Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-04
IN OUR
VALLEY

grapefruit orchard owner, which some
nursery man will answer Judge Geor-
ge writes to The Herald:
note in a recent issue of your
paper the statement that our grapefruit
will be green until nearly he first OF
December. Shipments may begin about
the middle of December. Observation
Of my own and other groves confirms
this statement.
Il read a weekly paper published in
Palmetto, Florida, a small village To-
Gated about 35 miles south of Tampa,
on the west coast. The locals of this
paper recite that this village shipped
its first two cars of grapefruit Sep
tember II, and that daily shipments
have followed since. The articles fur
ther state that the fruit is ripe and in
compliance with. the legislative provi-
sions upon the subject.
81 visited Palmetto this summer, in
June, and from observation and inquiry
learned that the climate there is very
similar to ours, the chief difference be-
ing that the annual rainfall there is
little more than in the Valley How
ever, we could probably match that
section for the month of September
this year.
''From an inspection of the map
notice we are many miles further south
than Palmetto. Why does their fruit
ripen practically three months earlier
than ours? The question should be of
interest especially to nurserymen and
prospective planters of groves, as vari-
cites may have something to do with
it. A statement from some nursery
man or informed grower might be of
interest to the public"
The Herald will be very glad to offer
space to any nurseryman who can
throw light on the question asked by
Judge George.
"Ali Baba," who made his bow in
this column some months ago with
letter telling US some truths and near
truths about ourselves, has emerged
from the shadows and writes again.
He says:
"Many cities use their postoffice
cancellation stamps to advertise a fair,
drive for the Red Cross and so forth
Permission to do this is readily obtain
ed from the postoffice department. Why
not advertise Brownsville and the Val
ley by an appropriate slogan on the
cancelled envelopes leaving here for all
parts of the world?
splendid suggestion, if it can be
done. and is respectful referred to the
Brownsville Chamber OF Commerce.
Perhaps if it is placed before the Sc
eretaries of the Valley their united ac-
tion may bring a definite result.
And Ali Baba has something else on
his chest, and considers that this CO.
lumn is as good a rostrum as is to be
found in the Valley.
"Has anyone given thought to the
fact that eventually these United
States are going to duplicate the great
inland canal transportation systems OF
Europe" he asks. "At the present
railroads have little or no interest in
canals but you have an unique oppor-
tunity here in the Valley for a canal
fed from the Rio Grande to run the
length of the Valley and end at Point
Isabel, giving you probably with cleo
trically towed canal boats or electrically
driven barges, very low rate of trans
portation while the various water dis
tricts could get together and use he
canal as a main FEEDER for their irrl-
CATION bitches. It's something to think
about as the coast would entail prac-
Totally nothing but pure dredging, and
there is also Alto Iona lake to help
out In addition the canal might serve
to drain large area needing drainage
If thefe be drop enough it is possible
the canal could develop the needed
power to supply the current for driving
its boats. The Arroyo Colorado could
be used as part of the canal SYSTEM
Its large order that AliBaba has
figured out But all things are possible
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and
possibly the future will bring forth
Just such a facility-who knows?
The moon changed, and so did the
weather With neary 20 inches of rain
fall in September-a record for at least
the past third of century-Browns-
Vile feels that there is sufficiency
of moisture in its soils.
The crying need now is for sunshine.
There was a plentous quantity OF it on
Friday. also on Saturday. An continu-
alton for another week or so at least
will be welcomed.
Those who believe in the effect OF
moon changes on the weather win. I'm
believers are equally satisfied.
The Willacy County News reports
catch of 1000 red snappers off the Will
lacy county section of the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico.
If the weather is favorable and II
your, eyes are good you can on frequent
occasion watch the operations of some
of Point Isabeps numerous fishing
boats running the waters in their dailv
task Of catching red snapper and other
varieties of deep sea fish.
Red Snapper frequent that part OF
the gulf, but fishermen's say the real
red snapper hanks are a considerable
distance to the south.
But the fact remains that this coast
also furnished q considerable supply
of red snapper