Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-28
IN OUR
VALLEY

wv ILLACY couyty, the home of Ray
4 w mondville, Lyford, Sebastian, La
mar Gill, W. A.fHarding, E. W. Archie
E M. Sorenson, Charlie Johnston, Isl
pdors sIoritA and ifost of other esti-
mable gentitmen, has been made the
victim of legislative error.
1t occurred iseveral years ago when
the Texas Legislature passed the Corpus
Christi tax remiSsi bill to permit that
city to finance Sts navigation district
through bond ISSUES. It's not news, but
worth retelling.
A number of counties in the Corpus
Christi district were included in the
Corpus Christi bill. Among the coun-
ties was the old Willacy county, or wat
is now Kennedy county. What is now
Willacy county at that time was part
of Cameron county.
Anyhow, the Corpus Christi bill was
passed by both houses. A few hours be-
fore that bill passed, however, a bill
was made law creating new county
to be known as Kennedy county. John
Kennedy, owner of the Kennedy ranch,
wanted his county to be named for him,
so there was some sort of deal by
which the newly created county, would
be known as Willacy county while the
name Kennedy would go to Mr.. Kenedy's
bunty.
And here is where the joker entered
TO the situation.
The Corpus Christi bill, altho
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unity, contained no reference to this
Anty in it's tax remission proposition.
did contain Willacy county.
The result is D. at portion of Will
US county taxes that go to the state
m be remitted for period of 25 years
help Corpus Christi build its port,
hiIc Kennedy goes scot free SO far as
orpus Christi's port is concerned.
Now, Willacy county wants to be in
uded in the flood control project now
efore the Valley. But it cannot go
to campaign fo- tax remission be-
use its state taxes, as we understand
situation, are already pledged to the
epus Christi project.
PClearly, no one in the legislature
bought this situation at the time tae
Ms were passed. 1t was plainly the
Il of the law makers that the lands
Incorporated in Kennedy county
Ed pay tribute to the Corpus Christi
iect rather than the lands in what is
Willacy county.
But, there it is. What Wiilacy
unty is going to do about it no one
ows.
.flare's a courageous peach tree on
he 700 block, Washington street,
rownsville. 1t was in full bloom when
December blizzard struck Texas
course, it's blooms went. In the
A of warm weather that followed.
nee bloomed again and showed It's
ors to all the world until another
wave came along yesterday.
this peach tree must start it's
II over again And we're betting
conducted Valley Delta" fight
column several months ago.
people can't forget it-ani many
never forgiven US. We are not
to start it again; at least we
T intended to. But here is a
ns that ]. Ee Haynes sends US
Paris, Texas
WILL MAKE A CROP
IN RIO GRANDE VALLEY
bscoe and Charley Jackson, who
been farming between Ambia
Roxton, have made arrangements
farm this year in the Rio Grande
alley near Ell Paso. Roscoe is en-
laced in buying cotton in Mexico.
And here is what Mr.. Haynes says
For the last four years nave
ought cotton in the Rio Grande valley.
While stationed at Brownsville last
August | read with interest your con-
tention that the Valley should be called
delta, or 'Rio Grande Delta | also re-
member some Of the objections OF your
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!. people.
ich will give
rage Texans
de Valley.
at the time
change to
:e peoples