Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-01
IN OUR
VALLEY

the Queens pageant ut the Mid
winter Fair last night.
u was distinct achievement. II
wN a success, II was gorgeous.
A hundred Of the fairest lassies OF
the Valley in the most beautiful cos.
tunes II Is possible to imagine
And Miss Jessie Lembure of Meal
len. the Queen, was, as spectators ez-
pressed II, "every inch q queen"
The pageant last night fixes a new
precedent for affairs of that kind.
From $500 to 1000 witnessed the
event. There should have been 10000.
The weather was, perfect. No bet
ter could have been desired. The set
tings wre splendid And the crowa
gazed in wonder and astonishment.
McAllen may well be proud Of her
part in this important feature of the
Valley Mid Winter Fair.
This is San Antonio Day at the Mid
Winter Fair. Scores of San Antonians
came down by special train for the
event. They will help to make the
first day of the fair a success.
The San Antonio delegation is max
ing regular visit to the Valley. They
went first to Rio Grande City, the
first time in the history of Starr coun-
I ty that big city trade trip has Wis
tied that county. That comes from
the fact that only last August 9 rail
road was constructed to Rio Grando
City.
The visitors spent last night in
Brownsville, leaving in mid-morning
for Harlingen to see the fair.
dent of the San Benito & Rio Grands
Valley railroad:
Why not build the Spiderweb into
Brownsville?
Why not bring it down the river from
Santa Maria?
Why not railroad transportation for
the oldest and one of the richest farm
ing sections Immediately adjoining the
river?
Up around villanueva and from there
on to Santa Maria lie many farms that
are distant from the railroad. With
flood control they will become as valu-
able as any of the lands fronting the
river.
Something for you to think about
Mr. fWinsor Send out another thread
Of your Increasingly important line.
Some twenty automobiles will be
needed by the Brownsville Chamber OF
Commerce beginning Thursday to help
entertain the Texas Editorial Associa-
tion convention.
They will be needed for trip
through the Valley, and for visits to
San Benito and Stuart Place for meals.
This convention, while it will hold
its business meetings in Brownsville, is
really Valley meeting.
Men from prominent newspapers will
be here.
Colonel Frank P. Holland, publisher
Of Farm & Ranch and Hollands Mag
azine, which papers have combined
circulation Of perhaps half MILTON
will be here.
Tom Finty. Jr.. editor of the Dallas
Journal and associate editor of The
Dallas Morning News, will be here.
1t was The Dallas News, by the way,
that helped Cameron county materially
in its efforts to put over the flood con-
troll when it was before the Legislature
last spring.
Probably M. E. Foster. publisher OF
the Houston Chronicle, will also be
here. And there will be many other
newspaper men of statewide promi-
nence.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
shipped an exhibit of Valley grape
fruit, lemons and oranges to Buffalo,
N. Y, the exhibit having been request
ed by a Buffalo newspaper, says the
Raymondvilie Record.
Been some discussion about the con-
struction of double track highways In
future road development in the valley
Some fears have been expressed that
the soil would not hold the gravel or
other material between the tracks
c.. F. Thompson has written to the
Raymondville Record voicing some OBJ
iections to the system. 1t is well to
consider them. The letter follows:
81 see in the papers and hear some
talk about a double track highway
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