Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-24
IN OUR
VALLEY


Asbid on the Cameron county flood
writes to The Brownsville Herald from
Fort Worth, Texas, as follows:
81 was one OF the bidders FOR the
Cameron county bonds on September 5.
In checking over the big with auditors
in San Antonio, Thought the commits
sioners' court had done me an injustice
in rejecting my bid. But upon checking
over the figures carefully, l find that
the wrong basis of figuring was assum-
ed and that the bA accepted by the
court, onT.Ihe face of bids, showed saw
ing To- the county, and the court was
FUZZY justified in accepting the bid as
they did.
81 will be very glad to have you give
this letter publicity, and send me the
bill for same"
No charge, Mr.. Hamilton.
Says E. w. Archer, Lyford: Here it
is at last-the Evergreen Delta of the
Rio Grande."
And writing on the same subject, F..
K. Burt, whose address is general de-
livery, Brownsville, says:
1.-The Herald is right. The four coun-
ties of Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cam
eron must use a distinctive name for
their distinctive characteristics. There
is no need to begrudge other places such
advantages as may be gained by common
names which are reasonably truthful
and applicable, but let these great four
counties use some common sense for
their common interests.
The distinctive physical Characters
tics of these favored counties are those
of great river delta, THE RIO GRAN
DE DELTA! Use that name.
Every reasonably well Informed per-
on knows the richness of tropical deltas.
And most Americans know where the
Rio Grande is, even if they do call it
'Rye-oh Grand 1t might be we'll to
let all advertising carry little lesson
in Spanish in parenthesis and small
type, (Ree-oh Crane day. omitting an at
tempt to show the real Spanish ''Ah,'
which our Mexican citizens are really
turning into the American.
such name as Evergreen Valley
would not do for several reasons: O)
There is already an Evergreen State; ;
namely, Washington state. (2) There
are many places named Evergreen for
instance in Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana,
Maryland, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio and West Virginia. (3) Too many
partly informed minds would confuse
Evergreen with 'Everglade,' the pet
name of your deadly rival or illustrious
example, Florida. (4) While it is true
that the Valley here is evergreen, the
folk north of thirty would not know
that citrus and palms are meant, for to
them evergreens are coniferous and
grow up to the Arctic Circle as well as
over most of the states.
'It is necessary not only that name
should be different and euphonious-it
must be truthful and distinctive, it must
carry the exact and distinctive idea
that will maintain lasting desire be-
cause of understanding.
Natures beauty, Natures bounty,
Never here her children fail,
In the Rio Grande Delta,
Further'st south on Spanish Trail! y
Paul E. Montgomery, editor of Mon
tvs Monthly, is being welcomed back to
the Valley by his friends.
Monty" has passed through The
Shadow after being bedridden with an
infected foot for some ten months.
Although he is minus a foot, removed
in a hospital at Temple some weeks ago.
he is reported as cheerful as ever, and
his friends are congratulating him on
his recovery.
Hidalgo county has awarded the first
contract in the Valleys flood control
program. 1t amounts to something
over 100000, and completion Of that
part of the program is promised within
a year, weather permitting.
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