Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-10
In OUR
VALLEY

HE people of Harlingen are to be
i congratulated upon the ambitious
program they have set for themselves
in deciding to vote on a bond issue of
$220,000 for public improvements.
This issue, if it carries. means more
and better street paving, more sewer
lines and similar works.
Someone has well said that the only
way to make money is to spend it,
provided, of course, it is spent wisely,
judiciously. And the only way to inn
prove city is to spend money on i'm
provement, provided it is wisely spent.
and on things that are needed for an
ever growing citizenship.
Harlingen evidently is acting along
those lines.
Mr.. Creager returns to his home in
Brownsville from a trip to Mexico City
with the announcement that Mexico is
In earnest in her announced plans to
build highways from border points to
the capital of the republic.
Matamoros is to be the northern
Highway No. IL, after passing through
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, runs up
against the Rio Grande at Brownsville
Mexico is to be the mecca of the "old
world" tourist of the future, recent ex-
cavations having brought to light indi,
cations of a civilization dating back at
least as far as the height of the Egyp-
tian period.
These tourists, when they travel by
automobile, will find their way through
the Valley. And they are certain to
"stop over" with US.
The Valleys radio station at Browns
vile viii throw the voice of the Valley
to the radio world in just another
week.
Brownsville is to have the opening, or
Introductory program, and six other
Valley towns, including Harlingen. San
Benito, Mercedes, Donna, Mission and
Weslaco have secured evenings on which
they will put on their own programs.
Just another step in bringing the
Valley to the attention of the outside
world2 The Valley will need to use ev-
cry. faem of publicity if it ever hopes to
take It's rightful place among the fast
est growing sections of the United
States.
Brownsville has 250 hotel rooms
available for the visitor. And on week
ends they are taxed to their capacity.
The more we provide for, the faster
A. x,sn ha ocf inf
necessary to reserve a room at least a
week in advance. The situation will be
even worse next winter, but the winter
Of 1926-l927, it will be a differens
story. And by that time there may be
even more than one tourist hotel built,
or undefway-who knows?
Cantaloupes and watermeons are
making themselves quite welcome in
Valley-land.
Tasted our first cantaloupe just
day or two ago. It was luscious, truly
The right size, the right texture in its
resistance to the stab of the spoon, and
quite the correct thing in taste, we as
sure you.
Colonel Pedro Chapa of Brownsville
remembered us when he pulled few
of the melons on his farm near Hi
dalgo.
We recommend them. They couldn't
be better, and we're sure they are find
ing a ready sale wherever they appear
on the markets.
The potato growers in their method
of handing together to hold the price OF
their product to at least the point OF
profit. are being followed by the tomato
growers.
MT. Wiley of La Feria. 0. H. Stu
oaard of Alamo and Charles Barber OF
San Benito compose the committee to
assist the tomato growers in promul-
eating the plan.
The Valley Federation of Women's
Clubs will gather Tuesday at Mercedes.
This is merely mentioned to reminS
the mere men of the Valley that Valley
organizations have come and valley OF
ranizations have gone. but the women
federation seems to be one organization
that has weathered all the storms ana Is
now a permanent institution.
There is a phase of development III
the Valley that it is the women's par
ticular Job to carry out. And we pre-
dict that there will be no obstacles IN
their pathway to success.
Says The Harlingen Star OF Harm
gems proposed improvements:
"All these improvements, the MAJOR
ity of the council agreed, are neces'
sary if Harrington is to maintain its po'
sition as leading city of the Valley. !.
Relative to the above, the San beni''
IS &'b) )(.u-s- s?l 9l -"
And the Mercedes Tribune and Mer'
cedes News Items, in unison:
"f.s,' (o- y
And we quote from the McAiien pa
pers: i.
"Tut, tut, sonny, tut. tut.
And from the Mission Times:
"Well. of all things!
what's that? Brownsville? We nave
nothing to say.