Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-03
NATURAL PALM
GROVE SHOULD
Be PRESERVED
senator Sheppard Greatly
Impressed With Natural
Beauties of Grove Which
May be National Park

The Rabb palm gseve is ore Of the
outstanding natural beauty spots Of the
state and should be prese rvld, was tire
opinion expressed by senator Sheppard,
who inspected the grove yesterday Ia
company with a number of Brownsville
men. The senator was greatly imrress-
ed with the exotic beauty Of the grove.
stating that il was unquestionably one
Of the beauty spots Of the United States.
ard that its natural beauties sheuld be
pres rved. IL made the trip in both di-
rections through the grove. cxaslined
the myriad Of palms and tropical plants.
which in many places are so dense the
light can hardly penetrate. admirirg
their beauty. and comm enting upon the
fact that no similar grove could be
found in any part Of the United States.
The party which WAS composed OF SEN
ator Sheppard. Frank Rabb. DR.. Wort
man. John Gregg. G. l.. Jessup. IL. NJ.
Lamberton. W. f. Mcilavitt, ". b. Clint.
Judge Oscar {. Dancy. Il. NJ. Cromach,
Frank Brown and Harry Crow. drove
out 20 the palm grove about ~ o'clock
Friday morning. This was the first OPP
portunity Senator Sheppard had 20
country below Brownsville, and hc WAS
surprised TO find such extensive dcvel-
opment under way. lie stated he had shc
impression that the country h low
Brownsville was a wilderness, but he
found thousands Of acres under culti-
walton, the big crops being raised giving
ample evidence of the wonderful fe-til-
ity of the soil.
~Hrre is where ! am going TO make
my home when the people Of Texas will
no longer elect me 20 the United States
senate was the comment of Senator
Sheppard as he walked along the eirc
of the towering palms and glanced off
over the broad fields, green with the
,Sgte fall vegetables and food crofs.
!. rhis Is as near an ideal place as man
c.r.. find he addxd-
FER inspecting the palm grove and
the IaSge acreage under cultivation N
he lower Liver section. the party made
!. hrief stop II the Rabb country home'
T,as palmas. on thr edge Of the greatest
ratu,al paIm grove in the United
cta,e-. They then proceeded 10 Campo
T~.scu;,las. the new club house Of the
T, I-ra;r immigration Company. located
- .be hart Of the Il. ii. Stiles piarta-
.;or about five and ore-half miles from
prownsville. where dinner was served.
Chef Alphonso Of the Country Ciup
h.d been pressed into service TO pr pare
80 d;nner. and il was a rare sample
~ skill. The menu consisted Of oyster
.oektail. baked fish. roast wild duck
,vith mushroom dressing, roast TURKEY
,vitb cranberry sauce. mashed POTATOES
Green peas. asparagus and tomato saiaa.
~, rolls. ice cream. caas, ice tea ana
coffee. The dinner was thoroughly en-
;oved bv the party whose appetites were
keen after their long iaunt through thc
grove and the adjacent country
Senator Sheppard was impressed Win
4be development and fertility Of the
lower rivsr country as well as the beau
ties Of the palm grove and the coun-
try adjacent to It. This lower kio
Crande is certainly a wonderland, was
his comment. "and it is certainly
rleasure to me TO have the opportunity
40 xn.nd A few days here. The develop
,rent in the Brownsville section Is won
derful but it is evident that this sec
+ion. as we'll as the rest Of the Nahes.
has merely started dervelopme ~, an"
that within few years practically every
acre of this fertile Valley land VIII rs
prodrcing wealth