Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-15
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Lower Rio Grande on his western
trip, beginning April IL.
Senator Morris Sheppard so advised
the Brownsville Chamber of Com
merce in a telegram Wednesday.
Which is, Of course, quite disap-
pointing news.
However, DIR. Elwood Meade, chief
of the reclamation service will come
to the Valley. He will be furnished
all the information on water con-
sumption and requirements, acreage
under cultivation and possible of cul-
tivation, etc. This he will make the
subject Of conference with DIR. Work
later.
At least the Valley has the active
interest in its problems Of the De-
distant future should see some prac-
tical recommendations.
Mission waves aside the claims of
Brownsville, of San Benito, and of
Rio Hondo.
Mission raised the first ~cukes" Of
the present season, says c. p. Wright
of the Hidalgo county town. Shipped
them on March % to Geo. L. Taft &
c.. San Antonio, who paid, net, $l6.5G
n bushel.
Mr.. Wright says:
Notice in your paper of yesterday
that there SENS to be dispute as to
which town shipped the first cukes.
Think we can settle that, as we ship
ped our first on March 25. Sent them
to Geo. L. Taft & Co., San Antonio.
They sold high and the net returns
on them were at the rate Of Sl6.56
a bushel. Our next shipments were
on the 28th, so believe Mission must
have shipped the first cukcs in 1926. "
The only way The Herald is going
to be able to determine who ships
the first cantaloupes Of the pres
ent season is to have ocular proof in
its own office in the shape of at
least half dozen of the fruit.
McAllen is the first Valley city to
undertake to secure the services Of a
city planning expert who will plan
the future development Of the city.
These days of congested automobile
traffic. for instance, forces the towns
to provide wider streets. Browns
vile. although laid out in regular
fashion, is paying the penalty of ear
ly inclination to have narrow thor
oughfares. The town was laid out
| hack in the 40's Of the last century,
long before any one ever thought of
congested streets in an isolated bor-
der community.
McAllen has set an example 10
the other towns. Newly organized
towns will find it easy to start ous
with broad streets. San Antonio
fought for many years before prop
erty owners were convinced that wild
er streets were essential. But when
they were finally convinced. they
joined very well in the movement to
cut back their buildings.
Brownsville is the most important
news center in the state, when one
considers the immense amount of
news concentrated here in compari-
son to the size of the city. There is
the great United States naval radio
station, sending and receiving mes
sages for distances running into
many thousands of miles.
The naval radio station assemblies
and dispatches information to and
from ships at sea, the Panama Canal
and other points.
In addition il handles she Valley
vegetable market reports in coop
Grafton with the Texas Market News
Service, the United States army stS.
tion at Fort Sam Houston, and The
Brownsville Herald.
The Brownsville city broa 'casting
station sends out weather and mar
ket reports. news and enter.a.nment
j. +. M. Stephens, associated with
the Williams Syndicate, l. now edi-
tor of the Alamo News.
And Alamo, small though il is. is
getting one of the best weekly news
papers it has ever had.
Mr.. Stephens formerly was Valley
school superintendent. He located for
time at Del Rio, and returned to
\ the Valley few months ago.
Here is an item from his column,
Build Alamo:
The Alamo farmers are feeling
good, and they have a right to do So
Cabbage and truck have brought good
prices, and shipments from Alamo in
dicate that good deal of northern
money has flowed into their Golfers.
More than eco cars of truck were
shipped from here during March and
shipments are continuing good. When
cabbage. beets. and carrots are out
of the way. beans. tomatoes, and 9th.
er vegetables will take their places
and will be followed by roasting ears
corn and cotton. The shipping sea.
son in the Valley is an all year lob
and the Valley farmer is destined Il
be the nest prosperous of the ma
) tion.-