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FRONTIER WAS STARTED HERE 25 YEARS AGO __ L. K. Morris, Founder Of Firm, Came To Brownsville With | First Train Twenty-five years ago cm the m fourth of Julv the first train from 1 outside the Valley pulled into the t station at Brownsville to be greet-1 [ ed by a mud splattered gathering 1 ^ The comine of the train was hailed mk as one of the greatest moments in pi this section’s history. j§g The entire town turned out and ® the station was lined with rigs and carriages. The passengers were greeted with hearty handshakes and a Traded into carriages fer the short drive to the city. ^B Among those who stenned from a the first train was L. K. Morris ^B almost a stranger then, but whe since has become one of the best known figures in the development I of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Impressed Morris was impressed bv the pos sibilities of this section, although at that time this country was little more than brush land. While he could not foresee the development that has come later. Morris says that he felt sure that the coming j of the railroad would open up a rich territory. .Preparing to get In on the ground uloor, Morris made arrangements! to open a lumber company. He ob tained land on the outskirts of the city, cleared away dense under brush of ebony and cactus and built a small lumber shed. His business ' the Frontier Lumber company, is now at Its peak at the same loca tion. It is located at Tenth and St. i Francis streets, near the heart cf the business district. This is an-; 1 other evidence of and tribute to J the progress of this section. Morris ■ states. w] Confidence HI His confidence in the Valiev was HI quickly justified, the lumber man j Hi declares, and his sales for the first 4J city totaled $36,000. Tire business H grew steadily as homes and new 7 cities began springing up between r here and Rio Grande City. His sons ' entered the concern with him later. The younger. Richard, came tc Brownsville in 1909 and remained until the World war. The elder: son, Leroy, who was then operating! r Bishop Cannon Slipping Into Shoes Of Wayne B. Wheeler, Says Stewart, As Napoleon of Prohibition Forces m WASHINGTON. June 29 —Bishop James Cannon, Jr., is rap’dly slip ping into the shoes occupied by the late Wayne B. Wheeler. Not officially, to be sure. Dr Frfencis Scott McBride doubt less will continue to direct the Anti Sa’oon leagues Washington ac tivities Dr McBride is by no means a failure. He simply is not a genius—like Wayne B. Wheeler. He lacks the veritable X-ray politi cal insight and the tremendous, tireless virility of his remarkable predecessor. • • • Wayne B. Wheeler was prohibi tion's Napoleon. No wet movement got out of hand in his day for one single minute. The instant it even was thought of he attacked it. His attacks were so furious—and yet so tactically in spired—that moist rebellion never a yard at Sebastian, came here to aid his father. All three are now connected with the lumber company. Their busi ness now amounts to over a million dollars annually. Morris does not lay all of his suc cess to his company's policy of hon esty and hard work, but ascribes a large portion of it to the inherent qualities of the Valley. His com pany, he says, grew with the Val ley. Tribute "This is not only a tribute to our strict adherence to an honest busi ness policy, but it is significant of the growth and development of the •Magic Valley.* A progress that could not have been possible except for the rich natural resources and faith and courage of those sturdy pioneers who settled here in the eventful times of ‘Frontier Days’,” Morris says. The lumber company is planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary on the Fourth of July, the day that Morris came to the Valley on the first train. Materials for some of the largest structures in the Valley have been furnished by the Frontier Lumber company. A few representative structures in the Brownsville for which they furnished material r.re the Southern Pacific depot, the In ternational bridge, the First Pres byterian church, the State National bank, the Missouri Pacific depot and the El Jardin hotel. Bishop James Cannon, Jr. had time to gain any strength be fore he had squashed it. Wayne B. fought always on the offensive. * * * The Anti-Saloon leaguers were prohibition's shock troops when Wayne B. Wheeler was in com mand. Other dry organizations rallied around them. The others were helpful. They supplied weight and numbers when required. The Anti-Saloon league, with Wayr.e B. as the whole out fit’s generalissimo, remained the entire body’s combatant nucleus. • • • This is not now the case. The Anti-Saloon league today is only one division of the dry army, among several. It probably Is not the best disciplined or most formid able. Authority is scattered. No single individual is recognized as prohibition's grand marshal—as Wayne B. Wheeler was. Not that he was formally so recognized. It was tacit. Perhaps that was better than a more formal recognition. He led by virtue of his unqualified ability to lead. • • • The result of this disunion—not r - friction, but plain lack of team work—is that prohibition is fight ing defensively at present. True. It Is fighting back. It is powerfully entrenched, too. It certainly is in no immediate danger. Still, it Is on the defensive— which Wayne B Wheeler never would have permitted to happen. Everything else being equal, he believed—as every great tactician does believe—that the advantage in variably is more or less with the attacking side—so long as it can keep on attacking. Obviously the drys need a strong personality—to regain the initiative for them. Bishop Cannon looks like the man to provide it. It may not have occurred to the bishop, himself, that he was doing so—quite likely he did it uncon sciously. through sheer force of circumstances—but he has been trending for quite a while in the direction of the dry leadership which has been vacant since Wayne B. Wheeler’s death. • • • Not since Wa>ne B. Wheeler’s last visit there, has a dry leader made a White House call that had anv pep in it—until the other day. when Bishop Cannon was received by President Hoover. It was announced, indeed, that his call had no especial signifi cance. But that always was the an nouncement when Wayne B Wheeler called. However, everv time he did call, a pro-dry spurt of some sort invariably followed. For instance, it was Just after such a call that President Harding got on the water wagon. • • • Directly following Bishop Can non’s call. President Hoover issued his statement deploring recent wet and-dry tragedies, but putting it up to border communities to lend a hand toward law enforcement in order to stop them. It may have been only a coinci dence: all the same, it was mighty reminiscent of Wayne B. Wheeler days. There is no blinking It. prohibi tion enforcement's tendency is to slacken unless it is kept punched up constantly. Wayne B. Wheeler surely did that—with a red hot poker. Bishop Cannon promises to be as capable at It as Wayne B. was. SOUTHWEST IS CATTLE LAND Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Expressses Faith In Georgia MOULTRIE. Ga, June 29.—WV Thousands of sleek lat cattle grazing upon farm lands where cotton for merly bloomed and stockyard cen ters to rival Chicago and Kansas City—that is the picture of the fu ture visualized by Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The New York executive, who is known to hi3 friends as a "part time Georgian" through his occa sional sojourns at Warm Springs, believes the southeast might be come the greatest cattle raising sec tion in the United States. Not only in words, but action, Governor Roosevelt has expressed his faith in the revolutionary trend .Ill ■ .III I III — in the agricultural situation in the south. He recently completed the destruction of a vast orchard of 14.000 peach trees. There cattle be ing fattened for market will forage for food, and the transition of Mr Roosevelt from a fruit grower to a cattle raiser will be complete. “Nature has imposed no barriers to cattle raising here, and I hope to see the day when Georgia will be dotted with cattle farms,” Mr. Roosevelt recently said in giving his views on the agricultural situa tion. He believes cotton is losing its prestige in the heart of the old south and that for the southeast, at least, cattle will be the sal-ation of the farmer. There are 10.000,000 acres of Idle Georgia farm land and many thou sand more acres throughout the; southeast which might be used for feeding cattle. The foundation of the Georgia cattle industry is a reality now. and each year has seen an increase in the number cf head sent to market.; and the monetary return to the raisers. The industry has grown from 3,000 head in 1917 to 30.000 marketed last year. Fatter cows and better beef have brought better prices and the an nual return in 1928 was $1,500,000 as compared with $60,000 in 1917. BITTEN BY COBRA, SHE ATTENDS PARTY CHICAGO, June 29.~Hffv—The cobra terror Is passing In the east ern Jungles, due to the effective ness of snake serums, says Dr. Al fons Bacon, recently returned here from Siam. **1 was amazed,” he says, ‘at the modern methods employed by the laboratories throughout the east. The snake serum partlcuiarh im [ pressed me and I had occasion to note its efficacy. "The wile of the American finan cial advisor to Slam was bitten by a king cobra, most dangerous of known reptiles. In less than half an hour the limb bitten was numb and a fe« moments later the whole side was numb Without this serum death would have been but a few moments away. "She was taken to a hospital where thr serum was admimstt *d. and four hours later was at a for mal dinner party. laughingly re lating her experience:' WOCO DOOR’S In the Pacific North west is found over one third of the country’s standing timber. In these forests, right at the dooryard of The Wheeler, Osgood Com pany, is the source of supply used in the manufacture of Woco doors. Only the choicest Douglas Fir logs are chosen for the material from which Woco doors are made. This insures satisfactory and de pendable service for you from every Woco door you install in your home. Manufactured by The Wheeler, Osgood Company Tacoma, Washington _ Distributors FRONTIER LUMBER CO. Brownsville, Texas |_:■ | |; ( I The | Wheeling Corrugating i Wheeling, West Virginia 1 SUPPLIES I The Frontier Lumber i * With Corrugatetd IDEAL BUILT-IN FURNITURE K Handled By Frontier Lumber Co. * • * Ideal Breakfast Set W911 Above is shown a very popular IDEAL Unit — A charming breakfast set. Beau tifully designed — roomy — comfortable. Consumer price — $22.25 We can show here only a few of the many beautiful units of Built-Ins that are avail able to you at your local building mate rials stores. Let your dealer help you. Notice To Dealers Ideal built-in furni ture is distributed in the Valley by the Frontier Lumber Co. Below is shown that much “talked about” Flaw less Kitchen. Undoubtedly the most popular kitchen assembly ever to come on the market. Meets every requirement and priced within reach of every home owner. V. > • S ■ \.. I t Notice To Consumers Ideal built-in furni ture is sold by all re tail buildine material dealers. Built-In Ideal Furniture Manufactured by Ideal Ironing Board .\. Here is an ironing board that takes much of the worry and work out of the ironing job and makes ironing a pleasure. Built I for a life time of sendee. Consumer price $8.50 Beauty, quality and economy are the three keynotes of Ideal Built-In Furniture success. Our guarantee protects you. j