Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-08-10
Is 1t delta" !"
| .--Of-.-
Is 1t "Valley?"
XxYHE-E-E-s;. Friends have come
!" to the rescue of The Herald in


support of its contention that
Delta" rather than Valley" properly
uescribes our land. tucked away down
here In the southernmost corner of the
United States.
Call Il Rio Grandc Delta" shouts
r. w, Archer Of Lyford, IN great big
letters, penciled on postcard reaching
The Herald Saturday All right, Mr.
Archer, We will; but lets try to get
everybody else doing the same thing
Readers, notice! The Naliey-De.ta
Farms, managed by J. a. Hickman, are
iocated al Donna. At least, they have
met us halt way. And Il seems To us
thcres Delta Lands Company head
Iuartering somewhere around San
benito.
Judge j. &. George Of Brownsville
recalls that something like half cen
rury ago his primer geography defined
"a mountain as large hill. hill as
small mountain. ana valley is a de-
preston between hills OF mountains. lie
thinks the Valley" is really delta
Dr. ]. L. Workman of Browns willie is
u geologist. He says that the geologic
history of this scrtion--thc "s.ory Of
the rotks,' as il were-Shows unques-
fionably that this il delta The Her
aid hopes 10 have an extended discussion
ot tins subject from the pen of Dr.
Workman later.
Mrs. III. L. Yates of Brownsville votes
no" when il comes to changing the
kame of this section from Lower liio
Grande Valley to Rio Granac Delta
Its nothing but valley" Mrs. Yates
insists, aud says Lets not change IT,.
The Corpus Christi Caller very kindly
comes To the assistance of The Herald
IN this discussion about the proper name
for this part of the universe. Says the
Caller in an editorial headed What's
m Name" in its edition Oh Saturday
morning:
'+rhe Brownsville Herald Is taking
the lead la n sort of friendly discussion
relatIvct 70 the appropriateness of the
name delta or Lower Rio Grande Val
ley for the section in which browns
vile il located. The discussion may
seem bit fruitlcss, at first glance.
tor rose by any other name would
smell as sweet, and the Lower lio
Grande Valley would be equally a. great
by suy ether designation.
"tirst glances are often decelving,
however. The Caller has glanced twi Z,
and il appears that delta would be
great deal more valuable than Lower
Rio Grande for "a least two reasons:
First. in this day of advertising, the
value Of some short, simple trade name
is universally recognized. Rio Grandc
Delta catches the eye. is easily remem-
bered. il much more susceptible to OF
binary usage in conservation. Second,
delta il more descriptive more definite
and more exact. The Lower Rio Grande
Valley in rather extensive territory.
While most of us in thiS part Of the
state can place pretty definitely the
region known as the Lower Valley,
residents of other states might bc easily
confused by the name.
There is another point in favor of
delta which we fear might seem far
fetched, but is nevertheless pretty real
10 us Delta 10 the average person,
conveys the idea of the famous Delta
Of the Nile, perhaps the richest region
in the world And that come tion Is
worth capitalizing. Last and perhaps
point that has occurred "a MIR. Stein
uf The Herald, il the facility with which
delta may be hammered into headlines.
While the region now generally
known aS the Lower Rio Grande Nallcy
won't produce any more wealth by being
called the Delta. we're inclined 70 be
lieve. with The Herald. that II would bc
wise and beneficial departure g forget
the former and concentrate on the
latter
Remember the Nile" a. paraphraSe
the historic battle-cry Of the Spanish
American war We've often compared
our section 70 that Of the Nile delta.
Why not carry il little further and
take part Of it's name. on and for all.
Since this Delta Valley discussion has
started. il is reported there has been
run on Dictionaries. bookstores,
take notice. Advertising rates on ap-
plcation.
The editor of the "Nalley-bel'a'
column ~ The Herald will hc out "t the
city for a few days. In the meantime
he hopes that the discussion will con
, tinue and that he will find many letters
on his return early next week. both Tor
and ngainst\the use of delta" instead
os "valley">in ali references T. this
section. How about 1t Send your idea
in. and don't delay.