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SffllWNSVILLE DUO HERALD
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.
Mrs. Je?se Wheeler . Editor
Martin J. Slattery.Manager
Official Organ of Cameron County
Consolidated in 1S91: with the Daily
Cosmopolitan, which was pub
lished in Brownsville for 16 years.
Terms of Subscription
r bally—Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point In the United S ates, 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
$:i.00; one month 60 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice at Browns
ville Texas, as Second Class Mall
Matter.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1912.
THE GOOD ROADS ELECTION.
With the action of the county
commissioners, Wednesday, ordering
an election to be held on the first
day of October, on the proposition
to issue bonds of Cameron county to
the amount of $250,000, for high
way improvement, the question of
good roads in this coun'ty passes
from the academic to the concrete
form. It is no longer an abstract
question of tlie desirability of good
roads, but a question of whe’her wo
in fact desire them
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Very early in this year the ques
tion came to the front and was pre
sented to the people in a way hat
attracted their attention and held
their attention al-o. let us hope.
There was the striking itinerary of
the road builders’ special train
through this Valley in March. The
progress of that train was an ova
tion. Newspapers printed an
nouncements of the programmes of
.he road boomer - day; in advance of
ir arrival. The billboards of
ry town on the route were cov
d with posters, and the posters
■re pictures, and each picture was
beautifully lithographed and
thoroughly convincing argument in
behalf1 of good road3
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In all towns where the train
halted the road builders were met
with bands, escorted to town halls,
welcomed by boards of trade, may
ors and town councils. The demon
stration ears were visited by men
and women, and with one voice and
one accord the people seemed to de
mand better highways.
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So far so good. The theory
seemed all right. The doctrine of
good roads appeared to he omul and
very full of comfort. Yet the time
has now come when we must pas
from theory to practice if we really
want good roads. Everything in
this world that is worth while has
its price; and the price must be
provided for, before the commodity
is delivered. If Cameron county
wants good road- she must buy them
with money, or with money's equiva
lent in labor. She will now have to
decide whether the commodity is
worth the price.
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It ought not to take long to de
| cide the question in 'he affirmative
r flood roads are ial to the de
velopment of the county -■undoubt
edly essential. And the development
should not have to wait by the way
side until the roads are ready. It
is much to have a climate where
-men can farm twelve months In the
’>V'tr; it is much to have a soil un
rivaled in its richness, and in it
capaAility of produ- iug an alme-t
intiuIII* variety of crops: it i- much
to have splendid Irrigation facili
ties; hut when climate, soil and wa
ter have done their appointed work,
there arises the problem of getting
the crop from the farm to the -hip
ping jH>iut whence it must seek its
ultimate market
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Is there any man wh> has spent
six months on a farm who does nor
appreciate the value of good roads?
Perhaps not Yet there are many
men who do not consider the good
road as a thing to bo r. koued with
as part of the actual cost of fann
ing. Yet it is rather trange that
any intelligent man should over
look a fait that lies under his very
one. He who ha formed a high
ay to such a purpose that one
orse can haul a ioa-l -\ <-.i c
two horses formerly hauled with dif
ficulty, has actually cut in two the
cost of get’ ing that load to market
No matter how you c unt it. wheth
er the horse remains in the pasture,
or whether he hauls another load to
market on tip «une day a
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time, an economic saving has been
effected.
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This is only one problem solved
by the good road. There remains
the greater problem—the problem of
being able to get to market at all.
This question usually arises for the
farmer at a time when it is highly
important- when it is vital to the j
success of his labors—that he :
should get to market. Markets will |
not wait for the mud to dry, for the
rain to quit falling, for the resaca i
to be bridged, for the incline to be '
graded. In this Valley especially,j
where winter farming repre-ents a
large part of our industrial enter- j
prise, this aspect of the good roads
question is particularly serious.
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There are other aspects of the
good roads question which The Her
ald hopes to take up and discuss at
leng>h between now and the elec
tion. Among others how the good
road or the bad road may affect the
value of every foot of farming land
in any given territory. That is an
old story. Every farmer knows
that when he wants to buy a farm
or sell one the question of the roads
by which the land i- accessible, and
by which its. produce reaches the
market, inevitably enters into the
deal and manifestly affects the price
given or received.
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Let none of us, however, make the
mistake of assuming that this is a
question which affects no one but
the farmer. A*< a matter of fact it
can hardly affect the farmer for
good or ill more than it affects
every man who carries on any kind
of business in a farming community.
The railroads have been quick to
perceive bow it concerns them, as
we >aw in their willingness to stand
behind the good roads campaign last
spring. The merchant,-t^He liwyer, '
the doctor—every man in everytown
in Cameron county is vitally inter
ested in this .question of good roads.
Our Brownsville merchants recog
nized this truth vNr^n*4 they * so
cordially welcomed the road builders
recently.^ The merq/fact jtyb,' our
Chamber of Commerce so actively
promoted the ‘ road MuiUdtihf^I idea
speaks volumes on his point. It is
not a question of sentiment but j>nc
of business—though there is a deal
of good wholesome sentiment,
j patriotism and local pride, that goes
i along with ’H
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From now till October let every
man who believes that good roads
are e-sentlal to the prosperity of the
county become a campaigner in the
good cause. Let him strengthen the
doubting and convince the gain
sayers.
With a real ooldftel as their
leader the Texas prfl$ slffculd he able
to conduct ait effective tight this
year. Col. A. J. Houston will make
a strong leader for the party.
The American Prison Association
publishes the statement that homi
cidal crime in the United States ex
ceeds the total of any ten civilized
nations outside of Russia. This U
uot pleasant news. It is, in fact,
the kind of nows that we would
gladly suppress if we ourselves
could afford to remain in ignorance
of it. There are many ways in
j which this unpleasant condition
may be explained. The possession
of implements of murder by many
thousands of irresponsible men, con
venient for their use in the hour of
temptation—in the moment of pas
sion or in the time of drunkenness,
will account for a considerable num
ber of the hoifiicides.
AN ELECTRIC BATTERY.
Wiliam F. McCombs says that
Governor Wilson is like an elec rode
of a battery. He says it is a fact
that Woodrow Wil-on’s hand upon
the shoulder of a stranger who has
no idea of who lie is, will definitely
thrill him. lie is most magnetic,
vitalizing everything with whfch he
comes in eonteat. This is highly in
teresting, particularly in the light
of modern thought on the subject of
I persona! magnetism. If i* is true,
| as some think, that personal magnet
ism i- nothing less than an indica
i tion of a man's dependence upon the
■ unseen, his conscious or unconscious
(connection with the basic forces of
the universe, it must be that Gov
ernor Wilson is essentially religious.
; For in the last analysis this is re
ligion. a man’s dependence upon the
unseen.-r-Nc-w York Press.
A hook is provided on a new port
able electric desk lamp so it may be
hung on the bed or other furniture
for a reading light.
The mechanism and driver's seat
| in a new German war aeroplane are
surrounded by an armored cylinder, j
proof against bullets.
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RIVER WATER THAT
GOES TO WASTE
Mr. Cobolini Compiles Interesting
Data to Prove the Need of Water
Storage for Valley.
Brownsville, Tex., June 30, 1912.
Customs District and port of De
livery, Brazos Santiago, Tex.
1909, import?, $60,496; expor's
$93,570.
1910, imports, $96,662; exports
$1 52,095.
1911, imports, $216,557; exports,
$551,520.
1912, imports, $218,908; exports,
$1,102,602.
$
A reservoir built along the course
of the Rio Grande above Roma or
below Rio Grande City is possible
and practical. Such reserviors
would become a protee'ion against
floods in the Lower Rio Grande Val
le. In 1911 every irrigation com
pany used all water wanted, or fully
250 thousand acre feet, from Mis
sion to Brownsville.
Above this amount used the sta
tion at Brownsville registered throe
million acre feet gone by and to
waste in the Gulf of Mexico. Be
tween Roma and Brownsville at
flood times millions of acre feet of
water leave the banks of the river,
this water never beDig measured.
For instance, the discharge meas
urements at Roma station for Sep
tember 17, 18, 19 and 20 was 77,
339 second feet, or in four clays,
200.460.096.000 gallons of water.
This water on reaching the Browns
ville station on September 19, 20, 21
and 22 registered only 24,708 sec
ond feet, or in four days 62,947,
136.000 gallons. Consequently
there were lost through the spillway
52,630 second feet for four days, or
127,322, 496 gallons of water. If
this water had been stored only four
days would have given us an amount
sufficient to irrigate fully 400,000
acre- of land twelve inches deep.
Considerable of this water leaves
the bank of the river and goes into
:hc Olmos creek, in the St. Domingo
bank, in the Negro ranch, in La
Giulia, in Lake* Aguaicha, in Ixtmita
ranch, in Santa Anna lake, and in
tho Arroyo Colorado, and through
hundreds of other spillways. This
amount of water in the course of a
year is greater than the water reg
i-trred at the Matamoros-Browns
ville station.
By retention of this flood water
during the period of precipitation,
or high river, the flow of water in
the river will be equalized and made
uniform, and would not ho so de
structive to the* lands of Hidalgo
and Cameron counties.
The National Irrigation Congros
at Spokane drafted some resolutions
demanding five billions of dollars,
which included one for drainage,
one for irrigation, one for water
ways and one for forest preserva
tion. President • Taft approved the
plan for distribution of the money
a- advised by a special board of army
engineers, recommending the appor
jtionment of twenty million dollars
for reclamation and pro ection work
\ to be done as follows;
Salt river, Arizona, $495,000.
Yuma, Arizona and California,
$1,200,000.
Uneompagre Valley, Colorado, $1,
500.000.
Pajette Boise, Idaho, $2,000,000
Milk river. Montana, $1,000,000,
North Platte river Nebraska, $2-,
000,000. •
Turkee, Carson City, Nevada
1 $1.1 93,000.
Rio Grande, Texas, New' Mexico
and Mexico, $4,500,000.
Umatilla, Oregon, $325,000.
Klamath, Oregon and California
$600,000.
Srawherrv valley, Utah, $2,
272.000.
Sunnyside and Pietors, Washing
ton. $1,125,000.
Yamina. Washington, $665,000.
Everybody's business is nobody's
i business. No one is in a position to
outline a plan. No individaul or
corporation will spend the iuonny
, necessary to employ the high class
engineers to decide on locations and
go through the matters in details,
and further the movement to -ecure
the necessary permission from state
and federal governments.
The rainfall in Mexico and this
section is very erratic and this
proposition of the storage for water
on a large scale is and will become
interesting.
Outside the possible 300,000 acres
of land which at present ha* a id
will have irrigation facilities, there
are a million or more acre? of go?>d
adrieultural land contiguous to the
Rio Grande river which would be
firs: class tillable soil provided that
water which today goes to waste
and really destroys, will be stored
to irrigate it.
One million and more acres of this
land would be w'orth fully two hun
dred million dollars. A reservoir is
needed and will save the Lower Rio
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FOR SALE,
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FOR SALE—Model T. Ford run
about. Good condition. Apply to
Chas. E. Blalack. 8-14-:it
FOR SALE—A good horse. Excel
lent saddler and sound. Will be
isold cheap for cash. Address Box
539.
FOR SALE—One pair of mules. Jno.
L. McCandiess, six miles out on
Alice road. 8-14-Gt
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Cash regis
ter and safe. Will trade for large
safe. E. R. T. Howard, corner
11th and Levee streets.
FOR SALE—In West Brownsville, 2
lots with well built 4-room house.
Hall, bath-room, high ceiling, 8
foot porch on 2 sides and back en
trance. Also small barn and out
houses. Phone 31. 8-12-Gt
FOR SALE—House and lot, less
than one block from the new court
house site. Apply D. L. Care Her
ald. 8-6—916-12
FOR SALE—Three lots anil bricl
house situated on cor. of 9tb ana
Levee st. Bargain if taken a
once. Apply to E. G. Anguerra
Singei agency, 12th st
FOR SALE—A uanco or portion of
land on the Rio Grande, 3 miles
west of the city of Brownsville.
Apply to Juan Treanor, 6t,h street,
Xo. 56, Mataraoros, Taniaulipas.
Mexico
FOR SALE—7-room house, 3 1-2
blocks from post office* modern
conveniences and other improve
ments; has flower garden and
trees. Will accept part cash and
balance in city lots. Address
Roman care Herald. 7-4-tf
'OR SALE—Chance to stop paying
rent. Buy home in West Browns
ville on easy terms, 3 lots, 6 rooms
and bath room, 2 halls, including
reception hall, with all modern
conveniences. Small payment down
and balance as you would pay
I rent. W. F. Montgomery, Phone 322.
7-11-tf.
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' Grande YaBey from further serious
damage.
LOUIS COBOLTNl.
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A Natural Mistake.
—
In a small village there was once
a little boy and hi? name was Jim
mie. Tie .was standing on the porch
and he saw a shaggy dog with his
hair cut off. he went into the house
and said to his mama, “I seen a lion
out there in the street.”
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Ilis mamma said to him. ‘‘Jimmie
it is only a shaggy dog with his hair
cut off. You have told a story, you
must go in the dark closet and ask
God to forgive you.”
After five mniutes deep silence
Jimmie returned and his mamma
said, “Did God forgive you ”
Jimmie answered and said, ”Ye3.
; mamma, but He said He thought i'
was a lion when He first saw it too.”
—From Norman E. Mack’s National
Monthly.
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Nothing to Brag About.
They were walking on the beach
when the subject of bathing suits
j was introduced by the young lady as
follows:
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“Men are always criticizing wo
men about their bathing suits; but
1 don’t see anything to brag about
in the men’s suits here.”
He glanced at a scrawny man who
was sunning him-elf on the sand and
j replied: “I don’t either.”—From
Norman E. Mack's National Month
A mono-rail eleva’ed railroad like
the one in "Berlin is planned for
Mexico City.
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A little work, a little play
To keep us going—and so good day.
A lit le warmth, a little light
Of love’s bestowing—and so good
night.
A little fun to match the sorrow
Of each day's growing—and so good
morrow.
A little trust t&ktVwlien w<yVlfpe
, We jeap our sowing—and so good
—Du Maurier.
WANTED.
WANTED—An all round carpenter
to take charge of work. $3.*.0 per
9 hours. Phone H. L. Givens, Mc
Allen, Texas.
WANTED—To buy a good team of
mules, wagon and harness. In
quire A. H. A. E. R. T. Howard.
8-10-6t.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—One corner store and
one inside store and our two
room apartment with bath room,
in the new S'egman building, ad
joining Merchants' Nat’l bank
building. Address P. O. Box 96,
Brownsville, Tex. 8-16-9-16
FOR RENT—Offic« room* in
Combe buildings, at very reduce. >
rentals. Apply at First National j
Bank 2-10-tf
SAX BENITO CAMERON COUNTY,
DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 3.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE
DITCHES, ETC.
Notice to all persons is hereby
given that sealed bids in writing
will be received at the office of \Tard
D. Carpenter, Engineer fo rthe San
Lenito Cameron County Drainage
District No. 3, at San Beni’o, Tex. by
Chas. E. Barber, Chairman of the
Drainage Commissioners of said Dis
trict, until the hour of 12 o’clock
noon, on the 3rd day of September,
1912, for the construction of drain
age ditches in and for said district
of the estimated length of 143 miles,
and the estimated aggregate yardage
of 2,379,544 cubic yards, and other
improvements, as shown by maps,
profiles, estimates and specifications
on file in the office of said engineer,
and in the office of the County Clerk
of said County, at Brownsville,
Texas.
F.ids will be opened at 12 o'clock
noon the 3rd day of September, 1912,
at the office of said W. I). Carpenter,
Engineer of said District, at San Be
nito, Texas.
The successful bidder for all of
the above mentioned work will be
required, immediately upon the ac
ceptance of his bid, to purchase from
the County Judge of Cameron Coun
ty, Texas, the entire issue of San
Benito Cameron County Drainage
District No. 3 Improvement Bonds,
now issued, amounting in the aggre
gate to four hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, at not less than par
and accrued interest to date of pur
chase.
The right to reject any and all
bids is hereby expressly reserved by
the drainage commissioners of said
district.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified cheek payable to Chas. E.
Barber, chairman of said dranage
commissioners, in an amount not
los3 than five per cent the amount
of the bid.
If the lowest bidder shall fail to
enter into contract and give the
bond required, the commissioners
may award the contract to the next
highest bidder without readvertis
ing.
CHAS. E. BARBER,
Chairman Drainage Commissioners
San Beni'o Cameron County
Drainage District No. Three.
ATTEST—C. D Cowgill, Secretary.
8-3-10-17-24-31.
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MARSHALL IS SOLE DONOR TO
OWN CAMPAIGN FUND.
Indianapolis, Ind.—Governor Tom
Marshall said today he had declin’d
an offer of four of his friends to
make up a fund to meet expense of
his personal campaign as democratic
candidate for the vice presidency.
Instead, he said, he had arranged,
with a bank to borrow about $5000
to pay for his speaking tours and in
cidental items.
“The men that offered to take
over my campaign expenses have
high political ideals and I can not
conceive *hat they would seek, to
have the value of their money ire*
turned in political faVors.” said the
governor, “but I never have been
under obligations to any person for
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campaign funds and now is not the
time to begin. I have little avail
able cash, but I shall be amply able
to meet this loan.”
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-A hand operated machine to aert
various sizes of type that have been
pied together has been Invented by
a New York man.
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THE MODEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently Installed in our Cleaning and Pressing department $
“Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine.”
In pressing cloths with this machine, live dry steam is brought, in di
rect contact with the nuterial, the garment is pressed uniformly, set
and sterilized at one operation. Scorching is utterly impossible
This r ocess is more sanitary than the old method and the work is bet
ter. Our operator* are skillful and our priees are slightly lower than for
merly.
Coat and pants, steamed and pressed $.50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed $1.00
Skirts, steamed and pressed $.50. up.
Other garments In proportion.
TRY US PHONE No. 1
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Street car line under construction to Country Club.
INVESTIGATE.
J. B. Scott, Gen. Mgr.
Brownsville, Texas
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