Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-10
IF THE WEATHER PERMITS,
FLOWER PARADE TODAY
TODAY Is SAN BENIT0 DAY. MANY SAN BENIT0 PE0
PIE EXPECTED. EXHIBITS FROM THAT TOWN
AND FROM MALLEN VERY ATTRACTIVE.
INTERESTING DISPLAY FROM MEXICO

space for vegetables was filled with fresh
vegetables Yesterday by Charles Starck
and Fred Rusteberg, both farmers near
the city. This additional space has been
many hOmcSeekcrS who are expected to be
here Sunday with the land trains 1t
includes all varieties Of vegetables grown
in this section. and also some fine speci-
mems of sugar-cane from the Piper plan
tatiOn, near Brownsville.
L. 7. Phillips the well known Scedman
Of San Benito, yesterday completed his
display and especially fitted his space for
the comfort and entertainment Of his
friends. customers and others. The chief
item in his display is a De Laval cream
separator, the product of the De Laval
Cream Separator Co. of New York City,
and which has factories in the State of
New jersey.
SAN BENITO'S UNIQUE EXHIBIT.
The exhibit Of the town Of San Benito
is in charge of J. A. Graham, secretary
Of the San BcnitO Commercial Club. 1t
is unique and original. being surrounded
by fence made of one hundred stalks
of sugar-cane, one of the chief agricultur
al products of the San BenitO section.
The outside of the exhibit giXcs one the
idea Of the bamboo village, pictures of
which we saw i'll our biographies in
school days
On the inside Of the exhibit is a liberal
Ind
ing vegetables. alfalfa, and matured corn.
There are huge turnips, cabbages, beau
tiful heads of lettuce beets, tomatoes. five
matured sweet potatoes on one plant.
peas. c0wPeas, alfalfa, sweet peppers.
figs. cndivc, mustard green's and other
vegetables Several specimens Of the
manufacture Of the san Benito Canning
Factory. the only general factory of the
kind in the valley, are shown. They put
up Sauer kraut. sweet potatoes, bectS, and
string beans This is the factory which
recently contracted with several Browns
Vile truck raiScrS for the output Of fifty
acres of tomatoes. which they will can.
McALLEN MAKES EXtE' LENT DISPLAY.
The McAllcn Business Mems Club. III
colunction with the McAllen Nurseries,
have display made up principally Of
citrus fruit plants. The exhibit is
charge of W. l.. Hart. a well known NUT
SPrv man. A dozen brOOmS manufactured
by Fred Welsh Of near HidalgO are cX-
hibitcil. and are attracting considerable
attention because Of the fact that broom
corn is extensively raised in IIidalgo
county. and this is the only factory of the
kind in this section. 1t is small ia.
tory, and its output is consumed i'll the
valley Broom corn is shown i'll the raw,
as untrimmcd br0omS and in tht finishes
produc. Mr. Welsh also has on dis
play i'll this exhibit bale Of alfalfa hay.
said to be one Of the best bales on cXhibi
tiOn in the tent.
The McAllcn people are particularly
fond of telling outsiders about their
good water, and for the thirsty they have
a supply of it at the exhibit. 1t is ship
ped to Brownsville from McAllen fresh
daily during the fair. and sanitary drink
ing cups made Of oil paper. to be used
but once are furnished to all who wart
water. In the McAlIcn exhibit there are
also some fine specimens Of paper she'll
pecans from the grove of w. a. Knott, Il
farmer living near McAllen. They are
from four-year-old tree, and very large
in size.
Though there are lots Of things good to
eat on exhibition in the Agricultural tent
the only man showing wearableS is John
f. RutIcdge of this city Mr.. Rutledgc
has attractivcly displayed fifty pieces Of
suiting material for spring wear Mr.
Rutledge is one of the progressive merch-
ants in Brownsville. and his spirit of
progress is shown by the care and tast-
with which his exhibit has been decorated
and arranged
people being brought down by other
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