Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-12
IN OUR
VALLEY

THE preparation Of meal for the
So we'll known and deservedly popular
tortilia of Mexico, you first soak the
grain of corn in a solution of lime
water.
After soaking for some time, the lime
water is drained off, the corn is ground
and then you have the meal for the
bread, or cake.
Four Mexican laborers on a larm near
Weslaco substituted calcium arsenate
for lime, by mistake.
They survive to relate the story, but
are sick, oh, SO sick.
The distance from Laredo to Mexico
City via the National Lines of Mexico
loute, is 500 miles.
The instance from Brownsville to
Mexico City via the proposed coastal
highway route is 48l miles This dis
tance considers an airline route from
Tampico to Pachuca, the length of this
route being I60 miles.
From Brownsville to Tampico, straight
down the coast it is 260 miles, and if by
way of Jiminez, a town of $500 popula-
tion in the southern part of Tamaulipas,
it would likely be about 800 miles.
If the Mexican highway is built along
the coast, via Matamoros, Tampico and
Pachuca, there would be saving of
about 31l miles as compared with the
longer Nuevo Laredo route.
FL Universal, leading Mexico City
daily newspaper, in news article in its
issue of July 3, points out there is no
need for additional transportation fa-
cilites between Nuevo Laredo and Mex
leo City.
The towns and cities along that
route already have transportation in the
the National Lines of Mexico.
There is no railroad or highway con-
meeting Mexico City, Tampico and Mata-
moros, directly.
Ell Universal points out that when
the road is built it should be built to
benefit those towns and sections not
now having transportation facilities.
The newspaper points out that per-
manent highway would serve to open
additional oil development territory.
There is movement underway be-
tween Corpus Christi and Laredo for
the construction of a permanent high
way conn Getting those points. Laredo
and Corpus Christi have much in COM
mQn Working together, they are bring
inf every influence to bear to have the
Mexican highway built into Nuevo La
redo.
On the other hand, Brownsville,
Houston and Tampico have common
cause in securing the building of this
highway along the coastal route.
San Antonio too, could be induced to
support the coast route, as she is now
virtually connected with the Valley by
a first class road.
In addition, every town in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, on the state high
way, should support the coastal route.
When built, the Mexican highway will
be an attraction for tourists. They
will come from the midwest and east
by countless thousands.
California will lose it's lure.
Mexico will become the attraction.
En- route to Mexico, these thousands
of tourists will also see the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
The country between Matamoros and
the Soto la Marina river is much like
the coast country on this side.
But south of the Soto La Marina there
is scenery aplenty. 1t is a tropical
country. 1t has beautiful streams. 1t
has mountains, hills and valleys. 1t
has wonderfully fertile SOIL
And it will be comparatively easy to
build highway along the coast. The
only expensive engineering will be be-
tween Pachuca and Mexico City.
Tampico business interests are pull
ing hard for the Tampico and Mata-
moros route. They have sent com
mission to Mexico City on the matter.
Tampico points out that the oil fields
will be the source of the tax to build
the highway, and that the oil fields
should be allowed to be a beneficiary.
Engineers have been working on the
Matamoros- Tampico plans.
oh, for a distinctive designation
Just look at these two charters that
have been granted by the secretary Of
state at Austin:
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Growers
Association, Mercedes, Texas, no capita
stock. Incorporators: E. L. Rothrock
T. r. Riggs and Thomas F. Rives.
Rio Grande Valley Cotton Oil Com
pany, Ell Paso; capital stock $l50,000
Incorporators: G. L. White, J. NJ. White
and W. w. Siddons.
Both in the Rio Grande Valley, O.
course But thousand miles apart, il
distance, in climate, in SOIL in develop
ment.