Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-04
I'm OUR
VALLEY
ID oINT ISABEL, it appears from

ing's Herald. is 20 be the scene Of
the first elaborate coast develornent
following the lines which proved SO
successful in Florida.
There has been much talk of Point
Isabel and the contiguous coast
country in recent months. That some-
thing was developing in connection
with the coming port of this section
of Texas, seemed certain. Newspaper
men were unable to get on the trail
of the story. except that there was
an option out on the property.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley has
been expecting important announce
ments in connection with coast de-
velopment, and the expectation has
now been realized. What il will all
mean to the Valley only the future
can tell.
At all events, outside money in
large quantities seems to be finding
its way into this part of Texas.
The Dickinson concern OF
Brownsville is TO be congratulated on
this feat of turning a half million
dollar deal, and further Is to be con
graduated on securing the right TO
handle the property under develop
.ment.
Lee b. James ard A. ID. Dickinson
Jr., put over FL Jardin. the first farm
development around Brownsville.
They put over the FL Jardin hotel
for Brownsville, and now they are
on the verge Of tae greatest work OF
their sixteen-year career in the Val
ley.
Luck with them.
Paul f. usher of the Delta Rica
Farms Go. Of Weslaco, writes from
Enid, Okla:
Snow bound among the peach
blooms. is the predicament am now
IN. came up here TO attend to some
business in the country. but find I
cannot drive in any direction from
town on account of snow drifts. All
the fruit crop is ruined and budding
flowers are killed.
Just ran across a gardener who
said he was now ready to make the
trip to see our Delta. as all his spring
gardens are killed. The citrus groves
and vegetable fields will certainly
look good to me. Several trains have
been snowbound within ten miles Of
Enid"
Come on back home, Mr.. USHER
You've been down here so long. out
of the cold. that you expect impossi-
bic things of Oklahoma.
Says the San Bcnito Light: "The
Brownsville Herald reports winter
visitor in that city stuck in a snow
drift on his way home to Davenport,
Iowa. He had il coming-he should
have stayed down here" Right-snd
he was so advised.
Arthur Brisbane. the $4,000 year
editor Of the Hearst papers, and CON
ductor Of a column known as "Today,"
has bought 10000 acres of land in
Florida
Mr.. Brisbane. on his frequent trips
to the Pacific coast, tells in his col
umn of the wonders Of California,
where Mr.. Hearst has extensive inter
csts- Now. owning 10000 acres Of
Florida land himself, i. may be as
sumed that he will refer with more
or less frequency to the wonders OF
Florida
The Harlingen Star editorially ac-
cuscs the other towns of the Valley
Of having permitted themselves to
grow or accumulate or acquire. or
whatever one calls it-a Brownsville
! complex.
Now it's funny thing. but il takes
a new man to get the right slant on
n country. The editor of The Star
\ has been in the Valley about six
weeks and has discovered browns
Vile complex" Now that's too darn
bad. Some Of US have been here 20
years and hadn't even suspected il.
It's 10 be hoped the other towns
will outgrow that terrible complex.
In fact, being optimistic about the
Valley as a whole. we really believe
they will outgrow il.
And we'll bet a good five-cent cigar
f~feb 81 eNN NAtHHtu tct
rnen, one n minute for ten minutes,
and put the question. every single one
of thcm would tell you just as posi-
lively as positively ~an be. that Har-
lingen is to be the big town of the
Valley. without qualification--or mod
ification. And change the name and
surroundings to Mercedes, or Weslaco,
or McAllen, or Edinburg. or Browns
vile, or San Benito, and you'll get
exactly the same result
Justice OF the Peace George b.
Brown of Brownsville takes exception
to suggestions that the mountains OF
Saltillo. because of their proximity to
the Valley. offer nice vacation for
chose in search of mountain scenery
for change. He says in a letter t.
The Herald:
Il notice in the Our Valley column
of your paper from time 70 time you
areb lowing up our wonderful climate.
fertile soil and whatnot; and often
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