Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-01
IN OUR
VALLEY

" Skies bit overcast this morning,
but, honestly, usually our weather at
this season of the year is about like it
was yesterday-nice and pleasant We
could do with a bit of rain, but our ir-
rigation canals help US out when we
need them.
Yesterday we had just the sort of
weather we like to tell the world about
And we are most happy when others can
enjoy it with US.
And how did you enjoy the drive yes
terday? Long and tiresome, no doubt,
but you saw many things of interest,
now didn't you?
How do you like that permanent high
way? We admit we're proud Of it. We
take great deal of pleasure in it,
Like to drive over it ourselves We run
around from one town to another con
stantly. Ii makes US all good neighbors
Saw lots of cabbage, didn't you? Only
thing disappointing about it is that our
farmers are only getting from $40 to
$l5 ton for it. But there are hopes
for better prices.
And those citrus groves-pretty,
what? Even more-beautiful, yes? No
tice how our grove owners are protect
ing that fruit with firepots. But we
don't have to light them often, not near
ly so often as those fellows in Cali
fornia. That December freeze fright
ened US quite bit. of course, but
came out all right, with only slight set
backs here and there. 1t taught US lots
of things that we'll remember
And those attractive farm homesl
Makes you want to come down and live
with us, doesn't it? Well, come on
Lots and lots of room. Doubtless you
noticed that, also. Better hurry, because
they surely are filling up fast. Nearly
"a thousand folks down here last week
from way up north figuring on locating
Many of em bought, too.
Did you get a peek into any Of those
homes? Notice they have running
water. bathtubs, electric lights and
about everything city folks have except
the moves-and it's only a short run
into town-any town-for an evenings
entertainment.
Did you get the scent Of orange bios
SONS? Did you notice matured fruit
on grapefruit trees, and blossoms out
in all their glory forecasting another
crop to come on in the fall?
And the birds, those gloriously col
ored cardinals. those sweet voiced mock
ing biris--weren't you stirred Per-
haps you didn't know that the Lowe
Rio Grande Valley is said to have more
varieties of birds than any other sec
ton Of the United States. Visit Colonel
Frank Rabb's palm grove down below
Brownsville if you care to see for your
self
And it's cotton planting time in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. 1t won't be
long until the fields are covered with
cotton blossoms. Ten years ago Cam
eron county did well if it produced 20OG
bales of cotton. Last year the score was
81 900. The same is true of Hidalgo
county, where last year they produced
$4,000 bales Of cotton. 1t was 81 900 the
year before.
Your first luscious watermelons Will
come from the Lower Rio Grande.
Cantaloupes, too. BY the way, in early
years our cantaloupes were not as sweet
growers have discovered another variety
that is better. Watch for cantaloupes
from the Lower Rio Grande Valley
about the middle of April. You'll like
them now.
Our schools? Why, we've the finest
in the state, in the country districts
as we'll as in the cities. And teachers
of the highest type, too. All well up
and abreast of the times educationally.
OF course, you saw many school build
irgs on that trip yesterday. We're eX-
ceptionally proud Of our city and rural
school systems.
Going to church this morning?
They're about all represented here.
pev Emmett P. Day will meet you over
ar the Presbyterian church. BY the
wav. his is the oldest Protestant church,
!, the lower border. Another old anr
very nuaint church is the Church OF the
Advent. Episcopal, where Rector Mack
,rtosh will preach. Father Jean d
Fr;gon conducts Lenten services TINS
warning at the Church of the sacred
Ua.rt You will like Rev. f. W. Mar
.h.,ll at the Baptist church. inns Il
ca, fuckers church. Know Sim! lie
n,ember of the Texas Baptist Conven-
zion Executive Board, and no committee
- ny sort in the Valley is complete
-r;,hort him. Our most imposing
oh,rch structure is the Methodist
huh where Rev. o. c. Crow VIII eX-
80 Won most cordial greeting. Anc
,,ver a. the Christian church is Rev,
Herhert H. Saunders. His is a smaii
chnrcb hut there's always an interest
ing message to hear.
ot conrsp we're all very much DIS
,,o;r,ea that Ma" Ferguson couio
mnt make the trip to the Valley. We are
cory that she is not well. On the
Utber hand. we're glad that Farmer Jim
- down here representing her, so that
.L.t Farmer Jim, you know, is gong
no somewhat identified with the
Tower Rio Grande Valley soon. he mas
hasn employed as general attorney for
w T. Eldridge's railroad interests
.-h;oh include the Sugarland railroad
the Asherton & Gulf and the Rio Granoe
-ro;,road, which Eldridge has been re-
hni,djne and which he intends to ex-
aend to San Antonio. Farmer Jim IS e
b.cin. his new labors as soon as the
,..Iatnra CONCLUDES its session.