Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-02
IN OUR
VALLEY


Sfiiwell Cafeteria in Los Angeles. found
menu with IN interesting catechism
on California. and decided 10 drop us one.
We like the catechisrn like il 80 well
THAR we are going 10 reproduce il here in
TOTO. except that where the names Cali
iornia or Los Angeles appear we will
use th' names Texas and the Valley. 4
lew other changes were made Ia fit local
conditions
Question-where j. the State of
Texas located:
Answer--On most of the south side of
th. United States. midway between The
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean and with
long coast line on the Gulf of Mexico
and near the Panama Canal
Q-Why is Texas famous:
A.-Because il contains the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Q.-What j. the Lower Rio Grande
Valleyl
A.-The climatic capital of the United
States.
Q.-To what has il been likened:
u A.-To paradise. heaven, Eden and the
Delta of the Nile.
\Q.-Whch does il most resemble:
A.-It is a happy combination of All
Of fh~n.
Q.-What is the population of The
Lower Rio Grande Valley;
A.-1O0.OOO boosters. CWll BE- more
tomorrow.
Q.-What ~ n booster
A.--One who knows good thing and
wants Others 10 come and share IN
Or whom does the population con
sist?
A.-Mosily Of people from Iowa. -
braska. Indiana ohio. North aud South
Dakota. Canada. Kassas. Missouri Ala
bama. Tennessee. etc. etc. with many
former residents of other states aud
sprinklng :, na i've sons.
Q.-Int, wht two CLASSES may the
peopl. Of he u ted States be divided:
A.-Those wis have already seen the
Lower Rio Graz Valley and those who
intend TO see On.
Q.--Whai orthern visitors called
whls visitira Valley:
A perm resident in the bud.
O-Wha' may tourist see in
the Valley thi loes not see IN the
~ north.
A-t;rap'frU mons. oranges. cot
ton. chachalaci .ican lions. dates.
Gulf trout. tarpon. loquats. Christmas
strawberries. horned toads. January cab
bag.. February rad~hes. December egg
plant. eucalyptus. sub tropical palms.
Mexico. corn. (hard. mo- liquid. and \
host Of other thing.
O.-Does the Valley hide IT, light un
der a buShel:
Al does not. In addition ~ show I
A. ls.It IL ffr.s tn itt. .hHl "a
makes conflagraion that attracts the
att, ntion of the whole world.
O.-IIas the Valley any agents work \
ing for il in the north:
A.-Yes Mr. Cyclone. Mr. Blizzard I
Mr. Thunderstorm. and the two Wave \
brothers. Me>>rs. Cold aud Hot.
o.-Are they successful:
A-IIghly 50. They are sending Z
thousands of people 10 the Valley every .
year.
when Is the best time TO come
To The Valley
A.-At once Everybody doing X.
u-What " the only way "a leave the .
Valley?
A-Wiih return ticket.
p-Whcn will the Valley cease ~ ex- \
ceed the speed limit in growing
A.-When Gabriel blows his horn.
Says Louis AlSmeyer. county farm
agent of Cameron county. after touring .
rhe orchards of Florida:
FLORIDA citrus soils a. not compare \
with Valley soil. We can profit by 'hcit H
experience in marketing Their yearly .
fertilizer bill for hearing tres j. about N
four times our irrigation costs"
In talking about boosters for the N1l- u
lev. We must not forget Mr.. Kate Peel
Anderson of I.a Feria. formerly -
brownsville.
Mrs Anderson. writer Of great abil-
ity. selects the beautiful in what she sees
and has seen in the Valley. puts y into 4
words and photographs and sells hr
product 70 distant magazines devoted to \
nature.
That's one kind Of publicity for the
Valley that j. certain e. rIue ~" curi- N
osit, of the people who read h'r articles.