Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-17
IN OUR
VALLEY


- sion is scheduled this week to hear
of some of the glories of the Lower Rio
Crande Valley.
LAWYERS for railroads will argue for
and against the extension of the Sou
thern Pacific lines into the Rio Grande
Delta.
Those speaking in favor of the exten-
sion, basing their argument on the rec
ord as made in the hearing in Browns
VILE last October, will laud the Delta
to the skies, will praise it as it is now,
and speak glowingly of what the future
holds for it.
Those opposing the extension will
agree on all these points, but will main
tain that the country is adequately
served by the present railroad, which
is ready to build as many extensions
as may be necessary.
The Valley itself, it appears, is to be
quite well represented at the hearing.
Representative w. r. Montgomery of
Edinburg, is being sent to Washington
by the various towns of Hidalgo county
which have intervened in favor of the
extension, while Brownsville and Har-
lingen have joined together in sending
Mayor A. B. Cole Of Brownsville.
On the other side of the question
goes r. B. Creager Of Brownsville, spe
cial counsel for the Missouri Pacific,
who will be aligned with the opposition
to the extension.
California has been harassed by a
"cold snap" that has gone some three
weeks, finally being broken by rain and
light snow in the northern part of the
state, and showers in the central part,
with the weather forecaster urging Sou
thern California citrus growers to use
sHiudge pots to protect their orchards.
In Florida, too, the weather has been
not so satisfactory.
All of which indicates that Texans
who have been worried about the wea-
ther until the last few days are not
alone in their troubles.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley has
emerged in good shape. Potato planters
are busy preparing their early spring
crops. The cotton growers are becom-
ing eager to get into the fields.
Trees which became dormant during
the cold spell already are throwing out
signs of spring.
And the cardinals are here.
w. A. King of Brownsville inserted
classified ad in The Herald. He re-
ceived 81 replies, one of them from
Lockhart, Texas, and writing to The
Herald says:
e.. L., -
paper and | have received more than
81 replies. have always been great
believer in The Brownsville Herald as
a wonderful medium for advertising.
but / had never thought that results
would be received from so long dis
tance as Lockhart, Texas"
More than $4,000 persons read The
Herald daily. If you have something
you no longer require, or want some
article that has been used, try The
Herald classified route. 1t will help
you.
One man advertised a few days ago
that he had lost bunch of keys. At
least four punches found their way to
his address, one of which was his.
On MONDAY evening Bob Stuart of
Harlingen will entertain a party of life
insurance men and bankers with a wolf
and leopard hunt.
On Thursday evening there will be
q banquet for them at the Brownsville
Country Club.
However, it must be admitted that
the invitations do not intimate that the
meat killed in the hunt is that which
will be served the banquet.
But we are curious.
III. v. Dismukes, who has been adver-
tising manager of the McAllen Monitor,
has been elected secretary and manager
of the newly organized McAller Cham
ben of Commerce.
Now that it is fully manned, and be-
ginning to function, things will soon
be heard from that McAllen chamber.
H. G. Knipp, formerly of Panhandle,
Texas, where he was connected with
Lee Satterwhite's paper, succeeds Dis
mukes on the Monitor.
McAllen, too, is establishing post
office receipts record. In 1925 that of
fice's revenue from stamps and other
forms of mail, brought the magnificent
sum Of s20,941.97.