Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-03
IN OUR
| VALLEY

- the Lower Rio Grande Valleys
thunder.
j. }. Taubenhaus, plant patholo-
gist of the A. NJ College of Texas,
recently made a trip to California at
the instance of the Gulf Coast Lines, to
study plant diseases.
Mr. .Taubenhous returned to Texas
with the prediction that the Lower Rio
Grande Valley can produce 10000 cars
of cantaloupes year, and harvest ahead
of California
Now comes the Ell Paso Post and ap-
propriates the statement in the interest
of that section near Ell Paso which Ell
Paso calls the Lower Rio Giande Valley.
And it's thousand miles from the
Valley that Mr. Taubenhaus was talk
ing about
Months and months ago we suggested
that the Valley should have a name
that would distinguish it from any
other section of the Rio Grande.
We're not particular about the name.
But we did suggest Rio Grande Delta.
1t is used to some extent, and always
has been.
Anent that Brownsville Boca Chica-
OiHt ASdOtA-DdIItud lOOp IOdu, ~ W.
Stephens of Mission writes:
Il just can't resist writing few
lines on the subject mentioned in your
Valley column of June 30 regarding a
paved loop highway from Brownsville
TO Boca Chica, up the coast to Point
Isabel and across country to connect
with the main highway at Barreda.
What a wonderful attraction it
would be; ten miles of paved highway
along the beautiful Laguna Madre and
the Gulf of Mexico. i believe it would
be the greatest attraction possible to
draw the tourists to this Valley.
Il can picture beautiful resorts and
hotels being built all along this beauti-
full drive for the comfort of the tour
lists. Brownsville would see a steady
stream of Valley people making this
loop drive almost every day and on
week-ends it would be almost jam.
1T is almost with fear and trembling
that a trip fiom the upper Valley to
these points is now considered on ac
count of the possibility of rain making
the road mpassable on the return trip, !
and it is fun to think of leaving one S
auto stuck in the mud in that country
and having to return for it some days
later when the mud has dried up.
Il think the time is ripe now to put
this over. The population of the Valley
is increasing by leaps and bounds and
the people Of the Valley want seaside
RECREATION. Heap it on. Everybody in
the Valley is for it and everybody that
comes to the Valley will be for it,"
call for 5000 cotton pckers has
been sent out by the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
There's lots of cotton in the field of
the Valley. AS cotton now looks, bale
and bale and half records will be so
general in the Valley that there will be
nothing to remark about it.
So far leafworms and boil weevil have
caused minimum amount of damage.
Which is satisfactory to the grower.
The Valley has assurances Of crop
valued at from S10,000,0 900 to S15,000,0 ,000
Prosperity is just ahead for ALL Are
you set for it?
j. ]. Burk, who was to have built
$50, 900 hotel at Weslaco after citizens
voted to turn over to him, without
charge, a park site to be used for the
builoing, has given up the project.
Now Mayor John Herold of Weslaco
announces that the city is prepared to
enter into contract with any one else
who will erect hotel along similar
lines.
The field is open. The site is on the
state highway.
Sidney Franklin. the youthful Amer
lean bullfighter who is to appear IN
the Matamoros arena tomorrow, declares
there is art in bullfighting.
He says it is fascinating. irresistible,
the sport of kings, etc, ETC., and holds
the fighter just as golfing does the
golf player.
We understand perfectly Sidney.
Having played golf. we too feel that ir-
restible urge. It's wonderful, now isn't
it?
Sidney is really charming young
fellow. q youth of personality. His form
is slender, close knit, athletic. He has
that sort of a chin that seems to threat
on to collide with something. Juts for
ward vou knew. 1t would strike
smooth surface some time before the
nose. -
Sorry we can't be with you Sidney We
had our baptism of bulls blood great
many years ago.