Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-26
IN OUR
VALLEY

boWtf hlO OfdHue Ndlley nave Deen
passing up a good bet in not going
after the advertising for the Valley that
would result in occasionally sending the
first bale to the New York Cotton
Exchange
This is brought to mind by a very
misleading news item sent out from
New York City the other day recording
the arrival there of the first bale OF
the 1925 crop-but that first bale"
came from Georgia. not the Valley.
Here is the item as sent out from
kew York:
New York, July PA record price
OF 58 cents pound was established to-
day when the first bale of the 1925 cot
Ion crop was auctioned off for charity
on the floor of the New York Cotton
exchange after closing of the market
The bale came from Georgia and was
the earliest new-crop cotton from that
state ever received in New York Sam
uei i. Hubbard, Jr., vice president Of
the exchange, was the purchaser"
The price, is cents a pound, of course
would not attract the Valley grower, who
has been accustomed to seeing his bale
auctioned off at Houston for sums rang
Ing up to around $780,
But the Valley could more than make
up for that in the value of the advertis-
ing that would be had if a Valley first
bale was displayed in front Of the New
iork Cotton Exchange, on the sidewalk,
for day or two.
just think of the thousands that would
view that bale of cotton on the side
walks OF New York, and read the explain
atory card that it would carry, announc-
ing the First Bale-From the Lower
no fGrande Valley of Texas"
The Chamber of Commerce of Browns
VILE Saturday arranged to send a few
stalks of typical Valley cotton, with
their numerous bolls and squares, to
persons at Austin, Waco, Houston and
San Antonio. asking that they place
them on exhibition.
And won't the eyes of those poor,
drouth-stricken folks literally pop when
they see such wonderful samples of cot
son as those from the Valley?
We were badly frightened when we
read this "scarehead" in the Weslaco
Ners:
'NeANNING FACTORY BLOWS UPi"
Looking down in re story for the
casnaitiesity was found that persons who
mad agreed ITO establish $4,000 can
ming factoryNhad withdrawn their offer.
Valley wonders never cease.
The cotton season is almost at it's
height.
An oil 10, F;,,I
seed for early fall vegetables, such as
peppers, tomatoes. egg plant cabbage
and celery.
Cabbage seed beds are being prepared.
In the course of few weeks the time
will have arrived for setting out the
plants.
About the most interesting piece of
news in The Herald this morning, to
our way of thinking, is the roundup"
of building activities in Brownsville.
A program of better than 81 500 900.
under construction. just completed and
in prospect is better record than
Brownsville has ever been able to show
before.
This figure is not altogether based on
large individual projects. The best ba-
rometer OF progress is home building
and the list includes a large number of
homes, ranging in cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Valley is more widely known and
more favorably known over the United
States than ever before.
Harry L. Seay. president Of the Ameri-
can Rio Grande Land and Irrigation
Company and also head of the Southland
Life Insurance Company, told Rotary
Club members at Mercedes the other
day.
Mr.. SeaY is essentially financier.
When he says that in financial circles
he found, when he visited the north and
east recently. that bankers realize the
vicissitudes in the Valley have gone
never to return, he surely knows where
Of he speaks
The efforts of himself and associates
have done much to advance stabilization
IN the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Oklahomans of the Valley are going
to picnic August Ia at Mercedes Beach.
Also they may have an opportunity to
hear former Governor Haskell of Okla
homa, now a Houstonian.
1t promises to be great event Okla
homans are probably as numerous in
the Valley as upstate Texans.