Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-10-07
IN OUR
VALLEY

g ONE two score Valley citrus fruit
~ growers and others interested III
the citrus fruit industry. expect - leave
The Valley October L.. fer four Of the
citrus fruit orchards Of Florida.
That trip should attract many more
than The forty or ~ that are expected "a
go. II will afford an unusual opporiun-
iiy Ia see ut first hand how the fruit i~
handled out Of a diSiric; that has gone
through all tile early troubles of thc III
dusiry. and j. now successfully growing
and marketing ii> product although We
of the Valley are we'll awar, of our own
very superior product.
II is essential that County Farm
Agent Louis AlSmeyer Of Cameron
county be- among those making the trip.
The county ag'nt circulaieS among ali
the farmers and the Information hc
would absorb during the Florida tour
would be very valuable for di~>eminal ion
here among those unable 10 make the
trip.
Tn. pay of the county agent makes al
most prohibiiive hi~ own financing Of the
trip Ia Florida. However. being anxious
Ia visit ID. Florida grove with the Val
ley growers. he will make the trip partly
on his own" and the sugg"stion has
be'n made that the business houses and
bankers of the county contribute aS
much as SlGU toward helping dcfray lis
expenses.
The Herald will h. glad to he one of
tw,nty firms contributing 81 each to
have the county agent on this trip. II
n
{ii pays the salary of the county agent
! cannot undertake to finance trips Of this
kind.
The trip is being sponsored by th"
Valley Horticultural S,~iFy. EeSdes
visiting the citrus fruit orchards. they
will visit the Florida University ana will
be entertained by number Of CONNER
cial clubs in Florida.
Three hundred Americans Wcrs ma
ro"ned in Juarez. Mexico. oppu~itc III
Paso. the other night when representa-
tive of pr' sident Obregon ordered the
international bridge closed n an early
hour.
That's one way President phreg0n has
of stepping on" the owner, # gambling
houses. lie has ordered th'm closed.
aud il they don't close ~ sees ~ n that
the bu~n.S, is made precariuu~ that
il woll be hardly worth whsle.
Vice conditions in th' towns along the
Mexican side II th- border ara always
the cause Of sudden orders closing the
bridges M an early hour. That's why
the bridges have been closed early "a
both III Paso and Laredo.
A United States customs official told
us recently that the Brownsville hridg"
will be allowed 10 continue open n al-
ways MatamornS has been given
clean bill" hc said. - hong ~ c"udl
tions are ~ they arr NOW. the bridge
will be- permitted tn remain open AT
night. II they become otherwise. th"
bridge closes"
The brownsville Herald ha~ been
m.gaphoning the world championship
.,ri.s play ~ play. ou thr Washington
street sid. of The Herald building.
The Herald wa~ lililc >krpfital at
first ~ tn this free baseball entertain
mcni. bell, wing that uW enough fans
could ~ mustered "a Justify th" trouble
uf making the announcements
but l.. T.. WmanS. who ha~ been Do
ing The mrgaphoning. thought otherwise.
- 4, decided tu trs IL out Each no. rr-
noon the crowd has grown in size The
interest is und"riahly keen.
Tn, report ~ thc game has been com
,nr ~ The Herald direct from th" bas"-
hall diamond in Washington and New
York. The fans here receive the rr-
ports jus, aS play are made. Th' Her
AIDS wire being connected direct with
the fields.
County Judge Oscar 4. pancy. at
~. NJ mcriing of the Valley Chamber of
Commerce. emphasized the need nt more
PARKS in the Lower III" ,irand' Valley.
Amen. Judge
park for every town in the Valley
and then A few On thr ont side for good
measure. including Rahh'~ Palm Gr"v"
and some other delightful spots that We
know o.