems that touch
the very life of the community. They
represent the forces that work all
the time, quietly, earnestly, intell
igently, in the development of this
wonderful region. They are by no
means spectacular in their methods.
They do not sound a trumpet before
them. There will be no martial mus
ic, red fire nor fervid oratory. They
will be quiet, earnest, trained spec
ialists who will deal in practical
ways with practical problems.
Brownsville should show them in
some sufficiently emphatic way that
they are welcome, that she appre
ciates their company, and wishes
fttfiem to feel at home. The Herald
Fleaves the question of the form the
welcome should take to the broad
minded, liberal-spirited business men
of the city. Brownsville is the big
gest city in the lower valley; her
spirit should he commensurate with
her dimens’ons.
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to see
how the wood block paving we al
ready have looks, before putting
down any more?
Cousin John Bull is taking off a
few honors himself in the Olympics.
It seems to be rapidly resolving it*
self into a question of either Jonson
or Sammy.
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Warm? Nay, friend, think of New
York and Chicago. Warm for Browns-'
yille perhaps, but let us not forget ’
' ihat there is a difference between '
being comparatively warm and abso
lutely hot.
Iowa affords the first case in his- j1
tory where a political con vent ie
bolted itself, and took measures to
organize a new party. At least that
is the way the press dispatcher read.. 1
There arc people who cannot help
being funny. Orozco, flying from Ma- i
dero on a special train, teari lg up
railroad tracks and burning bridges |
'behind him to keep Madero from ]
' ^catching him, and at the same time i
J calling frantically on Madero to re- i
sign if he wants peace, is funny—as }
we understand fun on this side ofji
the Rio Grande. |t
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:ry would soon be at the mercy of a
'ew trade monopolies.
There’s some sound philosophy in
the argument of the farmer in the
“Parcels and the Mail Order House,”
published elsewhere in today s He
rald. Without any local merchants,
or middle men, not only would there
be no towns—outside of manufac
uring centers—but the entire coun
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The federal office holders who
wished to ask Mr. Taft to withdraw
from the race must, of course, be
those who were originally Roosevelt
men. They konw their jobs are gone
in the event of either Taft or Wilson
being elected. The plan ahving fail
ed, they now have the forlorn hope
of the third term candidate—if he
runs—or of endeavoring to obtain a
seat in the Wilson band wagon.
The Morraom colonists in Sonora
are appealing to the government of j
the United States for protection 1
against the rebels, who are coming j
their way. It is said that many of :
those Mormons are American citi- 1
zens. Senator Smoot of Utah is said i
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to be urging the president to help i
them. At this particular crisis in th«
president’s political affairs, it is go
ing to be rather hard for him to turn \
down that particular appeal for j
help. Which is by no means saying
that he ought to turn it down.
SPEAKS FOR ROADS
IN HIDALGO COUNTY
The Corpus Christi Caller
claims that Nueces county has
better roads than Cameron coun
ty, and better, in fact, than al
most any other county in South
Texas, west of Victoria, and
south of Bexar. The Herald can
not speak for any except Cam
eron and Hidalgo counties. It
doesn’t believe that Nneces coun
ty has better itoads than eith
er, or even half the extent of
good roads which each of these
progressive Lower Rio Grande
counties possesses. We challenge
the Caller to produce the proof.
—Brownsville Herald.
Well said, Bro. iierald. The Caller
man certainly has not travelled over
our roads, or he would be slow to
compare Nueces county roads with
roads down this way. Cameron coun
ty has good roads—perhaps as good
as Hidalgo county—we must have
them. The immense traffic down here
demands it; and autoist, cyclists and
truck farmers never tire in singing
the praises of Hidalgo county roads.
We don’t claim that they are the
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best in the state but they are as good
as any.—Hidalgo Advance.
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Back Herald’s Challenge.
The Corpus Christi Caller
claims that Nueces county has
better roads than Cameron Coun
ty, and better, in fact, than al
most any other county in South
Texas, west of Victoria and
south#of Bexar. The Herald can
not speack for any except Cam
eron and Hidalgo counties. It
doesn’t believe that Nueces coun
ty has better roads than either
or even half the extent of good
roads which each of these prog
gossive Lower Rio Grande coun
ties possesses. We challenge the
Caller to produce the proof.—
Brownsville Herald.
And the Monitor is backing the
Herald’s craps, at least as far as Hi
dalgo county is concerned, and while j
we know nothing of Cameron coun
ty’s roads, we reckon the Hefrald
knows what it is talking about, so
we will include that county too.—
McAllen Monitor.
A NEWSPAPER CURIOSTY.
Old Matamoros Paper Published in
Manuscript. i
F. C. Pierce has a copy of an old (
Spanish publication El Libertador, i
lated November 17, 1855, which was,'
published in the city of Matamoros. jl
Apparently this was before the print- i
press had invaded the Heroic City,'
is the paper was not printed, but <
written with pen and ink. It’s mast- I
[lead stated that it was a political j<
ind literary periodical and the news h
matter in it consisted mostly of in- . j
dnuating criticisms. The publisher Jj
was evidently quite an artist. All i*»e <
matter contained on both isdes of i
he 8x15 sheet was written out in i
i neat hand, and there are two very :
'ealistie cartoons, one showing a cou- ;
ile of donkeys evidently in a poli- <
deal discussion, and the other a cri- <
icism of some prominent character. i
The publication was evidently
lotsed in a public place, as it is i
lardly within the bounds of reason ‘
hat sufficient copies of it were got- <
en out for general circtialtion. To i
iave done so would have required an I
mreasonable amount of labor and t
ime. i
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PARCELS POST ADD
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
A Rimer's Argument Showing Far
mers’ and Home Merchants’ In
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terests Are Mutual.
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We, as farmers, are very willing to
admit what the fine-toned orator tells
us, that we are the most independent
people on earth, and so we could and
ought to be, but are not. We are sim
ply the serfs and slaves of that great
monstrosity, the mail order house,!
which is sapping our financial lives.
I put it strongly, because I hope to
awaken you to the realization of the
slavery we so voluntarily accept and
seemingly enjoy. T do not claim to
he any different or better than the
rest of you in this respect, but I
would like to join my fellow farmers
in throwing off the thralldom which
now exist. People are so constituted
that it is hard to make any import
ant move in the community alone.
Our families like to have equal ad
vantages with others, and so long as
it is popular for families like to have
equal advantages with others, and
so long as it is popular for families
to use the catalogues for shopping
tours they will feel that they are
deprived of some of the important
comforts of life, if it is suspended.
I do not wish to be considered as
talking from a mean spirit toward
my family, but T am tired of having
my family, but I am tired of having
my family sitting up nights and de
biting Sundays to shopping by mail
and buying many things which are
not necessary for thutfr (happiness
or comfort, simply because a bar
gain counter is constantly spread be
fore them. 1 beleieve we should build
up our own communities and enable
our home merchants to give us a good
market for our products by standing
by them. We can buy, as cheaply, by
doing our business at home and thus
make a better market for our pro
ducts. How can we expect the coun
try stores to thrive and grow if we,
as farmers, refuse to trade with them
but send our money to some distant
city, which docs not interest us or
help us in the least. While there
is always a standard price for some
kinds of farmers’ produce how can
we expect th ecountry merchant to
buy our eggs, butter poultry and oth
er products, so vital to us all, if we
don’t reciprocate? Is it not an object
for to build up our market town and
make markets for our products? Docs
it not add to the value of our land to
be able to point to some thriving near
by town with a ready market, with
schools and churches? Is not land so
situated worth more than if it is is
olated and distant from everything
and everybody?
About the only thing the mail or
der house has left us for ourselves
is the production of babies, and I
shall not be surprised to see them
open foundling hospitals and furnish
ready-made babies at reduced rates,
avoiding, medical expense and the
purchase of barrels of Mrs. Win
slow’s soothing syrup.
If my farmer friends would unite
I would be glad to refuse the cata
logues table rooms in my bouse. I
want my family to have ail the finery
and gewgaws we can afford, but I
want them to go to the home mer
chant to buy it, and not give their
trade to some one that has no other
interest than to take our money.
By standing by our home mer
chants we are standing by each other,
ind by standing by each other we will
thrive and prosper together. Is it
to our interest to build up great
houses in distant cities? I make the
broad assertion that while some
things on the surface may seem chea
per than the prices of our home mer
chant, after we have scrimped our
selves to get the cash and paid freigh-t
ind other charges and paid for
hings we do not need, because they
seem chpap, we are actually out. of
locket; we are simply gulled by the
‘ormorants. If we keep depressing and
lestroying our home merchants, we
vill find after a lifetime that our
arms are in an isolated region and
lave "not increased in value as they
vould if we had made a market at
tur very door.
I know too well the selfishness
>f human nature to imagine for a
noment you would join in a crusade
igainst catalogue houses if it did not
ippeal to your cupidity. When you
:an mahe and save more money by
lealing with your own merchants
,han the catalogue man you will buy
it home. It is a fine thing to cut
-our neighbor’s throat if it puts mon
sy into your pocket, but when it
‘(imps to cutting voitr own throat
he inducement is not so tempting.
Mary (that’s my wife) came to
ne about Christmas time and said:
‘Tom I wish you would put a money
irder for $8 in this letter and mail
t for me. I want a new hat.” So I
ook a few dozen eggs and what but
er we bad to town and sold them
it a cut rate to the country mer-1
chant to get the $8 It is true my wife
made the butter, and thus in a way
was paying for the hat, but she had
not laid a single egg, and the over
worked hens and roosters were vic
tims of a flagrant confidence game.
And when the hat came it was a
caution to snakes. The ribbons and
flowers were not In harmony with
my wife's complexion, though she
was mad enough when she
saw it to turn almost any color. If
it had come from a home miltined
it would have been rejected at once.
The whole famly agreed it
was money thrown away. ■ Even the
dog barked his dissent when he saw
the thing and was frightefied into a ;
noisy protest. Of course, this is one 1
instance, but there are many others 1
even more distressing in their re
sults.
I know farmers who are always in
debt to tneir local merchants while
their cash has gone to the railroad for
freight bills and to the catalogue
houses for articles which cfo not rank
as either luxuries or necessaries, but
simply as leg-puller to gull the un
sophisticated. How would you appre
ciate selling your stock and products
on credit and the purchasers using
his money to buy similar articles
in a distant market for cash? Unless
we can stand together and refuse
to build up and develop this cor
morant which preys upon us we do
not deserve to have thriving towns for
n^arkets or the advantages which
al ways come from being surrounded
by a business community. We have
it in our power to help ourselves
or to help the other fellow. So far,
the other fellow seems to have the
advantage while we emulate the roll
of chumps with brilliant success,
I noticed an article in the Mail
Bag, by Mr. D. Morgan on parcels
Sam would serve us farmers our
posv I think if he had his way Uncle
breakfast in bed. He would throw so
much work on Uncle Sam’s should
ers that wo would have to take care
of the old gentlemen in an insane
asylum. I think all we should ask of
Uncle Sam is to see that the cards are
knot stacked and then play the game
ourselves. We do not own our tele
phone and railroads as he says they
do in England, so we would have
to let out government contracts for
hauling the farm produce. I think T
read in the newspaper, not long ago,
that that was very expensive. The
article said that the contractors of
the Twin Cities got a good price for
doing the job and a little extra for
the officer that let them have the job. j
I will never forget the Star Route J
contracts that were brought up dur- I
ing the Cleveland-Blaine campaign, j
where it was proved that the govern
ment'lost several million dollars. It
has been demonstrated many times
that a man can do a job himself for
one-half what it will cost the govern
ment to do the same amount of work.
I believe Iwould get more out of •
my potatoes by hauling them to town
and selling them on the open mar
ket., as I would have a chance to let I
several people bid on them, than I
would if I mailed them to a party
who paid twenty-five cents to tele
phone me the offer for them. If I
use the telephone and railroad very
much I would not raise enough on
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the farm to pay the bills.
Mr. Morgan says if we could send
our eggs to town by mail It would
solve the-cold storage problem. Not
at all. The cold storage people would
pay more than he would for eggs,
poultry, veal, etc., and naturally get
them. Why not put your cold storage
houses under the supervision of the
dairy and food department and let
that department date and seal every
case and package that goes in there
and give them sixty days to dispjose
of It or sixty days in jail if they fail. <
H£ says the farmers in the old conn- <
try send their produce one hundred j
and fifty miles by mail and make i
their purchases one hundred an fifty ]
nfiles from home. A system of that IJ
kind would kill every town in Minn-jj
esota, and if I thought it would everj<
go into effect I would sell my farm ^
at once to a Sioux Indian, as I would <
not want to condemn a white man to i
everlasting solitude. 1
In traveling through Western Can- 1
ada last dimmer I found that the ]
army and navy store in London, has \
driven many a bright business man '
to Canada.
The grocers of St. Paul have their
cellars full of potatoes at all times
and bright Englishmen in business
in the different towns I visited, and
most of them cvere in business in the
old country before coming to Cana
da and I asked them why they left
home and their answer was “No hope
for the future.” The economy (mon
opoly) of the standard Oil company,
of which Mr. D. Morgan speaks, and
the economy (monopoly) of they are
glad to make ten or fifteen cents a
bushel above what they pay us for
them and at that they make more
profit than they make on the Stan
dard Oil Products, such as karo corn
syrup, starch, oil, etc., which costs
them over eight cents and sells at
ten cents. The statement of the sec
retary of agriculture, which Mr. O.
Morgan quotes, if made, was without
reason or foundation and for the pur
pose of placing the retailer and con
sumer in the same position as the two
cats were, when the boy tied their
tails together and threw them over
the clothes line. Every thoughtful
man knows it was made for the pur
poseof calling the attention of the
people away from the trusts, which
are the real offenders. There is no
article that I raise on my farm that
yields the middleman one-half the
profit stated by the secretary of Ag
riculture. I do not understand why
Mr. Morgan makes such statements
about the prices »f potatoes in the
country and in the city. We got $0.(10
a bushel last fall for our potatoes
from your city merchants. I under
stand they retailed them at from $0.
75 to $0.80 a bushel. Let us get a
fair average of prices in discussing
this important subject.— Thomas
Horrigan, in Journal, River Falls,
Wis.
The Womenly Ambition, l
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“Why do women want to take a ;
hand in politics?” j
“I suspect,” replied Miss Cayenne, f
“that some of them are generously ^
sympathetic with the predicament j
their husbands have gotten into while <
trying to run the country, and want \
to come to the rescue.”—Washing- ^
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and sterilized at one operation. Scorching is utterly impossible.
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work is bet
ter. Our operators are skillful and our prices are slightly lower tliau for
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Coat and pants, steamed and pressed $.50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed $1.00
Skirts, steamed and pressed $.50. up.
Other garm>nts in proportion.
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