Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-24
IN OUR
VALLEY
He circus is pretty god barome-
- ter Of conditions.

HE circus is pretty god barome-
- ter of conditions.
In the 29 days preceding yesterday
Seiis-Floto circus. which showed in
Brownsville Monday, last s29O,OOO. or
$4,000 a day.
Things were found little more sat.
isfactory in Brownsville Sells-Floto
broke even here-and the circus treas
urer was happy.
Another nationally known show. Mil
Ter Bros. 10l Ranch outfit, which came
out again this season after a lapse of
nearly ten years, closed its season with
profit of s270,000 when the best that
the owners hoped for when they start
ed out was to break even.
The rapid growth of Willacy county
Is further substantiated in the organ
ization of the Chamber of Commerce
of Sebastian.
Not so long ago Sebastian was mere
ly place in the road, with make
believe railroad station. store and a
cattle loading pen. Otherwise, the Wig
"a on both sides of the track consisted
mainly of brush.
Different now. Sebastian is growing.
The town is developing with the farm
community.
A bare ten years ago bandits rode
into Sebastian, killed two men, and
rode away into the brush unmolested
There were not sufficient people in
the community to give chase. The trag.
edy occurred in full daylight.
From Raymondville on south, along
the railroad, there is an uninterrupted
string of developed farm properties.
And $4,000 acres of land are being
cleared to the west of Raymondville.
photographs of the proposed Browns
Vile railroad passenger station attract
ed as much attention in Houston when
they appeared in the Houston newspa-
pers as they did in Brownsville when
The. Herald reproduced the photograph.
1t promises to be as attractive sta
tion as one could find in a 24-hour
railroad journey anywhere. And tho
fact that it is to go up simultaneously
with the 100000 hotel has increased
interest in Brownsville among outsid-
ers.
2.
The loss of the Texsun Packing Com
pany's citrus fruit packery in Browns
willie was a severe setback to growers
OF citrus fruits in Brownsville vicinity
The plant was largely a cooperative
affair, capitalized at $4,000, but the loss
sustained by. the owners amounted to
more than $4,000.
The equipment was new, had been IN
stalled only few days when the
flames destroyed it. 1t was uninsured,
and large percentage of the loss was
in fruit that had been taken to the
plant for packing.
"Texsun" fruits were establishing a
reputation for themselves in some of
the markets. 1t is to be hoped that
those who promoted it will find some
way TO resume their activities.
J. F. Rector, for the past five years
I'M the publishing business in the Val
ley, Is now a member of the staff of
the Missouri Pacific magazine, pub
lished at st. Louis.
Mr.. Rector was one Of the best news
papermen the Valley has known. His
last undertaking was the publication
of the Valley Daily News, a tabloid
daily newspaper at Harlingen, for free
distribution. He was forced to relieve
himself of il, however, to go north to
be near his parents, both of whom were
seriously i'll.
Coming to the Valley from San An
tonic he conducted the Mercedes Trib-
une for a time, then went TO San Be-
nito where he published the San Be-
nito Light for several years. Still lat
.er he published the Harlingen Star.
Yes, headlights must be tested again,
The. automobile owner must have test
certificate issued after December be-
fore he can secure his license for 1926.
Might 40 well be prepared before you
ask the county tax collector for that
nice, shiny new plate.
The Gulf Coast Lines expects to have
its Rayn.ondville- Monte Christie branch
ready forN operation about the first of
March.
Soon it Wilt be operating the Rio
Grande City railroad, between Sam
fordyce and Rio Grande City, and also
the San Antonio. Uvalde & Gulf. all
of which indicates many changes in a
railroad way in the lower coast coun-
try Of Texas.