Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-28
In OUR
VALLEY

HE valley is fright proud" tha
= it has at various times been visit
ed curiously and for business reasons
by some Of the nations greatest rail.
road men.
Years ago this was fairly regular
stamping ground for Benjamin F.
Yoakum of New York, formerly of Tex.
as. now retired and devoting his time
to the benefit of the farmers of the
country.
Recall visit to Brownsville IL
years ago by the late President Ripley
offthe Santa Fe. Ripley came down to
looks over the prospects and later de-
ciined an opportunity to acquire the
Brownsville road for the Santa Fe.
That road, it is said, has since regret
ted failure sto accept the opportunity
But the Valley didn'tlosk so promis-
ing when Mr.. Ripley came here.
Later, and ahead of the Missouri
Pacific requirement of the Gulf Coast
Lines, came William ID. Williams,
chairman of the NJ. p board, and then
along came President Baldwin of the
M. p.
Executive Vice-President H. R. SAT-
ford, who has several thousand miles
of road in Texas and Louisiana under
his guidance, is "one of the Valley
family"
Then came the Southern Pacific ac-
tivity, and with it President w. R.
Scott of its Texas and Louisiana lines.
Now in the Valley are William
Sproule of San Francisco, president of
the Southern Pacific company, and A.
d. Mcdonald of New York, vice. -presi-
dent
Henry Ford is quoted as having said
that he could sell a million more auto
mobiles if the price were reduced $25.
Perhaps Mr.. Ford is counting on a
large portion Of this expected sale rec
ord to be in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
A subscriber to The Brownsville
Herald, living in Charlottesville. Ind,
writes: please stop your paper to
me as you have too much rain down
there
There are many reasons why sub
scriber might discontinue his paper,
ably if the Indiana gentleman would
compare records he would find that
the average rainfall in Charlottesville
is at least twice as much as it is in
Brownsville.
W. H. Friend. manager of the state
experimental farm at LIano Grande,
suggests:
Don't kill beetles We have had
large numbers of beetles in the Valley
In the last two weeks, and many per-
sons have thought them to be harmful
insects, but such is not the case
Beetles eat the insects which are harm
ful, and beetles are real help to the
vegetable farmer"
Stoves will be in demand tomorrow
in the Valley, If the weather predic-
tion turns out as announced today.
Wood will also be in demand, stores
selling oil stoves will likely be raided
by shivering residents.
But the weather man runs true to
form" Freezing to the coast EXCEPT
IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VAL
LEY" That's like music in the ears
of the Valley resident.
Mosquitoes, take notice
The Baptist church in Brownsville
is going ahead with its plans to erect
a modern edifice to cost from $4,000
to $4,000.
The congregation is to be congratu-
lated on this step. The church has
been working constantly for years to
build an edifice Commensurate with
the needs of the church and the city.
And its ambition IS about to be real
lied
The church leaders and their pastor,
Rev. E. w. Marshall, have been indie
fatigable in their efforts.
Speaking of church edifices, the
building that houses the Church of
the Advent, Episcopal, of Brownsville,
IS to our mind, an architectural mas
terpiece. A half century or more in
age. it follows the designs of the
quaint English churches, and never
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