Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-20

Mrs. Ferguson Becomes Governor of Texas
IN OUR
VALLEY
NA/ ESLACO comes across with the
" seasons prize vcge; able return

" EoiAAtO comes across Win tne
" seasons prize vcgc able return
story.
The News of Wcslaco is authority
for the story, which is that L. l.. Keifcr,
a farmer Of the North End West tract
received $4,000 for his Is acres of car
rots, or at the rate Of 5000 an acre. The
crop was bought by Richman and Sam
uc!s Of Wcslaco.
Carrots take about 100 days to pro
ducc," The News goes on to say, "ani
this means that the ground is left free
2Go days in the year, or enough time
to produce two other crops, with careful
management. At this rate it is entirely
possible to produce $3.50 worth Of pro-
ducts from each acre each year. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Kcifer spent about
$1,000 in producing the crop, leaving him
a profit of $4,000 off of Is acres in 100
days"
There may have been other interest
ing vegetable re urn experiences this
season in the Valley, but this is the
first OF its kind to reach general notice
The Weslaco Chamber of Commerce.
ore OF the livest organizations of its
kind in the Valley, recently elected Of
fiecrs, T.. c. Couch retiring as president
after service of several years.
The new president is Harry l.. Stcb-
bins, Wcslaco architect, and one of the
live wires Of the Valley Ewing ID.
Clark is vice president, and other di
rettors are sE,.G..sCouch, J. J.. Gibson, &.
L. Skaggs, W. r. Sparks and L. N.
Holland.
With bonds voted to the amount of
S227,5O0, by healthy majority, Mission
is looking forward to season of heal
thy municipal development. Sewer and
street improvements are now assured,
AMI part Of the issue will be devoted
to refunding the city's debt.
Ne spent a day in Austin last week.
Thought there might be some develop
ments adversely affecting the Valleys
irrigation interests as result of the
dcs re of North Texas interests 20 re-
wise the law to suit some local needs.
However, last information was that
Judge Samuel Spears and Frank Robert
son Of San Dcnito, and d. W. Glasscock,
the Valleys committee to the prclimin-
ary conferences, succeeded in showing
the north part of the-staters that 1t
wouId certainly mess up" our machin-
cry if The laws arc tampercd with. the
result being that there will likely be
no revision.
Gave the legislature the double Q,
coming to the conclusion that with
Vprry L. Faulk representing Cameron
county and W. r.. Montgomery Hidalgo
county, the Valley is represented by
two of the most able men in the house
Both are on the job every minute IN the
day watching the interests of the Val
Icv. and if there is any fighting TO DO
depend upon it, they can and Will do IT.
And Senator Parr is not far from be-
ing the most influential man III the
senate.
Speaking Of influential men who rep
resent this district, state and nation.
they don't make them any bcttcb than
Congressman John n. Garner. His IN
flucncc extends even into the republl-
can side of the house at Washington.
President l.. W. Baldwin of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Gulf Coast Lines
came down, looked us over, decided VIC
should have better accommodations on
TIE daylight train between Houston and
brownsville. and forthwith ORDERS q
standard. Pullman installed, operating
between Brownsville and New Orleans
Unless VIC are poor aucsSer, that Pnii-
man "a destined to do land office busi-
ness. =,
And President Baldwin has succeeded
in putting us all "on edge" with his ad
ditional statement that further an
nouncements will come shortly, prob
ably from st. Louis. What are the!