Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-13
SERIES EvEMED BY PIRATES
IN OUR
VALLEY

HE first step in what may prove
= the revolutionizing of power source
for operation of the irrigation plants of
the Valley has been taken by the Dom
ma irrigation district, according to the
Edinburg Review.
The Donna irrigation district, which
is No. of Hidalgo county, will equip
its three pumping plants with electric
motors. and has contracted with the
Valley Electric & Ice Company to sup
ply the power.
The district has purchased electric
motors for its three plants at cost of
about $60,000, and electric lines will be
run to the plants by the electric COM
pany.
w. T. Shaw. engineer for the Mer-
cedes system, and A. Tamm, of Harln-
gen, who were consulted in making
the change, estimated that the district
would save $4,000 year in operating
expenses alone.
Power, according to Walter Weaver,
attorney for the Donna district, will be
supplied at $1.50 per horsepower up to
a maximum of 1900 h. p., current to be
supplied at l 12 cents per kilowatt
hour.
The flat rate of the district prom
ises to undergo a change. according to
Weaver. 1t is reduced this year from
$3.50 to So per acre, next year the dis
trict expects to reduce it to $3.50, the
year following to So. The ultimate OBJ
jeet, he said, is flat rate of rs cents
per acre.
The present power plants will be
maintained for emergency use.
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George H. Winsor, president of the
San Renito & Rio Grande Valley rail
road, has had his numerous duties
lightened somewhat, according to an
nouncement from San Benito.
Mr.. Winsor has long been general
manager, general superintendent, etc.
ETC., etc, as we'll 'as president, but with
the lengthening of the road to a 80
mile or so property from a much small
Ter one he is forced to acquire add;
tional help. So T. A. Burgess, of the
Gulf Coast Lines, has been appointed
general superintendent of the road.
Mr. Burgess is not new OF this coun-
try. His father helped to build the
Brownsville road.
G. H. Mattingly, the Interstate Com
merce Commission attorney-examlnel
who sat with missioner Woodlocb
in the BrownsvilleS hearing, is now con-
ducting railroad application hearing
at Amarillo, where there is scrap be-
tween the Denver and the Rock Island
Mr.. Mattingly is going it alone up
there in the Panhandle, indicating the
greater Importance of the Valley as
compared to the Panhandle country
The. Valley had a commissioner as well
as an examiner in its hearing.
Brownsville is one Of the thirty cities
of Texas having a population Of more
than 10000.
The 1925 census estimate of the Cen
sus Bureau gives this city a population
of 1852. The 1920 census count gave
Brownsville 1871, within the city lin
its.
The 1925 estimate does not, of course
give the Brownsville city and suburban
population, which local estimates have
placed at around $4,000 persons.
1t can safely be said that within -four
miles of the Brownsville postoffice
there are not less than $4,000 persons
the figure including Matamoros. that
city doing much of its retail buying in
Brownsville.
The Weslaco News scoops" the
Valley newspapers. 1t quotes a Weslact
-. I Toll ahat
counsel for the Southern Pacific, al
stating that if the Southern Pacific i
permitted to build to Hidalgo it viii
parallel- "the Missouri Pacific to thu
coast
But the Missouri Pacific does not g
to the coast. II has spur track dow
the river from Brownsville which ex
tends to within some 10 or II miles o
the coast.
County officials of Cameron count.
are cooper ating with Wiilacy county il
the campaign for a bond issue Of $500.
600 for the purpose Of building hard
surface highway across Willacy county
north and south.
Willacy county is one of the fas
growing counties of the Lower Ri
Grande Valley, and is so young, com
paratively speaking. that it is still
without improved highways.
The proposed road will give the prin
cipsl towns of the county good roa
to the county seat, and the road will
result in bringing many tourists to tn
county since there is an understandin
that Kennedy county, on the north. vii
also build hard-surfaced highway, Civ
ing a through first class road fron
Brownsville to Corpus Christi.
When this construction is completed
visitors can come into the Valley VII
the Edinhprg gateway and ieav
sshrouEhs the Raymondviile gateway, an,
vice versa.