The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-28
SEC'Y MAGILL
TALKS OF TRIP
TWO DAYS VISIT UP VALLEY By
AUTOMOBILE.
Shows Wonderful Development Not
Visible From RailrOad-Attended
Big Gravity Canal Meeting-Visi-
ted Various Towns En- Route.

Secretary R. N. Magill of the Low
err Rio Grande Valley Commercial
Club returned last Friday night from
two days trip up the valley, having
left here Thursday morning with
Mrs. Magill, accompanying Lon C.
Hill, Jr., in his powerful new auto
mobile, to attend the meeting of the
land owners of Hidalgo County at
Mission. On this trip Secretary Ma
gill had a fine opportunity to see the
full development of the valley.
Secretary Magill says that the de-
velopment all through the valley is
marvellous. There is so much not
visible from the railroad that one
sees OIL a trip across country. He
states that canal construction is in
progress at different points all the
way from Brownsville to Mission Civ
ing evidence of the stability and
magnitude of developments through
out the valley.
Crops of all kinds are in splen-
did condition. said Mr. Magill this
morning. Every town in the valley
is growing very rapidly and the set
Ting of the surrounding territory
viii support a continued and much
larger growth.
"At Mercedes we found the San
Juan festivities in full blast. Prep
arations are being made at McAllen
for the elaborate celebration of the
National holiday on Saturday, July
Sd, to which this prosperous little
city has invited the entire valley"
The meeting of the land owners
of Hidalgo Co. at Mission to organize
of purpose marked the proceedings
for the construction of the big gray
ity canal which Mr., M2gill attended,
he characteriZcs as the most import
ant event that has transpired in the
valley since the construction of the
railroad. Entire harmony and unity
he says, and final organization per-
fected insures the completion of this
pOrtentous undertaking. A visit to
was made and Mr.. MagiIl declares tn
thriving little town of Chaplin to be
one of the livest infants in the val
ley While there he had the pleasure
of attending a session of the Com
missioners' Court, at which the cleo
ton returns were canvassed for the
road bond election he'd Saturday
June 18th. These bonds will be is
sued for the construction of a county
boulevard along the line of the rail
way from Fordyce to the east line
of Hidalgo County. The Hidalgo
county officials, he says, express the
hope that Cameron County will take
up his good work and extend it
across this County
In the matter of taxing herself
to provide school facilities, Hidalgo
County is one of the most progress
I've in Texas and this one term
says Secretary Magill, will be instru-
mental in attracting a big influx of
visitors. Mercedes has lately voted a
large bond issue for school purposes, |
and Judge Silver has ordered an cleo !
ton for July 18th for the purpose
of voting on 100000 school bond
issue for McAllen Common School
District No. IL.
Mr.. Magill reports the entire valley
heavy with the odor of the bloom of |
and ebony trees. Many sec
tons On the military road are white
with these beautiful trees in full
bloom. Many of our plra.ers in the
valley. he declares, are overlooking
a source of wealth in these and the
many other wild flowers of this sec
ton. A few hives of bees would start
bank account with their golden